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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
7
Plymouth Wisconsin resident Mrs Ep Beus reports she was exhausted before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed energy for housework garden chores and caring for her three year old daughter and says she has recommended the remedy to others and will answer letters.
A talking fish boasts of Spring appearance and summer appeal as it describes being popular with people. It claims grace in movement though it cannot walk, wears a silvery costume, and prides itself on charm and neatness despite modest size.
The narrative voice explains the frostfish’s size from one to four or five pounds and its fondness for warm water and sand eels. It notes the frostfish’s ugly mouth and dorsal fins, their fame as food, and their croaking, drumming reputation when swimming in schools.
Leonard A Barrett emphasizes health as the core of business strength. A healthy body supports endurance and quality work, while a healthy mind and especially a healthy heart shape integrity and character. annual exams and preventive medicine are wise. William James is cited on heart and purpose.
A speaker doubts belief in common faiths and questions the limits of love. He reflects on whether a man can truly love more than one woman, admitting in his era he has loved many. The passage probes romance, faith, and personal conviction with a fragmented, rhetorical tone.
A humorous quip filled with old time talk on gender, speech, and tactics. The piece argues that silence can be powerful or costly for both women and men, contrasting tears and laughter as tools of influence and noting risk in taking chances.
A playful line from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate suggests counting window panes in the bedroom to trigger thrills and heart throbs and make dreams come true.
The passage argues that mothers push daughters to marry well to enter higher social stations. They seek better reputations for children, endure snubs, and spend money that could be saved or invested, hoping to rise further in society.
The piece critiques the climber who spends money to host parties and seek a higher social circle, valuing prestige over merit. Education expands social reach, but the climber seeks a fictitious place to occupy, disregarding others' talents. Many fail, especially mothers, and resign to their rightful financial roles.
The piece argues it is wiser to select friends and children's companions from similar social standing rather than attempt to join an upper crust. Those with position earned it through long effort and fear losing it by associating with climbers. They tend to be rude to newcomers to avoid exposing their own newness.
A painter posted a merchant sign with errors and an upside down E. The merchant balked at settlement and the painter pressed his point, arguing that passersby would notice that sign. The exchange centers on street attention and a proposed remedy.
A country club member disliked for ostentation faces sarcasm from two peers as they taunt his golf style and wealth. One mocks his clubs while the other quips about his diamonds, revealing tension over status and arrogance.
Dialogue shows a farmer planning to prune pear trees this year illustrating evolving fruit tree practices and dialogue about horticultural changes.
A playful contrast pits a sacred Sabbath warning against a dare to rush and pass cars. The fragment pits restraint against speed as a social snapshot of late night driving bravado and religious pause.
A wealthy, harshly described city man tells his doctor he feels seedy. The doctor curtly prescribes a taxi, highlighting a humorous take on needing a ride home rather than medicine.
A humor strip from American Mutual Magazine features a doctor and patient bartering over medical charges. The physician humorously adjusts the bill from $30 to $50 and finally thanks the patient for not paying 6 cents, highlighting a playful financial misunderstanding.
A fragment describes a rush to fetch sorghum from a keg on a sunless day. The speaker notes effort and delay as the sought item “simply did not choose to run,” suggesting a whimsical or elusive obstacle in a rural setting.
A Chicago doctor quips that the French heels of waitresses cause more indigestion than any restaurant fare. The remark contrasts with diners well familiar with filet de sole, noting a curious culinary comparison.
Adele He Adele says she is focusing on the main street to improve the town’s appearance. She believes spending most of her time there will aesthetically elevate the community.
A Boston Transcript notice recalls a clash between a patient and dentist Bill Pat-Kelly over a billed visit. The account says the dentist knocked out two teeth that had troubled the patient for a month.
A humor quip jokes about a man hiding his pockets from his wife by pretending he has been fishing. The wife fears finding a fishing worm, highlighting playful domestic banter.
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