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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
8
A vintage craft note explains converting an old car seat into a decorative piece. It describes padding the ends, shaping a base with a back and wings, and adding a cretonne slip-cover with a box pleated front ruffle. Peacock blue accents tie seams to painted wings and back.
A brief rustic tale follows a young woman and a handsome farm lad walking together. The lad carries a pail a chicken a cane and a goat leading the way to a dark lane. The girl jokes about fearing a kiss and the lad quips that with his load a kiss would be unlikely.
The text describes gold leaf as extremely malleable and ultra thin, noting sheets around 300,000th and 280,000th of an inch. It explains that a base or support is needed for the beaten gold and that the best leaf uses 23 carat gold.
An advertisement urges women to take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription over time to build physical resistance by improving nutritional assimilation. The promotion frames the tonic as a solution during trying days and emphasizes health benefits for women.
A short historical note cites Gratian's maxim about aging: at twenty reigns, at thirty wit, and at forty judgment, reflecting a classical view of maturity and authority developing with age.
In a fall night political saga Limpy maneuvers through frantic calls and plans with Adele Len and Len Hardesty in Iowa and Maryland. Hilda Olympia Cecil Dodd and the Senator shield Limpy as she lands a surprising but warm future among allies and a plea for belonging.
After a hard campaign the Senator appears to have won and a victory cake is shared. Aunt Olympia orders the girls to bed, while Hilda calms the scene with jokes about safekeeping coats including Miss Slopshire's mink and Limpy’s squirrel. Limpy returns the foxed coat, and the two women brace for the unsettled wake of the race.
A brief note outlines the March 24 lesson plan focusing on reflected topics and Pypie texts. It credits the International Council of Religious Education for permission and emphasizes copyrighted content used with consent.
The sermon traces Easter from Jesus burial to the resurrection, praising love as the disciple’s mark and condemning unbelief. It notes Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus burying Jesus, guards preventing fraud, and the empty tomb proving Christ’s resurrection, with angels comforting believers and vindicating faith.
A Potter Texas report notes a hailstone of 17 inches in circumference while claiming larger stones exist. It mentions a 1936 Transvaal storm dumping three feet of hail in half an hour, with casualties and widespread crop destruction.
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