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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
3
Dialogue contrasts foreign and domestic unrest with a bread riot hint in Spain and a humorous domestic quarrel. Mr Lawton mocks vague speech while describing a damp house scene where overflowing collars and apples flooding the kitchen floor illustrate the comic exchange between husband and wife.
Fragmented reminiscence recounts General Francis Marion hosting British guests with improvised rations of sweet potatoes baked in hot ashes and condemned items like embalmed beef coffee and burnt peas. The piece notes the health department findings and a satirical prompt about margarine served in the era.
A first grade pupil hid a drop in spelling from weeks of perfect papers. The father questions blame as the boy claims the teacher spares the classmate beside him. Lippineoti's.
A wife recounts coffee’s effect on health, noting distressing symptoms and a physician's order to cut coffee. She describes trying Postum as a coffee substitute, detailing preparation and gradual adoption, and asserts the product helped her and others. The letter emphasizes genuine, recurring testimonials about Postum.
In Carrig, Amber Deane guides Adare through a ruined mill floor and a yawning cellar, while secrets about her family and a stolen jewel saga surface. Tensions rise as Brian Deane arrives, and Amber rejects Adare and hints at deeper family betrayals.
Samuel Cox recalls a Russian excursion showing a watered oak believed to descend from an acorn from George Washington’s grave, the guide mispronouncing Washington in Russian, and a humorous note on tariff arguments from Professor Price at a Woman’s Current Events Club gathering, with playful crowd reactions.
In a brief exchange a six year old child asks what an idealist is while a playful response names a “very young man who thinks all women are angels.” The note also cites an estimate of about 54,000 Chinese in the Transvaal gold mines, a figure causing concern among British authorities.
A chaotic diary-like scene mixes a couple reading a pews paper with a Marine News section. Alexander the Great supposedly explains a story origin to reporters about seeking new worlds, while a spouse contemplates joining an exclusive order but fears blackballing.
United States seeks neutrality enforcement as bands of revolutionists threaten northern Mexico near the border. Federal troops are rushed in with 1500 soldiers to Torreon and 206 to Juarez, while Chihuahuan streets see patrols. The Mexican ambassador to the U S is recalled to Washington to request trial of any rebel leaders caught on U S soil.
The piece discusses the Mexican revolts, likening them to past uprisings led by Garvan and Garza, with Mexican bands possibly recruited in the United States. It notes U S troops along the Rio Grande, costs to the government, and concerns of U S and Mexican authorities about neutrality and potential banditry after defeats. Debates over US responsibility and vigilance by the State Department are mentioned.
Accidental target practice at Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth in New York bay caused about 20000 in private property damage. Grounding battleships and broken windows accompanied the drills as a Bath Beach ceiling collapse injured a resident. Lusitania and other ships were delayed by mud bank grounding amid Gen. Grants week of maneuvers near Pine Plains New York.
The report states England will lay the keel next September for a bigger warship, The Rt. Vincent, surpassing the St. Vincent. The larger model is to be about 21,000 tons, costing around 2,500,000 dollars, with powered engines and no funnels.
A memorial honoring officers and sailors of the mi battalions who fell in the Sea of Japan battle of 1905 was unveiled in St. Pet. The 100th anniversary of Jefferson Davis was celebrated in the South with memorials in Richmond. Global news reflects hopes for US Russia talks, political reactions in Britain and Russia, and debates over censorship and reform. The piece notes labor union issues and a parade linked to equal rights, highlighting cross-border tensions and political shifts.
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