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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
8
Women are visible across Long Island harvesting season with service tags and flags in farmhouse windows. Tractors turn the soil as horses share the fields, though no women drive the machines. The excerpt contrasts rural life with era commentary and includes brief ad and anecdote snippets.
Treasury findings show widespread profiteering in 1917 across foodstuffs, dairy, canning, leather, oil, brewing, cement, and utilities. Profits surged for meat packers, dairies, canners, and garment makers with some firms doubling or more than tripling capital gains compared with 1916.
A man leaped from Water-Joo bridge known as The Bridge of Bighs into the Thames. Police retrieved him within a minute using a motorboat and recovered his hat and stick. He was charged the next morning and ordered for a sanity inquiry.
Omaha serviceman Corporal Frank Brunson of the 24th balloon company stationed at Camp Morrison Virginia was granted leave to visit his newborn daughter. He followed strict orders to wire headquarters at every stop, making the journey difficult but worthwhile to meet his baby girl.
A humorous note on misreading a line about those who stand and wait. The speaker muses about Milton and John unsure of the exact phrasing while noting no flags are raised for the nonparticipants.
A child and parent debate honesty and deception in a rural home. The dialogue touches on stubborn truth telling, belief in appearances, and the consequences of fear of punishment. The piece reflects a local voice with playful misspellings and regional speech.
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