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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
3
Fragmented verse describes an absentminded poet toasting to various features of Somebody. The speaker mulls over misheard phrases and playful misnaming, weaving phrases about lips, nose, eyes, rings, and a sweetheart’s purchases into a surreal, rhythmic tribute.
Miss Gilchrist pursues New York fashion and a possible match with Whitlag while wary of Oliver and Leighton. In a crowded car she fears exposure of her out of date attire as two men discuss money and women before her wedding to Oliver, which occurs three months later.
In Paris the wrestler Rey faced a deadly ordeal during a bout with a lion. Trainers and Brutus struggled to separate the fighters as the animal fractured teeth and jaws. Rey, sustaining many wounds, was moved to the Hippicarome Infirmary with doctors aiming to prevent blood poisoning.
The ALR is praised as one of the greatest conservators of peace acknowledging its members sacrifice to avoid war. It notes wounds and disease from past conflicts and lauds leadership in patriotism and citizenship. The group fostered fraternity extending to former adversaries and aims to entitle both regions as patriotic American citizens.
The gull named Sfac, a mascot of the Royal Garrigan Artillery at Freshwater Isle of Wight, died and was buried with military ceremony. Two gunners bore the coffin and soldiers saluted as mourners followed to the grave outside the fort.
In a dramatic incident at Darlington Heebe’s Westtown farm, about one hundred crows attacked a large eagle. The birds drove the king of birds several miles from the farm, exhausting it to the point it collapsed briefly in a field before recovering. West Chester correspondence.
Morristown reporter notes carpenter James Dell trains a yellow dog to carry shingles up a ladder to a house roof. The persistent dog performs the task reliably, surprising neighbors as Dell plans spring use for the helper in his work.
A blurred memorial poem recalls crowds at graves and speeches while flowers mark the resting place of loved ones. It honors those who chose sacrifice and the poet notes the distant grave decked with strangers’ flowers on Memorial Day.
A lone stonemason from Coventry named Johm Green completed construction of a church near Shulehall Coventry. He laid the first stone in 1810 and finished seven years later, a unique English church feat credited to unaided effort.
A Basel farmer uses a dog to catch fowls for customers. The farmer directs the dog with a cue, and the animal swiftly and skillfully seizes the bird by the neck and holds it until the farmer reaches.
The London Times reports Russia plans broad embargoes on goods from England and America that can be sourced elsewhere. The measure aims to apply pressure amid disputed trade and diplomatic tensions.
The Baltimore American reports a pure food commission in Chicago dissected a lemon pie to finds lacking lemon butter or sugar and notes the principal ingredients as coal tar forms and glucose. The piece mocks cheap substitutes and urges caution about improvised foods made from scraps and unconventional materials.
A science note describes the Salus pulex courtship as a complex display that may end with the male being eaten by the female. The Glasgow area reports the death of Thomas W. Reynolds at Cal J C Evans home near the city after a life spanning several states. Reynolds, a Henry County Kentucky native, had two marriages with his first wife Winnie Creasy. He was buried with his coffin made by himself in Barrop county after moving here three years ago.
A new device used on railways tightens tie rail connections by realigning screws with a cone cap of soft metal. Workers previously hammered screws in, risking looseness. The cone flattening signals miscreant operators, improving inspection and safety.
Frank Reeves, a former policeman from Maching, and Mrs. Laura Mace of Elis Worth, married in Bangor last week and moved into a newly furnished house. They spent their first meal in the home within five hours of arrival.
The oldest outstanding deposit book at Middle Town Savings Bank, Conn, presented for payment days ago. Opening deposit in 1883 was $3, the only money deposited thus far. bank paid the owner $62.37.
A stray gust helped a man catch a truants and he found a bright silver dollar under a leadgear. The wind, strong in recent days, aided the pursuit and the Coin was recovered.
Mrs. Jank Towne of Warren Vermont displays a goose egg described as a record breaker. The egg measures about eleven and one eighth inches around the center and weighs around ten pounds according to the exhibitor.
A garbled collage recounts a range of scenes from a courtroom exchange to theatre staff roles, a British envoy’s witty remark, and a Baltimore suburb anecdote. It weaves misheard dialogue, staged personas, and urban quirks into a mosaic of late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
A Hogush midshipmen party returning to their ships on a foot excursion to Achilleon near Corfu finds their ferry crowded. Several midshipmen swim the reach, passing by Ulysses Island’s nunnery. William I signals Admiral Compton Dowling about the incident. Dowling replies that the men lacked uniforms, and the joke underscores the humorous miscommunication.
An Oakland woman describes coffee’s harmful effects over eight years and credits switching to Postum and Coffee with restoring her nerves and stomach. She reports rapid improvement within days and notes lasting energy during the San Francisco Rally. The notice cites Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and the slogan There’s a reason.
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