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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
6
Fragmented remarks recount Adial Stevenson criticizing party bias and the belief that one side must be right while the other is always wrong. The excerpt also mentions Edward L. Trudeau and a humorous anecdote about a golfer. The passage reflects eclectic historical chatter and biographical snippets.
A fragmentary item notes Fada Bilay studying at college and Hiram pursuing Pharmacy. Lilac comments on new farming ideas, and a Judge figure appears in the snippet. The passage hints at educational paths and local occupations without full context.
Justice Department announces first grand jury summons over wartime food price hikes. McReynolds, Redfield and other officials coordinate nationwide inquiries with 62 business, shipping and banking reps to see if price rises are general or selective and whether profits target wartime constraints. In New York, Mayor Mitchell names a 157-member committee to curb price gouging and coordinate with weights and measures and district attorney Whitman.
A Berlin meeting reported German families ready to take in stranded Americans. Mayor Adolf Wermuth pledged to board three Americans, banks offered credits, and refugees began relocating. James W. Gerard accompanied attendees and planned sailings to the United States as arrangements finish.
An advertisement extols Postum as a safe substitute for coffee claiming caffeine causes headaches nerves and insomnia. It includes testimonial claims of symptom improvement after switching to Postum and notes a price and packaging reference for the beverage.
Heavy rains in Bloomington ease two month drought as regional weather relief arrives. In Chicago a secretary, Howard Amory, is murdered in the Western Railway association building. his body found by an office employee after the assailant struck him with a club. Amory leaves a widow and two children. In Illinois fire deaths near St Anne claim three workers trapped by a collapsing wall in a burning building.
Fragmentary note names Austrian Moyd Baron Gautseb and others killed. no clear event, place, or date discernible from the text.
Henry praised his wife as the dinner concluded and boasted his public speaking humor fell flat for a moment before winning overwhelming applause. His wife suggested trying a waistcoat under his dress pants and a dickey for future appearances.
Paris correspondent reports Matchnikalt, famed for Matchnika milk, turns seventy while in New York on furlough. Sinnla marks his sixtieth, noting no aging as he champions frugal eating and abstaining from alcohol. Metohnlkos advised on benefits of wholesome greens and restraint.
United States district court in St Paul Aug 14 ruled the International Harvester Co a $40000000 monopoly in restraint of trade and ordered dissolution. The firm must divide into at least three independent concerns or a receiver will be appointed. Majority judges held since 1902 it violated Sherman Antitrust laws by restricting competition and unlawful trade.
In early returns Governor Cox leads Congressman Whitecre by over two to one in Ohio's first primary. Willis defeats Tod for Republican nomination with Harding showing a sizable lead. Final tallies vary with incomplete counts but Cox appears ahead in central districts.
A special New York Chamber of Commerce committee will report on opening export trade after consultations with merchants and bankers who argue shipments to European ports are not greatly hindered. London quotes Lord Kitchener predicting the war may last eight to ten months.
A government wireless station near Fort Ary Ontario was partially wrecked by men during an incident reported in Winnipeg in August 1917. Details remain unclear but damage to the facility is described as substantial.
A fragment from a 1914 local record recalls a child's fever and severe skin eruption treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after failed remedies. The note, signed by George Wolters, mentions the worldwide ad sample and a court scene where Sir George Ioneman’s misread note caused amusement.
A cryptic note from Lippincott's Magazine recounts a Drogrese meeting where air cult subjects were set for marking and those requiring less effort earned preference. Miss Whieler, a young teacher, argues no subject could be more difficult and confusing, while the principal defends her stance.
Fragmentary text references an inventor of a first player named pi nnop who has died at eighty five. The passage laments and speaks in awkward, cryptic phrases about peace, forgiveness, and social norms regarding marriage and class.
The text presents a garbled set of newspaper jests and quotes. It parodies The Guarantee and detective Burne, a clothier mishap with Hannopants, a charity bazaar exchange with a foreign count, and a Birmingham Age Herald style pun about granulated piles, ending with a saying on enemies and friends.
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