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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
8
A discussion of a possible third term for the President surfaces among cabinet members and allies. The letter suggests the President will not seek another term, while Congress and press weigh the political ripple and public sentiment amid Cabinet discussions and prior precedent.
Fragmented lines show a claim process with references to Murs and Irving and a sum of 1000 dollars. The text hints at honesty, poverty, and the judge’s role in ensuring the claimant can tell his story and not lose the money. The disjointed phrases indicate a legal dispute or evidence handling context.
The readable text alludes to a court case linking a New York bank and a woman death, with mentions of Aguinaldo and the United States, a Chicago area railroad figure, and a Norfolk lodging note.
A collection of brief anecdotes from London papers showing misheard phrases and playful misinterpretations. A Boston girl mishears praise about her bicycle progress, Bryant’s chair comment elicits a pun, an Oxford lecture yields a joke about Scots clothes, and a teller secures a job by recalling a prior collection.
The article argues feet should be the focus for cleansing and health, not the face. It prescribes foot baths at 105 to 110 degrees, adding washing soda for odor, brisk rubbing to move blood to the extremities, cooling the water before removal, and thorough drying. It claims good pedal circulation prevents corns and chilblains and recommends frequent warm foot baths for comfort and beauty.
The article details clocks inside the White House, including a Monroe purchase clock in the green room, a Napoleon to Lafayette to Washington clock with alabaster and gilt bronze, and a Lincoln ebony clock in the red room. It notes the stairs clock, a Mrs. McKinley era clock, and a private secretary clock with cathedral gong, all keeping time.
An obituary-like sketch recalls a deceased artist noted for a fine physique and portly farmer look. At a railway station a cattle dealer wagers on the man's weight, claiming to be the county’s best judge of cattle, and confirms the estimate.
Two women debate rumors of a burglary in Indianapolis about a family with silver on the mantel. They recall a dollar and a quarter in silver left for a grocery bill as part of the tale.
A wartime diary fragment describes Orville Janie son fatigued from leaving due to weight, suspicions of dropsy dismissed. It recalls catching a hog to cure a fever, a broken escape through a hog wallow, and a chaotic plea to officers to grant pensen rights. The writer claims army troubles have wrecked him and references blood poison and a deceptive deed for his wife.
Velpin Indiana June 17 Wm O B Sullivan farmer and brother of ex Representative Sullivan Pike and Dubuans Counties suffered two years with kidney trouble rheumatism sore shoulders back and heart distress. After three boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills he is strong again and able to work daily claiming a miracle. Sullivan’s case cited as remarkable with further claims of cures by Dodd’s Widney Pills in Indiana.
Charles M. Murdock recounts that in May 1857 his father, a missionary to the Otoe and Missouri tribes, visited Marshall County at the Otoe mission. Seven Otoe chiefs visited and dubbed him To peka meaning white breast or missionary at home, explaining the town name origin.
A narrator recalls an angry bee swarm after a man recovered from a fever and tried to handle bees again. They seemed to sense a changed odor and attacked him, unlike in his healthy years. An old neighbor’s bees reportedly stung him badly once, possibly due to illness or odor, ending his beekeeping.
Osaka women fear a hair loss epidemic that causes rapid baldness after elegant styling days. Chiba prefecture saw similar cases last spring and Tokyo reports prompt barber disinfectant rules as doctors warn a fine germ endangers women's hair more than men's.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents. The snippet also includes a testimonial praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a brief, unrelated historical note referencing the Boers and Cape Colony.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's teething remedy for children at 2 cents a bottle claiming gum softening relief and wind colic cure. A dialogue snippet features Ally Sloper asking about other women and a response describing one ally.
An odd clipping shows people redirecting water from taps into troughs then bailing it out while others claim not to be fools by stopping the taps. It also advertises Allen’s Foot Ease powder for sore feet with claims to relieve burning, bunions, and sweating, priced 25 cents and available from Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A passenger on business in the South asks if this is the fastest train. The conductor replies proudly that it is the Southwestern Limited. The passenger retorts that the company ought to raise the limit.
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