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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
A compact roundup outlines what is going on in Washington and other regions. The report covers a broad set of happenings across the country, highlighting notable developments and shifts in policy and events.
Berlin reports over one million engaged in renewed fighting around Verdun fortress. Italian officers losses total 3,000 since the war began. Cymric sunk by U boat with all hands saved. Greek loan talks surface in the United States. British planes assist Kut El Amara besieged garrison. Russian troops continue to France with 25,000 on the front. Englishmen abroad urged to return for service. Relief efforts reveal food shortages in northern France with meat shops closed and dog meat sold.
The state will be represented at the Republican National Convention by an unpledged delegation based on recent primary results.
William A. Gardner president of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad dies at his Osterville Masa summer home. The piece notes his leadership and the circumstances surrounding his death.
Ad Wolgast former lightweight champion will meet Johnny Dundee in a fifteen round bout on a day to be announced in Denver. Debates over Gotch Stecher match continue with Gotch saying he needs top form in Waterloo Indiana. Omaha Baseball Club acquires Marty OToole from Columbus for 22500 in a historic sale.
In Washington the Indian appropriation bill keeps a 6500 item for Niobrara river bridge work. A unified shipping bill is before the House. Daniels and Baker back a 2.955 million Panama canal base fund. Aerial mall bids target Alaska and Massachusetts with expansion if successful. Rural credits bill allows 500000 deposits per land bank for interest. Henry Lane Wilson sues Norman Hapgood over Mexican case coverage.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association adopts the slogan Get your marching clothes on for the Chicago suffrage parade during the Republican convention. Participants will wear white skirts and blouses with new parade hats featuring a suffrage yellow band, described as guaranteed becoming after review by the committee.
John D. Rockefeller Jr states by letter to Colorado Fuel and Iron officials that he will fund a Roman Catholic church in Berwind and cooperate to build Catholic and Protestant churches in every company camp where needed. He urges community leadership and miners running their own churches without company control.
A warm water artesian well on the Arthur Burro farm feeds into the river near Ludden North Dakota. The water stays unfrozen and thousands of fish swarm to the point, becoming so thick they could be shoveled along the wagon road.
A description notes that at one meal a tap consumes three or four bowls of rice, each bowl half the size of a large breakfast cup. Rice is treated as an accessory like bread, with other foods accompanying it.
A Toledo Blade note recalls the charm of a city girl visiting a sister in a small town for a week, highlighting simple pleasures and community as a source of delight.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin troubles including rashes eczema pimples and dandruff offering free samples by mail with a booklet. The text also reflects a war secretary anecdote about Lindley M. Garrison guiding Newton D. Baker with a tale of two tough boys and a rich boy behind a fence.
A well-dressed man with diamonds buys two five cent cigars, pockets them, and exits a cigar shop. A bystander mocks the display of wealth, prompting the man to reveal the diamonds were acquired that way.
A York state woman shares how she replaced coffee with Postum for meals to spare her children from harmful drinks. She cites relief from nervous headaches and kidney issues after switching, noting Postum’s two forms and its appealing taste.
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