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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
3
Frederick Kolle editor recommends a fifty cent a week Euro-Phosphate tablet to nervous people seeking weight gain strength and steadier nerves. The ad promises full refund if no improvement after a few weeks and urges chewing food thoroughly during the two week supply.
A Miami naval aviation cadet assigned to a seaplane was told to stay aloft an hour. After 30 minutes he landed complaining the air was rough and to the commander’s fury joked that blackbirds marching toward Minami blocked his view, ending in a sharper rebuke.
A Birmingham reader quotes a wartime ethical quarrel where one person urges tolerance for neighbors faults. The speaker vows to take drastic action after a neighbor plays German operatic records while the German officer’s helmet is displayed at home.
A wartime quip recalls a corporal boasting scars from a misstep rather than combat. Asked how the wounds occurred he explains he was leaning on a barrage when it lifted and he fell into the trench. The exchange treats danger with gallows humor as a soldier tells the bathhouse tale.
A couple reads the morning paper and notes a local fire at Thompson's shirt store. The husband jokes about the shop being burned out while referencing its owner and origin, with a playful mispronunciation.
In a quiet early morning scene Bobby finally speaks up, saying his mouth is tied and he must talk now, interrupting his father’s attempt at sleep. The moment captures a child’s persistent call to be heard.
A brief item notes a figure described as fair and benevolent, treating people with kindness. It highlights a pattern of considerate behavior toward others and an emphasis on humane dealings in daily interactions.
New York fashion notes describe fall and winter millinery toward wide brims and velvet picture hats. Trimmed brims use velvet flowers, silk floss rosettes, and French knots with Paradise feathers, while high draped crowns and untrimmed velvet hats gain popularity amid rising costs and hand embroidery.
Some farmers rely on car peddling or direct deliveries using motor trucks to bring produce to dealers and consumers in small towns and nearby cities. Licenses for temporary selling vary from 10 to 25 dollars, and profits may shrink due to costs and neglected business. Car peddling is more common in the West and Southwest and has waned with traffic rules. Direct wagon or truck delivery works within about 28 miles of markets, mainly serving country towns and smaller cities, with limited impact on total production.
Returning veteran drivers trained in combat logistics offer expert automobile driving skills to private firms operating large truck fleets. Col. Arthur Woods promotes ex service men as prime candidates for delivery and transportation roles through government re employment programs and welfare agencies.
A vintage notice warns motorists against using interior sealants for radiator leaks and advises applying kerosene to rusty spots with wiping after drying. It urges reading instruction manuals, regular checks, and grease on wheel spindles during tire changes. It also suggests pumping hand pumps briefly before connecting to the valve.
A compact recap traces early motor vehicle history from 1896 to 1900 and beyond. It notes gasoline at six cents a gallon in 1898, the 1900 New York motorcar show, the first four cylinder car, Barnum and Bailey’s horseless vehicle exhibit plan, a 1808 plant project for weekly motor car output, and the rarity of four motor cars in the United States in 1896.
A sheet metal brass or steel clamp holds a tubular flash light for hands free use in repairs. The device positions light where needed, aiding drivers who travel alone and rely on a fixed light angle. The spring must be strong enough, and the clamp can be adjusted to different angles.
The guide warns against cooling hot bronze bearings with water and advises waiting for natural cooling. If in a hurry, use oil to cool rather than water. It notes that an oversize drill may be created by grinding or cutting edges to extend slightly longer than the other.
In Oskaloosa Iowa Mrs Lizzie Courtney reports years of weakness and pain eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other women with displacements irregularities inflammation backache or nervousness to try the root and herb remedy and seek special advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
A promotional plea urges readers to send for a medical journal about a dental remedy while also recounting a racially charged joke. The ad asks $1 for a tartar treatment package and lists Denver Colorado address. The second item depicts a Boston visitor in Richmond making a racial slur about a Southerner’s language.
Drugstore reports highlight common kidney issues and promote Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as effective. An insurance examiner notes many declinations stem from undetected kidney trouble. Sample bottles offered for ten cents with paper mention.
A friend observes a bumblebee drowning in water near a house and a little girl named Jeanne notes with calm honesty that the bee is dead. The piece closes with a reflection that people can mislead others by seeming honest.
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