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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
2
British and German War News Across the Atlantic
The report covers Zeppelin raids in an English town causing four deaths from heart failure, Sweden warning its citizens against armed trade, and German naval actions near Iceland. It notes Portugal’s seizure of German ships, a German salute to a Moewe commander, and Britain’s losses to mines. It also mentions US inquiries into armed merchant instructions, a Wisconsin student’s murder indictment, Fort Gipbon fire casualties, and Wisconsin goiter findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Rail unions authorize talks for an in hour day
In Chicago the vote of about 400000 engineers firemen and trainmen on American railroads approved authorizing union leaders to enter negotiations with the railroads for an in hour day. Local option carried in most counties in Vermont and in Nueces County Texas voters approved prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Neuces County
Texas
Prohibition
Corpus Christi
Vermont
Orleans
Goteh Wins Two Falls to Claim World Catcher Title in LA
Frank Goteh defeated William Demetras in two straight falls in Los Angeles to solidify his status as world champion in catch-as-catch-can. Bennie Leonard outboxed Johnny Dundee in New York, becoming eligible for a title shot with Freddie Welsh in the lightweight ranks. A Kentucky bill to legalize fifteen round boxing bouts passed the lower house 48 to 27. Joe Coffee of Chicago offered wrestler Alexander Aberg a 15000 guarantee for a bout in Omaha or Chicago after May 1. Deviluk accepted. Missouri Valley Conference approves afternoon Thanksgiving football games. post season contests prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Goteh
Los Angeles
William Demetras
Chicago
Bennie Leonard
Johnny Dundee
New York
Becomig
Freddie Welsh
Kentucky
Senate
Joe Coffee
Howard Delivak
Alexander Aberg
Duluth Minn
Joe Strecker
Omaha
Deviluk
Senate votes to take up armor plant bill and coast guard funding
Senate approves Tillman measure to buy or build a government armor plate plant after debate. It also passes Shields bill enabling private capital waterpower development in navigable waters. A separate provision approves 1.06 million dollars for three coast guard cutters and three river steamers to aid flood relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tillman
A R
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Mississippi
No Conscription in Canada Promoted to Settlers
An advertisement notes Canada’s long accepted policy of no conscription and cites Sir Robert Borden’s 1917 remark. It touts Western Canada land offers, 160 acre homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, with low ten dollar entry fees and easy railway access, and highlights high yields and strong farmer prosperity. It also denies war land taxes and frames government bonds as fully subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern Railways
Canadian West
Dominion
Robert Borden
Dr. Roche
Western Canada
And After That Visitor V C Scotch Wife Punch
A humorous 19th century dialogue excerpt shows a visitor praising a son’s win and a wife remarking she was not surprised since he once stood up to her. The exchange captures domestic wit and social satire in Punch style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. C
London
Baby’s Itching Skin Care Ad from Cuticura
Bath with hot water and Cuticura Soap for irritated skin. If irritation persists apply Cuticura Ointment on the end of the finger. Restful sleep for fretful babies often follows these emollients. Free sample by mail with Book Address postcard to Cuticura Dept ly Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept.ly Boston
At the Boarding House Exchange About Rare Beef
Dialogue fragments show a boarding house scene where a character questions the doneness of beef. The snippet references a Mr Bimpkins and a Mrs Oxia par in a playful exchange about cooking preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimpkins
Seed Oats and Alfalfa Prospects in the Corn Belt
An Agriculture department bulletin argues oats can remain a viable seed source for decades if kept pure and cleaned annually. It also highlights alfalfa expansion in the Corn Belt, noting higher net returns than corn, soil fertility benefits, and four key steps for establishing alfalfa including drainage, lime use, seedbed prep, and inoculation with a drill option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Carl Vrooman
United States
Common disease in pigs known as thumps
Thumps, a frequent disease in young pigs, is tied to diet errors by the sow or piglets. It often follows heavy feeding of the sow before farrowing and can occur in pigs with indigestive diets. The condition is a diaphragm contraction resembling hiccups and is more serious in pigs and less responsive to treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. GB. Newsom
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Cola
Right Feed For Dairy Cows
Dairy cows in milk should receive hay and silage to satisfy appetite. Cows producing milk with butterfat above four percent get one pound of grain per three to three and a half pounds of milk. Those with butterfat below four percent receive one pound of grain per three and a half to four pounds of milk.
