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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
8
Letters from grateful women attest that Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. never publishes fictitious or untruthful letters with the woman's consent. The compound is credited with relieving displacement inflammation irregularities nervousness and related female ills. A pastor remarks on sermon length and depth during a Sunday visit.
An old notice urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature Cui LA and to trust the remedy used for infants and children for generations. The page also includes a joke about Jerry in the Chile bottling business and a remark on April’s photograph style.
Washington order to Iowa headquarters allows 600 plus national guardsmen in the Iowa brigade to return home and resume education this fall if the border situation remains peaceful. Discharges apply to university and school students and include those in public and private schools. retention is contingent on military need in 1916.
Miss Anna Danielson of Gowrie died after a purported marriage to Dr. Percival Allen of Seattle. Allen is held on a vice charge in Seattle, claiming a Los Angeles marriage exists. Danielson’s body was exhumed for tests in Minneapolis, with notes of two hypodermic needle scars and conflicting death certificate claims.
Announcement notes William McAdoo as secretary of the treasury will join the Rural Trade Board meeting on November 27. The event location is not specified but expected to discuss trade policy and rural interests.
Fragmentary report details a second safe theft at a local airport with unclear suspects. The note mentions a loss of hundreds of dollars and a disrupted security event possibly linked to prior break-in.
Dr. Fred Dr. Merritt of Iowa City, formerly on the University of Iowa faculty, has been elected head of the social service department in the extension division at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He will begin duties in September and is an 1898 graduate of the State University of Iowa with a PhD earned in 1900. He has since served as traveling representative for Charles Stribner & Sons publishers.
The Monona county fair in Onawa is scheduled for September 5. Plans aim to surpass previous years with added features including several foot races offering large purses, expected to attract top sprinters from the state.
An investigation opened in Fort Madison by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe officials into an alleged plan to poison horses bound for the city. The inquiry followed reports of illness among a horse shipment from Kansas City to Fort Madison and officials say evidence points to intentional poisoning. In Jolngon County, 95 year old Sion Hill longtime settler, died at his home after 78 years in the area. survivors include Oliver C. Full of Iowa City and Mrs Henry Metic of Texas.
J A Julius aged 95 died at his daughter Mrs August Heise home northeast of Manson. Born in Germany he had lived in the vicinity 35 years and was a father of 12 children five of whom are dead. He was the oldest resident of the area.
Des Moines bulletin notes a break from heat with showers aiding southern counties where rain improves corn pastures potatoes and gardens though early corn still suffers from drought. Threshing continues and onion yields in Scotl county reach 150 to 300 bushels per acre while fruit and grape crops show varied August conditions. Parole board releases rise and senateHouse plans for January session emerge as hotel and health notes appear.
Des Moines reports the state board of control directed a home canning setup at the Flynn farm to process tomatoes for state institutions. Honor prisoners from Fort Madison peniten tiary tended four acres, yielding about 100 bushels per acre. The plan aims to beat market prices, with projected can yields of at least 290 dozen gallon cans and no price increases expected.
Rudolph I. Anderson led the southern wing of Steffansen Arctic exploration. He completed three years of work with the party and earned renown as a hurdler and former Iowa National Guard rifleman. Anderson, a University of Iowa alumnus, married Miss Maybelle Allstrand weeks before departing north in 1918.
In Rawnaville Texas guardsmen realigned duties after the hurricane. Nine mess houses were blown down and four men were inside one when it collapsed. one man was slightly hurt. There is no sickness in camp and General Parker commended the Jowans for the exemplary conduct shown.
A fragmentary captioned piece presents garbled phrasing about urging restraint and voice, referencing an “Unbo-Dut” and a jesting listener. The text reads like misheard dialogue with repeated slurring and nonstandard spellings.
A defendant pleads not guilty in a murder case claiming an alibi. He says townsfolk were involved in a conflict at the time and intends to prove with a self drawn memory of the victim’s likeness. The judge awaits further proceedings.
A jumble of vignette snippets portrays Witchcroft farm labor in Canada and Des Moines reporters, with a Canadian Government Agent and interactions at Westminster. The scenes include a child’s blunt honesty, a parish preacher, a university dean and a cook’s retort about costs, illustrating cross culture humor and social satire in short, dialog driven passages.
Telephone School a success marks first year at Iowa State College begun by Prof. G A Weight. Of seven electrical engineering seniors in the course, all six available have joined Iowa telephone companies. (Note: text adjusted for clarity while preserving entities and facts.)
Newton public schools introduce an agriculture course aimed at high school age students. Many rural pupils have registered or requested enrollment, and officials believe it will become one of the most practical offerings in agricultural work.
Bryan’s Fort Dodge appearance ends with a $149.50 check, the smallest he has ever cashed there. The prior year’s amount was $610, reflecting a decline amid quiet times as farmers and merchants slow activities.
Fragmentary quotes depict a dispute over morning noise as residents argue about early work routines and disturbing others sleep with loud activities. The dialogue hints at conflicting daily schedules and frustration.
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