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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
6
Reports claim British captured Jericho while US drafts loom in May or June. California gains 800 million pounds of bean crop seized by army. Memorials, trials, and war measures span across the nation from gas attacks to fertilizer licensing and railroad controls.
A health guidance piece promotes cottage cheese milk eggs beans peas cereals and nuts as protein sources. It compares protein in a third cup cottage cheese to a quarter pound sirloin and outlines meat substitutes and several recipes for beans rice and cheese dishes to boost body-building nutrition.
President Wilson fixes government guaranteed price at 2.20 a bushel for No 4 northern spring wheat at Chicago, matching last year's level. Interior markets range 2.00 to 2.28. Omaha price is 2.18, 15 cents above 1917. He cites farmer loyalty and fair profit amid wartime uncertainty.
Toast serves as economy and staple across meals from breakfast to supper. Recipes include cream or milk toast with gravy, melted cheese on toast, poached eggs, creamed chicken or fish, and vegetables on toast. Methods cover dipping slices in milk or water with egg then frying, plus variations with cinnamon sugar or sweet sauces.
A brief USDA public notice extols cheese as a protein rich food when eaten appropriately. It recommends Farmers Bulletin 487 for multiple usage ideas and compares an inch cube of American cheese to lean meat for protein content.
The United States Department of Agriculture has solved commercial citric acid production from cull lemons. Citric acid prepared this way sold at a price several cents above the market. Orange pulp for normal production prepared at a large scale.
Aleck Stefos rejoices after acceptance for service at the exemption board office following six prior rejections for physical reasons. Clem Schulte of Fort Madison vows to fight for country despite repeated denials. Camp Dodge to host war gardens. Iowa universities Foundation Day mark 75th anniversary.
Retired grocery man George Zauin of Des Moines credits Tanlac with restoring his strength appetite and vitality after illness. He sold his store but plans to reopen another in Des Moines as his health improves. Tanlac is described as a tonic made from bark and berry extracts effective for stomach kidney liver and catarrhal issues. Sold by leading druggists with wholesale availability in Iowa.
A minister visited a parishioner's home and met a bald headed baby and a second child with brown eyes and golden curls. The child asked where the eyes and hair came from and replied that the eyes were present at birth and the hair grew afterward.
New invention shows a machine that turns one pint of milk into one pound of butter in three minutes. Placed in a common fruit jar and cranked, it yields two pounds of fresh butter, with potential savings and a 50 cent personal gain. Sold for $1.50 via Liberty Manufacturing Company in Washington, D. C. The ad invites inventors to contact Chandlee & Chandlee for patent services and access to a free book on patents.
Two inseparable friends, Robert and Paul, are left behind after Sunday school. Roberts mother asks about Paul, and the boy answers he has gone to Antioch, citing their teacher’s lesson as the reason.
Advises use of oxatine double strength to fade freckles with a nightly and morning application. Claims even dark freckles fade, lighter ones disappear, and most users need one ounce. Promises money back guarantee if freckles remain.
A fragment shows a conversation about meatless and wheatless days. A character names Miss Cayennes explains the aim as supporting a def en tless army while another person questions the policy. The passage reflects wartime rationing discourse and civilian attitudes.
Ad claims Boschee’s German Syrup quiets coughs and soothes sore throats and bronchial irritation for a good night’s rest. It is marketed as useful in lung trouble including bronchitis and heart health support, produced in America for twenty-two years.
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