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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
8
Fragmentary local note recounts a man visiting a shop to order a wedding cake, asking for cake while noting plans to marry. A shopgirl comments on the tradition of wedding harmony as part of the exchange.
Improved ovens that recover by products boosted U S cake industry efficiency, saving an estimated 16.07 million dollars annually by reducing waste from old manufacturing methods.
Des Moines hosts a coalition of sixteen states forming a committee to challenge railroad proposed rate hikes before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Hearings set for February 15 in Chicago, with Iowa official Clifford Thorne active in preparations. A new Lyon county court house plan sparks debate on timing and cost, targeting a 1916 start and a $110000 price. Damages suit filed in Polk county seeks $100000 against Holden and others over Grand View investment firms.
The Des Moines city aims to ease unemployment by hiring a crew to clear ice from sidewalks. The plan, funded by charges to property owners and collected like taxes, awaits Chamber of Commerce backing. Ed Lytton runs a free employment bureau at City Hall.
The Odebolt area farmhouse of John Maurer, six and a half miles SE of Odebolt, burned. Ray Mackey family occupied the home. Mrs Mackey saw her 5 year old daughter exit the house aflame and the child died Sunday night. Loss to Mackey about $800 for furniture and clothing, building loss about $2,000.
Humboldt Independent editor Humboldt Al Adama died at his home from heart trouble at age 78 after an illness of two weeks. He was noted as a leading publisher in the state and long served in the Humboldt publishing community.
Robbers steal silks and other goods from Fort Dodge with losses totaling four hundred dollars in cash and three thousand two hundred dollars in merchandise. Police investigate the market and surrounding shops for clues.
Maine officials publish a snow bulletin urging households to preserve eggs with water glass and noting that rock-bottom prices apply in winter. Des Moines reports Cowles named to fill a state board of education vacancy. senate confirmation expected for a short term then long term. Iowa insurers fear a Supreme Court challenge to the Workmen’s Compensation law. private bankers balk at state control and exam requirements.
Fire losses in Iowa will be a few hundred dollars less than 1913 per the Fire Marshal Ole Roe report. A Greek railroad worker Pete Somatos was killed near Rockwell City. Federal agents hold three suspected counterfeiters in Waterloo. E O Stevenson becomes Rockwell City mayor replacing resigning county attorney. Mrs Charlotte Van Horn of Mason City to face hearing in Mason City on murder charge. John Petrea killed crossing Second Street in Davenport. Cerro Gordo County alumni banquet held with moves pictures of games and campus scenes. Burlington reservoir at New London nearly dry due to drought. water hauled in by trains. A $100000 appropriation needed to cover damages from foot and mouth disease on Iowa livestock.
Big Bill Atkinson of Clarksville was nominated and elected speaker of the house for the Thirty-sixth General Assembly by an informal ballot yielding 38 votes. Lee Elwood of Elma Howard County was chosen speaker pro tem, and W C Ramsay of Belmond won the chief clerkship after a crowded race. The assembly vote proceeded with good spirits and mutual applause.
The Page county board of supervisors moves to legalize bond issues via a special state act at Des Moines session. Clifford Duke county auditor refused to sign 359000 bonds, claiming irregular drafting. W F Stipe consulted Attorney General Cosson to decide if a special legislative act will be sought.
The state case against Ernest Weidner for the Cybrian Martel murder near Harper's Ferry proceeds with a jury including John Deedes Jr and Julius Balke among others. The Southwestern Jews Debating League hosts a statewide series with Winterset Indianola Lamont Bedford Stuart and Lenox as members debating immigration policy via a literary test.
The Franklin County Regarded marks its fiftieth year as one of the region’s oldest newspapers. This milestone highlights the paper’s long-standing service in the community and its place among the earliest publications in the area.
In Waterloo the Temperance association opens headquarters in the Commercial building as it prepares to resist wets and mobilize support for a labor petition expected to circulate early among temperance advocates and businessmen.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally, stops dandruff, and reduces hair loss. It claims visible darkening by morning with one or two subsequent applications, encouraging a youthful look for 60 cents at drug stores.
Women mill workers in Bombay earn about ninety dollars a year while English schools train women in sixty new trades. Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew funds a hospital in France. Miss Elizabeth Kile becomes Kansas secretary of state chief clerk amid female insurance brokers serving clients in Turkey and Australia. Women police in U S cities grow less novel as roles expand.
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to cleanse and heal skin. Promises fragrance, creaminess, and preservation of natural purity to prevent irritation. Mail order sample via postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
A Philadelphia salesman unveils an automobile whose body forms a large display of sample shelves and pigeonholes. A remark notes the setup would make an extraordinary display if it turned turtle, reflecting an advertising writer's old school approach and a humorous quip about Mar.
Mrs Louise Nelson appeared as counsel for her husband George Nelson before Judge Ryan. Shea won the case and received an 11 dollar fee from the judge. Nelson and Hye others were arrested in a dice game raid. all but Nelson were fined one dollar with three dollars costs. The judge awarded Mrs Nelson 4.10 in court.
A grateful Atlantic Coast woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of back pain nervousness and fatigue after a failed operation. She reports restored appetite sleep and strength and urges others to try the remedy. The ad notes 30 years of use and offers confidential advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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