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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
5
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. Each bottle carries a sworn purity statement and offers medium and large sizes with a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
General Allenby praised American speed in building an army and sending it overseas. He recalled a tale about a salesman named Smith who left a boss to go solo and could sell anything even after death, illustrating relentless American hustle.
A fragmented Baltimore style clipping shows a tense scene at the Toudville Clarion with an editor resisting interruptions in a pursuit of truth and liberty. The Birmingham Age quote hints at censorship or confrontations, noting a “little man” visitor and the paper’s uncompromising stance.
Readable fragments recount Mothers Day observances, demobilization progress, and Bolshevik fears. Notes on Denmark, Belgium, and China extend the peace aftermath. Reports mention grain trade, early Red Cross aid, and political shifts in Europe plus the United States gearing for League of Nations entry.
Hardin county plans sixty miles of hard roads while towns like Britt and Belmond push bond issues and new projects. Awards include a $165,000 schoolhouse in Hagle Grove and a $100,000 Belmond reception for state officials as communities promote growth and development across the region.
An excerpt highlights buying only Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross to avoid counterfeits and notes a Brooklyn maker sent to prison for selling talcum powder tablets as aspirin. It mentions product formats, dosage guidance, and the phrase danger in abbreviation alongside a nurse anecdote from the Dallas News.
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz staying in Wildegg Switzerland as a guest of Lieut-Col Wille. Tirpitz has lost his fortune. his son works as a bank clerk in Zurich and his daughter is a governess there. He avoided the 1918 German war tax by investing in Italian securities, leaving him penniless.
The Kansas City Star notes landlord Old Dorsey Dudgeon prides himself on knowing where fires are as soon as the bell rings. He roars directions to onlookers from his front porch, claiming to aid volunteer firemen though a guest doubts the accuracy half the time.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt explains euphemism with a father son dialogue about a dictionary definition. It illustrates how phrases like led to the altar soften or mask the truth behind social actions and matches the era’s vernacular and reporter tone.
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