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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
2
Arbuthnot Browne predicts increased female dominance with universal suffrage and jokes about future husbandly dictates. A souvenir party tale pokes fun at a collector and a friend’s remark about missing her husband. Humorous quips note anxiety in engagements and social judgments by affluent men.
Des Moines editor Metcalf of Advertisers Gazette notes London absorbing Plain Dealer. Keosauqua postmaster George F. Smith dies after short illness. Burlington mall car robbery accomplice Hugh Reed pleads guilty in federal court. Sioux City plans a $50000 riverfront pool as first step in development. Fire destroys nine Herefords at Alvin J. Johnson barn near Audubon causing $5000 in damage. Alton attorney Chauncey W. Pitts urged to run for representative to replace the late Stone. Maquoketa bank building contract let for $100000 by two banks. Marshall County Shorthorn breeders sell 67 cattle for $31275. Mrs. R. W. Livingston and son Donald of Monroe injured in Des Moines car collision with motorcycle. Retrenchment and reform committee meets on salary readjustments. Senate sees 381 bills, House 37. R E Houghton kills visitor and then wife in Des Moines home dispute. Elmer R. Toop sale of 36 Hampshire sows/gilts tops at $155, average $72.20. over $17000 spent in Shenandoah for Spotted Poland Chinas. Field’s and Wilfong sales draw buyers. Field’s averages over $1000 per group. Kendall to urge code revision timing. rural/urban divide in opinion. mid-May start favored by lawyers, business groups. farmers push next winter. Huckleberry faces life term for alleged 1920 assault on 12-year-old Dorothy Kaldenberg. testimony details given. Local judges to gain subpoena power for warrants if bill passes. Claire Marshall, 17, wins annulment after alleged marriage to Mary Ellis in Indianapolis. district court records reflect the outcome.
The Holland Holton collection of over 1000 textbooks is donated to Trinity College North Carolina for the grandchildren of educator Martin Rowan Chaffin. Fifty volumes were used in North Carolina schools from 1850 to Civil War era, with the Bolton collection aiding education at Trinity and accessible to Durham teachers. Seeds from Siam to US quarantine station include black-kerneled rice and brown-tinted cotton and will be tested to prevent disease spread and for second-generation propagation across the United States.
For many years druggists have supported Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription strengthening medicine and helps the kidneys liver and bladder function as nature intended. Swamp Root has stood the test of years and is sold on its merit. Be sure to get Swamp Root and start treatment at once. If you wish to test this preparation send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co for a sample bottle.
The Observer of Events and Things quips that sympathy for the underdog is fine but prudent betting against him remains rational, framing the sentiment with a wry tone.
A brief New York Sun item notes Roiker asks what is the secret of wealth while Savre adds a five day brainy plan. The short write up frames a curiosity about wealth creation and self improvement.
An advertisement promises instant relief from head congestion and catarrh with Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a small amount to the nostrils to soothe swollen mucous membranes and clear air passages, enabling easier breathing and night comfort. The copy also loudly promotes youthful ambition and vision.
An old advertisement extols Cuth ura Talcum Powder as a scented economical face and skin powder for baby use. It promotes a trio including soap ointment and talcum with perfume variants and notes a convenient, antiseptic appeal.
Fragmentary lines show a quirky dialogue with references to Bensonhurst and Garfield Tea. The text pairs a wife’s temper with street names and a moral quip about walking versus riding, plus a casual drugstore mention. The garbled OCR yields no cohesive news event.
Ardmore Oklahoma businessman H B Fell, head of a large Ardmore steel construction company, is praised by Oklahoma American Legion officials. Born in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania, he is a Princeton civil engineer, former Pennsylvania utility construction engineer, and rose to major in the Army after training at Fort Niagara. His leadership of George R Anderson Post 65 earned him election as Oklahoma department commander at the recent state convention.
Henry J. Ryan, new national director of the Americanism commission, outlines a plan to counter anti American propaganda through sympathetic immigrant reception and better citizenship education. He calls for English as the sole school language and compulsory study of American history and civics, with a push to win congressional support for state-level statutes enforcing these changes.
Sergt Vincent P Kleipinski famed for Thirty second division service in WWI was asked by the Wisconsin state senate to maintain order in the chambers and served as sergeant at arms. A Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre recipient, he organized and leads the Quentin Roosevelt post of the American Legion as post commander.
Letters from mothers and wives praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring fertility and improving postpartum health. Testimonies describe healthier babies, fewer childbirth difficulties, and renewed well being, urging others to try the remedy and request the company’s free guide.
A politician’s schoolhouse speech ends with boasts about his administration. A sharp high school student quips that he wished his wife had borne him out earlier. The item also notes a Montreal company claiming a new magnesium alloy lighter and as strong as steel for aero and motor engines.
In a Mississippi coal bin two Black workers quarrelled over a careless throw. One man, injured, retorts that the other resembles a promised devil, prompting a tense exchange as voices rise over the insult and the incident. The scene ends with a grim warning about promises fulfilled and danger.
A merchant angrily demands marriage of his daughter, exclaiming “Marry my daughter!” The responding suitor remains unmoved and asks what measure he may take, signaling continued confrontation in a tense moment.
Peggy asserts she speaks some French prompting Patrice to ask for a clearer translation. The exchange hints at language understanding and communication challenges between them.
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