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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
1
The article traces April Fools traditions in France Scotland and England noting their playful mischiefs. It mentions a Parisian phrase April gh hunting the gowk and warns the jokers may backfire like a returning boomerang while hinting at ancient Romana and Hindu ties to the custom.
An analysis claims machine-made shoes cost less in use than most believe, with royalties and maintenance figures showing profits to manufacturers. The piece argues readers should contact United Shoe Machinery Company in Boston for more details. It ends with a London Chronicle note on disappearing traditional shops and the rise of fried fast-food outlets in London.
A Chicago woman recalls months of facial pimples causing burning and itching. She reports relief after using Outlour Ointment and Soap then Citupura Soap and Ointment, claiming a complete cure after about three weeks.
Iowa briefs report attorney remarks on a will requiring marriage by June 15 to inherit forty thousand six hundred dollars. Ballinger, a 34 year old mechanic, reportedly hopes a wife will fulfill the clause, while his siblings would benefit otherwise.
Ottumwa physician Dr Murdoch Bannister resigns from the state board of control of state Institutions. Gov Clarke is reportedly selecting Rep W J Dixon to succeed him and Sen A M McCall to replace Judge G S Robinson whose term ends July 1909. The resignation has been at the governor’s desk for days to avoid a scramble.
A 23 year old farmer named Wandfulh near Lenoxz shot himself with a shotgun just after returning from St Joseph Missouri leaving no evident motive. His widow had previously lived in Savannah Missouri. Burlington notes a 78 year old man Monasseh Edwardila found dead near the railroad tracks possibly from exposure. Chief of Police Gusted Mason Guy and officials faced salary reductions from $150 to $126 per month by the city council.
Des Moines reports the noxious weed bill failed to reach the constitutional threshold after a long debate. The measure would have required property owners to destroy several weed species on their land and adjacent highways. The Senate tabled the proposal, leaving a strong call for local action unresolved.
A chaotic Iowa Capitol session features amendments to labor and arbitration provisions, tax exemptions for bankers and contractors, and bills stalling into fall adjournment. The Senate debates arbitration support for miners, state board of agricultural managers deferment, and university course protections while deadlines loom.
A hundred carpenters worked Sunday to rebuild burned homes in Council Bluffs. Volunteers restored three families’ houses destroyed by the recent tornado without charging for services.
The Commercial club of Sioux City acts to mediate disputes between employers and union members after two strikes in a week by painters and window workers. Local notes mention Keokuk county land prices breaking records with $248.41 an acre, and Col D H Ton dead in Dubuque after a long illness. A Clearfield company starts up and Rock Rapids wheat crops look strong as seed quality rises.
Debates over equal suffrage dominate the Iowa House session with votes on laying on the table and striking the enacting clause. The chamber also passes traffic and arbitration bills, approves a Panama exposition funding bill, and schedules a primary election date change and park tax measures.
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