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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
7
Advice on safe smooth driving emphasizes correct form and relaxed posture. Learn to accelerate with clutch control, maintain an upright seat, and brake smoothly to prevent wear and accidents. Use second gear to avoid unnecessary motor strain and signal lane changes as universal courtesy.
A writer extols the farm automobile’s value for work and life. It provides quick medical transport, rapid machine repairs, and faster marketing of crops. The piece notes a machine that ran 16 months on original tires with $3.25 patching costs, used for pleasure, business, and hauling farm goods.
A street tip warns drivers not to tail expensive cars in heavy traffic as cautious motorists navigate busy city streets. The notice suggests alert driving and maintaining safe distance to avoid rear-end collisions.
The piece notes collisions with expensive cars provoke bigger reactions than with cheaper buses. Drivers of high end vehicles fear scratches, while owners of older cars may misread a minor bump as a serious attack, given today’s traffic conditions.
Polly Malcolm remains in Tahiti after her parents die and a British consul, Dean Everett, falls in love with her. As Polly contemplates an arranged return to an offshore aunt, a moonlit farewell turns hopeful when she reveals she will stay with Dean, calling Tahiti home.
A guide on motorist habits including inventorying equipment, oiling and cleaning valve stems, proper towing rope attachment to the frame, carrying shellac for emergencies, and safely boosting a weak starting motor by coupling a second storage battery without increasing voltage.
Cotton in Australia shows fine staple in pods as northern regions grow wild or along subtropical belts. Queensland leads progress with 80 000 to 100 000 acres this year, while 8 000 000 acres in two districts and 200 000 more in another are opened under prospects. Government guarantees 6 1 4d per pound for seed cotton for three years, with 48 gunneries built by the British Australian cotton association to aid expansion.
A woman admits the dachshund is hers as a policeman notes the dog’s tail is caught in a doorway on Fifteenth Street. The officer explains the animal cannot respond because of the snag, while the woman calls to it from Sixteenth Street.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble may not suspect it. Back pain, headaches, nervousness, and loss of ambition can signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is advised. obtain a med bottle at drug stores or test with a 10 cent sample by sending to Dr Ilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
A profiteer who already owns a country estate and town house hires an investigator to find one more source of wealth. The investigator presents a sealed package and asks $1,000 to say nothing, and the profiteer pays. The deal is completed as agreed.
An advertisement touts Cut Cura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and fragrance rich dusting powder for face skin baby and set to outshine other perfumes. It mentions it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Brother Baggy describes a figurative dispute over land possession with a dog bite incident as he negotiates a sale. The exchange, styled in dialect, centers on a mock grievance about losing access to land and the humorously inflated value placed on the incident.
A 15 cent can of American tomatoes costs 60 cents in Riga. The notice contrasts bargain labeling with actual market pricing and hints at price discrepancies for imported foods in the city.
Naturalists note abandoned farms attract many common bird species and provide ideal conditions for close observation. Edmund J. Sawyer of Syracuse reports nests with eggs and young within 300 feet of homes, noting eleven species observed in one location.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for babies and children, promising relief from Constipation Flatulence Wind Colic and Diarrhea and noting the product has been used for over 30 years to regulate stomach and bowels and aid natural sleep without opiates. The genuine bottle bears a signature.
The two major Quebec highways from Montreal to Quebec and to the U S boundary will be brilliantly lit. These busy roads bear a heavy traffic burden and the lighting project aims to ease travel conditions.
A Mahoningtown mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for helping her lethargic ailing daughter regain health and strength. The letter extolls the remedy as safe, rooted in herbs, and urged for mothers to consider for their daughters entering adulthood.
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