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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1932
Page
4
A jumble of anecdotes recounts Dr. Frederick W. Hodge and sharp eyed Zuni workers in New Mexico, a Madison Square Garden confidant prank, an illustrator’s servant tale, a diction loving New Yorker and a humorous weight bet at a hot springs resort.
The text explains chameleons change color via skin cells that expand or contract, producing orange or brown shades. It likens thunder to a large static spark from a lightning strike, and describes shooting stars as meteors burning up in Earth's atmosphere before reaching the surface. It also notes moon lore about holes, lakes, and craters as common myths.
Practical advice on repairing scratched furniture with beeswax and turpentine, cleaning stove grease with newspaper, and polishing with a brush. Also a quick cheap roast without bone, and orange flavorings via dried orange peels stored for later use.
A quaint farewell message asks a friend to drop a line while away. The writer uses playful spelling and nautical terms to convey missing companionship and a light hearted tone. The piece reads as a personal note from an old friend.
Eighty six year old Standish of Flymouth lineage is described as the champion windmill repairer in the district. He works on an eighteen inch platform sixty feet high and only wears a safety belt when his son objects his risk taking. Standish came to Wisconsin as a boy of thirteen and, like his ancestor, fought Indians.
In this piece, Jean Newton traces the origin of the phrase Absalom meaning an undutiful son. It links the term to Absalom, son of David, whose rebellion prompted David’s grief. The article notes Dryden’s 1861 satire Absalom and Achitophel, highlighting its fame and the targeted allusion to James, Duke of Monmouth.
On Little Spruce Island in Tranesport Maine a spring on the beach fills with salt tide water at high tide, yet at low tide it yields clear drinkable fresh water for collectors and locals alike.
Mrs Hurley Bombay pulled a carrot from her garden and fell backward when it came up. The five inch carrot had grown through a brick buried in the soil, a remarkable and unexpected breakthrough in the plot.
A quirky London note estimates the daily bread ration, if loaves were laid end to end, would stretch about 600 miles.
Practical household guidance includes boosting frosting with steamed raisins, adding nuts for richness, and using citrus for youth nutrition. It suggests wooden polishing with cloths, creative sandwich ideas, and careful seasoning. simple stain removal steps include hot water, soap, peroxide, and sunlight.
In Kansas City Missouri a sectional Clinical Orthopedic Society meeting reported marked improvement in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Wits CG Campbell of Memphis presented findings and discussed advances observed at the session.
The president of the American Orthopedic Society notes startling progress in bone surgery. He cites easier setting and knitting of fractures, and grafting techniques making previously immovable joints movable. He also mentions the parathyroid gland’s role in bone formation as shown by experiments.
Fragmentary text recalls clothing passed through generations, mentioning a great-grandfather and a name like George or Hotes. The garbled lines reference familiar garments and a long memory of attire handed down, with unclear details about origin or context.
George Tweep balanced family life and golf during a trying period as his wife gave birth to a sixth child. A front lawn putting green let him practice near his newest family member, but a startled infant caused a key six-footer to miss, eliciting the quip Too bad I guess it a fat new baw.
A plague prevention survey in Africa identified Prieska and surrounding lands as a flea free zone. Investigators noted no fleas on any dogs or even neglected mongrels. Residents speculate nitrates in the barren surrounding lands may act as a natural disinfectant.
A new rotary Braille printing press installed at the National Institute for the Blind in London now produces about sixteen thousand pages per hour, five times faster than any previous method. The older hand edition system limited availability and kept reading matter costly or scarce for the blind.
Slittendorf and Pffenpoof discuss a plan to retreat to a cabin in the woods. They muse on personifying Mother Nature and appreciating the pretty things said about her in a whimsical exchange.
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