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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
Poem from Fame and Fireside contemplates the Old Year passing with regret and the New Year bringing hope. It envisions purer thought, greater courage, and higher aims as time cycles. The verse contrasts the Old Year’s grief with the New Year’s promised renewal.
In a Western Newspaper Onion piece a freshman history class endures a New Year test while Miss Brown contemplates a broken engagement revealing Helen Brown and Jim. The mood shifts as Jim bursts in with news, and Miss Brown suggests a joyous New Year program to lift spirits.
The tale opens with Bill seeking a New Year gift from Lois in Raston as the elder Rastong attends the church to see the Old Year out. Lois explains the heart is not hers to give because it was stolen weeks ago, and Bill accepts the outcome, then is arrested by Lois's cry Stop thief at the gate.
Marian York, fearing memories and heartache, avoids the town celebration, but Warren Denham returns from Africa and confesses his lifelong love. He asks Marian to marry him, renewing a childhood promise as the town welcomes him home and the New Year begins with joy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture outlines a new oil burning heating method for homes. It notes advantages such as adjustable heat and reduced maintenance but warns of higher conversion and operating costs. It explains burner types, fuel grades, and safety marks from Underwriters Laboratories.
Discussion on which day is truly the shortest, with a note that for some people the longest day comes from the second day after New Year’s Day as they begin a resolution.
A vintage cookie note describes sand tarts as a crisp cookie pairing with fruit or ice cream. The recipe from the bureau of home economics uses butter sugar flour almonds and pecans with cinnamon and is formed into a roll to chill then sliced wafer thin before baking.
The dough is prepared as for bread and after the first rise small pieces are shaped into balls. Three balls are placed in greased muffin pans and allowed to rise to double in bulk before baking in a hot oven. Leftover bread dough may be used.
The United States Department of Agriculture explains making ice cream without stirring by using rich mixtures and long ice and salt packing or mechanical freezer trays. It details a foundation mousse recipe with cream, evaporated milk, gelatin, and optional flavor variations plus tips on molds, freezing, and serving ideas.
A jovial barber explains he stopped offering credit after a row of long-standing customers tired him with delayed payments. He once kept a tally by nicking noses with his razor when shaving, and the practice convinced patrons to pay at once. The customer then asks if payment could be in alliance.
A reported claim by Professor Cunstanz about a grotto in the Terni province where Romans allegedly killed 2,000 ban bits in 308 B C is discussed by Livy. The tale, tied to a Rome gathering of scientists, prompts caution about historical accuracy and sensationalism.
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