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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
6
A hippo in a zoo room discusses its ancient family, origin of the name hippopotamus from two Greek words, and disdain for changing speech between African and American, noting animals’ consistency while critiquing people. A sparrow bathes in the hippo pool and sits nearby.
A hippo narrator explains his name from Greek roots river horse and his love of rest and food. He jokes about fat and exercise while describing swimming, dreaming hippo dreams, and a sparrow visitor ending the scene with a nap and a splash in his pool. Copyright.
In a Tennessee town an elderly Black voter who backed the Democratic ticket is rewarded with a new street cleaning department. The appointed superintendent overworks the staff, while the loyal elder endures a harsh, thankless task. The tale ends with a sharp exchange about duty.
A hotel detective and a stenographer spar over a scene in Pea Cock Alley where two well dressed women chat rather than quarrel. He mocks the idea of “cackling” while she insists they are simply conversing quietly, with refined etiquette and secrecy. The exchange critiques gendered behavior and decorum in public spaces.
The article reviews the old belief that a person cannot die easily on a feather bed and traces its England origins to game fowl feathers. It notes modern variants allow any feathers and recounts a tale of two British matrons debating the superstition.
The article profiles Max D Steuer a renowned American trial lawyer noted for his cross examinations and high-profile cases including Mrs Stokes. It traces his early life from New York tenements selling matches to matriculating at Columbia Law School and being admitted to the bar at twenty one. He remains a celebrated figure in U S legal circles with offices in New York City.
An exhibit from Japan features a pearl pagoda sculpture valued around 850 thousand dollars. The tower stands just over three feet, weighing heavily with 201,290 cultured and 20,270 natural pearls.
A Houston Methodist pastor warns about a fatherly role while a Society for the Protection of Fathers may guard youths from mischief. Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania designs a new nine foot split bamboo fishing rod weighing six and a quarter ounces for casting weighted lures like frogs and minnows. The Dryden quote notes that pearls require diving below. another line muses that guessing is fine exercise for a weak imagination.
An Oklahoma oil company dispatches a geologist to the National museum to examine government fossil specimens recovered from oil-bearing sands.
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