21 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
1
A colorful, humorous aside from the Austin Constitution quotes Brother Dickey imagining heaven as a vast watermelon patch while Brother Williams urges bold action, capturing a folksy, playful vein in local dialect dialogue.
The physician enters with a smile and asks Mr Basco how they find themselves. Basco responds that they are not ill enough to require any call today, preferring to wait and see.
James W. Clay of Baltimore describes lifelong kidney pain from Civil War era illness. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete cure after years of distress, noting no return of symptoms. The ad promotes the remedy sold by dealers with the poster Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York.
A reader reports severe itching and disfiguring rashes cured after four or five Cuticura applications, crediting the remedy's efficacy and noting previous poor relief from a skin specialist. The testimonial, dated January 9, 1908, from Highlandtown, Md., is followed by an unrelated shop anecdote about bear grease and cosmetic products.
A reader from Iowa credits Postum with curing stomach troubles and headaches once blamed on coffee. She praises her mother in law for introducing a coffee substitute that improved digestion, complexion, and energy. The letter notes other relatives tried Postum, including a grandmother who avoided coffee for years.
In a rural noon Athol Vere presses toward the Narroway road as Lourke and Uncle Bartle discuss fate and friendship. The trio exchanges playful barbs about horses, birthdays, and old loyalties while plans form for a future reunion and a quiet, hopeful visit that may bridge two years apart.
The passage reflects on Rourke and Athol walking to the Cottage with two sons, contemplating a life with a larger practice and a wife like Viat, while missing a sister and cherishing a mother's protective care. The narrator notes wishes fading like millions over the years.
Rourke Trenham guards his status in his father’s house while his stepmother invites Horton Newley, a servant, to a birthday dinner, triggering anger and fear of losing his place. The den overlooks Tholive, where Rourke’s quiet control confronts family demands and possible humiliation. The scene ends with unresolved conflict and a sigh of resignation.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century account praises the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia as Canada’s fertile garden spot. It notes a climate favorable to apples and other fruits, a long lake, and a growing orchard-filled landscape with towns like Vernon and Nelson mentioned in connection to development and a railwayhead.
A blast at the Lick Branch mine near Bluefield West Virginia killed ten workers and trapped others as debris and smoke filled the shaft. Authorities say the death toll could be higher with many bodies possibly lost in the extensive cave-in and afterdamp. The Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries mine had been deemed safe after a prior explosion two weeks earlier.
Ten thousand Clevelanders join a two week Jesuslike living test begun by 1,800 youths. The movement spreads to nearby towns with volunteers pledging to walk in His steps. City officials and church members discuss business ethics and the effort attracts both praise and criticism.
A New Haven residence fire killed a rich woman and fatally injured her mother in law Mrs M I Corbin. The millionaire’s son Harold and Higgins escaped by jumping from windows. a negro cook leapt from a third story window. Police speculated a furnace caused the blaze and likely deaths.
A Denver Post item reports on Japanese immigrants and landholdings in Colorado. It notes 85 000 acres held by Japanese farmers, including a Sterling area owner with 2500 acres, and discusses motives for coming to the United States, work ethic, and travel between Japan and the US. The piece also mentions passports and government influence on migration.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss medicine and religion as intertwined forces. Mentions conflicts between medical practice and spiritual belief and the impact on the body. Content appears as a late 19th or early 20th century medical prose fragment with unclear wording and garbled phrases.
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