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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
3
A collage of humorous items from a newspaper page notes oddities in health, wealth, and social life. Jokes reference Miss Daisy Lester, an Ohio arsonist of $10 bills, Paris, Berlin, and various colorful characters. Trials of marriage, duels, pensions, and a Wall Street win mix with quips about whisky, prune crops, and gossip.
A disjointed reflection praises those who confer great gifts while condemning selfish rulers. The earth is described as full of monuments to potentates, urging more individuals who reduce suffering.
A switchman Henry Bruntifg was crushed to death at Oakville while handling an Iowan Central freight car. Fires destroy Rockwell City bank block and Anamosa high school. furnishings, heating plant, and interior damaged. Numerous accidents and legal cases follow across counties from Atlantic to Dubuque.
A basement fire at the Armstrong block in Glidden was discovered at 8 am by Nightwatch Heald. Dense smoke hindered the city’s fire crew from applying water. the blaze spread to tower floors and doomed the building, with an estimated stock loss of 40 to 50 thousand dollars and 12 thousand insured for the structure. The opera house and surrounding rooms housed furniture and dry goods, with insurance covering a substantial portion of the damage. The building owner is Gulick & Voss of Denison. Nearby properties including a bank and hardware store suffered minor damage.
Jack Wilson was arrested in Yankton for the murder of Lafey alias Joe OBrien in Sioux City on January 12. Two eye witnesses identified Wilson as the shooter after a quarrel broke out. He had been linked to the Quimby bank robbery gang but was released for lack of evidence. His associates remain jailed. Forty passengers escaped a wreck near Cedar Falls when a broken rail derailed four cars of an Islols Central train. Fire broke out, but all were rescued with minor injuries. A Rock Island train near Independence was snowbound, but passengers survived after a night in coaches and sled rescues.
Agentié of Colorado sought a warrant to return Frank Shercliffe to Colorado on murder charges. Governor Cummins denied the request pending proper papers and a hearing, while Colorado officers left Iowa. The case hinges on the habeas corpus decision anticipated from the U S Supreme Court next week.
A historical ad style story claims Dr William Pink Pills cured paralysis inclining to hemiplegia. Mr Hayden testifies he regained use of limbs after seven boxes and malaria relief, with NY address given 252 West 89th Street. Also mentions Defiance Starch and onions as health tips.
A collage of overheard lines from Boston Transcript Somerville Journal and other papers features riffs on dancing music whiskey and money. The snippets mix humor sarcasm and social commentary reflecting outdated attitudes and wordplay.
A Port Huron bricklayer, G Cleghorn, says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his diabetes and bladder disease. He reports relief from pain and difficulty working and spreads the news locally, praising the remedy and recommending it to friends.
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