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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
6
A commentary on crime shifts from race track gambling to embezzlement driven by desire for cars and luxuries. It notes husbands hide income, suburbs fuel rival consumption, wives often unaware of dishonesty, and urges tougher sentencing and stronger church influence to deter crime.
The article argues Mexico's true riches lie in agriculture not mines or oil. It notes women gained voting rights in 1907 but remain cautious electors, while praising social protections. It highlights bananas as a rapid, universal crop and urges travel and education to foster international understanding amid slow rural modernization.
George M. Graham lauds constructive newspaper publicity for traffic safety in New York. He credits motor vehicle officials and local governments for reducing accidents by publishing license revocations, arguing the lists deter reckless driving and serve as powerful community education.
The Lincoln highway spanning New York to San Francisco saw over 9 million dollars spent in 1925 across eleven states with federal aid. Of this, 1.718 million funded maintenance and 7.437 million built 343.6 miles of new improvements. The 1925 plans fulfilled the forecast of 90 percent coast to coast improvement by year end.
The piece laments public displays of wealth and social status as a troubling modern vice. It argues parental influence harms children, noting vacations reveal parental neglect of child welfare. Harvard-educated Dr East predicts shifts in meat consumption toward pork, due to cost and efficiency.
Ralph W. Sanborn, president of the National Motor Bus Association, says Congress will likely consider legislation affecting public carriers in the next session. The group aims to unify many bus companies, promote friendly cooperation, ensure fair profits, and provide Congress with accurate industry information to serve the public.
The article notes distilled water is crucial for battery storage and explains a DIY method to produce it. It describes assembling a makeshift distillation setup using copper tubing, a kettle, and a tin dishpan with cold water to condense steam back into usable water.
W. H. Cameron, director of the National Safety Council in Chicago, argues pedestrians cause many auto accidents. He urges guardians for children, standardized pedestrian rules, and joint motorist pedestrian responsibility to reduce deaths, noting two thirds of 1925 auto fatalities were pedestrians.
Parowan Utah residents on the Zion National Park road erected a warning sign after several high speed turns near town caused injuries. The photo shows the sign and its final warning word.
The world had 25,973,928 motor vehicles in operation on January 1, per a Washington Department of Commerce census. The U S led with 19,990,436 vehicles. Britain 1,474,573. France 855,000. Canada 727,504. Germany 539,830. Italy 184,700. Argentina 181,250. Brazil 64,950. Russia 78,500. Tibet had one machine. Passenger cars totaled 20,799,151.
A Washington ophthalmologist Dr. J C Van Slyke invented an electric clock with uncanny powers. It turns the parking light on exactly 15 minutes after sunset and off at daybreak, adjusting every four years for leap year. Government horological experts show interest.
A discussion of Vashti in Esther as a model of conscience and female virtue. The essay links Vashti’s refusal to appear unveiled with母hood’s shaping influence from a mother and emphasizes American motherhood as foundational to social virtue and civilization. It cites a Michigan Mother's Day proclamation and calls for renewed standards for marriage and virtue.
The advertisement touts Tanlac as a rapid health booster trusted by over one hundred thousand users. It claims Tanlac improves appetite sleep weight and energy by cleansing blood and revitalizing digestion liver and related systems. It also promotes Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
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