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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
8
A jumbled account recalls pressure on a Tonbatone editor who finally retracted a print claim about Colarion editor's paps. The officials and peers debated the error as he faced jail and possible commutation, while readers and friends argued for mercy.
A collage of old advertisements and notices includes claims of eczema cures by Cuticura and other remedies, a reward offer for a catarrh cure, and anecdotes about seeking work. The items reflect early 20th century patent medicines and employment chatter with personal testimonies and public notices.
Reports from Madrid describe a minor quake near Totana in Murcia with cracked walls in a few buildings and light shocks in Otlas. Residents fled in panic as a dense cloud briefly darkened the sky followed by a hail shower, amid comparisons to devastation in Sicily and southern Italy.
Leaders in Congress meet to adopt a plan to regulate interstate liquor shipments by attaching the liquor provisions to the penal code bill which already advances in the Senate. Rep Watson of Indiana leads the anti liquor faction as governor bid. The tactic aims to speed passage and avoid judiciary reporting delays.
A Cleveland area trolley derailed on Clifton avenue after a snowbound track slipped, plunging down a steep embankment. Thirty seven passengers were aboard. more than twenty injured, some severely, with several trapped under wreckage.
In Chicago last night George Busse, brother of Mayor Fred A. Busse, accidentally fatally shot Mrs. Jaicius C. Thekerman of Milton. The bullet hit Thekerman in the heart and she died instantly as jurors in a separate Cooper-Shorp trial proceed.
A patient describes severe kidney stones and pain with gravel attacks totaling 25 stones, lasting years and causing weakness. After starting atty Dean's Kidney Pills, improvement was rapid and the person reports full recovery after four boxes. Sold by all dealers 61 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragmented item notes a tramper joke in Germany with a line about drinking a beer to health and a brief exchange about light or dark beer. The source reads like a stray caption or gag snippet with imprecise attribution.
The Peruna Almanac is advertised with astrology and lucky day lists for 1909. Jamaica ginger production highlights show double price yields up to 4,000 pounds per farm, with 1,400,000 pounds exported last year. A humorous sketch features a child Willie praying at his first football game.
A Georgia woman's testimony credits hard coffee habit with poor digestion headaches and muddy complexion. After switching to Postum she reports clear skin better digestion and no headaches for years. The letter promotes Postum by the Postum Company Battle Creek Michigan and references "The Road to Wellville."
A letter from James Ainslid and sons describes emigrants lured by Canadian government agents with low rail rates to southern Alberta near Clairsholm and the Little Bow. They report buying four sections, building outbuildings, fencing, and breaking 200 acres for crops. They praise mild winters, yields of 20–26 bushels per acre for spring wheat, 25–30 for winter wheat, owning 60 horses, 350 sheep, 30 cattle, and Shropshire sheep valued at 20 each, with land values rising from 6 to 15 dollars an acre and expected further gains as a railroad approaches in 18 months. They commend Southern Alberta as a good place for enterprise and thank the Canadian government for favorable treatment.
A Houston woman recounts three years of female troubles and liver issues cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes initial illness, doctors' medicine failure, and her eventual health improvement after one bottle. The testimonial urges other women to try the remedy.
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