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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
7
Willam Rugenstein, a Big Four railroad delivery man, locked a dog inside a freight car bound for Springfield Ohio to rid himself of it. Two weeks later he opened a car and three emaciated dogs leapt out, with chalk writing on the door taunting him about the remaining dogs.
A fragment notes a quip about marriage causing divorces as a jest by Elizabeth and Leonore, with a Cornell Widow remark urging men to keep a dog to test their humor, reflecting light social humor tone.
An old African American man hurries into a drug store telephone booth to reach a San Francisco contact. After a long wait the operator explains the San Francisco exchange is on the wire and asks for a deposit of 7.05 dollars. He asks for clarification in a dialect, and the operator repeats the amount and instructs him to use the phone slot, while he inquires how much it costs to hang up.
A fragment recounts a boastful exchange about memory and a misstep on a foot during a humorous Minnesota ski event. The tone suggests a light anecdote or locker-room banter without a clear news structure or identifiable figures.
Wisconsin American Legion posts expand athletic program through July. Questionnaires show interest in branches of sport. state contests in basketball and track planned with trophies. Milwaukee posts form a six team league. potential bowling and spring state tournament. Skiing jumps noted in Chippewa Falls and Iola as possible sectional champs emerge. Charles Byrnes, state athletic officer, leads.
Edward J. Evers of Portland Oregon heads La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux as chef de chemin de fer guiding its growth in the Legion play ground. He served in World War I and rose from private to captain of the machine gun company before later becoming Oregon department adjutant. Under his leadership the group shifted from deficit to a $10,000 profit in one year and was unanimously re elected at the New Orleans convention.
A quirky excerpt from Pearson's Weekly notes sleep behaviors of a winged insect and its grip on stalks and ropes. The piece humorously describes how the insect clings at right angles and keeps its jaw wet while the rest of the scene shifts with wind and nightly roosts.
A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for fabrics from draperies to sweaters. It claims no streaking or running and asks shoppers to specify material type for best results.
An old advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a top remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It describes the product as a mild healing vegetable compound with immediate effects and offers a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Elmer Co in Binghamton.
In the country even a sparrow’s song can break the stillness and wake residents, highlighting how rural mornings differ from busy urban noise. The piece portrays the contrast between metropolitan clamor and serene countryside hush.
The notice touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a two part remedy with an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic for overall health. It claims effectiveness for those run down and notes the product has been sold by druggists for over 50 years by B. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. A separate line jokes about a first class bookkeeper keeping books away from meddlesome creditors.
Advertisement suggests using up left over vegetables fruits or preserves to make salads or desserts by mixing with Plymouth Rock Gelating to feed the whole family. The note emphasizes stretching small amounts into meals.
The exchange highlights gender humor with lines about a woman always wanting the last word and a man suggesting time saved by yielding. Gray hair is praised as beautiful, noting it tends to belong to someone else.
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