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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
3
A witty quip contrasts old whispered sweet nothings with modern romance. The speaker jokes that today a waiting automobile works better than soft words to catch a girl’s attention. The piece reflects changing social attitudes in a light humorous tone.
An advertisement extols Bayer as the origin of aspirin tablets from 1900. It urges readers to seek “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” stamped with the Bayer name for protection and physician endorsement.
Fragile, fragmented text shows a harsh social rebuke from Aunt Lucy to modern women. The speaker laments lost youth and mentions killing a young man in a puzzling, ambiguous line. Strong entities and clear facts are minimal in the readable fragment.
Sergeant Samuel Woodfill tours postwar honor circuit from Jersey City to New York City. He credits regular army training for his success and downplays personal glory while praising government and his wife for support. He earns the freedom of the cry from Sargeant peers and public officials.
George Campbell a Civil War veteran at the United States Soldiers' Home in Washington D C embodies Uncle Sam with steel blue eyes and white hair He leads a parade as the official grandfather of the George Washington post No 1 American Legion Born in Ireland Campbell served with the Seventeenth Infantry in the Civil War Now a cherished veteran he enjoys reenacting the conflict for younger comrades Also noted is Maurice Jimmy Brocco announcing his French nativity after years of claiming Italian roots He was born in Fismes on the Vesle river in the Marne department 83 years ago and recalls the 1918 American recapture of Fismes
Official thank you letters from Lord Curzon and the British ambassador reached the Somerville New Jersey American Legion post. The post held a voluntary funeral for a British Army captain with no relatives in the United States. The city planned to bury the body in Potter's Field amid the ceremony.
Armistice Day 1918 saw 3012 casualties reported by the adjutant general's office. Of these 268 were killed, 2700 severely wounded, 408 slightly wounded, 177 slightly gassed, and 232 wounded and gassed with undetermined degree. The Fifty division bore the brunt of the losses.
Foch, a French marshal, asks if another war will come as he travels with 16 000 Legion of Honor members through 42 states. The trip is hosted by the American Legion with praise for their support. Training camp plan includes nine male centers at Devens Dix Meade McClellan Knox Custer Wormley Trevis and Lewis.
Legion post chooses Mica Edith Patterson as America’s most beautiful girl with Arkansas pride. Article notes Patterson’s mid western pageant win and Arkansan supporters who back her against challengers. It mentions pearls diamonds and notable Arkansas figures during the era.
The American Legion in New York unveils a mountain camp 30 miles from Saranac Lake for 10 000 service men without beds. A 12 000 acre state preserve will host lean-tos and shelters as disabled veterans rest and heal. Main camp at Big Tupper Lake offers bowling alleys boats and athletic fields with posts each building its own lodging. Fundraising reaches twenty thousand dollars.
Edward J. Elvers national president of 40 hommes et 8 chevaux jokes that fun duties outweigh serious work. He resigns as Oregon state Legion adjutant after years of service. He recalls presenting Marshal Foch a gold order badge before 7000 people and his WWI service as captain of the 162nd Infantry machine gun company.
In a quirky scene from American Legion Weekly a character named Dottie Oimple injures her knees while rushing into a chair at a theatrical agency office. Otis the office boy remarks he hasn’t seen the manager yet and suggests she return home.
The American Legion records a disabled veteran’s case enabling duplicates of discharge papers. Australia raises 950 million for unemployed ex-soldiers and land purchases for farming. Frederick Peters of Fort Worth Texas lies unconscious after an American Legion post incident. Marshal Foch becomes an honorary member of the Cambridge post of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The speaker argues that high turnover of skilled supervisors and technical staff in federal departments hampers efficiency. He cites disorganized executive structures, misplaced agencies, and 40 plus independent boards as wasteful. Salaries attract not many but work and service drive supply. top talent seeks public duty, not pay.
A speech notes the need to standardize salaries through reclassification as the civil service suffers from an antiquated system. It cites the 600000 federal workers and the 60000 to 600000 unionized as a factor, with Luther Steward asserting representative scope. The critique highlights political appointments, weak enforcement of civil service rules, low wages, poor conditions, and high turnover.
The readable text mixes questions on laundry and housework with mentions of names and odd phrases. No coherent event, place, or person details emerge to summarize as a news item.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments citing testimonials and urging readers to order a sample bottle by mail with ten cents. It promotes large and medium bottles sold at drug stores and positions the product as a trusted remedy tailed by endorser druggists.
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