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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
3
The lesson outlines stewardship as using God given gifts beyond money, comparing the parable of the talents with the ten virgins. It discusses distribution, employment, accounting, rewards, and punishments tied to faithfulness, urging watchfulness and active service.
A pithy maxim urges believers to pray more before taking risks. The author argues proactive prayer prevents regret after ventures fail and frames faith as guidance for decision making.
A garbled report describes a contested will provoking friction among relatives. The text mentions a wife, a likely beneficiary, and a woman named Jose amid references to a wrecked estate and ongoing Salvatiou actions.
New York banks hold unclaimed funds worth hundreds of thousands with many depositors vanished for decades. Seaman's Bank for Savings reports 2,536 dormant accounts totaling 296 thousand dollars. Bowery Savings notes about 100 thousand in dormant funds and stories of forgotten accounts, including Mary Ellin with twelve thousand dollars under four names.
Extensive lignite fields west of the Mississippi may be made commercially productive as fuel by a cheap carbonizing process developed by the bureau of mines. The Department of Commerce says carbonizing lignite into briquetted char could meet industrial needs, boosting Western coal exports. Lignite deposits in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas hold vast potential value, previously limited by heat content and transport costs from the East.
Bronze Age remains unearthed in the Thames bed at Sunbury include a woman's skull and limb bones. Sir Arthur Keith assigns a date around 4000 years ago, with accompanying animal bones and six antlers.
Vessel tolls through the Panamac canal in 1926 totaled 23,301,540 dollars, ranking second to the 1924 peak. The aggregate reflects a busy year for ships passing to Mahuma canal and paying tolls.
In Astrakhan Russia the Song of the Volga Boatmen and river life decline as a decade of war and revolution reshapes the Volga region. Once a river of romance and vibrant boat fleets, the area now sees villagers turning to farming and alternate work as fishing and passenger industries suffer.
A mysterious circular tomb on a hill near Algiers, known as Le Tombent de la Chretienne, draws Arab legends and treasure myths. French scholars date it to before Christ, while locals call it Khour Er Roumma. Treasure hunter activity stopped by the French government, with restorations to a principal facade.
Workmen with a railroad crew from St Joseph uncovered a red stump near the Burlington right of way north of Bethany. The two and a half foot diameter relic, believed buried when the road was built fifty years ago, shows no decay and resisted splitting even with an axe.
Fifteen year old Doris Duke, likely the richest girl of her age, is valued at $9,611,000 as shown in the estate settlement of her father James Buchanan Duke.
A Marwari banker named Seth Buddhimal bequeaths one hundred thousand dollars for a rest home project in Allahabad to house and study the irritation Indian red bug. He plans three resthouses in Sihori state with dedicated rooms for preserving the pests and paying travelers for sleeping there. The scheme includes a one dollar per two hours fee, with a strict if a bug dies the traveler forfeits the payment. Currently about 250 red bug rooms exist in Rajputan state resthouses, treated as quarantine for noninfested travelers.
In Timmins Ontario a geologist and prospector describe a possible copper strike near Kamiskotia Lake as potentially the largest. Estimates range from 60 cents to 30 million dollars in wealth, with better prospects than Flin Flon or Horne camps.
London fogs have altered with changes in city streets wider now and less impenetrable. Scientists disagree on the vapor’s transformation while old residents claim today’s fog tastes different from Victoria era.
In Watt River county South Dakota prairie dogs, once abundant a decade ago, are nearly exterminated after a long campaign. Farmers cooperated gradually and intensified efforts, reducing infestations in the region.
Chicago hosts a national Methodist Ministers Sons and Daughters Association pushing a memorial sanatorium for tuberculosis at Colorado Springs. The plan includes a $800 000 unit with nonsectarian care and public donations, backed by leaders such as Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes and Dr J W Irish.
Reports say the cruiser Emden departed Wilhelmshaven on a world tour while onlookers photographed a British tank ship. Rumors of a vast English espionage network circulated until the Frankfurt Zeitung noted few foreign spies still have jobs and that Baden plans are known to the Interallied military control commission.
A readers report from Moscow on American toothpaste prices reveals high costs in the Soviet Union. A shipment of toothpaste tubes was delayed at the post office for inspection, delaying delivery to an American newspaper correspondent.
A fragment describes severe distress from poor digestion and breathing difficulty. Vague phrases reference seeking relief and the impact on daily activity. No clear events, persons, or places are identifiable.
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