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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
3
A persuasive piece urges spring as the time to counteract run-down health with outdoor activity and a course of tonics. It recommends Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for bile and digestion and Golden Medical Discovery for vitality. The ad-style copy insists on daily effort, better sleep, and regular exercise to fight spring blues.
Dr. BH F Lowry of Ottumwa a leading midwest veterinary surgeon extols Tanlac the herb tonic. He cites his wife’s rapid improvement including weight gain better sleep and restored appetite after starting Tanlac and notes it can be obtained at first class drug stores or through Iowa jobbers.
In a terse exchange, Mrs. Flatbush recalls meeting Mrs. Gable at a funeral. Mr. Flatbush notes the talkative guest disrupted the service, and laments failing to firmly quiet her. The digressive guest argued it wasn’t her funeral.
A promotional note touts Cuticura Soap as a new method for shaving tender skins twice daily without irritation. It claims no slimy mug or germs and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. X in Boston, with soap and ointment prices listed for druggists and mail orders.
A witty exchange between Miss Cayenne and others touches honesty and esteem. An advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a mild herb laxative to restore digestion and liver function, claiming universal availability and a moral closing line about wisdom and folly.
Eleven Iowans are listed as Croix de Guerre recipients including Capt. Edward Stellar Ottumwa and Capt. Charles Akine Winterset for bravery in action. Other named recipients span Des Moines Waterloo Red Oak Centerville Storm Lake and Woodbine.
An advertisement extols GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a long used home remedy for constipation and digestive woes, claiming quick relief after a few doses and noting its gentle laxative action. The clipping then recalls an Irish assize scene where a widow agrees to settle damages for whiskey and water, upon the judge’s prompting.
Des Moines Iowa area ad promotes reduced fire insurance rates for town and city residence property. Claims mutual organization with $83,000,000 in coverage, banks accept policies as collateral, and offers agent openings with liberal commissions.
An Irish bricklayer, evicted from Dublin, travels to New York and sees bricklayers at work. The foreman challenges if he can build as fast as in Dublin. Pat replies that in Dublin the tenant is evicted the same day a house is started, highlighting the harsh housing cycle.
An old skincare note advocates mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a quarter pint lemon lotion. It claims to bleach blemishes, soften rough skin, and brighten facial skin with daily use, noting storage for months and simple ingredients. The text also includes a humorous wartime exchange about target shooting.
Dialogue hints at a humorous exchange about imagining a future home. A playful bickering tone centers on the idea of a house existing in the mind rather than a real site. No identifiable people or organizations are named.
A Philadelphia colored man asks his employer to release him to go South. He answers questions about his future role and declares he intends to become something whether pasture or vestryman or church member, as reported by New Success.
An old advertisement offers 100 dollars for a catarrh case and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine sold for 75 cents by J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The copy claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and includes testimonials and unrelated quotes about happiness.
Mrs. William Jay Mrs. Iselin Mrs. Alfred Anson and Mrs. C B Mitchell of New York announce a need for cooks for navy and army and a fund of 60 000 dollars. The New York cooking school aims to teach men cooking with variety cleanliness and thrift.
A French perfume manufacturer builds a portable distillery to extract oils from wild or cultivated flowers in growing regions. Garfield Tea marketed as a laxative and blood purifier claims to ease constipation and related ailments. The piece ends with a proverb about mistakes being stepping stones.
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