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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
7
The Philadelphia Press reports Sen ator William A. Smith of Michigan recounting a tale at a Bays social. A well woman imagines many illnesses and is told by a famed specialist there is nothing wrong as he notes the feather’s vibrations to judge her pulse.
Mrs Brownstone asks if it is after eight. Bridget replies that it is after it all night but not yet there, claiming it still has five minutes to travel. The Evergreen Isle maid’s precise phrasing showcases her habit of exact language.
Edgar Wallace of London urges a five year prohibition tariff to curb German trade after the war in all en tente countries. The proposal aims to tighten postwar commerce controls as a strategic measure.
A remark suggests many who boast of staying quiet are in fact too lazy to till their plots and work. The comment frames silence as a sign of indolence rather than discretion.
Navy recruiters aim to enlist 7,000 firemen and 400 mess attendants by December 15 for war service. Fuel administration restricts electric display advertising to evening hours to conserve coal. France claims success against a German drive in Italy and notes Italian detente exaggeration.
Reports say the post office department arranged to carry Christmas gifts to American soldiers in France. A pledge from over ten million American housewives supports the food administration’s conservation directives.
Paris reports German submarines dropped bombs on a French hospital at Zuydecoote killing seven and wounding nine. British ships and small fishing craft were sunk by German submarines and torpedoes in the week to November 10. Cologne Gazette from Amsterdam says Finland has not proclaimed slave state and anti piracy is rising. Germany is said to have exhausted reserves and ordered reexaminations for service. Alsace Lorraine girls reportedly pressed into labor for the German army. Italians prepare to defend Venice against shells from invaders.
Jason Jarvits, a home loving man, ignores his wife Croona’s complaints by taking a government job at Skippington proving grounds. He signs up to operate cannons, despite the danger that deafens him. After three days his ears are shattered, yet he returns home content to smoke and read, unaware of his wife.
An advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment urges facial washing and treatment for pimples and dandruff with a free sample offer. The column also includes a brief humorous bereavement note about a man planning a quiet week at home after his wife’s death and a discussion with a minister about burial arrangements.
Advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that works through the blood to mucous surfaces. It claims to destroy disease foundations and improve health, offering $100 reward for any case not cured and urging readers to obtain testimonials from Druggists.
The Norddeutsche Zeitung reports the Kaiser has ordered a temple of peace to be built on his estate to be inaugurated after peace is concluded. A reflection on happiness follows with an ad for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pyllets claiming liver and bowel regulation.
A dialogue scene shows Grace seeking parental consent for a romance with Tom as her father voices reservations. Grace contemplates love versus domestic life while Tom notes her independence and busyness with travel and work. A returning suitor Jim Brown arrives with a fortune triggering dramatic tension.
In later years she may consider the tally of chances not taken to marry. The remark notes pride in remaining single and the quiet judgment of societal expectations.
A paraphrase urging parents to learn more before whipping children. The statement claims better informed parents would reduce corporal punishment in Ireland.
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