14 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
1
The Great Majestic Range presents a demonstration and sale with a factory representative. It claims superior baking, better appearance, longer life, faster, hotter heating, and fuel efficiency, marketing the MAJESTIC as the standard range.
Sunday activity centers on hogs en route to Omaha markets. Royce Vernon, at Camp Pike Arkansas, plans a brief furlough to visit home. A sale ad for G. C. King announces a sale eleven miles south of Anita on Tuesday February 19 1918. Local visits include Bert Beebe and Vernon from Wiota and H Kruger of Adair moving if farm rental fails. James Rourick of Atlantic eyes business in Anita. Mb Mr HP Ziegler Four Minute Man to speak at Unique Theater Friday at 8 80. War savings stamps urged. February’s short days affect clerks. Spring hints appear with lighter underwear ads. Frank Carter Jr. and family return from Des Moines.
A wary note on wartime shortages and thrift stamps urges citizens to buy War Savings Stamps. References Governor Harding and Iowa City Republicans hint at political undercurrents. The piece mocks critics and calls for support despite sugar, wheat, and meat shortages.
As winter wanes, the reader is invited to view the seed catalog cover showcasing beautiful flowers. The note pairs seasonal reflection with the visual bloom, offering a glimpse of gardening color to inspire spring plans.
The piece uses wartime slang and home front humor about War Savings Stamps Victory bread and the German threat. It mocks shortages and rationing, jokes about loafing and eating with oleomargarine, and questions how to save coal and fuel amid war.
A brief note expresses cheer over soon pulled radishes from soil now blanketed with ash heaps, signaling hopeful harvest despite the recent disruption.
The so called quiet sector on the French front is said to be as noisy as other fronts after American forces took over. A separate note claims Mexico now charges fifty cents for each person crossing the border, a fee deemed reasonable as it would cover the cost of viewing any old show.
A short poem extols the flag with red white and blue stripes and white stars, celebrating national symbols and urging Hurrah for the country’s flag without noting any events or dates.
Sherm's condition remains overall similar to last week with small gains noted in several areas. Doctors report steady progress and caution that full recovery may take more time.
Shelby Republican argues Democrats monopolize war leadership while Republicans back the administration. It urges a coalition government and removal of incompetent appointees, claiming true patriotism shows in actions like rationing rather than displays.
The Food Administration urges daily Irish potato servings on every American table enduring nourishment, bulk, minerals and corrective alkalinity. Potatoes are plentiful this year and reasonably cheap.
In Paris on April 1st observers suggest German war dogs may not fit a Pullman sleeper. The remark reflects wartime travel and transport concerns voiced in the postwar era.
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