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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
8
Janet Mercer and Arthur Fleming travel to the Academy where Mrs. Denver acts as matron. Gordon Haskell welcomes them as Wilton Wayne joins the faculty. Janet discovers a secretive group believed to be scholars are actually artistic wax figures. Berenice Bracebridge, daughter of the late owner, is among the pupils.
A professor reflects on relative minds and the influence of places on character while guiding a class. He obsesses over a moment of romance, then discusses a pupil’s reactions, a female colleague, and the tension between religion and politics in a quiet school setting.
Gordon Haskell discusses religion with Miss Mercer as Janet Bracebridge learns of the austere, looming east wing and its ominous guards. Mrs. Denver arrives anxious about the grim kitchens and dim corridors while a strange, wild atmosphere underpins the day.
Arthur and Janet Merceraway leave the oppressive academy for a hike around the west wing toward Midnight Lake. They row to the ravine side, admiring the pale evening light on peaks as they discuss luck, fear, and a cryptic note about Gordon Haskell.
Tired nerves disrupt even well run families after lively outings and require calm. A period of rest helps. otherwise words may fly in a shower of frayed tempers. Mothers often recognize the cause and urge patience, forgiveness, and sunshine after the moment passes.
Dr. David M. Trout urged Iowa City parents at the annual child welfare conference to treat a child’s tall tales as a game, noting that before age five a child cannot gauge time or distance accurately and may create imaginative stories. He cautioned against forcing prayers or introducing a concept of God too soon, arguing children inhabit a dream world where miracles seem real.
Read the offer made by the Postum Company in another part of this paper. They will send a full week's supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. Ady.
Dr GO L Camp Sees Giant Bison Species Three Times Size of Modern Herds Roaming Western Plains in Pleistocene. Fossil Remains Found on Jim Day Ranch California Examined at University of California Museum. Local boy, age thirteen, discovered the horn tip while picking up a rock to throw at sheep.
The article notes that medical advances reduce childhood deaths from diphtheria and tuberculosis and track many adult diseases. It cites two statisticians, Drs Dublin and Lotka, who estimate life expectancy rising. a boy born today may reach 59 and a girl 63, with heart disease the leading cause of death and aging illnesses rising as others are controlled.
Local notice invites visitors heading to the World's Fair to stop at Hotel Maywood in Maywood Illinois. It touts new modern free parking and convenient Chicago elevated and surface transit routes to the Fair with fares starting at one dollar.
The census reports Vienna has 174,580 more women than men. Boys outnumber girls at birth, yet mortality is higher among young boys than girls, according to the London Sum Day Observer.
Readers are invited to submit a 100 word reason why Camay is the best soap. Entrants must attach eight wrappers or copies, include name, address, and dealer, and sign the letter. First prize is 1000 dollars per year for life, with possible lump sum payment of 10000 dollars. Judges from major magazines will decide, and all entries become property of Procter & Gamble.
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