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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
7
In a quip filled scene, Ethel recalls a girl who charmed four men at once. Alfred jokes about brain diet with a pun on fish. She counters by suggesting sheep’s head fish as a humorous reply.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier cure for kidney liver and bladder disorders. It claims broad effectiveness across many cases and notes a mild rapid benefit from this plant based medicine. Readers can request a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
Letter from Jules Friquet of Los Angeles vouches for Warner's Late Diabetes Remedy. He says weight dropped from 167 to 114 pounds after hospital stay and that he regained work and appears healthier. The ad touts the product as a proven herbal remedy sold by druggists for decades.
A New York buyer controlling vast fashion purchases notes women now have more money and seek durable, high quality fabrics. He predicts demand for long lasting materials will rise while silhouettes shrink, coats grow slimmer, and affordability guides fashion as war reshapes spending and production across France and America.
Small cloth scraps once deemed useless are now recycled by Red Cross headquarters. Calico and gingham pieces are repurposed into comforts for the needy, with woolen scraps from damaged garments also redirected to aid efforts.
Canada’s war effort is praised in a national New Year message. Premiers Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta emphasize prosperity, sacrifice, and unity, noting record bonds and soldier contributions. Messages praise farming efficiency, resilience, and confidence as the country supports victory over despotism.
The text notes wholesale revenue rising from 20 to 25 percent and calls Alberta, an agricultural province, a major contributor to Canada and the Empire's food supply, expressing pride in its record collections and grain role.
An Observer of Events and Things remarks that in times when foods cost eighty, a man thinks twice before casting his bread upon the water. The proverb signals caution amid scarcity and shifting fortunes.
Mrs Ira Frey of Le Mary Indiana suffered six months with rheumatism including swollen limbs stiff joints and backache. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved though notes kidney trouble often progresses to Brights disease, hospitalization, or death without treatment.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughing soothe sore throats and lungs ease bronchial irritation and aid sleep. It claims fifty two years of American manufacture and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis with sale in civilized countries.
The exchange reads like a joke about rates for lighting with a quip that prices are just current prices. It notes a play on words rather than a real service quote and lacks concrete entities or figures.
An assortment of old ads promotes a gray hair darkening Bay Barbo Compound mix with glycerine and water, stating it colors gray hair without scalp staining. Other items tout Quinine products, a health message from W. Grovh, Garfield Tea, and advice to live well and worry less about death.
A wartime home front appeal urges women to contribute supplies for soldiers while offering Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to restore strength and cure lingering ailments. Personal testimonials claim recovery from nervous fatigue and prostration after using the medicines.
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