18 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
1
The U S Department of Agriculture describes fumigating a roomy closet to kill moths in wool garments. Use carbon disulphide or carbon tetrachloride in a shallow dish, seal the door to prevent gas escape, and note tetrachloride is safer as its gas is nonflammable and nonexplosive.
USDA booklet highlights popular national dishes and offers a Hungarian goulash recipe. The method uses round steak, pork, salt pork, onions, carrots, potatoes, bay leaves, garlic, and flour, simmered until tender and served with parsley.
The bureau of home economics explains how to fix low pectin in strawberries used for jam or preserves. Add pectin from apples or citrus or buy commercial pectin, and adjust acidity with lemon juice to maintain color and aid setting.
The article urges farm and home workers to adopt better posture while tasks like beating eggs. It notes raising tables with blocks to improve working height reduces fatigue, trims task time, and increases leisure. Extension workers highlight correct postures during common chores.
A humorous exchange at a wedding ends with the groom joking about his appearance at the altar while the best man quips that the bridegroom looked unlike himself after the ceremony. The dialogue pivots on biblical ages and women’s aging.
A dialogue about seeking work at the First National Bank shows a skeptical father doubting the son's chances, while the son remains determined to sell himself to secure a job. The scene highlights themes of ambition and parental doubt.
A brief wartime style cartoon caption plays on misunderstanding. A speaker challenges another about knowledge of history, and the response asserts Washington as the capital of the United States. The exchange blends confusion with a tidy fact about the capital city.
A fragmentary piece contrasts a hammock’s playful influence with serious social tension. It sketches an immigration officer’s dilemma over money friends and work while noting a prospective citizen’s challenge with Finnish identity and Lettish background.
A brief comedy exchange shows a character recounting a joke to his mother who almost laughed to death. The impatient reply questions why she did not fully laugh.
A humorous collage of quips on wealth and hypocrisy featuring a man with three daughters at boarding school who avoids toil, a lazy sleeper posing as virtue, a servant remarking china stock, a son’s classroom indifference, and a creditor noting money’s persuasive power.
A playful chat unfolds as She longs for a quiet island life and Be craves a strawberry ice cream soda. A Surprise Customer aims to buy a car with cash, while the Salesman hesitates, asking for references proving the buyer's reliability.
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