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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
8
A local medical officer notes that in south Wales near Swansea many communities retain clan-based marriages. The Gaol of tradition keeps the Aulturo and similar patterns largely unchallenged for centuries as villagers prefer partners within their own clan.
In Marylebone court a poor bootmaker with one eye and a drunken wife won a plea to pay only a penny weekly support. The case sets a low maintenance record amid a string of unrelated advertising and odd phrasing about history and drugs.
Mothers who value their children's welfare are urged to keep a box of Mother Gray Childrens Powder. The ad claims the powder breaks up colds regulates bowels relieves feverishness constipation teething troubles headaches and stomach troubles. Used by mothers for over a century the product is sold by the Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
Advert reads Joint-Ease for stiff and painful joints claiming fast relief for inflamed rheumatic joints. The copy touts penetrative action and nationwide availability, naming a pharmacy audience and stressing affordability.
An article details a method to measure light speed using a cogged wheel, a mirror, and a viewer. By calibrating the wheel to collect a reflected ray after a known fraction of a second, the wheel speed yields the light velocity. The setup involves aligning the ray between teeth and using the notch to observe return, enabling calculation of light speed.
A long promotional note touts Boschee's Syrup as soothing irritated throats and lungs, easing coughing and congestion. It claims the remedy calms bronchitis and lung troubles, aiding sound sleep, and notes it has been used in millions of homes for 58 years with sales wherever medicines are sold.
Yale President Angell at a New Haven party says America has too many colleges naming Tuaculum Ford Chicora Tarkio Pomona Kenka and other places while England has too few with Oxford and Cambridge seen as essential. He contrasts public sentiment on higher education in America and Britain.
Consumers are urged to look for the Bayer brand on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure authenticity. The notice claims Bayer aspirin has proven safety by millions and has been prescribed for 29 years, advising buyers to insist on Bayer when purchasing Aspirin and warning against imitations.
An insurance agent named Du Kear from Futratont West Virginia aimed to write an unprecedented record for his community. He reportedly wrote about 22 policies a day for five days and hoped to surpass the record. The ad also promotes beauty and personal care products including Sweet Skin and hot water rinses.
A fragmentary note mocks Jud Tunkins as he imagines heaven. The jokey line says he would accept a crown but avoid playing a Warp to spare the neighbor in Washington.
The passage argues salt is essential beyond taste, aiding digestion and nutrition. It cites dairy cows using about 1.25 ounces daily, beef steers one ounce, hogs a quarter to a third, working horses one ounce, and sheep about a half ounce per day. It warns against cheap dirty salt and advises matching intake to size and production.
Iowa station tests show mineral supplements boost growth in pigs. A two part salt to 80 parts sand mix gave the best results, while corn salt alone proved inadequate. All pigs received a corn based basic ration with soy meal. Further trials on swine and cattle will follow, emphasizing proven calcium carbonate and other salts.
The article argues that feed for ewes is an investment not an expense. A flock kept thrifty and well nourished yields the greatest profit, while scant or improper feeding leads to lighter wool, smaller lambs, and higher losses, with the heaviest losses in poorly cared for flocks. Strong, well fed ewes produce heavier wool, hearty lambs, and more milk for profitable growth.
An unclear excerpt discusses roughage on farms and compares it to other foods. It mentions value and feeding, but details are fragmentary and no concrete facts or names emerge.
A discussion outlines feeding animals with properly balanced rations. It notes digestion varies by species and conditions and stresses matching diet to digestive limits and energy needs.
In early road work any spreader and roller sufficed, but now organizations seek trained road engineers. The University of Michigan offered highway engineering and transport programs leading to master degrees for practicing professionals. From 1920 to 1928, about 110 men enrolled, including staff from public road offices, contractors, manufacturers, and universities, with 18 graduate courses offered in highway engineering and transport. The field emphasizes professional expertise to build better, cheaper, longer lasting roads, replacing rule-of-thumb methods.
An older trend shifts as about 85 percent of cars become closed models. Rain no longer deters drives, increasing road use and traffic, prompting communities to build wider pavements and lay concrete beside existing roads to handle the rise in vehicles. Officials stress funding for broader highways.
A fragment notes Appius Claudius Caerna, a Roman censor, honored for building the Appian Way. It claims work began in 612 B C on a 140 mile section with embankments and stone surfaces cemented over gravel. It mentions long timelines and Rome’s highway system linking to Macedonian ruins and resurfacing ideas.
The state highway department has awarded road construction contracts in Connecticut valued at more than 9.656 million dollars. The projects involve hard surfaced highways and concrete bridges with work to commence soon.
An ad touts Tanlac as Nature's greatest tonic and builder that can restore weight and improve digestion. It cites testimonials of people whose health improved after using Tanlac and urges readers not to delay taking the remedy for torpid liver and general fatigue.
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