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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
8
The article analyzes government spending and its impact on private enterprise, detailing how federal allocations shape business operations and the costs borne by citizens. It argues for transparency and prudent oversight of public funds affecting commerce.
An explainer converts vast sums into relatable figures. It compares the cost of World War I to annual government spending and a hypothetical aging treasury officer paying out by minute to illustrate immense totals. It urges readers to grasp who bears the taxes and how government spending affects daily life.
An article summarizes Dr. D. B. Rosa’s 1920 U.S. budget survey detailing that 92.8 percent of the 5.636 billion dollar annual outlay funds war and Navy and primary government functions. It notes per capita spending of about fifty dollars with research receiving about fifty cents and discusses calendar reform and global New Year celebrations.
A humorous examination of New Year resolutions across varied workers and roles from a newspaper feature. It sketches men from different walks proposing reforms such as reforming habits, courting, saving, and mending conduct, then questions whether they will keep their vows. The piece ends on a note of cautious hope.
London actor Arthur Bourchier sought a beard for Henry VII and hid in Cornwall for three weeks to grow it. He then visited a hairdresser for fasteners, but after a sea bath near Northumberland his whiskers turned green. A counteragent restored a less striking look before the play opened.
A verse greeting from A M Thornton published in Orange Judd Farmer praises the new year as a shared chance. It urges readers to make the year meaningful through earnest effort and benevolent deeds, blessing the months ahead.
A historical recipe describes combining one cup sugar and half cup water with one pound each of raisins and currants, plus two pounds of nuts. The mixture is cooked to a syrup, added to the fruit and nuts, spread in a thin layer on buttered tin, and cut into squares when almost cold.
Malvina Turtledove faces a heartbreak as two suitors Joel and Jack clash over her love. She pleads for mercy while torn between allegiance, finally deciding by a drastic act that ends with her throwing her dog Bob from a window.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch piece recounts a Georgia negro meeting where a charity hat sweep failed to collect any coins besides the chairman’s dime. Mose Taylor explains the scene with a humorous moral about the missing donation and mischief in the crowd.
A Brooklyn note recalls a forties bachelor courting a young woman who rebuffs his plan to "grow old together." He serenades with sheets of music and sings "Grow old with me" before she bluntly rejects, saying she will not wait 25 years.
A Baltimore woman visits an old friend in Washington and jokes that the husband’s eyes are fine only after the hat arrives. The friend replies that the milliner’s gift will come with the bill, turning the compliment into a playful jab.
An Indianapolis grandmother recalls correcting her three year old grandson who marveled at his reflection and declared, Yes, that’s me. She used the moment to teach him about self recognition and honesty.
Exclaimed vows mark a joyful wedding voyage as one partner declares lifelong ownership and happiness. The other responds with light humor about candy, diet fears, and a new charge account, signaling a domestic, playful mood.
A dialogue snippet shows Marjory asking if Mother was home at her birth. Mother replies she was at grandmother's house in the country and not at home, prompting Marjory to wonder about the surprise of birth news.
An Alabama prosecuting attorney famed for success moves into defense, but his first two cases as a defender end in conviction. An elderly Black man named Joe Clinton remarks that the system still sends culprits to prison regardless of side, as quoted in the Milwaukee Sentinel.
A vintage mother’s plea promotes California Fig Syrup as a remedy to ease a child’s constipation. The ad claims a teaspoonful can prevent illness tomorrow and urges mothers to insist on genuine syrup with clear bottle directions for babies and children of all ages.
A traveling man recalls a hot day in a small restaurant where no one waited on customers. The proprietress shooed flies and argued screening windows or a door would help, but worried it would look lazy.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a judge amid a speeding case. The driver admits speeding as a man overtakes in a rattletrap, prompting the judge to impishly note the confession and impose a minimal fine.
A quirky exchange at a New York wedding breakfast features the bridegroom recalled as forty five, with Integ mdgur Saltus remarking on how successful men marry later yet more often, eliciting a wry reaction from Mr Sirius and guests.
In Life the line recounts Rafferty boring ten feet into a mine before abandoning it. An enquirer later picked up the claim and struck gold at twelve feet. When told the news Rafferty declared he would never leave another claim until he had gone a foot further.
The brief exchange notes a wife’s pretty picture and jokes that framing costs a jot. The playful exchange hints at domestic humor and light banter without further details.
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