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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
2
The Minnesota State highway department activated a loadometer to weigh road vehicles after reports of highway damage. Officers will stop near the legal limit for a one minute check. if within law, a brief delay. if not, penalties may follow.
The Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works teams with state lawmakers to remove disfiguring signs from right of way. A 1925 law bans erecting signs on state highway corridors outside town limits as planners study outdoor advertising for beauty and community welfare.
The piece argues that wider roads are essential, discusses speedways for high speed cars in Germany, and notes the US leads in paved highways per the Automobile Club of Southern California. It highlights Douglas Arizona placing marked pedestrian paths, links national parks by better roads, and cites Canada’s 258,185 miles of improved highways linking major border cities.
Welchville Maine native Pauline Jordan Rankin recounts five years in Armenia with Near East relief and her perilous expedition into the Laventian homeland in the Caucasus. She describes a "lost nation" with white skinned, blue eyed people who worship trees and practice ancient rites, claiming descent from Jason and the Argonauts.
Nashville farmer Jonathan Dennis found his home built amid an Indian graveyard of about two acres. State librarian John Trotwood Moore will seek Smithsonian help to map the mound. Several graves were examined. one skeleton measured six feet nine and a half inches, with a second skeleton believed to be the warrior’s wife and a child’s bones between them.
In Biarritz France the newest fashion craze features rubber earrings painted in bright colors. The trend highlights bold, playful accessories shaping summer style as shoppers seek eye catching, inexpensive adornments.
Garden City Long Island report describes Leonard W Bonney of Flushing creating an airplane based on seagull design. He studied gulls two years, tested weight carrying and wing strength, made casts from a sacrificed bird, and built a craft whose wings fold hydraulically for storage.
Daniel J. Gensemer of South Williamsport Pa denied himself tobacco for fifty years saving ten cents a day and built an outstanding American stamp collection. Shown at a Patriotic Order Sons of America convention his books include Revolutionary era and colonial stamps plus Rhode Island and Pennsylvania issues and early currency two thirds dollars. He prides himself on the collection being entirely American in nature.
Hydrographic study north of Scotland shows the Faroe Shetland channel containing three distinct water layers. Swimmers could choose Atlantic surface water or Norwegian sea bottom water, with a middle blend including Icelandic arctic current. Findings reported to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
William Jacobs fell asleep three times in an hour while a dentist treated him in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. He attributed the naps to the monotone grinding of the drill and the quiet dental office atmosphere.
An Atlantic City report says a snake crossing a railroad crossing near Folsom distracted driver William Aitkin of Camden New Jersey. He narrowly avoided the reptile but was struck by the Cape May Flyer train. Dead are Rose McGannon and Anna Skinner both 25 from Toronto and William Williams 5 of Camden. Aitkin and his wife Ilda were seriously injured.
Washington reports a plan by Republican and Democratic leaders to alter the historic Senate chamber to improve air flow and sunlight. The redesign echoes Thomas A. Walter’s model, costs about 450000 dollars, and moves the chamber to the north wall with a half circle, new offices, and relocated galleries while preserving dimensions.
Hanover Tech students celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the German automobile by driving the original museum car 270 miles from Hanover to Dr. Karl Benz's home in Landenberg. The return trip, at times 21 miles per hour with two passengers, ended with a standing ovation as Benz, then 83, witnessed the historic arrival.
James Wendell of the National Federation of Merchant Tailors urges brighter male dress at the annual London meeting. He cites Elizabethan fashion to argue color signals strength, not effeminacy, as the conference endorses longer coats, vivid materials, and a slim-cut silhouette.
Department of Agriculture chemists tested grain dust from a grain elevator and found it could turn a car engine over using a hand fed tube to the intake valve. The results were encouraging, suggesting possibilities for engines powered by grain dust as a fuel source.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red rough itching skin. It recommends hot Baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, plus occasional use of Cuticura Talcum for fragrance and protection.
Artificial hatching by Prof Methodi Popoff, a Bulgarian minister and noted scientist in Berlin, achieved by artificial fertilization. He used oak blossom pollen to prepare an extract and added it to water containing living eggs.
Advertises Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for gas heaviness and distention claiming it builds up a weak stomach and restores vigor. Promises money back if it does not help and notes availability from local dealers and druggists.
The anecdote recalls Cecil B. De Mille being asked why boats are called she. He quips that he suspects the practice stems from boats showing better in the wind, a playful remark about nautical gender norms.
Consumer alert urges verification of Bayer branding on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years, warning that imitations may be dangerous. Ady endorsed message.
The remarks discuss Palmer women adopting shorter skirts and Andrews quips about his wife living to a century, reflecting social attitudes and personal humor in a dated exchange.
A farm boy qualified as district school teacher and earned enough to enter medical college. He moved to Buffalo New York where Dr R V Pierce became famous for his Golden Medical Discovery a leading blood medicine and tonic. Over fifty million bottles sold. If unavailable from local dealers write to the Dr. Pierce Clinic Buffalo NY for tablets or free medical advice.
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