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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
New Castle Indiana woman Mrs Hagen HamIlton details relief from years of monthly pain after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and regularity, praising the remedy and inviting others to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
The dialogue follows Johanle asking his mother about her origin and where he came from. She explains she arrived from Norway long ago and has always lived there. Johnnie laments being left behind as his mother recalls her journey.
A report by H. J. MacDonald for the state highway commission discusses road improvements and who pays for benefits when paved roads near cities are built. The meeting occurred at Meredith’s office with Guy Clarke’s Better Roads Commission. A separate item notes Roy Archer, 19, shot while rat hunting. the bullet passed through him. Iowa City reports a 120 pound tarpon caught in the Gulf, mounted for display at the state university museum by Dr. Charles J. Riggs.
In Adel on May 1 D A Blanchard sold his hardware store to local investors who will form a company and continue the business. He is the town’s oldest merchant with more than fifty years of continuous operation, retiring due to age and ill health.
The body of Dorothy Smith missing since nine days after canoeing in the Cedar River has been recovered near the dam. The find was by passersby at the Sec ond Avenue bridge after a $125 reward had been posted for the body.
A Des Moines bank clerk named A Lyle Bradley was arrested by a United States marshal on charges of making false entries to cover an alleged $3,000 bank shortage. The incident stems from nine months ago and the bonding company covered the amount. Bradley was released on $1,000 bond as the federal grand jury investigates his case.
Judge Ayres rules the matter belongs in criminal court and refuses to enjoin city from blocking the film. Three operators are in custody while Harchel theater plans to show The Birth of a Nation as advertised.
Marion farmer Harry Newell reports his grade cow Marion-Speck set a record with 4.7 pounds of butter fat in February. Hoard's Dairyman notes the national record potential while Newell’s herd of sixteen Holsteins averaged 42.5 pounds of butter fat for the month.
Des Moines veteran George I. Dee, longtime resident of the Soldier's Home, formerly of Des Moines and Company H of the 128th Illinois Infantry, died from a cerebral hemorrhage. His widow Rachel, also a Soldier's Home member, survives.
Washington reports President Wilson withheld the full text pending Mexican approval as Gen. Hugh J. Scott’s conference with General Obregon yields a cooperative framework. The plan foresees Mexican troop action against bandits and a staged American withdrawal as Mexican police capabilities rise.
Lockard, 55, of Payette County, held at Fort Madison since March 9, 1914, was granted parole after being sent up on criminal assault charges. The report ties into a broader case involving D. C. Bladgett and a supreme court-related indictment. Miss Tara Halk, a student at Iowa State College, won a faculty award for an extemporaneous speech on why a woman should propose.
Page county lists five candidates for sheriff nomination while commencement plans unfold at Bonaparte high school on May 25. Manson high school graduates expect the largest class, with diplomas on June 2. Cedar Rapids leaders discuss a new Penitentiary association president and Waterloo hosts bankers June 2 and 4. Ste Charles City prepares for June 9 commencement, with 40 graduates. Farmers Savings Bank opens in Yetter with 15 000 capital shared by 44 residents. Governor candidates appear on the state summary ballot. Fred L. Mahannah among Davenport officials visiting Des Moines for a state board meeting. Emory H. English rules post-resident fire solicitors off Iowa channels. soil acidity tests show most samples acid, across counties. Two highwaymen rob J C Telavich after chloroform attack. William Tuft fatally injured in Wheatland railroad accident near North Western depot.
The French advance continued along the Verdun front with gains increased and consolidated. Two Germans surrendered at Dead Man's Hill after claiming their trench was the last in their sector. Other actions included grenades in Ayrecourt wood and artillery work east of the Meuse near Vaux. French artillery also hit a ammunition depot at Grande Dune in Belgium.
Chicago May 6 The strike order for 4000 railway telegraphers signalmen and workers on the New York Central and Nickel Plate railroads is postponed as federal mediation and arbitration efforts proceed. President H W Perham said a strike would not be called now and the mediators will be given every opportunity to achieve arbitration.
Party currency speculators in Mexico City have been arrested and will be given terms in the penitentiary, according to a message received at the Mexican consulate in Galveston Texas.
A Washington report states Herbert Puts nam Morarian of the congressional library and Ernst Bruncken of the copyright division were dismissed from office for remarks deemed damaging to Wilson's palloy.
The notice promotes Hanford's Balgam as a universal healing balm for cuts burns sores and lameness and urges keeping it in every home. It also mentions epileptic symptoms and a hint of medical claims tied to the product along with unrelated lines about horse care and spring clips on automobiles.
Anuric is advertised as a remedy for backache lumbago kidneys and rheumatism. The ad claims it removes uric acid from the system preventing gout and related diseases. It urges readers to send for a trial pack and outlines Dr Pierce’s backing and reputation.
A Sunday school class studied a lesson titled The Lams Man stealed which puzzled five year old Arthur Its content and the teacher's reaction are described as the boy answers his father Questions about the lesson reveal mishearing and confusion over the topic The tale highlights a child’s developing understanding and parental guidance
An old ad describes Cuticura products for infant care claiming soothing baths and ointment for vulnerable skin. It includes a free sample offer and postal address in Boston. A quirky dialogue about high prices for peace follows.
USE ALLEN'S FOOT-ARE The antiseptic powder to be shaken Into Bhoes and used in feat-bath. It relieves painful, swollen, smarting, aching, thed feet and Instantly tues the wiing out of coins and bunlonsk. The greatest comfort discovery of the axe. Sold everywhere. We, Trial package FREE, Address Allan 3. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. , Adv.
Dialogue sketch notes a witty exchange about borrowing trouble rather than tools. Two speakers share a joke on their uneasy rapport and mutual tolerance in a light hearted mini scene. The line hints at a longtime relationship and a running joke about contrasting personalities.
An ad touts Dr Pierce DPleasant Pellets claiming they regulate the liver stomach and bowels. It asserts benefits for daily health and features a nod to political endorsement by Governor Willis of Olio.
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