10 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
Fragmented lines describe a young woman and a distant beloved man in a poetic scene. Vague imagery hints at longing, memories, and a ritualized farewell as the narrator contemplates vows and graves, with references to a father and a distant city.
A notorious figure in a small Western town is said to have remarked that each blade of grass holds a sermon. The next day Kla Hock found a neighbor pushing a green lawn mower and noted, I am glad to see that you are cutting your sermons short.
A humorous exchange describes animal wit with a roast duck as the sharpest comedian among birds. The speaker riffs on robin, crow, and duck behavior noting what makes ducks especially funny and how their antics at meals spark laughter and lessons.
A Rhode Island attorney recounts a visit from a prosperous German seeking four divorces. He reasons the wife may deserve the decree, suggesting the husband ask for her divorce. The man frets that he has not yet harmed his wife enough to warrant a divorce, and storms at the counsel over the idea.
A historical note describes thieves removing signatures from government documents in Washington. H Clay Evans warns that many signatures of Washington, Hamilton, Burr, Lincoln, and Jefferson have been stolen, prompting strict access controls and escorted consultations. Autograph collection is discouraged, with five years of vigilant protection preventing any further losses.
An Evelish writer cites a memory of lumbermen in the Canadian backwoods who purportedly rely on buckwheat cake with molasses, bread, pork, and bacon, plus tea sweetened with molasses or sugarhouse syrup, as a diet linked to cancer by excessive sugar and hot drinks.
Ginece G. Bostwick presents a fragment from Broadway fiction where a maiden of pure sight speaks to an angel. A mother and daughter exchange whispered lines as the angel questions virtue and sorrow, set against a dreamlike domestic scene.
The report notes London males number 2,164,897 with high accidental death risk compared with the rest of the country. It states that four to five deaths per year occur among males from accidents and that nine Londoners are killed by unpremeditated violence every two days.
Twenty years of kidney trouble, gravel and diabetes plagued Theury Soule a collier from Tondsport New York. After eight years of treatment he regained health and regained strength, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring him to full health. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo distributed the remedy. price six cents per box.
A jumble of ads and quips from a past issue discusses Defiance Cold Water Starch with claims of faster laundry results and no sticking. The piece cites prices, package sizes, and warnings against inferior brands. A light anecdote via Chicago Record-Herald humorously questions public whipping.
Tila watha and Seneca counties clash over fashion status with Hiawatha boasting seven dress suits. A rival claims a appli tailed coat is unknown in Senova while the yellow town advocate jokes about three dollar weekly clerks going without underwear to wear spike tail coats or vests with a single button.
At the Cam stock mine a tourist party asked Jate John W. Macleay to guide them. He led them and explained gold and silver workings. Andrew D. Willle, former German ambassador and Gera University president, tipped him for his clear explanation.
An Ohio mother praises her four year old son who, since age two, eats only GrapeNuts with milk or cream at every meal, skipping turkey on Thanksgiving. She claims he is never sick and has a healthy complexion, endorsing Postum Company and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
A bulletin from the Wisconsin station outlines alfalfa cultivation basics for about 700 farmers. It covers soil, seed vitality, seed rates, weed control, crop rotation, sowing timing, and cutting practices, noting American alfalfa matches Turkestan variety in quality and offers good feeding value for dairy cattle and other livestock.
Farmers report silage improves steer feeding by making beet and corn stalk fodder digestible. Experiments at stations and on midwestern beet farms show silage supports beef production with years of storage without deterioration. Some fear flavor changes in milk are unfounded. beef cattle benefit from readily digested silage.
Prof W M Munson from Maing Experiment Station reports two Siberian crab trees planted in spring 1810. After pruning one tree by 460 inches of wood while the other remained unpruned, the pruned tree grew 14 feet more wood in 1892, producing 1,926 inches total versus 1,758 inches for the unpruned tree.
A fragmentary note describes a foundation laid for a great man concerning a Dabite formed beyond. The passage references cleansing thick cashmere with borax and hints at a dissolved substance in guds ty, suggesting cryptic historical rhetoric.
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