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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
6
Authorities search towns near Dubuque for suspects in the murder of Herman Lunning aged, found dying with a wood splinter in his brain. Pocket check shows no valuables but no sign of robbery. The crime remains unsolved and may be clarified soon.
Many former saloons operate as salt drink emporiums with fixed bar fixtures. Some sell a keg drawn beverage resembling beer but non intoxicating. Old patrons frequent these spots while others stay open hoping repeal is defeated in court.
In Marswalltown a court adjudged 85 year old Julia Andom of Timbar to be of unsound mind and in need of a guardian. She had $3618 found in her clothes and bags, mostly gold and bank notes. a suspicious sealed packet held $606 with an unbroken bank seal from 1506. She was committed to the county hospital.
In Marshalltown a 10 year old Marvin Gearhart feared shooting a shotgun in a crowd of boys. Twelve year old Leonard Nelson took the gun to demonstrate handling, fired it, and the charge struck Gearhart in the neck, killing him instantly at the Nelson farm west of town.
Newton police and federal agents probe a Friday night robbery of a mail pound containing over $70,000 in bank, power and cash. Railroad detectives post office inspectors sheriff and city marshal search for clues but have not yet traced the culprits.
More than 200 relatives of farmers in Hardin county’s western area are serving in the German army according to a county resident. News from that section reports many Galcier relatives among those who have died, marking a troubling community impact.
The Burlington route announced plans to enlarge its West Burlington shops, adding new erecting and machine shops to extend present capacity at an estimated cost of $1,000,000. The expansion would create about 600 additional jobs locally.
Since the theft of a mail pouch containing $70000 in tank paper, residents call for a closed mall wagon with lockable doors. The mall is currently moved from the west office to Tailroad station in an open bus or bag side wagon.
Hog cholera spreads through southern Marion county with multiple affected estates. One farm reports 152 hogs dead. OPS notes a heavy loss to livestock amid outbreak concerns across the region.
The Iowa Scandinavian band from Dayton and the Farmers Male Chorus with 22 farmers will give two concerts on February 15 16 and 17 during the Iowa Warmers and Grain Dealers convention in Des Moines. About 100 farmers and families plan to attend, with a special train arranged for the trip.
Miss Jennie Heatherington woke in the street in the Fort Dodge business district fully dressed and out of breath. She had been running from an unknown danger and said she went to bed worried she would not wake in time for work at the WCA.
Official census records for 48 counties show a total gain of 58 295 over 1910. City populations are listed for Waterloo Clinton Dubuque Keokuk Cedar Rapids Muscatine Davenport. Ames reports seed corn sufficiency. Cerro Gordo may not need imported seed after tasting home seed. Carrie Chapman Catt to visit February 6 and 8 for suffrage talks in Des Moines. Dr J J Gibson supports TB testing of dairy cows with state reimbursement. Two Holsteins at Mount Pleasant hospital cited as Iowa standards. Attorney General Cosson questions constitutional amendment error claim by John Wammond.
Sioux county reports more than fifty wolves killed in 1915 with a four dollar bounty per hide. W B Barney prepares for the Inspectors conference at the state house in March. Harry Carver injured from a fall in a haymow. Mrs Monin suffers paralysis and crawls to alert a neighbor. One hundred twenty applicants seek nurse exams at the state house. David Littlechild of Sibley dies aged eighty after forty four years in the city. Congressman Towner reintroduces twenty six thousand dollar post office funding for Shenandoah as office growth strains space.
Sir Donald Mann lauds western Canada’s prairie expansion from sparse beginnings to cities and farms. He cites railway growth, population rise from 160000 west of Lake Huron to over 2.25 million, and grain output surpassing a billion hughals. He urges young men to claim land and become self supporting.
Professor Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma reports long standing backache eased after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says two boxes helped with Bright's Disease last tagen and three boxes more relieved pain, with continued improvement after additional use. He recommends the remedy and notes its price and availability.
An advertisement urging preparedness against grip and influenza promotes Brom Quinine as a combined tonic and laxative. The copy touts germ destruction and system fortification, cites W Grove’s generic product tag, and includes various odds and ends about eye care, pineapple production, and medicinal quips with no clear cohesive story.
The article describes elaborate party gowns with emphasized bodices and skirts. It notes use of nets, laces, chiffons, and taffetas, detailing a silver-embroidered bodice, double skirt, and decorative neckline. Dance accessories include silver dance sling ers and silk hose to complete the look.
The bluebird, symbol of happiness, appears on a white enamel wastepaper basket with wings outstretched, as if flying from a cage. The note also mentions women in India gaining municipal suffrage.
The article describes how mothers craft spring children’s dresses from new fabrics. It highlights two dress styles: a blue and white gingham dress with embroidery and a dotted muslin Swiss dress with a baby waist and knee-length skirt.
A literary line notes that fate dictates lovers meet first under Iva’s decree and may remain bound until affection weakens, framing romance as preordained by a mystic rule.
Anarchic ad copy touts Cuticura Sosp and Cuticura ointment for dandruff and itching with a free sample by mail from Boston. It mocks novelists and claims healing for wounds with Hanford's Balm.
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