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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
3
An account from a writer who describes encounters with the Kaiser during wartime, noting the commander’s private attire and guarded routines. The narrative recalls street scenes in Homburg, armed guards, and the spectacle around the monarch, highlighting public adulation and personal distance.
Davis recalls conversations with the Kaiser who studied American conditions from forest policy to race relations. The Kaiser praised American invention and critiqued four year presidential terms, immigration, and wealth worship while noting American Negroes and New York opera pay scales. He admired Wright and architecture yet derided skyscrapers and Corfu castle prices.
The oath binds soldiers and officials to the Kaiser before the fatherland. The Kaiser asserts total command, body and soul, over Germans. Veneration of the Kaiser is deep even among socialists, who favor reform but unlikely seek to dethrone him before the war.
The Kaiser’s hold on Germans rests on victory and public acclaim shaped by government pressure and press influence. Citizens’ devotion, schoolchildren’ s lessons, and symbolic displays sustain the Kaiser, while the German public often defended harsh wartime measures and showed self centered traits and class divides.
Consul Fred Slater of Sarnia Ontario reports Canada experimenting with selling eggs by the pound instead of by the dozen. He says the public must be educated to buy that way and that variation in egg size makes pound pricing a fair basis for charges.
A house described as a desirable residence with excellent sea view has been converted into a dwelling. It is now home to a family living on the north coast of England, with baths noted as a feature of the property.
An examining physician for a major life insurance firm notes many insurance applicants are rejected because kidney trouble is common and often undetected. Advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal remedy, claims success, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
Four year old Boston pessimist Willie Hibrow denounces the so called holiday spirit. He mocks the Glorious Fourth of July and Santa Claus myths while noting Thanksgiving and New Year restrictions dull the season. He laments the war's end would otherwise bring Olympus level sighs.
A playful exchange highlights a modest artist brushing aside praise with light humor. The dialogue suggests a flirtatious, teasing rapport amid a drawing or painting session, emphasizing social decorum and artistic temperament.
An advertisement touts Dr Pleece's Pleasant Pellets promising liver health and overall well being with phrases about staying active wealthy and wise. The copy uses a testimonial style and emphasizes vitality through a health product.
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