Flax Declared Profitable On New Sandy Breaks This Year
The article notes flax as a profitable crop for new sandy breaking and says it can be sown as late as June and mature under good conditions. It also mentions barley and oats discouraged on fresh breaks, with sudan grass as a preferred forage option in new country. Beans perform well on new breaks, often better than on old lands, and sod corn serves as fodder. One pound of rutabagas per acre is considered profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Corn Belt
Acre
Sudan
Caring for Seed Potatoes This Spring
Seed potatoes must be sorted to reject bruised or cut tubers. Store at temperatures high enough to avoid freezing but low enough to prevent sprouting. Choose potatoes with stored energy intact and firm tubers with only beginnings of sprouts at planting time.
Best Spring Potato Variety for Early Irish Harvest
The best spring potato is an early variety that yields the maximum number of medium-sized, smooth tubers per hill. This choice favors reliable yields and uniform size for spring planting.
Unsafe Way to Drive
It is never a safe plan to drive an animal with so loose a rein that you cannot instantly command the situa tion if necessary.
Complete Farm Home With Orchard Garden And Grounds
A farm home is not complete without a good orchard a vegetable garden and ornamental grounds offering practical work and beauty for rural living in seasonal settings.
Changing Calf Milk Transition Method
A safe method to shift a calf from whole to skim milk is to reduce the whole milk by one pound each day while replacing it with an equal amount of skim milk. This gradual substitution helps the calf adjust without disruption to intake.
Manure timing for celery and alfalfa fields
The article outlines winter manure for celery as piles at field ends and advises top dressing alfalfa with manure in the fall. It also mentions the saying Blood Tells and plans to breed up, dot down.
Drink Hot Water With Limestone Phosphate Each Morning
Promote a morning routine of hot water with limestone phosphate to flush the stomach and purify the digestive tract. Claims include cleansing the liver kidneys and bowels, preventing toxins, and restoring energy as a long held wellness ad.
Joke on Her Creates Smiles at Reception
A humorous exchange recounts a man admitting he attended his wife’s reception to play a practical joke. He joined the line as she greeted guests and she ended up smiling and saying she was glad to see him, a light moment labeled Missouri Mule.
It Takes the Fire Out Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh
It takes the fire out of a burn or scald quickly by applying Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Use lightly at once to cool inflamed skin. Be prepared for accidents and keep a bottle on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Home Talent in New York Theater Gaffe a Laugh
A man from upstate asks a Metropolis audience member about the actors on stage. He wonders if they are locals or brought in for the show. The New Yorker replies most live in town. The comment ends with praise for local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upstate
T ‘E Theater
New York
Metropolien
The
New Yorker
Stranger
Philadelphia Chronicle-Telegraph
His Prospective Revenge Chases Speculation Across Cities
An exchange attributes a pursuer’s vow to track a fugitive through Oklahoma City Fort Scott Kansas City Moberly Keokuk and Topolobampo. The man swears to outpace the victim and exact vengeance despite repeated near catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Fort Scott
Kansas City
Moberly
Keokuk
Baffin
Topolobampo
Kansas City Star
Grape Nuts and Crave Nuts Help Woman Recover
A Wisconsin woman credits stopping tonics and using food based on Grape Nuts with ending nervous strain. She describes pale, sleepless days, then two weeks of better sleep after Crane Nuts with cream and Grape Nuts, plus milk and early bed. She claims weight gain and renewed energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Dean
England
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Estes
Asquith
Falsterbo
Moewe
Iceland
Admiralty
Balfour
House of Commons
Lourenca Marquez
Portugese
East Africa
Agd
William
Amsterdam
Coquette
Portugal
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconin
Laku County
Marian Lambert
Fort Gipbon
Company FE
Fourteenth Infantry
Fairbank
University of Wisconsin
W. J. Meek
Diseare Bais
Adadison
Thirteenth Cavalry
Columbus
New Mexico
George Jepson
Sioux Cin
Gary
Ind
Albert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Athens
George Cosmos
Francisco Villa
Villa
Theodore Roosevelt
Trinidad
West Indies
New York Mail
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Sporting
Frank C. Zehring
Governor Capper
Kansas
Missouri Valley Conference Governing Board
St. Louis
Washington
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Bureau of Navigation
Bellgerents
Colorado & Southern
South Canon
Colo
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walsenburg
Department of Labor
Iletcher
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