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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
7
A column defends the authenticity of letters about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It argues no letter or name is fictitious and claims the product relieves female illnesses and brings health. A closing anecdote contrasts a long sermon with a listener who values both length and depth.
The notice surveys Castoria bottles urging careful checking for the safe remedy with the signature SSE LITE. It recalls Fletcher's Castoria used for over 30 years and notes children cry for it. A joke about Jerry in the pickle-bottling business mentions a corking good time.
John D. Whiting’s National Geographic commission depicts Syrian village farming methods. Land is held in common in villages, olives and grapes dominate, and crops are sown on bare ground with crude tools. Harvesting features family labor, parched corn, gleaning, and primitive threshing, with olives and grapes central to peasant diets.
R W Child describes a American businessman visiting Petrograd to sell war goods. After dinners with officials, the negotiator adds $400 daily to the price as the American way to cover expenses until a contract is secured ten days later.
E C Converse’s 2500 acre Greenwich New York farm shows strong fruit yields with about 8000 peach baskets and thriving apples, berries, and currants. The estate enhances bird habitat by preparing a lake and removing waterfowl threats, including catching snapping turtles weighing five to thirty pounds.
A fragment from the Boston Tran script shows Fidith Betty described as a talker who crowds conversation. Ethel replies that the issue is letting her start first, illustrating a humorous exchange about talking over others.
Farmer Corn tessell explains Josh learns efficiency and conserving energy. The text notes Josh practicing rolling a cigarette with one hand as a demonstration of skill and resourcefulness.
Des Moines reports indicate Iowa troops on the border expect to be ordered home by October 13 to 15. A Ft. Brown colonel noted surplus horses and gear will stay with regulars, while the quartermaster buys supplies through October 15. Commissaries permit cash for unspent rations as cooks use less than full allowances, hinting at a three month stay.
Ames reports eleven four year dairy graduates secured for next year by Iowa State College with calls for more. Graduates head to University of Illinois Nebraska South Dakota Agricultural College and University of Idaho. Salaries average 1209 dollars annually. Three advanced degree holders remain in Iowa State teaching or take creamery posts. Other graduates enter creamery management and farm publishing. Plan large Churches of Christ convention in Des Moines October 9 to 15.
The first local case of infantile paralysis is a 4 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Riley. Doctors consulted confirm infantile paralysis and the Riley home is under quarantine.
Mayor George W. Koontz, over seventy, fainted at a Iowa City circus with his wife and daughter. He revived after being carried outside and taken home by automobile where his condition improved. Koontz was formerly minority leader in the Iowa House of Representatives.
A collection of street voices and a boastful defense scene. A hobo exclaims money demands, a man jokes about irrigating his voice, and a murderer at the bar pleads not guilty claiming an alibi supported by a self drawn picture of his intended victim.
A digest of light vignettes includes a Westminster visit by Will Crooks and his daughter with a sharp child rebuke, a parental exchange about studies and dusting, a cautionary tale on napologies and doubt, plus a dean and cook clash over dining hall fare.
A terse remark notes Bilgeins rising at sunrise not to gain extra work but to enjoy spoiling others sleep, reflecting a sharp social observation on conduct and manners. The exchange hints at a humorous or critical columnist voice.
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