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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
A jumble of brief items reports rising shoe prices sparked by leather costs, a call to lift spinach seed embargoes after Virginia seed shortages, and a severe cold spell with Alaska hitting 50 degrees below zero. Also noted is a magistrate's warrant over a gum dispute and a Memphis election of a ophthalmology society president with Pittsburgh tagged as next site.
A reflective piece questions whether wealth rivaling Carnegie or John D. would truly bring joy. It argues riches increase cares, fame wounds, and idle pleasure fades, urging contentment through work, friendship, and moral living. It also notes a New Year’s message of prosperity tempered by caution about envy and vanishing fortune.
The text stresses ventilation and body purification habits as well as a positive psychological attitude. It suggests that without a new center for later life, old age leads to physical and mental decline. Professor Starbuck urges elderly to pursue enthusiasms beyond themselves including national policy, art, science, or other life-anchoring passions.
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