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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
3
The year 1918 saw Germany briefly threaten all allied forces, then crumble and surrender, ending the Great War. Allies’ victories and Paris peace talks toward redrawing maps dominated the closing days as new nations rose from ruins and future peace appeared possible.
A sweeping chronicle of 1918 shows German offensives failing from March to July, Allied counteroffensives under Foch and Pershing reclaiming territory, the Armistice driving Germany to surrender, and Allied armies advancing to the Rhine as Wilson sails to negotiate terms at Versailles.
The year saw wartime actions shape law and policy from suffrage to prohibition, and government control of railways telegraphs and cables. The November elections gave Republicans control of both houses as influenza swept the nation and Taft and Walsh led a wartime labor mediation effort.
The year removes old borders and ushers bold changes with Czecho-Slovak independence recognized by major powers and Prague forming a new government. Poland rises from partitioned lands, Finland becomes free, China faces civil war, and Peru Chile tensions loom amid nitrate conflicts. Portugal sees a presidential shooting and a change in leadership.
Early year tensions in labor and industry threatened to hamper government war preparations but mutual cooperation between labor and capital averted major trouble. The year saw limited labor unrest and a generally smooth industrial landscape.
A humorous clash between Marshal Foch and German armistice delegates unfolds as Foch feigns ignorance of any offer. Nearby, neighbors joke about a victorious election, influenza relief, and a son-in-law’s broken leg as a restless house scene ends with a boy longing to hear The Star Spangled Banner.
A mother and her six year old child visit during the afternoon, in a fragmentary report. The text hints at a family scene and local interest but provides minimal details on place people or events.
A sweeping 1918 summary notes vast loss of life from torpedoes and shipwrecks, fires, and collapses. It cites the Montreal convent fire killing 52 children in February, the blizzard wreck near Cape Race with 92 dead, and numerous other disasters at sea and on land. The Cyclops disappearance remains a noted mystery with 293 aboard.
A broad old timey ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children showing coated tongues and symptoms like fussiness fever and poor appetite. It promises quick relief from constipation without griping and claims the product is kid friendly with a tasty taste and clear bottle directions.
Promotional ad urging women not to fear aging and promoting GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to keep kidneys and bladder healthy. Claims improve vigor, strength, and youthful appearance with continued use. warns of fake products and advises purchasing only the original from first-class druggists. A separate aphorism notes that a man who forgets a favor seldom forgives an injury.
A brief postal card to Garfield Tea Co of Brooklyn asks for a sample with a note that repayment will follow. The item hints at promotional barter and a remark about some people berating if not president.
Mrs. Sara Shaw of Portsmouth Ohio reports relief from irregularities pains and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The testimonial urges other women to try the famous root and herb remedy and offers medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
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