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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
5
A pair of men discuss Siim likely retiring from business and Flo intending to devote the rest of his life to doing good. The exchange includes a humorous cue about whether the plan is truly good, reflecting light banter on character.
O P Millard of Montour teleglone and light plant was repairing a transformer on an electric pole when 33 000 volts passed through him and he fell fourteen feet. His wife, watching nearby, fainted and nearly died from shock. Millard initially appeared dead but later regained consciousness. doctors cite severe electrical trauma as cause and say he may live. In Waterloo a Geranium Trail marker plan is announced with a new organizing group and route from Des Moines to McGregor.
Miss Edna Miller of Council Bluffs and James Hughes a government engineer married after meeting through a message in a bottle found a year later on a Mississippi River sandbar. Correspondence blossomed into love before the wedding at the bride’s parents home in Des Moines.
Police identified the corpse as Henry Alexander 46 of Gladbrook Indiana missing for a month. Coroner Lynn is investigating with foul play suspected. Alexander reportedly carried a large sum of money though his pockets held 21 cents.
C N Smiley head of Latin at Grinnell College has been honored by Harvard University as one of six college professors invited to teach this summer. He will offer a survey course on Roman civilization.
Clinton Francis Streets of Maquoketa was burned to death when an overturned Ford run about four miles west of here pinned him beneath the car. He and two others had been in Clinton to celebrate Streets 20th birthday. he was pitched over an embankment while traveling at 45 miles an hour.
Mrs Theroron Baum a well known farmer’s wife of Hartland Clinton County died from burns after a kerosene lamp in a kitchen stove ignited her clothing. The fire caused fatal injuries and spread rapidly. Clinton fiscal year fire losses totaled 304600 dollars per Fire Chief Thomas Price’s annual report.
Insurance men protest a ruling that 4 percent hail insurance rates apply only to northwestern Iowa counties. They seek to apply 4 percent statewide, listing Woodbury Plymouth Buena Vista Cherokee Clay Dickinson Emmet Ida Lyon O'Brien Oneeola Palo Alto Pocahontas and Sioux counties.
Goose eggs hatch in 28 to 33 days with incubation averaging 30 days. Goslings should be moved to a warm basket as they hatch to prevent the mother from leaving the nest. Keep eggs healthy and properly cooled after the tenth day with gentle watering. remove nonfertile ages during incubator hatching.
Iowa notes report small Webster City class with sixteen boys. The militia may be disbanded if members miss drills. Davenport Lend-A-Hand club raised 800 dollars by selling old paper and rubbers for a new working girls home. Sioux City jury quickly convicts John Dillon for helping to break Whitey Brennan out of jail. Des Moines hosts state and national holiness camp meeting June 1 to 11 in Oskatooga. Otterman Walter McKinney taunts marshal and jail burns shortly after. Grin the cat mourned at Grinnell college rows with funeral service. Sioux City treasurer reports 1 058 313.89 received and 1 057 208.27 spent. Logan Fourth of July plans include road improvement and openings. Dallas County farmer Charles Ryssel dies of megalemia.
Instructions for egg production emphasize cleanliness and handling. Gather eggs twice daily in warm weather and daily otherwise, avoid washing, and market only clean infertile eggs. Remove roosters after breeding, keep eggs cool and odor free, and sell to reliable buyers who pay for quality.
Instructions emphasize disinfecting the chicken coop to reduce lies and mites. If disinfection is not possible, clean thoroughly and kerosene roosts and nests with a rag on a stick. Apply similar precautions to nests.
Advice on feeding breeding animals to avoid heat producing foods. Emphasizes maintaining vigor with a ration of clean bone blood and muscle forming foods to support flesh formation.
Letters from women in Marinette Detroit Bellows Bellevue and others praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative to surgery for female troubles. They describe relief from pain bearing down inflammation and weakness after using the product and request confidential advice from the company.
A humorously tangled dialogue imagines summer plans and trust in marriage. A terse exchange questions spending places while spouses joke about modest costs and simple meals. In another vignette two alpine tourists share a playful misfire about sleeping and a cheeky pipe dodge.
Advertisement claims thousands of women sufferings can end with Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription a plant based temperance remedy sold in liquid or tablet form to restore menstruation and health Also includes a short humorous jailer boxcar dialogue fragment.
A quotation fragment notes the speaker’s heart remains sound while a belle’s influence is feared to quickly alter it. The clipped exchange hints at romantic tension and social wit.
The fragment hints at a fatal theatrical moment as Jones and a female partner clash in a dance scene. A dramatic line about dying dancing surfaces amid a ridicule accusation. The mood suggests a cruel punchline ending a performance.
Advertisement from Buffalo New York head of the Invalids' Hotel promoting Anuria as an eliminator of uric acid for back ache scalding urine frequent urination and sediment in urine. Claims rapid relief for rheumatism gravel gout and joint pain with easy payments offered.
Guineas prove profitable with several farmers noting ease of raising and keeping. The birds yield high quality fowl meat and are valued for the table in this community observation.
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