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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
2
The text touts Bayer as the true Aspirin prescribed for eighteen years and trusted by millions. It urges consumers to check for Bayer on packaging and to say Bayer when purchasing Aspirin, noting twelve tablet tins are inexpensive and larger packs available from druggists.
The article discusses dividing church history into three periods: from Christ’s birth to Constantine, from Constantine to the Reformation, and from the Reformation to the present. It also advertises Garfield Tea as a mild health laxative and includes a quote about politicians speaking before thinking.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and do not realize it. The ad claims Swamp Root restores kidney health and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY, with larger bottles available at drug stores.
San Bernardino attorney Orlis I. Kennedy returns from Painted Hill 40 miles east of the city with seashells from an ancient ocean bed older than Mount San Jacinto. He tells of an old Spanish musket and Indian water vessels in an inaccessible hollow and plans a expedition to recover the musket by lowering into a sea cavern. Shells were found as high as 2 050 feet above sea level, with millions likely embedded in the rock.
Amber beads have a long, popular history in England. The superstition surrounds their meaning and wearing an amber necklace was common among elderly women. Heated amber yields a pleasant scent and was once given by a mother to her daughter on her wedding eve.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript hints at social signals and greeting etiquette as a couple discusses affection and literary collection in a quiet home setting.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for colds and catarrh. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop mucous discharge, and aid breathing after a simple application in the nostrils with a fragrant antiseptic formula.
An advertisement offers a home hair darkening remedy using Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water. The mix is applied twice weekly to gray hair to darken streaks gradually without coloring the scalp and without stickiness or rubbing off.
Dr J G Moulton of the University of Chicago tells Wesleyans in Bath that the whale narrative in Jonah is not part of the real Bible and was a later distortion by commentators. He defends the Bible's literary integrity against careless printing and interprets the whale tale as comic or satirical. Women may be vain without being pretty but it is almost impossible for them to be pretty without being vain.
Old newspaper excerpt urges civic responsibility to neighbor and community, noting food citizenship through schooling and church. It lists pan cooking steps for pan droil steak roast beef Swiss steak and mock duck, plus variations for fried ham with mustard, brown sugar, cider, or milk for baking.
A directive from American Cookery stresses that increasing production and persistent frugality in food use are the keys to solving the food problem and lowering the cost of living.
The text outlines methods to extend eggs using briolled rice dishes and provides multiple old fashioned recipes. It includes Bran Brown Bread with honey and spice, Puffed Rice Brittle, Fondant for bonbons, and Marshmallow Peaches dessert ideas with whipped cream.
A six foot Westerner touring the Canadian Government Information Bureau claims Western Canada farmers are shifting from grain to prize stock. He cites champion cattle at Chicago and a rural club in Saskatchewan turning the region toward big stock centers with favorable climate land and government support.
A suburban night scene features a lonely dog’s howling and a patrolman asking a gate-side resident if he will file a complaint. The citizen debates dog ownership and the nuisance, weighing personal life versus neighborly conflict.
A brief note urges residents to demonstrate personal value through service to the community, emphasizing tangible deeds over words and inviting participation in local programs and initiatives.
Serious stage of catarrh goes beyond nasal blockage risking lung involvement and consumption. Local sprays inhalers and jellies only treat symptoms. S. S. S. supplies direct action to the source. Obtain a bottle now and seek free medical advice from Medical Director, 42 Swill Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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