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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1923
Page
8
The Man With The Largest Library Reads Slowest
A saying notes that the person who owns the largest collection of books often spends the least time reading each work. It suggests a paradox about library wealth versus reading tempo.
Relief for Disabled Veterans Reaches Eight Thousand
Iowa American Legion Auxiliary reports nearly 8 000 in relief work led by Mrs W A Quinn. Nearly 5 000 spent on direct aid to disabled soldiers in three state hospitals and other venues. Radio concerts, birthday boxes and thousands of dainties shipped to Iowa men nationwide marked a year of outreach with plans to expand next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
z+iliary
American Legion
Mra
W. A. Quinn
Wellown Seini
Quinn
Auriliary
Major Willem Wolffe Smith Named General Counsel for Veterans' Bureau
Veteran affairs leader Major Willem Wolffe Smith, a charter member of the National Press Club Post No. 20 of the American Legion, is appointed general counsel for the United States Veterans' Bureau. He began as a reporter in 189? and rose through military and legal ranks, including service with the sanitary corps and staff at Walter Reed Hospital newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Press Club Post
American Legion
Willem Wolffe Smith
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Smith
Army
Sanitary Corps
Maj. W. W. Smith
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington Burchn
Baltimore Sun
Logan&port
Ind
Indianapolis
Anover College
DePauw
Johns Hopkins
George Washington School
National Law School
Frivolous Army Slogans From Americia Legion Weekly
A playful item from Americia Legion Weekly satirizes military life with puns and quips about roving companies, fatigue duty, promotions, and civilian life. It references Croix de Guerre and the popular line There was one born every minute, noting top sergeants should be seen and not heard.
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Rolling Stone
XM. P
Reveille
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Americia Legion Weekly
Mrs Wagenaar Credits Tanlac For Restoring Health
Mrs Ella Wagenaar of 268 Graham St Portland Ore describes nine years of nervous breakdown weight loss and digestive misery. She credits Tanlac with restoring appetite weight and vitality after spending over a thousand dollars on other treatments. Tanlac is advertised as sold by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wagenaar
Graham St
Portland
Ore
Silent Sign Language Among Lancashire Weavers
Among Lancashire weavers a soundless sign language allows workers to communicate during machine noise. The system teaches time of day with hand signals and lip movements, enabling talk between looms’ pauses. A later note mentions a girl and her plump mother, hinting at a daughter and a future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Danish Sailor Reaches North America in 1476
Dr. Lofus Larsen of the University of Copenhagen cites Portuguese and Danish documents claiming John Scolye, a Danish navigator, sailed to North America in 1476 before Columbus, reaching a Labrador coast harbor in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The tale ties Henry the Navigator to a northwest India route via the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lofus Larsen
University of Copenhagen
John Scolva
Scolt
American
Columbus
Doctor Larsen
Henry the Navigator
India
Africa
Atlantic
Christian
Denmark
John Scolye
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Federal Reserve Banks Located in 12 Cities
Identifies the twelve Federal Reserve Banks and their cities: Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
S San Francisco
Tempting Dishes and Convalescent Foods Ad
A vintage advertisement notes tempting dishes for convalescents, praising Plymouth Rock Gelatine as beneficial and agreeable for recovering patients. Also mentions Cuticura Ointment and Soap as skin aids, promotion for personal care products amid humorous exchanges about second-hand stores and married life.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Advertisement and Short Jokes
An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claiming relief for catarrhal inflammation and a blood-acting tonic. B. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio notes 40 years of sales. The rest includes a brief joke exchange about luck with a steak and a line about happiness lingering.
Small Town Sleuth Claims Big Detectives Spoof
Constable Sam Slackputter of Petunia boasts he can solve cases as well as city detectives. A quaint exchange recalls frontier wit as he proclaims his knack for baffling puzzles despite humble origins. A related remark from the Norristown Times debates debt and imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam T. Slackputter
Petunia
Ene
B'Gorry
Kansas City Star
Man of the Hours Electrifies den with modern comforts
A light overview describes an affordable home den makeover for the man of the house. It includes an electric log fireplace a cigar lighter a humidifier to remove tobacco taint an electric cocktail mixer a never winding clock an immoralon heater a self warming couch cover and a shaded reading companion for the shoulder.
Ireland introduces new Bank of Ireland one pound note
A new Bank of Ireland £1 note circulates with the same size as the old treasury issue. It features an oval green central panel with the inscription One Pound and £ 1. The reverse shows the figure of Erin with her harp replacing parliamentary houses. A quip notes a man always looks well when seeking money owed.
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Ireland
Bank of Ireland
Treasury
Erin
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