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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
3
Fashion notes describe shantung and pongee silks in champagne, light pink, gray, and bright colors for shirtwaist costumes. Madonnas and Yedios are named colors, with pongee praised for durability and washability. For a child’s dress by May Manton a pattern requires 2% yards of 27 inch fabric or 2 yards 36 inch wide plus embroidery.
The piece praises a revival of antique styles with floral organdies and plaids, noting fabrics like grenadines and crepe voices. It highlights a shift toward nuanced color naming, abandoning bright orange for tawny yellow and champagne greys, banana tints, and glanned leaf greens.
A historical cleaning tip advises brushing velvet to remove dust then pinning it flat. A cloth dampened with chloroform is used to lift the spot and a fresh cloth wipes the surface to remove soil. The process must be performed quickly and finished with a dry cloth to avoid staining.
A detailed pattern description features a dainty waist in sheer white mualin with a lace yoke collar, embroidered details, and gathered sections. It notes tunable fabric choices, invisibly closed back, and yardage for medium size including insertion and embroidery pieces.
A fragment describes a childs pinafore frock styled in pingford fashion with gidnipes and bleeves, noting its simple charm for small folk. The piece mentions a sheer nalwwook fabric with voile-like variegation though text is incomplete.
Fashion notes highlight sicilienne ensembles with silky textures and gold braids, detailing blouse coats, yokes, and pleated girdles. A fruitgrower’s wife claims wax and shellac preserve melons and plums, packed in sawdust. Also featured is a stylish satin straw hat with gold braids and velvet accents.
A circular round basket with silk and wadding supports for a twentieth century girl's white stocks and starched collars. A pastel card cover and padding provide a lid and resting place for a decorative plastron and the slack collar.
The article notes women focus on shoes to match costumes with orange tones pale browns blues and greys. It highlights light colored evening wraps and advises wraps be light in color not weight. It also mentions fabrics and trims like marabout ropes and warns against black or red on brown or gray combinations.
A fragmented dialogue piece ponders odors from passing cars and the idea of not smelling while machines dash by. A wealthy chauffeur faces mock arrest for scaring horses, while an airship suggestion highlights society’s restraint on invention and status.
A humorous fragment portrays the Lie Czar lamenting the loss of a ship sunk at sea while a lord chamberlain and a mischievous visitor debate ownership. The visitor helps himself to corn beet and cabbage as the Crar supposedly bites him with a spud.
A Yonkers Statesman passage features a husband asking if his wife is ready for a theater trip and the wife deciding to run upstairs to spank Willie for misbehavior at the table earlier, highlighting domestic banter.
Mrs Bacon jokes about a funny noise from hens while Mr Bacon interprets it as laughter. They overhear a neighbor planning to plant garden seeds tomorrow, mishearing the plan as a line about “Lie hens.”
A dialogue-laden fragment shows a bettor challenging a handler about a horse named Tout. The speaker accuses exaggerated claims and seeks a factual description of the horse’s abilities and exploits on the track.
A fragment shows a political boss saying the phonograph is the greatest invention. He notes it never says a thing it has not been told to by somebody else, criticizing loquacious subordinates.
A Sunday school teacher asks the mall child how many commandments the Lord gave Moses. The boy, unsure, is shown ten fluxers and replies with confidence that he sees two hands full, implying twenty.
In a reflective exchange, MHagan remarks that the subject has fulfilled all duties, while a weather forecaster adds that he has done much more than expected, highlighting a surprising level of achievement.
Natural Sequence describes Mrs Homer remarking on Mrs Goodwins weariness and worry. Mrs Neighbors notes she has stopped her own chores and relies on a hired helper. The brief scene hints at strain in domestic life.
A dialogue recounts a dessert mix up at a boarding house yesterday. Jones asserts the dessert was shortcake, identifying it by a strawberry mark, while Buillb questions the identification.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a wandering speaker dismissing chores and time wasting. No clear events, names, or locations are legible, leaving only a mood of streetwise defiance through garbled speech.
A fragment shows a social exchange where a woman questions a friend about marrying Mr. Green and the friend replies with cold indifference. The dialogue hints at unfamiliarity and lack of enthusiasm for the match. The tone is terse and social in nature.
A colloquial comment notes police in Baltimore and other cities wearing goggles to cover their eyes. The remark implies broader use of eye protection by law enforcement beyond one locale.
A playful exchange contrasts ancient figures with modern talkers. The hoax speaker notes that Moay-Old Adam’s edge was that no one challenged his stories after he finished, unlike contemporary speakers who are questioned.
Readers rail against Libellia the Clowns and Miss Peppray in a sharp exchange on circus casting. Critics argue clowns should meet standards of wit, talent, and professionalism regardless of gender.
Burrows asks if Scadds is superstitious and Scadds replies that he would refuse a loan of 15 dollars on Sunday, citing superstition as the reason.
A fragmented exchange discusses superstition and dreams, noting some people avoid attaching significance to dreams while others warn that interpretations can lead to serious outcomes. The dialogue hints at varied personal views on fate and warning signs.
A garbled note shows a girl reacting to a confusing prompt while her father and mother discuss a siblings incident. The dialogue hints at concern over Mannie and potential misbehavior within a family scene.
A fragmentary and garbled dialogue shows a mother and boy arguing over a boat and a powder, with misread phrases “Bop gontness sake” and “Yoru waited reg-lay” suggesting OCR errors and unclear context. The scene hints at a domestic dispute or misunderstanding aboard a craft, but lacking coherent details.
The excerpt shows a tense dialogue where one character questions if the other will consent to be his partner, while the other hints at reluctance and seeks reassurance. The conversation reveals power dynamics and emotional strain without clear resolution.
A garbled report quotes Te Wistit L Wie as president of the Miber Crush noting timing and managers seeking lengthier sentences. Another fragment mentions pskey Tommy planning to sell seven blooms.
A fragment from a dialogue offers a quip that love is no form of insanity. The old bachelor asserts love defies the idea that passion drives extreme actions.
The text discusses She Miss Powderly's self-control and recalls events from thirty years ago, reflecting on personal restraint and memory within a social column style. The excerpt emphasizes behavioral temperament and nostalgia without detailing specific incidents.
A fragmented comic line describes a wife noting a pastor’s sultry air and a husband’s slow joke about emptying himself of it, capturing a rural humor moment in dialogue form.
A garbled colonial era remark about giraffes priced at ten thousand dollars and Morgan horse lineage is noted. The snippet hints at names and a talk of a woman riding with a companion, but most content is indecipherable.
Fragmentary dialogue reveals domestic tensions and humorous miscommunications. A physician predicts limited speech for a wife after a night out. The crowd notes a mistaken encounter with a Boston man, adding farcical confusion.
A fragmented note questions substitutes for ice cream and mentions living in boarding houses. The text references tastings or experiments with dairy alternatives and personal experiences from a past period. May reflect casual slang and garbled OCR from a historical page.
A bundle of dialogue fragments and anecdotes unfolds from a diverse set of scenes. A minister questions a blue-hearted student about money for textbooks, a London barrister pursues a client, and a New York detective cites a Cotten example. A Duluth Swedish bride waits in vain for a postponed marriage as mischief and wit ripple through the anecdotes.
The fragment mentions Dodd's Kidney Pills praised by Enoch P Stevens of Fredericksburg for curing kidney issues and recommending them to others. It also references Patt Kinney Pills and other unconnected product mentions and odd quotes, all in a noisy, garbled OCR style with several unrelated lines and names.
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