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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
3
A wealthy woman helps a proud beggar by sending two dollars in an envelope marked Take courage. He smiles, then later receives forty dollars with a winning tote, revealing the street figure had placed a surprising bet at 20 to 1 on Take Courage.
In a morning clash two infamous locals sparked a village uproar and were jailed. Uncle Wash testified in the ensuing trial remarking that both prisoners called each other what they were, while Dad chides his college son over spelling in a letter about sending ten dollars.
Said Chauncey M Depew had an old Peekskill friend who courted the same woman for 20 years and finally married her. The friend, Josephus, explained he waited until she talked herself out because he wanted a quiet married life.
A doctor received an urgent call from a father claiming his young son had swallowed a fountain pen. Asked what to do, the father said he was using a pencil in the meantime. In sports news, a hockey match nearly derailed when the referee went missing and a player joked with Smith, who admitted he knew enough about hockey not to referee.
A political candidate asserts constant labor on behalf of citizens while a heckler remarks that the candidate needs more ability. A playwright complains to a producer that his three year old son damaged a manuscript, and the producer comments that the child can read.
A compile of brief comic snippets shows neighbors quarrelling over noise after midnight while a tenant jokes about tuba practice. Other pieces include a cake pun and a novelist boasting a first submission, plus humorous onlookers and a coach urging players to act.
A Mars diary fragment recalls Earth chaos and laughter as Xygox 567 notes radio influence and cash payouts for trivia, music, and games. Mentions U S culture, figures like Truman and Abbott and Costello, plus a Ridgewood TV notice and a baby-sitter ad.
An ad offers a complete cutting pattern for a large sized nightgown Pattern No 5043. Readers are instructed to mail 20 tents in coin along with name address and pattern number to obtain the instructions.
A vintage advert promises surprising cough relief by making a simple syrup with sugar or corn syrup, water, and 244 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle. It claims the home concoction soothes membranes, loosens phlegm, eases breathing, and helps sleep, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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