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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
8
A covert Japanese agent in New Jersey builds a spy network with Reds and a trusted English ally Meredith. He uses stolen news and shipyard gaps to gauge US readiness while targeting southeastern coastal ports for possible action.
A narrative follows a disenchanted observer as war policy stalls in special session. He travels south by train to Florida seeking clues about covert Chinese laundries and secret military orders. Nighttime port scrutiny hints at hidden shipments and a restless nation awaiting answers.
Washington December opening of the second session with Vice President Fate and Speaker Cannon in the city. New senators Cumminng of Iowa and Carroll S. Paute of Vermont take oaths. Seven new members sworn in to replace deceased or resigned peers. Houses to announce committees and adjourn for memory of Senator Allison. House to begin with census bill and administration message.
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt told John DR Ryan he will close every smelter harming forests unless solutions are found. Smelters at Anaconda and East Helena cited. Ryan secures stay of execution pending investigation. local leaders plan protests against federal action.
Shareholders and creditors in London last week advanced a complete plan for reorganizing Pillsbury-Washburn Mills Company. The plan aims to satisfy unsecured creditors estimated at 5 000 654 dollars and proposes an operating company to subscribe 2 000 000 dollars to take the mills and business for twenty years.
The Arkansas River, which threatened the city, stood last night as danger eased. Three buildings a store and a warehouse were swept by the flood late yesterday causing estimated losses near 308 thousand dollars for the week.
The national corn exposition in Omaha opens Wednesday at the auditorium. It will feature over 6000 booths and exhibits sent from twenty states, occupying about 250000 square feet, surpassing early estimates by 50000 feet.
Washington December 7 Foacph Hl painter aged 30 a botanist in the national museum and his companion Robert Wallace aged 18 drowned while attempting to shoot the rapidy cat Stubble Field fall in the Fotomee river ten miles north of the city. Bodies not recovered. The youths were fishing on a small cape when their craft overturned in rapids due to a sharp rock.
A damaged ad claims Conan's Kidney Pill cured a man named David Piie after severe kidney trouble. The testimonial says he walked without a cane within a week and remained well for seven years. The box sold for 60 cents by Foster Milling Co. Buffalo, NY.
In a torrid June session Miss Baxter tried to spark a law guild discussion on obelisks but faced total disengagement. A pupil loudly misheard and defined an obelisk as something that gets in the car and in the alien, provoking laughter and a frustrated finish.
In a afternoon gathering a clergyman and a dog lover discuss lore and a riddle about the twelve sons of Jacob. The dog expert declares he recalls each name, while the cleric jokes about misremembered titles as a rickety conversation unfolds with playful wordplay and a dog seller offering puppies.
The Minnehaha carried Harry Payne Whitney and other noted horsemen from London, as racing faced decline in New York. A jockey described hard times and sympathy for those down, while one observer reflected on the vulnerable state of jockeys and the sport.
A school singing lesson leads to a family moment as Ardyce and Wayne recount lines about their fathers. The exchange reveals a mix of misheard lyrics and deliberate correction, ending with a puzzled Wayne asking about multiple fathers.
A fragmented quotation questions use of the word anxious in modern language. The speaker criticizes people who claim eagerness to buy a bat or travel to Europe while lacking true eagerness or desire, arguing that apxlous would be a better term in context.
The rewards of greatness come from inner growth and earned virtue rather than external loss. Through growing power and worth, fulfilled duties and thorough work bring joy and peace as natural consequences.
A series of reader reports claim Grape Nuts improved digestion after indigestion from fatty foods. One letter recounts near-death from indigestion and credits Grape Nuts with relief and renewed strength. others endorse the cereal as a daily aid.
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