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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
2
A Cincinnati chemist introduces Freezone a tiny bottle drug that relieves corn and callus pain. Apply a drop or two directly to the area and the sore tissue loosens so it can be peeled away with fingers. The ad claims no pain no burning and low cost with fast results.
Indianapolis News reports a juror interview during a trial readiness check. Juror No 10 says he has been “doing nothing” for a while and that prior activity was “watching and waiting.” The inquisitor clarifies the phrasing while the juror describes locations at which he watched and waited.
An old testimonial extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder care. The letter from R F Boies of Brablin Missouri dated Oct 3 1916 praises its results and offers a sample for ten cents with a booklet. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for bathing and Cuticura Ointment for drying to cure eczema and scalp troubles. It urges daily use to prevent recurrences and offers a free sample by mail from Boston plus an address postcard. The ad includes a quoted line about wealth and spending.
In wartime fashion, Poiret Lanvin Worth and others reshape American style. Poiret features drooped waistlines and plush fabrics while Lanvin borrows Slavic touches and long rich gowns. Worth emphasizes rhinestones, trains, and empire hints as designers adapt to material limits.
A Troy inventory notes a patented foundry machine that claims to transfer an entire shift’s content or process. The report outlines the device’s claimed efficiency, setup requirements, and potential impact on productions timelines in local industry.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines natural storage as the simplest method to preserve fall and winter vegetables. Emphasizes root crops like carrots potatoes and onions plus cabbage celery pumpkins beans and peas. Recommends basement cellars well ventilated rooms with light control and movable containers plus shelves and partitions to maximize airflow and prevent vermin.
Farmers urged to use poisoned bran bait to curb grasshoppers in humid areas with morning distribution and in semiarid areas with late afternoon or evening application. Community buying of spraying materials is advised for wholesale pricing and effective coverage. Detachments target Johnson grass Bermuda grass and salt grass, while fall work focuses on destroying dried wild bunch grasses and broom sedge to remove winter habitat.
The piece explains orchid ice cream is named vanilla rather than an aristocratic term. It notes orchids are costly flowers with many varieties, but only one practical type yields vanilla. The vanilla plant grows in South and Central America and has been transplanted to other tropical regions.
An Indianapolis woman writes to Adjutant General Harry B. Smith praising the draft and urging that if more men are called, her husband should be drafted. She describes him as stout and healthy and not working, and says it would be good for him.
A terse Baltimore American fragment notes a debate over fashion credibility with a quip about a purse made of alligator skin. The remark suggests scrutiny of luxury item authenticity and the era’s style judgments.
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