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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
6
Washington night guards show human moments despite duty. Sentries recall prowlers seen near military establishments and bridges, including a confused man begging entry and a wandering pen incident. A guard narrowly suspects danger before confirming harmless ink.
A war department NE office issues humorous regulations for stenographers aimed at efficiency and discipline. Rules cover desk work, meals, conduct, dress, and morale with tongue in cheek references to shortages, German whistles, and Lincoln.
A woman on a busy street cries out for her darling boy and chases toward an upcoming car. She embraces a dog in the front seat and asks its kind. the driver coolly names the breed as a Mexican fish hound.
The Hoover cook, famed in Washington society, embraced food conservation under Mrs Hoover and now crafts meals with minimal wheat, meat, sugar, and fats. The Hoovers often avoid meat, using porkless days and vegetable substitutes, while leftovers sustain lunches.
Reports from Washington and abroad detail Mexican killings near Marin Texas and a Glenart Castle sinking with heavy loss. Articles note Armenian massacres, Japanese pressure in Siberia, and American war mobilization including draft passings, Red Cross funding, and naval/military actions across Europe and Asia.
State fuel administrator Charles Webster reports on inspection campaigns and town service, with Ames engineering support and 34 cities involved. New Hardin county food administrator Dan Blair orders flour surplus refunds. Des Moines grocer Leiserowitz fined for food law violations. Cornell College May festival eyed with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, while Camp Dodge hosts Mennonite noncombatant discussions.
Reports indicate Western Canada offers vastly increased wheat acreage and favorable prices. American farmers, attracted by cheap land and strong yields, moved north last year. January plowing allowed continued field work, boosting settlement in Alberta and neighboring provinces.
A summer boarder and an old farmer argue about milk with the boarder claiming the cow yielded milk while the farmer retorts he took it with a crowbar. The exchange highlights rustic humor in Farm Life.
An ad asserts pure blood is essential to health and Garfield Tea cleanses the system, dispels impurities, and eradicates disease, followed by a cynical remark that nothing is new except methods of extorting the truth.
A vintage health ad extols renewed energy, clearer eyes, and rosier skin from purifying blood. It promotes Dr Blake's Medical Discovery, claiming no alcohol or narcotics and a fifty year reputation using herbal roots like Golden Bear root.
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