This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
2
A fashion writer notes that sleeves remain the focal point of gowns with every design element built around sleeve shaping. It describes white and black kasha cloth ensembles, kimono inspired bodices, draped sleeves forming capes, and ribbons of lace, noting how sleeves define the overall silhouette across day and afternoon dresses.
Practical tips on using corks and air pressure to seal oversized grease holes and clean grease passages. Advice covers greasing systems with special guns, kerosene flushing before lubrication, greasing rim shoulders and fasteners, and a gasketless method using priming spark plug port modification.
The article explains that valve leakage reduces compression and overall engine performance, causing knocks and power loss. Regular valve care and regrinding are framed as economical maintenance, while worn valve stems can let air leak past and thicken the fuel mixture, hindering idle and low speed stability. The warning notes a hissing sound as an indicator.
A portable repair stand for elevating cars uses two 10 foot wooden rails with a central trestle and pivots. The automobile is pulled onto the rails by a winding drum and hook at the front axle, with wedges and blocks to secure and ease placement.
Instructions advise cleaning headlight reflectors by rinsing with water without rubbing, then polishing with rouge used by jewelers. Use rotary motion and avoid hard rubbing due to silver plating.
Before sending a broken car part for welding the owner should secure an estimate to avoid repairs exceeding new parts. Welders often justify high charges with explanations that do not aid the payer in saving money.
A cautionary note warns drivers to avoid confusing the emergency brake with the gear shift and the foot accelerator with the clutch pedal to prevent accidents. It stresses careful vehicle operation and awareness of controls.
The report from the Canadian National Railways for the week ending July 22 says Manitoba prospects are strong with a near 1915 bumper yield anticipated in Southwestern Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta also show good to excellent potential with timely moisture and favorable conditions boosting yields and quality across the prairie provinces.
A rus tic youth tries to remove a spider from a young woman's lace collar. She protests lacking introduction. He says he cannot remove it without being properly introduced, and the spider moves to her neck triggering her cry for help. The exchange underscores social snags at a village dance.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for sore hands. It advises soaking hands in hot Cuticura Soap suds, drying, rubbing in Cuticura Ointment, and removing surplus with tissue. It claims Cuticura serves all toilet needs.
A witty dialogue explores whether a marriage contract binds for life. Kriss asserts the bond is binding while Kross jokes that it keeps a man strapped for life, highlighting the humorous take on matrimony.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.