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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
6
Altoona reader praises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after six infant deaths earlier and a successful pregnancy. The woman claims the remedy restored health to her four month old baby and urges others to try the product for female ailments and related pains.
A bachelor visiting proud parents of a newborn teases them about the infant resembling Ike. After a quick inspection he quips that the baby shows no intelligence yet but is wonderfully Ike, a playful poke at the family.
A vintage ad-like fragment promotes California Fig Syrup as a bowel cleanser for children, urging mothers to use a teaspoonful for constipation and touting its fruity taste. The harmless tone targets sick children and mentions asking a druggist for genuine syrup with directions.
A quirky tale recalls a landlord doctor who urges starvation while noting a shift from appetite to wealth. The piece comments on wealth and appetite through a satirical lens, highlighting tension between prosperity and basic needs.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and don’t know it. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy, urging immediate purchase of medium or large bottles and offering a ten cent sample bottle by mail order with a note to mention the paper.
The article surveys Persia today as a vast desert plateau with mountain barriers, fertile oases, and mixed populations. It notes Iran’s historical continuity, the impact of war and Soviet alignment, centralized authority, and the strategic role of Tehran as capital at a high altitude amid extreme climate.
The National Woman's party announces a campaign to remove political civil and legal discrimination against women. An equal rights amendment draft seeks senate action led by Curtis and Fess with plans for state ratification and a parallel blanket bill. The Wisconsin legislature has already passed the bill.
Data from the Federal Reserve Board show U S wages remain higher than other nations while wholesale prices are far lower. Relative price levels in Germany Spain Italy and France are cited, with Germany a steep cost rise since 1918 and U S workers earning more per day despite wage declines.
Senate committee considers a bill by Senator James W. Wadsworth Jr to create a civil aeronautics bureau under the Commerce Department. The aim is to inspect aircraft, license operations, set routes, grow airfields, run weather and signaling systems, and cooperate on aviation research to prevent accidents and aid national security. The Manufacturers' Aircraft Association of New York urges swift passage. 1921.
President Harding accepts honorary chairmanship of the national committee forming the Army and Navy Institute to aid the Army and Navy Club in creating a national patriotic center at its New York clubhouse on West Fifty ninth Street. Brig Gen Howard S Borden to lead the national committee with strong support from Admirals Sims and Fiske and Maj Gen Robert Lee Bullard.
A veteran plainsman says those white cowboys don’t know how to ride a horse. The remark stands to the average movie fan who has not seen a mounted man unless he happens to be a mounted policeman or grand marshal of a street parade.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples and rough skin. It recommends bathing with hot water, drying gently, and dusting with Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance, priced 26 cents each.
A New York Sun excerpt captures a bold remark from a holdup TAL and his partner. They express plans to become landlords and make real money from their alleged haul.
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