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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
5
A Cass county advisory urges dog owners to immunize pets against rabies as cases rise in Iowa. Officials note vaccines cost about a dollar per dog and vaccination sites may vaccinate groups or individual dogs to prevent transmission to humans and livestock.
U S Department of Agriculture reports rising interest in breeding high class horses and mules as demand grows for top quality draft geldings and saddle stock. Despite fewer animals on farms, prices rise due to selective breeding favoring pure bred stallions and eliminating grades.
John Harris recounts being hurled in a circular tornado ride on June 2 in southwestern Guthrie County. He awoke in a bed as the storm struck, was knocked unconscious only briefly, and describes tumbling hundreds of feet in the air before reaching a pasture. He bears a broken collarbone, a large heel wound, and head pain but is recovering with assistance.
Bonuers Brothers introduce a fresh line of tally cards likely for crowd counting or games. The catalog highlights new designs and practical features appealing to customers seeking durable counting tools.
Reports from the Bureau of Animal Industry show purebred meat animals outperform grades and scrubs. Breeders note faster market readiness, uniform quality, better prices, and higher live weight per pound with purebreds across cattle and hogs.
Winter killed alfalfa across Cass county leaves many growers with partial or no stands. A test plot on Gary Stevenson farm in Pymosa township compared Grimm Cossack and Common Nebraska alfalfa sown with oats in 1924. This spring common alfalfa suffered heavy winter kill while Grimm and Cossack stayed robust. The report recommends Grimm or other hardy varieties despite higher cost.
Miss Mary O Leary employed at the D. and D. Institute in Council Bluffs will spend the summer months at her brother Dennis O Leary's home after returning from duties.
Washington Governor refuses to name a delegate for the conference on Child Welfare in New York May 15 to 20. He argues locals should handle state affairs first and condemns excessive charity and welfare rhetoric as harming the very children it aims to help. He cites altruistic twaddle and parental neglect as problems.
J. M. Hull and wife have become residents of Anita and will occupy the Schaake home soon. Hull is a brother of Blair Hull of the Rock Island Station. A baby girl was born July 16 to Mr and Mrs Frank Mc Dermott of Atlantic celebrated by Grandparents James DMcDermott and wife of Anita.
An itemized local page mentions Anita Battery and Electric Shop offering fans in sizes, Rainbow Beauty Shop for hair care, and social visits including Miss Emma Wade Prudy and Arlo Johnson at the L M Johnson home. It also lists engineering visitors Lew M Martin and John G Putter from Atlantic, a subscriber in Anita paying for a year, and a birth in Arcola Canada of Lorne Evan to Arthur and Mrs Marsh.
Wm F Hodge president of the Public Utility Advertising Association argues advertising lowers consumer utility costs and shortens development time. He asserts only advertising that benefits the public is defensible and that well advertised utilities provide good service at fair rates with strong public relations.
Despite the driest spring on record and severe May frosts, Iowa reports 900 correspondents indicating corn at 88 percent good to excellent by June 24, above last year’s 77 and near a 10 year average. Planting progress reached 99 percent by June 1.
At the Pacific Northwest Hardware and Implement Association twenty annual convention in Spokane Washington the question of best methods to increase sales was discussed. After the discussion the vote favored newspaper advertising. A for sale notice lists a white face bull one year old dehorned 19 2p by Bryan Parker.
A guest at a Santa Barbara hotel recounts the devastating quake and its aftereffects. He describes the initial shock, jammed doors, collapsing walls, chaos in the streets, and the rapid arrival of guards, police, and news crews organizing an emergency response in the plaza near the Daily News.
Styleplus presents a mix of new designs colors and craftsmanship priced at standout fashion levels. Available to all through select retailers.
A reader sends a $2.00 check to subscribe The Anita Record from May 1 1925 to May 1 1926. The note praises the Old Home Town letters and Ozark climate while greeting friends and neighbors.
Advertisement for Anita Battery and Electric Shop offering overhaul and repair of electric fans and irons. Claims repairs for all makes and directs inquiries to 2 F IRVING BOILER WORKS at 207 Walnut Street, Atlantic, Town.
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