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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
8
The near philosopher jokes that men consult mirrors less than women and miss self insight. Observers counter that a bald fellow who shaves can reflect more honestly than a matinee idol. Jud Tunking notes how men join many societies and end up endorsing both sides of the same question.
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment. It asserts catarrh is focal and influenced by constitution, with internal action and blood purification to strengthen the patient and aid healing. The ad invites pharmacists and references Cheney Co and local distributors.
An oblique verse fragment mentions rent and desire in the Street of Dreams, noting even a poet faces the costs of life and housing in urban fantasy.
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Fletcher signature as a trusted remedy for infants and children. The note recalls a sentimental vignette about family generations and a grandfather’s pride, reflecting a Birmingham Age-Herald tease.
A fragmented clipping presents a stream of phrases about work and growth. It notes “Outgrow the little jobs first” and mentions Batt. Knicker-Doea Smith enjoying fishing. The garbled text references a pond built to a cellar and a vague query about “What is the best way to get 4 big job.”
Iowa City man Lawrence W. Burns dies of blood poisoning after a scratched finger. Ni cehols resident Ailam Schmitt dies from farm injuries. Sherri William H. Jones eyed for Sioux City postmaster. Train wreck north of Arnold with no injuries. Humbolt seller sells 28 acres near Renwick for 56000. Osage retiree Ross McLean hanged himself. Cedar Falls farmer votes against school merger. Warren K. Rogers named Iowa oil inspector effective April 1. Senate stalls hours for women workers bill. Hampton horse and hog train wreck causes losses. Iowa House passes board of agriculture director elections by district. Senate kills Newberry tax bill after impassioned debate. Oelwein injury from axe in arm. Waverly dynamite blast injures Jeff Ingersoll. Iowa to receive 37000000 for mud and bridge instruction. Travel limits for state officers passes senate. Holdoegel alimony bill postponed. Senate defeats parole board abolition, plans board control duties. Governor Kendall may name new state board of control nominee. Lloyd Schuler kills man over money dispute. 68000 sale price for 240 acre Muscatine County farm.
One third of ex service men in hospitals across thirty two states are Legion members. Gerald J. Murphy, director of the Legion service division, cites census figures showing the impact of the American Legion in aiding sick and wounded veterans. He notes membership grows as legislation and Americanism work expand benefits beyond individual compensation.
The American Legion reports planned pro-German meetings in Milwaukee Omaha Philadelphia Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Cleveland and New York to protest alleged German colonial troops in the French occupation army. Dr Edmund von Mach and George Sylvester Vierlek are named organizers with a Legion bulletin urging watchfulness and DOJ action.
Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy, sends a farewell message to American Legion members and all veterans of the army and navy. He praises their sacrifice in World War I, calls their conduct sacred, and expresses faith they will carry courage and wisdom into peacetime duties.
I. Beasley of Elmwood Avenue Rochester, chief record keeper for Rochester Water Works for thirty years, credits Tanlac with curing years of indigestion and stomach distress. He suffered ten years with sour stomach, bloating, heart flutter, nerves and fatigue, and says Tanlac restored his health completely and energy. He endorses the medicine and notes it is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
An advertisement extols a blood remedy claimed to remove rheumatic germs from the blood and promises expert medical advice with no charge. It urges taking 5.8.S. and mentions a Chief Medical Director in Atlanta. The piece blends dubious health claims with a tangential literary note about poets and cats.
An ad touts double strength Othine for skin lightening promising clear skin and a beauty glow. The piece also notes women being admitted as Associates of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects and the Sydney Institute of Architects, with Sydney University attracting many women students in the architecture department. The artist’s salary is described as enough to cause little complaint.
Mapleton Kansas resident Mrs H C Hughes testifies after decades of headaches she found relief with Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. An alcohol free formula sold by druggists for a century, now available in tablet form. A ten cent trial package offer from Dr Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo NY.
A fragment from the Kananik City Star hints at a doughboy's eyes closing as he submits to ceremonial decoration by a French army officer. The lines evoke wartime protocol and cross cultural military gesture.
G C Johnson endorses Eatonie as a cure for heartburn and upset stomach. The ad claims the tablet removes excess acid and gas, aiding digestion and natural function, with a big box offered at a trifling price under druggist guarantee.
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