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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
8
An advertisement for H A C O flour claims wheat is carefully selected and cleaned before grinding at the Waseca Mills. The copy urges readers to ask their dealer for H A C O flour and assures superior results without extra cost.
A humorous tale recounts a Western illustrator meeting the notorious Hollering Jones. The artist sketches a vivid portrait capturing Jones in a violent moment, later confirming the likeness when Jones asks if the depiction is about him.
An old ad from Chicago markets an eye remedy product named Murine Eye Sutro. The copy touts benefits for eye issues and references a pharmaceutical sale at a price per bottle.
A mother defends her daughter Elsie against social change and college norms. She insists Elsie remains practical and uninterested in new ideas, while others doubt her, noting Elsie’s voracious reading and music tastes but her stubborn avoidance of callers.
A white Pomeranian escaped its mistress on Coneye Island Surfave nna and ran into traffic. A newsboy chased, caught the dog, fell in mud, lost many papers, but saved the dog. The woman cursed him as onlookers applauded the boy’s courage.
A quirky note describes a man able to keep a busy infant calm for sixty minutes without uttering any coarse language quoted in local chatter. The odd remark links the feat to playful respect for family and patience in daily life.
Reported in Iowa general news a drowning at Fairport accompanied the dedication of the United States biological station with several injured in the crowd. William Malloy of Dubuque drowned. Mrs Bozeman and others suffered heat prostration or injuries. Auto crash near the event left Mr and Mrs Andrew Long injured. Medical inspection for Council Bluffs schools discussed with a proposed budget up to 4000 dollars. European war zones concern Grove residents with relatives abroad and travel to Germany noted.
Report from Marshalltown notes officers organized the Interior Town Traffic association, outlining steps to incorporate and to attack the east and west bound gates to Interior Town cites, following interstate commerce commission decisions on the 5 per cent rate case. Ames dispatch reports no locals in the war zone. travelers include Dr. Jennia Christ and party. Marshalltown also notes Secretary Th G Pierce of the League of Iowa Municipalities reports the 17th annual convention moved to Burlington due to Keokuk chain inspection and boat access issues.
Roadwork begins across Johnson County directed by the county engineer. Wooden bridges are being torn out and replaced with concrete structures. By fall the project should be complete, with only a few wooden crossings remaining on minor highways.
The report notes council concerns over deteriorating conditions and possible payment disruptions. Officials discuss temporary financial relief options amid protests and unsettled finances affecting several agencies.
Iowa farmers face a favorable crop outlook with likely bumper yields due to early growth and ideal weather. The report notes shrinking saloon presence, rising freights, and revenue from automobile registrations funding road work, while a freight-rate hearing in Des Moines addresses interstate charges.
Private Ralph J. Baldwin of the 1dth regiment N G was court martialed and charged with desertion during the future encampment at Washington last year in Iowa City. Other notes report auctions of Sac county lands in Delaware township near Sue City and in Ida Grove Europe trip updates from Ida Grove residents including A J Johnston and Miss Jessie Johnston and others touring Germany, with several Holstein visitors.
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