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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
3
A playful exchange explores belief in dreams and superstition. One speaker argues dreams are bad signs and always bring misfortune, while another questions the premise with wit and local color from Philadelphia.
Mrs B R Buffian of Roswell New Mexico says 20 Mule Team Borax treats lice in poultry and avoids fire hazards from prior inflammable sprays. She notes a local fatality breakdown in Chicago shows railroads 196 deaths, street cars 106, teams and wagons 43, autos 10 in nine months.
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Core cannot cure. Bl Cilene y Co Toledo C endorse Fd Cheney for 15 years of honorable dealings. Kin son & Marvin warn wholesale druggists Toledo C guarantee. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, works on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75c per bottle, sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Baltimore American quip questions Mrs De Sins the-Pey ster about missing a reform meeting to curb city gambling. The reply cites her bridge whist club as her regular commitment and her status as a winner.
An advertisement from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis touts Moravian Barley and other cereals plus Teosinte producing 80 tons per acre. It invites readers to mail 10 cents for the big seed catalog and farm seed samples.
Article discusses Hudson Bay as a future inland trade artery linking Canada to Liverpool. It cites J. C. Eliot of Technical World Magazine, arguing the route would cut transportation costs and shorten the path by about a thousand miles, potentially shaping Western Canadian grain markets and global pricing.
An undated testimonial extols Grape Nuts as a perfect food for infants and grown-ups. A mother recounts doctors doubting condensed milk but praising Grape Nuts after preparing a homemade feed that saved her baby. The ad-like piece frames the cereal as a universal health food with the slogan There’s a Reason.
Frances agrees to marry Dunwoodie amid urgent peril for her brother Henry and a looming deadline. Peyton’s bold plan hinges on joining at once with a clergyman, while a note from Henry and a Washington order drive a risky sequence of loyalties, with Harvey Birch refusing monetary reward for secret patriot duties.
A discussion on intelligent timely fair punishment for children. It argues punishment should be understood and agreed, not cruel, with examples like door habits, teeth brushing, compensation for harm, and self discipline guiding youth toward better outcomes. It notes harsh methods can harm character and that many children still improve despite poor training.
As autumn neared in the southern theater, American forces prepared to end the war. French troops moved toward royal lines while Americans coordinated along the Jerseys, threatening Cornwallis and British posts. A senior general, addressed with deference, inspected his horse and met a key arrival in a secluded room for a private audience.
A new Flagler line across Florida Keys uses concrete arches over shallow ocean water from Homestead to Knight’s Key. Regular trains will run eighty one miles to Sunset Key with through cars from New York and Chicago and ferry transfer to Havana. Through trains to Havana expected next winter tourist season. Knight’s Key acts as current terminus thirty miles south of Miami and forty two keys span a coastal route.
Reports describe a severe earthquake razing homes on Thayu island and mounting police efforts to quell socialist riots in Berlin. Other items note international tensions including immigration talks between Japan and Canada, and a Kaiser family scandal in Germany.
Anoka Minnesota ad reflects a drug ad style piece urging relief for aches and pains. It mentions W L Merritt and a Joyce or Dean's Pills product marketed by FosterMilburn Co. and sold by dealers at a cent price.
A father searches for the front sidewalk amid reports of a major snowstorm described as the great whitey by locals. The dialogue captures worry over clearing streets and safety as crews work to keep pathways open.
A reader advisory discusses various so called cures for rheumatism bought before the public. It notes many claimed remedies fail or are ineffective. The piece stresses only chronic cases respond and even then only in limited terms as advised by physicians.
A fragmented note describes a grandfatherly figure carving a device to aid the blind. It mentions movable dial indicators for hours and minutes, tactile buttons, and a circular plate guiding the mechanism. The text references a variant called Bromo Quinine and a signature by L. W. Grove as part of a cure claim.
An old advertisement touts a laxative remedy labeled Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from California Drug Co. It claims gentle cleansing, ethical production, and popularity among physicians and druggists with price per bottle cited.
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