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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
6
Rural items report on a young colt with a broken leg cared for in Woden. A Webster City horse buyer’s chauffeur mishap, local visits by Sigsbee and Nelson families, and multiple residents assisting with housecleaning and farming tasks. Liberty Bond drive progress and social happenings round out the weekly community sketch.
The Woden M E church plans a patriotic service on April 14 as residents hear a sermon supporting American aims. Local visits include Chris Jacobs surveying the county auditor field and many neighbors sharing news of travel, illness, and social events across Woden, Burt, Britt, and surrounding towns. Proceeds from a play by the Big Booster Sunday School Club benefited the Woden Red Cross with about 20 dollars.
The English Government fully nationalizes railways on August 14 1944 paying stockholders the 1913 earnings. War demand lowers facilities and enrolment rises to 160000 women workers. Freight car pooling and harsher penalties speed loading. passenger trains run with reduced service and fares up 50 percent.
A Washington note argues that promoting science and literature strengthens constitutional security. It warns European hardships show why citizens should value learning, know their rights, and distinguish liberty from turbulence, urging support for cultural advancement.
Treating a customer as a source of profit is foresight not courtesy and offering a seat is duty rather than courtesy. The piece notes listening to the grumblings of customers, hinting at lessons on service and restraint in office conduct.
The text argues that remonstrance and petty acts do not define courtesy. True courtesy comes from heartful good will and kindness without motive. Generosity, not courtesy, reflects a person who treats others as they ought, without expecting return.
An odd dialogue features a pra saic young man and a wise girl debating order of concerns with cooking not first. A sensational ad touts Adler-sku buckthorn bark laxative claiming instant bowel relief and prevention of appendicitis by one spoonful.
An old advertisement touts buckthorn bark and glycerine mixed in Adler i-lut to flush the intestinal tract and supposedly prevent appendicitis. It claims one spoonful of Adler-i-ka relieves sour stench gas and constipation by removing foul matter, with instant action surprising doctors and patients.
An old advertisement from Fort Atkinson Wisconsin offers steady employment with pay for salesmen and a mail order call for Colored Chewlar products from Converse Edwards Co. The dealer promotes Wisconsin's largest nursery and invites correspondence.
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