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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
A New Castle Indiana reader shares relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. From age eleven to seven health decline reversed by the remedy, with regular monthly cycles returning. The ad invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential female readers.
A brief exchange between Johnnie and his mother about origins reveals his frustration at being left behind while she once traveled from Norway. The child laments not getting to go along on those journeys. Mother recalls her own early life and birth in the local area.
Promotion claims Balsama provides rapid burn relief for injuries at Hanford. Advertisers urge readers to try the product for immediate comfort and healing effects.
A humorous guide presents practical advice on wardrobe, stair safety, and child friendly laxatives. It lists a meat and potato hash roll and a roast ham with cider sauce recipe, including preparation steps and flavorings.
A guide to meatless meals emphasizing nutrient balance and digestion. It suggests breakfast ideas with fruit cereal eggs toast and coffee, notes milk cheese and eggs ease meatless diets, warns on excessive starches, cites Gladstone’s thirty mastications, and offers luncheon and dinner menus featuring peas beans lentils nuts vegetables and cheese in multiple courses.
Bran Farrington argues that despite politeness and persuasion, only having the goods wins public loyalty. He stresses performance and value over empty talk, warning that audiences will flock to the proven provider.
A National Geographic bulletin describes Portugal's small modern population and vast colonial reach. It covers Lusitania ties, naval history, and Portugal's peasant literacy, sea dependence, cork and wine industries, living wages, and a bustling Lisbon night culture. It notes Brazil's 1822 independence and political structure.
An orient tale recalls Timurlenk the Tartar invader weeping at his own ugliness after glimpsing his reflection. The court jester also weeps, then argues his own sorrow persists longer, having seen the monarch all day.
Fragmentary notes mention inheritance and marriage lines with a playful reference to a new family. The text hints at social status, lineage, and a humorous nod to long-standing family trees, though details are unclear.
A fragmented old ad text touts Hanford's Balsam as a quick remedy for cuts burns and external ailments suitable for home use. It also mentions household tips and generic advice on discipline finance and car tire chains with sparse, inconsistent lines.
An advertisement urges Americans to treat kidney trouble and rheumatism with hot water and Anuric from Dr. Pierce. It claims uric acid overload causes backache and related health declines, touts Anuric as potent and backed by Dr. Pierce’s reputation, and offers trial packs or full treatment for $1.00.
A compact reader notice advertises Cuticura products for babies and Allen S. Olmsted Foot-Ease. It promises instant relief, soothing baths, and sleep for infants, plus an antiseptic powder for shoes to ease painful feet. Free samples offered by mail and trial packages advertised.
A brief dialogue notes mutual tolerance between Well Paired and Grump with a quip about trouble. An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver, bowels and stomach regulation. A line mentions Ohio Governor Willis teaching a law school.
A London hospital funds a motor cycle ambulance for dogs and other small animals. A casual remark notes the baby resembles its mother and both share a commanding air. An ad promotes Hanford's Balsam for sores and mentions Senator Burton of Ohio as a bachelor.
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