21 Jan 1926
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1926
Page
1
Gun Johnson and Gabe Giggery discuss Hubbs Hooble from Booger Holler who has been away for a spell. Johnson suspects he avoided revenuers, while Giggery notes Hooble says little when pressed, leaving the matter unclear.
A humorous note in a student paper reads, Well, professor, how are the wife and kiddies, and, by the way, before I forget it, could you lend me five dollars. The line appeared in the Penn Punch Bowl column reflecting campus wit and writerly striving for personal touch.
The fragment suggests a discussion about a woman who paints and draws, noting she is accomplished yet not attractive to men. The brief lines imply social commentary on impression versus appeal. No further context is provided.
A lyric note laments the melancholy days of the year when chronic irritation afflicts the nose and ear, casting a somber mood over the aged.
A teacher asks a boy if the world is round or flat. The boy answers round, but then says it is flat to avoid arguing with girls, highlighting a playful classroom moment about science and rhetoric.
A fragment shows a woman asking a fish dealer if his herring is good. The dealer responds uncertainly, indicating confusion or evasiveness in the brief dialogue, reflecting a humorous or odd moment in a local market setting.
A humorous dialogue compares policeman baton use to a windmill. One speaker quips guests misinterpret the motion while the other suggests it demonstrates control and dexterity.
A comical exchange unfolds as a fair coed jokes about having to describe a parachute and how to store a pair of parts. The light dialogue captures a playful, whimsical mood from the scene.
In a brief exchange, Mrs Rawler praises the convenience of having a telephone at home while Mr Keen notes its popularity among neighbors. The dialogue highlights the growing domestic use of telephone service.
A speaker and auditor discuss a voyage into a pirate cave where the floor is three feet deep in gold. The tone hints at a swashbuckling treasure discovery and cautious humor about the dangers of the deep woods.
A terse note in a historical brief outlines a dispute between Talcum and Teare scheduled for today. The document emphasizes procedural caution and the need to keep arguments concise and orderly.
A fragment shows Misa Amy Brown and Rastue Pinkley in a rural amused exchange about chickens and appetite. The dialect hints at a local scene or dialogue captured in a newspaper snippet.
In a stark exchange a landlady denounces applicants as bums loafers and dead beats. The dialogue mentions Colby White Mule amid the blunt critique of students seeking rooms.
The article by William A. Radford highlights the dairy plant layout stressing a separate milk house and efficient carrier tracks. It describes a large L shaped barn with 73 stalls, two silos, hay lofts, and a two-part dairy operation linked by a central carrier system and a root cellar for direct load dumping.
The article warns that choosing low initial costs in new homes leads to higher future expenses. It stresses durable roofing, corrosion resistant piping, and quality hardware and lighting fixtures to avoid costly replacements, leaks, and upkeep as the house ages.
Advice on wallpaper for connected downstairs rooms emphasizing harmonious color transitions across hall living dining areas. Recommends varying colors and patterns while keeping a cohesive scheme, notes lighting effects on greens reds and blues under artificial light.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports four new oat varieties from the Iowa State and Illinois Corn Belt efforts. Albion Richland Towar and Togren offer higher yields, with Albion and Richland suitable for early harvests, Towar likely to surpass Albion, and Togren showing top yields in Ames trials.
The USDA educational film The Ox Warble a Fifty Million Dollar Tune highlights the warble fly as a costly cattle pest. It causes weight loss and reduced milk, with grubs boring into hides and moving to the gullet before maturing.
Soy beans proved a satisfactory substitute for meat scrap in laying hen rations at the Missouri experiment station. A basal mash of bran shorts and corn meal plus 30 percent soy bean meal and 5 percent mineral yielded very satisfactory two year results. Mineral supplement proved essential when using soy beans, with egg production around 70 per hen per year without it.
The annual report of the Bureau of Entomology outlines investigations and control methods for pests affecting field, orchard, and garden crops as well as forest, livestock, stored products, buildings, and poultry. It notes progress against the Japanese beetle and boll weevil, with improved sprays, soil treatments, parasite use, and cheaper dusting methods. Over 60,000 acres of cotton were treated by airplane last season.
Seed vitality depends on ripening harvest and storage. Enzymes break starches into sugar, diminishing vitality. Wet harvest lowers vigor. some grains lose germination quickly, notably corn, wheat, rye, oats, and blue grass, requiring fresh seed yearly.
Farmers should keep stock off newly wet pastures until growth begins and use acid phosphate with limestone where soils are acidic. Ohio tests show 200 pounds per acre of acid phosphate increases yield about 90 percent and raises total feed value due to higher nitrogen content, making pastures a cheaper feed when properly managed.
A fragmented note discusses depriving a Hoge of food before dawn, supplying water, laying concrete in winter with careful heating, keeping mix covered as it sets, guarding stock from burrowing into straw, providing shelter on stormy days, and using artificial lights to extend the hens working day to boost feed intake and egg production.
A humorous exchange opens with a grocer asking about apples. Mia and Dumber debate fruit preference, joking about apples as a playful motherly death line. The snippet captures light local color and a quirky grocery scene.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on Aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity. It touts 25 years of physician use, warns imitators may be dangerous, and includes a playful line about public attention to a young lady. It also promotes Cuticura for scalp itching and skin care.
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