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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
The essay extols harvesting fallen or doomed wood for Christmas crafts such as bark boxes, wreaths, pine cone decorations, and tiny spruce trees. It favors sustainable, non destructive sourcing and describes safe, simple methods to prepare natural gifts while honoring living trees and the season’s spirit.
A mother recalls starting a Christmas tree planting charity as a fund for her boy’s education. Each Christmas a real tree was planted to mark the occasion and inspire the child to grow with nature while a small bank account grew under oversight.
The article recalls medieval tensions between barons and King John during Christmastide and Epiphany as they sought guarantees of liberties. It notes the 1215 push for a charter and the eventual meeting at Runymede where the great charter was signed.
An advertisement extols Western Canada for higher grain yields and low land costs from $15 to $25 per acre. It highlights wheat yields of up to forty bushels, profits from $4,000 investments with 0% to 100% returns, and incentives like reduced railway rates and tax exemptions for settlers to boost grain production.
Fragmentary narration describes an officious Tate- man and a partner in a shop misreading a situation. A confused exchange follows with names and places garbled, ending in a terse, baffling quote from Tit-Bits.
Excerpts show two youths, a Chong native and Donnie, discussing a move to a new church and its acoustics. The line humorously notes how well the sermon can be heard, highlighting a casual town conversation about church life.
A garbled OCR fragment outlines a health product named LAXATIVE SHO QUININY and references branded items like Core for Golda and Crip. It mentions price, medical claims, and a death linked to an overdose or contamination, but the text is largely indecipherable and lacks coherent dates or locations.
A playful remark suggests the dictionary is the most pronounced work in a library. The piece notes the world favors quiet men yet rewards those who stand out and demand attention.
Forces around Tamoyka see heavy fighting as Bolsheviki clash with Cossack rebels. Reports say General Kornilov's troops resist near Mohilev and Tuminovka while 3,000 to 4,000 Cossacks under General Korun left support. Civil war tensions mount as negotiations and truces are discussed amid scattered combat.
The text argues thrift saves money for government and society, linking labor and industry to public needs. It discusses prosecution costs, social welfare, and the impact of labor on economics, urging prudent spending to support essential services and prevent wasteful expenditure.
Promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure kidney liver and bladder remedy. Claims non stimulant herbal formula with sworn purity statement and sample bottle offer via Dr Ritner & Co. Binghamton NY. Available at drug stores in medium and large size bottles.
The Score recounts a golfer senator John W Weeks and elderly preacher recalling childhood in a rambling Petersburg style. The voice wanders through memory of golf, meals, dreams of Pitts and drives and a casual chat about old sisters on Martin street.
Frank J. Cheney signs an oath as senior partner of Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio promising one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary W Gleason witnesses the December date. The ad touts internal medicine and Biocol role claimed by the remedy makers in Toledo.
A fragment discusses a terrible railroad wreck this morning and speculation about survival and collapse. The dialogue mentions a widow and her husband, a staged escape, and an assertion that Germany may blame fairy-tale factors for downfall.
A garbled excerpt references landscape artists on the other side and engagements with changes or repairs. It mentions a navy or emergency context and a request to adjust hinges or items, but the text is unclear and incomplete.
London reports that a German morning assault east of Bullecourt was repulsed by the British with heavy enemy losses and several prisoners taken. The statement notes German dead left behind as they retreated and marks a local breakthrough only on one short front.
Four automobile bandits robbed La Grange State Bank in Chicago of $15 000 then fled. A police squad has been sent out to Kerreh to pursue the suspects.
Washington January 15 The Webb export bill to regulate combinations of American exporters to promote foreign commerce was passed by the Senate 61 to 11 and now moves to conference.
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