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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
6
An old town native praises Dr Sharp as the leading medical man and rich. A visitor learns Sharp gained wealth partly from his practice and partly from investing in a successful all-well company.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for irritated scalps and itching, followed by Cuticura Soap hot shampoo, offering free samples by mail. The piece also discusses Russian miniature Bible charms on watch chains and reflections on gold rush era attitudes toward wealth and risk.
Des Moines reports the Rockwell City women's reformatory project is nearly ready with bids to be invited soon and construction possibly let by June 10. The one story cottages three dorms heating plant storehouse and admin building will form a fire proof complex expected to be ready by March 1 1917.
Rural and grade teachers in Iowa will again receive free summer courses at Iowa State College in Ames to implement agriculture home economics and manual training in public schools. The program runs during the summer sessions with optional work on other certificates and focuses on starting the new subjects in September.
The Pension Building in Washington, a landmark angular red brick structure in a green park, houses the central bureau where 4,000,000 pieces of mail are processed annually by about 1,300 specialists. The facility now issues every pension check from this main office and aims to reduce clerical needs as the number of active accounts, about 785,000, declines with deaths, with an upcoming fiscal appropriation around $164,000,000 and an anticipated $4,000,000 cut next year.
A nostalgic tribute to aging soldiers and shared sacrifice, noting a recurring death toll and enduring camaraderie despite hardship. The piece recounts General Butler's decisive, brisk manner in action and portrays wartime memory as a shaping force across generations.
For thrush use Tranford's Balsam, Ady, That's What. "What is an ultimatum, pa?" "It's when your mother says she wants a new hat."
A promotional note urges readers to obtain Bal- Bam of Myrrh from Ady for home and stable use. It promises protection against cuts burns bruises and any sore or lameness and emphasizes readiness for accidents.
A playful street exchange shows a tramp offering a cake to a poor man and a woman questioning sharing. The tramp explains it is his birthday, prompting a mix of surprise and mild social commentary in this Stray Stories vignette.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap promise rapid relief from eczema rash ringworm tetter and similar skin or scalp eruptions and clear redness roughness and dandruff. Physicians have prescribed resinol for twenty years and thousands testify to its healing power. Try it. All druggists sell resinol soap and ointment.
A courtroom exchange features a lawyer asking about marriage status and a witness answering she is unmarried. The dialogue centers on clarifying personal details relevant to the proceedings.
Buffalo mother Matilda Kurtzweg reports her daughter relieved of monthly back and side pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges young women with painful or irregular periods to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts, with confidential response for women.
Fragmentary OCR reads like scattered phrases about epilepsy and sickness, with stray references to Lamar, Kline Company, and Beret Ady. Content is incomplete and names appear garbled, offering no coherent event or clear entities to summarize.
A brief dialogue reveals a domestic worker recounting a past harassment by a employer's husband. The potential new employer promises vigilance to prevent such misconduct, while the worker remains cautious about future behavior.
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