23 May 1912
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
1
A humorous speech on women’s emancipation ends with a young woman asking which post she’d receive if women governed. The statesman replies she would manage an institution for the deaf and dumb. She answers that would force either the unfortunates to talk or the leader to remain quiet.
A frightened Mrs. Fink recalls a burglar scare at two o clock when she saw a man's legs under the bed. Her husband, awakened by the noise, reassured her there was no intruder and the fright subsides.
A Kingston on Thames police court heard a general servant charged with theft from her mistress of Ivydeane Southborough Road Surbiton London. The owner posted reward notices after missing a pearl pin and a pearl and diamond ring. Detectives recovered jewels from a flower-bed and the prisoner’s bedroom.
A patriotic address honors fallen and living veterans, urging citizens to imitate their sacrifice by pursuing good citizenship and opposing greed and oppression. It emphasizes national unity, the cost of war, and the duty to preserve the commonwealth through responsibility and service.
A condensed reflection on the early Civil War era, noting Lincoln's 75 000 volunteers and Davis's 10 000 arms, the evolution from armed mobs to epic armies under Lee Grant Jackson Thomas Sherman Sheridan, and Memorial Day remembrances of fallen soldiers and veterans.
The Million for Manitoba League seeks to boost immigration by expanding the province to a million people. Manitoba offers vast free homestead land, extensive rail access, and strong markets, with major towns like Winnipeg and Brandon driving regional growth. The league collaborates with Dominion and Provincial immigration officials and distributes informative pamphlets from Winnipeg.
A temperance orator argues on vice and misery while a hushed voice answers with a joke about thirst. The Paxton Toilet Co. advertises Paxtine for body odor control, offering 25 cents a box or cent postpaid from Boston, Massachusetts.
Fragmentary remarks describe a teacher named Jones forcing a female student into music lessons. The dialogue implies manipulation, financial strain, and hostility toward others on a different floor, suggesting a toxic school environment and possible abuse of power.
The fragment mentions Mrs Whinlow and a soothing remedy for children addressing wind colic and stomach troubles. It references Fiona and Mas with doses and symptoms, suggesting a local advisory or product notice from a past era.
The Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association reports losses paid to Martin Oleson in Hamilton County and J H Richardson in Wright County for April 13th damage. The group boasts $161 million in risks, over $95,000 on hand, and record cash growth from new applications while emphasizing affordable, prompt payments and pre storm insurance.
A traveler seeks recommendations on what to buy during a Rhine summer tour, recalling a past journey and asking for updates on suitable purchases. The narrator plans to refresh memories with a wine card, with Walter asked to fetch it.
A vintage ad claims Cole's Carbolisaive stops burn or cut pain, heals fast, prevents scars, with pricing 260 and 600 by druggists. It offers free samples from J. W. Cole & Co. and includes pushy lines about romance and Garfield Tea for complexion and temper.
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