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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
3
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a complete hair treatment. It promises dandruff removal, itch relief, and new hair growth within weeks, claiming soft glossy hair in minutes and universal results across users.
A father questions his son on furlough about sleep in active service. The son replies he does not get enough sleep and quips that the bugler is not German, highlighting wartime tensions and humor.
Soothe itching skins with Cuticura bath and Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the ointment for relief. Free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents by mail or at druggists. After a man prints one kiss it’s easy to run off a larger edition. a man's tongue outlasts his brain.
The piece salutes women for sustaining the war effort both at home and in the workshop. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as remedies for weakness and nervousness, citing personal anecdotes from Council Bluffs Iowa.
President Wilson will head the U S delegation to the peace conference with Secretary of State Lansing Henry White Edward M House and Gen Tasker H Bliss named as members The White House announced the full roster noting Bliss as a surprise pick with White long in diplomatic service and prior ambassador posts detailed in the list
Allied leaders from Britain France and the United States prepare for armistice talks with a London meeting serving as a prelude to a peace conference. Italian officials Colonel Louie and Orlando expected among British French statesmen. Paris deputies press for broader peasant farmer representation at the peace talks alongside socialists.
Paris Matin notes Bavaria likely to press for separate plenipotentiaries and terms of a separate peace as Munich Socialist council telegraphs Berlin urging dismissal of foreign minister Solf, colonies minister Scheidemann, and Erzberger who will lead preliminary talks.
Italy agrees with the United States on core peace principles and vows to back President Wilson on fundamental questions at the peace conference. Italian plenipotentiaries stress upholding human rights over selfish interests and support the moral law in guiding negotiations.
U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to study eastern Pennsylvania barnyard practices. Covered manure yards reduce heating losses and improve fermentation with stock tramping. Bulletin 978 details rotatio n plans and Chester County farm results with corn yields of 75 bushels or more per acre.
Urgent leather demand and rising prices push tighter handling of hides. Calf and beef hides gain value with careful skinning, clean hides, and proper storage. Avoid blood, use taut drawing, and pack with even brine absorption to prevent hair loss and weight loss.
Dairy cows gain from liberal, seasonally balanced rations. Summer relies on pasture plus silage or sails, occasionally concentrates. Winter feeding uses hay, silage, and grain mix, balanced to roughage, cost, bulk, and cow physiology. Each cow should be fed individually with salt and ample clean water.
County agents in Minnesota led campaigns to boost pork and sugar beet production for the war emergency. Surveys identified key hog and beet areas, urging farmers to expand herd size and improve housing and feeding. Despite corn shortages and sales of brood sows, hog production rose seven percent and sugar beet output increased twenty five percent from the prior year.
A traveler asks about paper covers for sandwiches at a railroad restaurant. The chocolate haired waitress says the government stopped them to conserve paper, prompting the traveler to wonder if Hoover would allow eating paper too.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises a sworn statement of purity with every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents by mail through Dr Elmer Co. Binghamton NY.
A courtroom remark quotes a spouse preferring misery over happiness with others. The judge notes that married life is often lived on such a basis, underscoring a wry, intimate view of marital commitment.
Advert reads that acid stomach wrecks health and promises instant relief with EATONIC. It claims immediate stop to belching heartburn and bloating, improves energy, and urges readers to buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee.
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