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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
7
A fashion writer extols the jumper frock as a key season choice, with tips for slim and plump figures. It covers dress lines, panels, trims, godets, and collars, plus practical hairline costume ideas, then shifts to salad suggestions, desserts, and a mock foie gras spread using tongue and liver paste.
The verses reflect on aging and memory with roses as a motif. A W Peach expresses that pleasant days fade into memory while love remains steady, inviting reflection on time and emotion.
A posted quip recalls a morning meeting between a land owner and an Irishman named Pat. The landowner seeks an appetite for breakfast while Pat explains he came out to find food for his appetite, a lighthearted country tale from the old world.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it fulfills most wishes by addressing urinary issues uric acid and rheumatism. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post and notes bottles are sold in drug stores with ten cent included.
A fragment recalls a dialogue about Madam Rulf singing with feeling. The pair exchange lines noting hard feelings and emotional delivery in a small theater setting.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products to remove pimples and blackheads. It advises smearing with Cuticura Ointment and washing with Cuticura Soap in five minutes, then using daily for clear skin. It also mentions Cuticura Talcum.
Magistrate Jean Norris quips that profiteers are not easily done and cites a poverty-stricken man offering a coat of arms for a price. The profiteer declines, noting he already has more clothes than he can use, highlighting savvy or ignorance as shields.
The Zambesi river overflowed past all prior records by eight feet as spray engulfed the bridge spanning the canyon below Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls totals about a mile wide and 420 feet high, twice Niagara’s size, with wet season spray reaching up to 3,000 feet in height.
A humorous exchange from the Heywood Advertiser features a child asking what he wants to be and the elder replying with a wish to be a nice old gentleman who can stroll and ask questions. The vignette captures a quaint, reflective moment between generations.
A Belgian inventor says a device can reproduce moving pictures in natural colors on a screen and be attached to any projection apparatus. The claim suggests a versatile color-film system adaptable to existing projectors.
The record cites area rankings for major cities: New York 318 square miles leads, followed by New Orleans 264, Chicago 200, Philadelphia 129, Seattle 90, and Detroit 81 square miles. This list, attributed to the New York Times, presents a concise geographic comparison.
A Science Service summary notes 57 eruptions since 1500 AD killed about 190000 people. Of these deaths 176500 occurred around the Pacific Ocean, reflecting the region’s high volcanic impact.
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