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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
8
Housewife guidance outlines moth precautions for stored clothing and art care. It advises brushing garments to remove dust, sealing in calico bags, inspecting chests and trunks, and using turpentine for moth deterrence. For paintings it covers dust removal, fly speck cleaning with beer, assessing damage, and varnishing with proper materials and technique.
A description of decorative portrait holders for cards or photographs featuring bold mit shaped cards, brocade covers, frill edged ribbons, and vellum style ribbon strips forming a lattice pattern. French silk knotting near intersections and a large bow tied at the top complete the pretty fashion shown.
A fragment from an early advice piece discusses simple toilet creams, facial powders, and tinctures using ingredients like Mingacanth, glycerin, rosewater, and oxide of zinc. It mentions methods to treat chapped skin, perspiring palms, and rough textures, plus cautions about facial hair removal and care after procedures.
A noted princess asserts earrings finish the face and enhance beauty. She cites that turquoise stones set off blue eyes, while old earrings brighten hair and complexion. The piece highlights how the right pair can rejuvenate appearance and complement hairstyles.
A Japanese field marshal of Polish descent, Gen. Kuroki, visits the United States on a Jamestown exposition mission. Born in Satsuma, he rose to lieutenant general in 1894 and earned fame in the Russo-Japanese War. His Polish father fled after 1891. The article notes his strategic prowess at Liaoyang and Mukden, shaping Russian defeats through bold maneuvers.
William D Haywood, secret ary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, stands trial in Caldwell Idaho for the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg. The case ties Haywood to the bomb blast at Steunenberg’s home as the federation’s headlong move toward socialism and political power unfolds.
The martyred president will lie in a green Windsor granite sarcophagus in Canton tombs. A nine by five foot block weighing seventeen tons will form the main stone with a one ton cap from a smaller block. The Enright quarry supplied the stone at seven hundred dollars. The block is shown being readied for hauling to the railroad.
Jeptna Coleman of Atchison Kansas claims a home remedy using cayenne pepper wrapped in cloth stuffed into rodent burrows will deter mice and rats, noting the peppers drive the pests from their holes and prevent gnawing in interiors.
A Des Moines report details Iowa saloon operations in 1906 with total tax receipts of 1,474,146.20, distributed to state and local treasuries, noting 65 counties still under prohibition and 242 cities with saloons. The survey lists county by county tax totals and notes where counties or cities charge extra taxes, alongside staffing of horse barns at the state fair and other Iowa news such as railroad rate hearings and military assignments.
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