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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
2
About one hundred people from the motion picture industry attended a meeting in Washington to plan a campaign guided by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. The effort, urged by joint House and Senate committees, aims to use films to foster fortitude and patriotism among ten million daily viewers.
An authorized life and letters of Grover Cleveland is under preparation by Prof. Robert M. McElroy of Princeton, after Mrs. Thomas J. Preston entrusted the task. The biographer is noted for historical works and lectures, with prominence given to Cleveland’s firmness in crises and his impact on law and order. Cleveland died in 1908 and remains a notable, strong figure in U.S. history.
The census director Sam L. Rogers says population figures for nearly all cities will be released by May or June and the national total by September or October. He notes about 70,000 enumerators were started in the first week and weather may delay some areas. A clerical force will speed schedules and publish a preliminary city by city count as totals arrive.
Plans for Canada’s new Dominion Parliament in Ottawa include art panels for the senate chamber and a white marble Commons hall. The unfinished senate room sits in the grand building, begun in 1916 with a budget of five million dollars, now rising toward seven million or more.
An advertisement urges readers to ask for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin noting the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package to guard against imitations. It claims the product relieves colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism and general pain with 12 tablet tins sold cheaply and larger packs by druggists.
A vivid scene unfolds as a visibly agitated young man orders repeatedly for a hamburg steak at a lunch counter. He asserts a past as a company clerk claiming triplicate requisitions, while the counter man questions if shell shock explains his behavior.
The text urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble by reducing intake and using Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to neutralize urine acids and ease bladder disorders. The piece also includes a domestic humor snippet about a kitten and milk.
Instructions from Popular Science Monthly describe DIY methods to keep tires in correct shape during storage. Techniques include fiber seals on valve tappets, hard lead or copper caps, cardboard cylinder wraps, and a wooden cradle to support tires, preventing irregularities and weak spots while stored.
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Taoleum. Claims hot baths and gentle applications relieve itch and burn and notes price 25 cents each.
A Life magazine snippet describes the egg chain from farmer to local commission man to jobber in the city and back to the country grocer, with breakfast eggs awaiting sale next year. The dialogue highlights the multi step circulation in a rural market.
In Running Order a car dealer notes the DHL for a vehicle has run for over a year while a delinquent customer replies to let it run and seeks a connected item linked to a flower that will run for more than thirty minutes without stopping.
The statement argues that Cordelia does not believe watered milk must come from the river scow and presents an alternate explanation for its origin.
James Lin Day explains how centering the valve on the lathe prevents side thrust when reinstalling in the engine. Proper alignment avoids wear and ensures smooth operation.
Gasoline enters the carburetor from the bottom in gravity feed systems. If fuel does not reach the carburetor despite a full tank, check that the air vent at the filler cap is open before seeking a blockage or stop page in the Une.
A method from Fort Collins college advises washing away dust with hot water, using a syringe, then wiping the reflector with alcohol saturated cotton. Do not use cloth handkerchief or polishing powders, as these can leave residue and moisture.
The best method to lubricate auto springs is to jack up the car to remove weight from the springs and then pry the leaves apart with a screwdriver or spring spreader and place a mixture of cup grease and graphite between them.
The text notes to inspect the needle valve if gasoline drips from the carburetor while standing with engine off. It also explains clutch trouble from a misaligned clutch shaft with the flywheel center. A drill can be improvised to cut an oversized hole by lengthening one cutting edge, useful in emergencies to fit an unusual hole size.
Theresa Coventry of Newark says eight years of illness with organic trouble and back and limb pain were relieved after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports improved ability to work at home and recommends the medicine to others, inviting inquiries to the Lynn Massachusetts company.
A terse proverb-inspired line notes the fault of a son whose mother does not defend him. The remark reflects family loyalty themes common in regional columns and folk observations.
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