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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
2
In a playful dialogue the Monarch butterfly asks Mr Sun about how butterflies sleep in winter. The Monarch explains chrysalis and egg stages, seasonal changes, and how different butterfly families rest or awaken, ending with a lullaby about winter rest.
A reader piece defines scapegoat from Jewish tradition to modern use. It traces the ancient Day of Atonement ritual in which a goat bore collective sins and was sent into the wilderness, contrasting it with today’s practice where the scapegoat bears blame.
A garbled quote discusses moving a person who must be interdicted with gloves. The speaker Olivin expresses favor toward letting Gwnigy proceed, though the transcription is unclear and partially illegible.
An excerpt discusses rural beliefs about finding a future spouse by ashes and a magic coal, and notes the ideas that garments absorb the wearer’s essence. It argues ashes and coal as relics of fire worship and mentions Elworthy’s critique of fire worship as possibly a propitiatory rite.
Leonard A Barrett argues the five day week boosts absorption of production by the masses through increased leisure. He contends leisure spurs wants and needs, raises spending, and raises overall production while lowering strain. cites William Green on a forty hour week as inevitable and profitable.
The junior Elias planned the formal Lanquet event with a reception for Senator Jory. In the menu planning the last course denil-tasse is proposed but a girl suggests skipping it and serving coffee instead.
A fragmented recount of Aladdin and his magic lamp from Nights Tales. A youth finds a lamp and ring that summon obedient slaves who grant wealth and build a palace. He marries the sultan of China’s daughter, but neglects the lamp, loses it, and his palace is moved to Africa.
A humble tramp asks for bread and receives pie from a farmer’s wife who notes his shabby appearance. He claims he once lived in marble halls before a line about his “term expired” ends the brief exchange.
A light exchange questions whether footwear should be considered in describing attire. The discussion centers on modesty and tailoring, with participants noting shoes as a separate item from garments.
A reader derides Hermann Blatt, calling him a hated figure, amid a column exchange about baseball and fresh air. The note frames the feud with sharp language and a sports thread.
In a Washington Star quip Senator Sorghum dismisses public study of Shakespeare noting his own oratorical efforts and contrasting golfloquies and speeches with the dramatist’s work.
The joke centers on a father's question if his son secured a white collar position. The boss confirms a job making them white in a laundry, turning a mistaken expectation into a humorous twist.
In a brief comic exchange, Mra Scrappington declares a man a tyrant, pressing her husband John for confirmation. The Boston Transcript notes the playful back-and-forth as the couple quibbles over the description.
A humorous dialogue captures a grocer asking a customer for egg color choice and the bride insisting on white eggs with a yellow polka dot centerpiece, highlighting quirky domestic banter.
A humorous exchange as a new congressman declares he wears no man’s collar while his wife counters that a collar with a ready-made tie makes for dressy Sunday attire. The lighthearted dialogue highlights fashion norms in political life.
A fragmentary line pondering what defines a fossil in baseball language. The quote contrasts self view with what is known, implying stasis or outdated view in the sport.
Descriptions praise the new cook for the soup roast vegetables and dessert while noting the dessert came from Mrs Brown's successor. The passage reflects satisfaction with the kitchen change and food quality.
A speaker asserts all men are born equal while a heckler questions the implications. the exchange captures tension over equality and the meaning of born equality in public discourse.
A brief dialogue highlights value of study and knowledge as a nephew and uncle debate what remains with a person. The line stresses that lessons learned are lifelong assets and cannot be taken away.
Dialogue shows Walter and Siray Storlas arguing over coffee that looks muddy and bad, with one stating it was ground until morning and the other replying with a sharp remark. The scene conveys tension and unpolished manners in a domestic setting.
Flanper argues about time and payment in a terse exchange. The caller notes that cash was paid, challenging the other’s claim regarding punctuality or a delivered watch.
Advertisement touts Bell-Ans for indigestion and related symptoms as a harmless, pleasant relief. Claims 80 years of use and 25 cents a package with free samples available from Bell & Co Inc. Orangeburg New York. Ends with a quip about restraint and social behavior.
An advertisement advises people over fifty to aid bowel movements with Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims natural regularity without griping and promotes a free sample bottle by writing to Monticello Times.
Ardath, five, learning to read, is told a period ends a sentence. Later she chats at dinner with no pause until she says she does not see any periods. The mother explains periods signal stop.
A newly developed elastic photographic film in Germany can be soaked and stretched to any size then dried on a glass plate. The process reportedly enlarges images up to ten times the original. The excerpt also cites quotes attributed to George D. Boardman and a remark on vanity.
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