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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
8
Clover-Land offers fertile land in the Middle West with plentiful rainfall and sunshine. This year farmers report big profits from potatoes and strong returns from other crops. The ad promises honest terms and good soils with a bright future for investors or tenants.
A fragmented OCR item from the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau in Marquette Michigan presents incoherent phrases about change and a garbled anecdote involving a barber. The piece lacks clear events or identifiable individuals beyond generic references.
Advert says Cuticura Ointment soothes skin troubles and Cuticura Soap aids baths. Free samples offered by mail with a book address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Ad asks if the country will mobilize for war, noting it is already automated.
The piece cautions against mocking others and notes cruelty doubles when taunting a disabled person. It urges kindness and self-restraint, warning that harming others with their own weaknesses is twice as harsh.
Des Moines reports W B Barney defending higher dairy and food department costs from 22,124 in 1909 to 75,240 in 1916, noting expanded duties and higher revenues. compares per capita costs with neighboring states and mentions fines supporting school funds, plus enforcement of 12 laws. Also covers federal dry law penalties, National Guard funding, civil service, baggage rates, state tax shifts, and other Iowa notices.
A nervous man seated behind plot explainers at the opera mutters for louder speech. His endurance wears thin as he asks, in unresting fashion, to speak up because anxiety and crowd noise hinder his hearing.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a quick fix for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims immediate, dramatic results with a 2 for 25 cent bottle, promising hair that looks healthier, shinier, and fuller after gentle application.
The article notes price inconsistencies with phrases about rentals varying in the same building and a demand for a flat rate. It highlights tension between tenants and management over fair charges and uniform rent. The piece underscores calls for standardized pricing and recurring concerns about affordability.
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