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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
2
A compact digest highlights multiple topics from politics to culture, presenting brief notes on notable actions, emerging trends, and diverse happenings across regions and institutions. The summary emphasizes key names, places, dates, and events while maintaining a neutral tone.
Reports say the German submarine Bremen heads to the United States while Germany orders Bulgarians to halt advances in Greece. London endures a Zeppelin raid with eight killed and thirty injured as one craft nears the city. Brussels’ fine for July celebrations is remitted. Meat cards set to begin October 2 with 250 grams weekly. Germany seeks Hungarian wheat for Germany. The Deutschland submarine completes a 4290 mile voyage largely submerged. Infantile paralysis grows in New Jersey with 205 places and 2163 cases. Corpus Christi storm toll rises to thirteen. The New York Herald cuts weekday price to one cent. Villisca murder investigations continue in Iowa. Europe’s wheat harvest signals a 25% drop vs last year.
Prices paid for futures on August 25 set nine year highs not surpassed this season since the New Orleans Cotton Exchange was established. The same day Baltimore authorities ordered closing of 30 to 40 city playgrounds to curb infantile paralysis risk.
A Chihuahua papers report Japanese physician Nodko claims slow poisoning killed Villa disguised as medical care. Pershing says Villa’s prestige is gone and cannot be a factor again. Ochoa, Villista general, was captured by customs patrols and escaped after killing a guard. Leo S Rowe named secretary of the American group for talks on Mexico. Carrier pigeons are recruited to the US Army on the Mexican border. fifty racing birds donated to the signal corps at Columbus.
President Wilson signaled a veto threat again should the immigration bill reach his desk. He also completed the admin preparedness push by signing army and navy appropriation bills.
A U S D study of 1914 15 records from Indiana Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas analyzes six cattle keeping practices baby beef dual purpose mixed partially milked and double nursing. It finds calves often yield little direct profit but livestock provides home markets manure credit and year round labor utilization, with double nursing and dual purpose groups offering the best prospects despite wide state cost variation.
Canadian Credit Men's Association notes Western Canada shows stronger business than 1913 with cash payments rising and few anticipated failures. Crop yields look up with 1915 wheat projections, land sales rise, and auto ownership grows. Canada-US economic ties strengthen postwar as agricultural expansion and immigration expectations drive long term prosperity.
In a Boston Home a pair of youths debated slang and its possibilities. The conversation yielded witty repurposed lines such as Snow again I didn't enter the drift and Hang crepe on yer ear, you mutt yer brain is dead.
A brief note questions reading habits and notes some men pursue business for money and fun, while others read and comment on moving picture life and entertainment.
Dr. W. T. Lady-Wick told public health students that public health work should be led by an specially trained class of men and not be left to all Tom Dick and Harry figures. The lecture marked a shift away from the familiar saying used for years.
The waiter praises the chowder as improved with an extra clam added today. The guest recalls yesterday’s version and notes a lack of enthusiasm, while the waiter insists the dish is finer now.
A reflective note on guiding life’s currents with a song that embodies suttafaction. The piece hints at harmony between effort and fate, urging mindful action and inner balance.
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