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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
11
In a curious, fragmentary guide a reader describes threading a cork with two threads, tying a shoe button, and guiding a lens or sun to cut the thread and heat a bottle to create a simple lamp or toy. The text then meanders through unrelated questions about faces and famous figures.
A fragmented guide describes children plays and tricks including a jug earth trap for small animals and a thimble game with silent search rules. It also covers simple magic tricks using electricity from dry materials, a bending stick illusion, and a fireless match-snapping illusion, with caution on practice and conditions.
A quirky note plays on language by turning the phrase mice or men into give men, a pun that riffs on wordplay and letter rearrangement. The item reads like a playful linguistic curiosity from a casual clipping.
An outdoor game called Gathoring sticks delights children at revels. Ground splits into two equal fields with rear goals where six sticks are played. A player who reaches the enemy goal may carry one stick back unchallenged, else must drop if caught. No stick may be taken while prisoners exist. The side winning is the one who captures all sticks.
Des Moines reports the state board of health places smallpox on the blacklist and imposes quarantines and reporting duties. Dr Alexander M Linn resigns as president. Dr C B Adams elected president. Newton & Northwestern railway expansion discussed with new trackage rights into Des Moines and Boone construction underway. General Weaver distances himself from governorship bid while affirming party welfare. auditor Merriam denies duplicating seals for policy certificates.
In a disturbing illustration a tall teacher is knocked down by a group of boys, the pupils scattering upward as they collide. The crowd’s reaction and the fallen educator are described with vivid, rough humor and graphic imagining.
Obscure 19th century ad text promoting Allen's Foot-Nase powder and related remedies. Mentions shoes, brace and health claims, with scattered names and prices. Includes stray quotes and broken phrases, typical of a damaged classified page.
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