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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
A collage of vintage items including a 1909 almanac offer, a patent medicine claim for quick cures, and scattered anecdotes about German-speaking communities and ancient scripts. Also notes on a New Zealand premier’s estate and a colonial-era diary excerpt describing plague era smoking practices among English workers.
A reader recounts long indigestion from rich foods and poor appetite. After trying various medicines, Grape-Nuts relieved the trouble and strengthened digestive organs, letting her eat anything. The note credits Postum Co. and mentions a road to health.
In a detailed hearing a witness discusses the cost of refinery retirement to the Standard Oil Company and the Texas Oil Company. He cites a $17,000,000 retirement figure from 1882 and questions depreciation calculations and ownership ties. The testimony argues whether refinery retirements were built by Skullkid and notes potential cost savings from careful bookkeeping.
Practical farming reminiscences cover soil feeding, bird care, and moisture retention. Advice includes feeding soil to nourish crops, keeping fowls and hens productive, using wood ashes for phosphoric acid, and applying manure. Notes warn against gullies, promote proper irrigation, and reference watermelons between Pensacola and River Junction Florida.
A review of farm methods covers sod maintenance with tough grasses like timothy and redtop, sweet corn seed color and kernel wrinkling relationships to sugar content, and green forage trials for hogs. It discusses costs of poultry feeding, breeding for better layers, trap nests, and the profitability of poultry as a farm crop with improved management and inputs.
The levee near Pine Wal Ark was opened Wednesday night after authorities resisted a cross levee breach. Water surged, flooding lower properties and causing thousands of dollars in damage. Officials sought to redirect the river but faced opposition as the current cut toward the canal and under the nearby dyke. A courthouse annex was searched, about fifteen feet from the river.
In Tierman Ville a mother related to Bille Dend faced a court outcome as news arrived from Cleveland. The case against her son and related parties shows a shifting legal process with a worsening trajectory, marking a notable local crime development.
In a convoluted note, Taehee Rte moves for a trial in the case of Ray Lajuphen, accused of burning the dame of Mes, with Tete Giriness and an appendage sent to the Supreme Court.
A reliable source reports Japan and the United States nearing an agreement that would effectively end the Pacific defensive alliance. The move signals a major shift in postwar security, with officials cautions about remaining disputes and regional balance.
A jumble of patent medicines and dubious tonics fills the page, touting whiskey as a cure for rheumatism and feigning medical legitimacy with compounds and claims. The assortment includes Bromide Quinine laxatives, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, generic “to the mood and nervous system” ads, and playful snippets about Gen Corbin’s clothes, all framed as sensational product pitches and chatter from a bygone era.
David Price details severe kidney trouble in Corydon Indiana with weakness back pain and disordered kidney secretions. Four weeks after using Loans Ride Villa at home his health improved, appetite returned, and he gradually recovered to a stable condition. A public statement confirms lasting relief and ongoing well being. Bell by all dealers Joe Foustur Millinen Co Buffalo NY
An improvised ad style notice shows a Minneapolis based Hide & Buy Co offering Mars ic Hides and related trays for catalog 103 KW. Confusing garbled text blends product names and locations, suggesting a historical classified style shopping entry with scattered brand terms and incomplete phrases.
A Texas mother recounts her infant son's six month battle with severe sores and eczema. After failed treatments, Cutleura Remedies eased the condition in one week, and within two months the child was clear. The letter from Mrs. Louvia Berk, San Antonio, dated April 15, 1907, accompanies a sales-like claim for various preparations and a promise of refunds.
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