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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
8
A mixed set of Old World demonstrations and parlour tricks described for children and adults. It covers bottle cutting illusions, thimble search games, static electricity tricks, and simple sleight of hand with everyday objects. The piece wields a period tone and offers safety-tinged, playful challenges for gatherings.
Five players compete in a ground divided play where a runner carries a token to the enemy goal and returns it while avoiding being tagged. A defender can tag only when certain positions are met, and the team scores by capturing all opposing attackers.
A garbled report recalls a chaotic incident in a classroom where students supposedly mobbed the teacher, with mentions of kicks and rough handling. The illegible text makes precise details unclear yet suggests discipline and disturbance at a school setting.
Des Moines reports indicate the board of health orders doctors to report contagions and tightens quarantine due to chickenpox and suspected smallpox in schools. Dr. Linn resigns as president. Dr. Ademo elected to lead the board amid ongoing construction talks on Newton Northwestern railroad projects.
An OCR fragment advertises McCarthy’s E% Foot Comfort with dubious claims and garbled names. It mentions a Pater Sbex II and Li. HW. A. Green’s Bon of Atlanta Georgia. The text references a fire of zeplicyoo and a specialisisty wach amid faded promotional copy.
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