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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
3
A collection of humorous vignettes from a Boston Transcript page includes a fable about borrowing rope for water, a child’s quip about a mother dismissing a servant, and a little boy’s joke about asking for permission to use a parent’s hand to gain courage.
A Well An Ghio woman describes relief from dyspepsia and heart trouble after quitting coffee and starting Postum. She notes belching, sleep issues, and poor appetite improved from day one, with family proudly remarking on her transformation as she follows directions for making Postum.
Practical rural tips cover fruit handling, heifer care, garden manure, and barn upkeep. Advice on milking cleanliness, pig and sheep management, crop rotations, fall plowing, and sheltering livestock for winter. Emphasizes feeding, drainage, fencing, and using byproducts like wood ashes for orchard fertilizer.
A quirky report describes a resident who insists on saying nought instead of zero when dialing a number, prompting corrections from the operator. An unrelated string of old advertisements promotes Dr Pierce’s Pills and Golus Carbolizalve, followed by a brief quip about a woman who recalls secrets.
A humorous note about a rushed engagement ending in divorce. The tale centers on a professor recounting how he proposed after years of wooing, then learned the engagement ended due to absent mindedness. An Irish-tinged anecdote evokes early 20th century comic style.
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