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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
3
This excerpt traces the word pluck from a butcher term meaning heart to its modern sense of courage. It notes language shifts across eras and languages, with French for example remarking on changing mores. The piece highlights how heart as courage influenced usage and implies broader semantic vagaries.
New York report says a Lithuanian ordinance restricts buyers of state lands to long time farmers, effectively excluding Jews seeking to shift from other occupations amid economic crisis. The policy targets Jewish merchants and laborers, narrowing land access in a period of hardship.
A brief, unclear quotation captures a flirtatious exchange with implied secrecy. The fragment hints at a private moment and a playful risk, leaving the surrounding context unreadable.
Lieut. Com. Gale Aylett Poindester, son of ex-senator Miles Poindester, is assigned to extra duty as aide at the White House. He has been attached to the office of naval communications after appointment to the Naval Academy in 1913 and service in the World War.
A six legged yellow terrapin with two fully formed heads on one body was found by Louis Tygon in Union County Florida and sold to U R Parker in Ocala for $100. Zoologists across the country are studying it as Parker reports a $500 offer was declined. The creature can feed with either mouth and both brains cooperate on actions. It can eat a cricket with one mouth and two pieces of beef with the other at the same time.
A 250-pound brown bear was killed within two miles of Redding city limits, a possible sign of a harsh winter. The incident occurred recently, drawing attention to wildlife activity in the area.
A Native American children's tale recalls a time when maples stayed green until war forced trading of leaves for wounds. Strong Heart punishes the trees with leaf loss half the year, then grants bright red autumn leaves as a joyful sign, making maples the brightest.
An auction scene in Gouverneur New York ended with a woman outbidding a man for furniture. The man reacted with loud laughter and taunts but the woman prevailed. The bidders identified as Mr and Mrs. Licy met at the stand and exchanged a few words before departing.
A late 1920s to 1930s recipe column offers strawberry whip, chicken and mushrooms in pepper shells, fresh cherry duff, and cherry jam with pectin. Includes measurements, methods, and serving suggestions from the Western Newspaper Union archive.
A Long Island woman recalls a police follow in a tale of nerves and misread signals. Sam Bernard story details a 1907 panic and a banker’s playful double dealing, ending with a prompt to cash a balance and an upstairs invitation that never came. The column shifts to a new tale of a big league hoarder moving $2,000,000 in bills to gold, stored in a bank, with a gold storage keg image and a European shipment scheme.
Household guidance covers boiling eggs without cracking by wetting shells, separating strong vegetables and fruits to prevent spoilage, and storing items apart. Advice also suggests rust prevention for gas stoves by oil-dampened flannel and removing paint marks with ammonia and soap, then rinsing and drying.
A damaged puzzle verse tests clever tots with dots and blanks where words should be. The fragment mentions a garden, moon, children, and a line about waking with bowed head as the sky brightens, with garbled punctuation and stray letters.
Count von Luckner, famed German sea raider, features in a radio segment titled Ad venturing with Count von Luckner as he spins tales of the seven Bens.
Listeners will hear how the government Crop Reporting Board prepares its authoritative monthly estimates from data gathered from 800000 farmers. W Gatlander chair explains statistical analysis and the National Farm and Home Hour broadcast schedule includes Future Farmers and National Grange segments in January. Harry Kogen closes with a fast compose of Homesteaders Waltz after a last minute orchestra dilemma.
John A. Simpson, president of the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union, will speak on the National Farm and Home Hour Wednesday January 20 explaining What Congress Will Do for the Farmers. The program previews farm measures pending in Congress and their chances of passage. Programs of the Farmers Union are Home Hour on the third Wednesday of each month.
The Metropolitan Opera will debut on NBC with a Christmas Day launch announced by M A Aylesworth. A weekly Saturday matinee series will bring Metropolitan performances to opera lovers at home and abroad, extending the stage’s reach through NBC broadcasts.
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