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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
5
A string of classified style lines offers Ribbon Flowers and decorative novelties for sale and inspection, plus bargain notices for a few charge farms for sale or trade. Local shorthand includes names such as BEGGIE M WARD and LAKH KOOB indicating sellers or contacts.
Notices show a February consolidation sale to be held at the Barn in Anita at noon. W Parker Feed hosts the event after 1925. Harry Camp of Nila visited Mrs Ruth Knopp, while H G Highley and wife plan moves from Anita to farms in Lincoln township.
This month is Patriotic with Lincoln Sunday and a sermon on Lincoln as inspiration for youth. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 P.M with topics on selfishness. A new Endeavor Alumni group forms for former workers and Alumni Night is planned. The 7 30 service asks if Moses taught immortality, in a sermon on the burial place of Moses.
Radio close out features a 3 tube Crosley radio with tubes horn and batteries offered at 67.75 dollars by G M DeCamp Anita and nearby notes report Mrs H P Ziegler as a record caller. Local visits include Dr C F B Harry and family in Adair and J P Metz of Wiota’s business trip to Anita. A five room rental is listed by G W Mirsh. The Kneby family reports a ill child and rural community chatter continues.
An old Pennsylvania QIL humorous ad lists gendered device puns. It uses roles like Exciter, Controller, Regulator, and Conductor to mock a woman's reactions while promoting Wagners Filling Station as the best in the world. The item reads as a transportation of the era’s humor and local commerce.
A fragment from a Rexall Store promotion notes a Birt sale attracting customers. Items mention local residents socializing, moving plans for Howard Marshall family, a DeMent farm sale to Walter Peel at 120 acres priced at 109 per acre, and weather forecasts predicting a late snowfall.
Mae Rogers Diesing writes to enclose a $2.00 check for a Record subscription through February 22, 1926. She notes greetings, compares weather with the editor, mentions her mother Mrs. Thos H Rogers visiting since last August and wishes a happy prosperous year to all old friends.
Mrs Theo B Nichola reports recovery from FE chesters and general health improvement. Two incubators are offered for sale by D R Donohoe.
Addie Henderson Haywood writes from Idaho in January 1925 praising russet potatoes and sending best wishes for 1925. She jokes about real estate ventures and irrigation, asks Mildrede Walker about the potatoes, and signs off warmly to Sherm and friends.
Mrs C O Gipple renewed the home paper subscription for 1925 on behalf of her mother Mrs P F Anderson at Ruthven Iowa. The gesture marks continued patronage of the local newspaper by local residents.
A News Bureau feature on dairy cattle care notes there are 25 375 000 dairy cows in the United States and asks farmers to ensure a square deal through balanced rations clean stables and good ventilation. It urges contacting county agents for guidance and emphasizes cleanliness proper water access and udder care to boost milk production.
A railroad engineer testifies Karnak cured his six year troubles boosting weight and strength. He cites stomach pain back and kidney issues and says he now feels like a well running engine. Karnak is marketed by A C Karnak at 220 Slevek Ave Clinton Iowa and by Rongers Bros in Anita and other druggists.
A parish humor scene recalls a non-attendant replying to a minister. The man jokes about baptism and marriage as reasons for avoiding church, while the minister notes future mishaps. The exchange is delivered as a light quip from an old newspaper clipping.
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