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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
3
A New York artist visiting Des Moines asks a friend about Holstein cattle naming. He notes the first sighting of Holsteins and ponders if a cow that is half black is called Halfsteins when entirely black, highlighting playful language about cattle colors.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for sore hands, noting fast healing with Cuticura Soap for soaking and Cuticura Ointment applied to the hands, advising to remove excess ointment and offering a free sample by mail with a Book and address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
Judge Addams of the juvenile court is described as exceedingly bald and compared to a newborn ostrich egg. His Quaker mother defends him as a person of honor while they toast his lack of hair with a humorous remark about keeping gray matter inside the head.
A Cincinnati authority states corns can be lifted with the fingers after applying a few drops of freezone. The drug, available at drug stores, dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin. If local druggists lack freezone, the article recommends ordering from a wholesale drug house.
The excerpt contrasts drink and water as intoxicants and muses on ordinary behavior. It notes how people hesitate to show gratitude after receiving favors, likening it to an excursion boat returning to dock.
The guide explains walking and trotting as key gaits with faults to note such as toeing in, interfering, and unbalanced knee action. It covers canter pace and wind tests, heaves diagnosis, and emphasizes matching horses to specific work, avoiding vices, and ensuring patient, thorough examinations before purchase.
Reports from Canadian bank managers stress farming as the core wealth source. They note high food prices, wartime demand, and new railways expanding access to undeveloped agricultural land. With shortages worldwide, the joint effort of Canada and the United States is urged to secure land and improve farming prosperity.
Ridgway Pennsylvania Mrs O M Rares suffered seven months of backache and side pain and after trying three doctors found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now doing all housework she has a young child. Tennille Georgia Mrs W E Linpsey says eight years of ill health with dizziness and fatigue improved after using the same remedy and she now keeps house and gardens. The ad invites readers to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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