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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
8
A Century magazine report quotes factory foremen endorsing women as capable workers. One foreman praises women's mechanical skill, claiming women can do any mechanical work better than men, with a supervisor recounting replacing male workers with women.
In a Rehoboth Herald item a boy of eight summers, Johnny B, took up hockey at school. After several offenses he was sent to the tout by his teacher who demanded an excuse from his father. The boy refused, saying his father cannot make excuses because his mother finds him out.
A Scots chemist opens a new plant producing radium in a factory described as modern and significant for science. The event draws attention to advancements in radioactive materials and their industrial use.
State leader J W Coverdale explains the emergency food bill will establish county level food agents and district home economies agents to aid production, conservation, and distribution of food. War Emergency Farm Bureau associations must organize 200 farmers, landowners, and business residents to activate county projects. The government funds salaries and agents through embasrshins and local appropriations.
At a board of trustees meeting Western Union college decided to remain in LeMars despite offers from Harlan to relocate the institute. LeMars residents contributed to the college financially and several building improvements are planned for the coming year. Story City earns prestige as a wealthy small town with high per capita wealth, tracked by tax reports, surpassing nearby Caldana Logan and Woodbine.
Dr. C. H. Grant of Iowa City appointed to Southern district exemption board to succeed Dr. Clarence Van Epps who resigned to join the medical reserve. Mayor John MacVicar of Des Moines ordered to report for active duty at Deming New Mexico. Onawa fills mayor vacancy with attorney C. E. Cooper after Nord’s resignation to enter service on the Mexican border.
Davenport reports a rescue attempt on the Mississippi below Buffalo ends in tragedy. Walter Burmeister, 26, drowns while helping Esther Wigelns, 22, as Harriet Wiggins witnesses. The girl's body remains missing hours after the double drowning.
In Dubuque two young people Charles Krumback 26 and Miss Hessia Mahon 26 died when the Milassasippi launch struck a submerged shore protection dam. Miss Mahon and another young woman were thrown into the water. Krumback jumped to save them but both men disappeared while the other woman was rescued.
A fourteen year old schoolgirl from Douglas Arizona named Mattie Lee Hudsonbeth became a soldier's wife to David Eugene Leary of Spring Texas, a twenty two year old in the Twenty second Infantry stationed at Fort Hamilton. The bride's mother is abroad with General Pershing in France and the girl will remain in Brooklyn to attend school.
An advertisement asserts that a hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment provides relief from eczema itching and irritation in about ten minutes. It promotes mail order samples and lists Cuticura Dept. L Bouton for sending requests.
A girl named Doris recalls her father raising chickens and her mother teaching about setting hens. She visits a litter of curly black puppies under a tan mother and questions if they belong to Emmy Lou, noting the dog could not hatch Bat on her own eggs.
An OCR fragment shows garbled phrases about a war garden and mug filled scenes. It includes partial quotes like Yours must be a war garden and Twolkee it’s full of Mugs, with stray references to men and life. The text is too fragmented to identify a clear event or persons.
Professor Brander Matthews recalls a joke about an irritable senior instructor. A student under his eye never took notes and claimed to have his father’s note taking habit, prompting the instructor to challenge his lack of attention in the classroom.
A fragmentary line hints at domestic tension and a cautious, humorous take on love and family. It presents a wry aside about loyalty to a wife and the dangers of improvised remarks. The excerpt reads like a stray quotation from a column or feature.
A man calling himself Mr John Smith visits a doctor in Lexng town seeking a cure. The doctor offers two months of personal supervision before resuming banking duties, while the visitor insists he is Smith the streetcar driver. The exchange ends with a humorous misidentification and no treatment defined.
In a terse exchange, one person notes repeated loans to another have been treated as gifts. The lender insists attempts to help failed due to the borrower’s mindset, signaling frustration over repayment expectations.
A fragmentary quote exchange notes beauty only skin deep while urging deeper value beyond appearances. The text juxtaposes shallow judgments with inner worth and hints at broader social critique.
Vice President Marshall declares the politest man lives in Newark Ohio after a campaign speech he gave last fall. A disruptive man approached the platform during the pause and attempted a handshake before announcing he must leave for home.
In a letters style snippet a couple discusses home improvements. The wife asks to enlarge keyholes while a quirky note mentions a scarecrow named An Towanyentor with a mechanism that emits loud bellows at intervals.
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