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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
8
A narrator recounts spending weekend with a mother's friend, noting vocal lessons and dressing for a garden scene with two large hounds. An awkward encounter unfolds as audience laughter erupts when a masterful soprano voice rises, leaving the narrator embarrassed by the reaction.
A Toledo and Lucas County effort plans a grand World War memory park featuring a monumental tower with a living flame. Memorial Way and tree-lined avenues honor local fallen, with 2000 interment capacity for Legion members and dedicated care. Dedication on Decoration Day and a later cornerstone ceremony are planned.
A group of Minneapolis immigrants proved knowledge of The Star Spangled Banner better than many natives in a report to the American Legion. About 68 graduates completed night school Americanization classes, mingling Greeks Italians Norwegians and Swedes as they prepared for naturalization. Diplomas were awarded as officials noted the course helped address citizenship challenges and eased access to proceedings.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States urges all Americans to wear the French poppy on Memorial Day in honor of the men who fell in France. Wittor H. Goodwin, president vice president, says organizations of business will promote endowment of poppy efforts. The American Legion requested assistance to aid the poppy drive and memorial work.
John L Terry of 128 N Third St Springfield Ill recalls six year old statement praising Tantac saying it cured his illness. He credits druggist Bob Clark Bon for starting him on the treatment and notes he has remained well since a second round with no further medicine needed. Tantac sold by druggists with over 87 million bottles advertised.
Swamp Root is praised as a reliable kidney liver and bladder remedy backed by many years of druggist support. The ad urges readers to start treatment at once and offers a test bottle for ten cents while requesting mention of the paper.
A curious excerpt from The Christian Advocate reflects rural humor as a speaker insists on naming a baby Victrola despite others' expectations of a girl. The dialogue reveals dialect and playful mishearing of modern devices, ending with the family embracing a boy named Radio.
A snippet describes a quick dessert using a small jar of preserved fruit and gelatin. The ad mentions a fond memory of May visiting her grandmother and being told to replace a statue, replying that the dust shows where it was.
An advertisement touts Cuthura Soap promising doubled razor efficiency and skin health. It asserts no mug, slime, germs, waste, or irritation even with daily use for shaving, bathing and shampooing. Another note mentions a new trowel claimed to double a bricklayer's daily brick count.
An England slide demonstrates an atom of radium in full activity. The mineral pitchblende is the source, and under a strong lens a fragment yields ceaseless, brilliant bombardment of particles that strike a screen. The exhibit provides a vivid example of intense energy.
An OCR fragment combines ad copy for Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to relieve catarrh and deafness with a 19th century anecdote about Senator Ashurt of New Mexico. The story recalls a speech where an old woman exited after a quip, prompting laughter.
A newly uncovered prehistoric city lies at the foot of volcano Iztaccihuatl. It reportedly spans four miles by three, enclosed by a wall and featuring 29 pyramids. An unlikely prospect of rivaling Teotihuacan is suggested.
A new device uses a rubber bulb attached to a neck of a bottle to deliver measured liquid amounts. The compression mechanism sounds simple and portable for precise dosing.
Readers report over 60 000 women answered a question about a herbal remedy for women's ailments. The product claims 98 of 100 users see benefit, credited to nature's roots and herbs refined for decades. It asserts wide global sales and superior reliability versus hastily made prescriptions.
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