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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
12
A BYU article by M Pierce MD promotes drinking large amounts of pure water with meals and between meals for health. It claims X rays and tests on young men support benefits, and suggests Asurle tablets for kidney trouble symptoms, available at drug stores.
Mothers in Des Moines and Iona praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for toning the system and aiding nervous fatigue. The ad promotes liquid or tablet forms and urges readers to obtain it from dealers or mail from Buffalo North Carolina. A separate note touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from May apple and aloe leaves as a long standing laxative, priced a quarter at apothecaries.
A buyer sorts neckties, discards several as unworthy, and learns clerks remove five to six inch turns from a pile for resale to women who shop for men. Marshall notes Mark Twain's encounter with a dachshund owner, explaining Twain avoided staring at the dog to spare the owner’s sensitivity.
In Doubt. You had a narrow escape from the Sharks this summer. Your wife must have been very grateful to the Itfegaard who rescued you. I saw her talking pork but not sure whether she was thanking him or scolding him for but Ung in.
A witty exchange notes a man looking comical when he proposes and a woman answering that he is fortunate to let it be. The talk shifts to appearances and value as marriage arrives, with banter about talking versus costly proof.
A mother lectures Molly not to speak ill of others and to refrain from spreading evil tales. Molly agrees and vows to tell Mrs Jimson herself. A closing line comments on men and work habits and a claim about a girl disciplining a baby.
A report highlights Miss Turka Hawke, world’s first graduate woman blacksmith from Iowa State College, preparing to open a shop to repair farm machinery. She welded and riveted with men during training and proves the gendered craft is evolving despite earlier trade norms. A separate incident in Atlantic details injuries to two women and a man after a car crash near Wyora, with one death later from a wagon accident involving Miss Rose Steltits near Bridgewater.
T A Wyckham a Council Bluffs railroad builder buys the Omaha short line from Herman Sonken of Kansas City. Wyckham plans to rebuild re equip and operate the line which extends from Cornell Blue to Treynar Iowa. Sonken acquired the road at a referee sale for 2650 premium totaling 21900 dollars.
Four local injuries and incidents are reported. Mildred Fuhrmeister suffered severe facial burns after a child dragged her from a hot stove in Towa City. John Haffmoon lost an arm in a corn elevator accident and John Caldwell crushed fingers unloading corn. A total blaze at Alex McDougall farm in Grant township destroyed a barn machine shed granary and corn crib with an estimated loss of 5 000 dollars.
Iowa State news notes an indebtedness of 63000 on the Muscatine armory amid business men’s campaign. A Perry citizen donated a rent free room to the Commercial club solving space issues. The Perry bureau of commerce advances plans for a tricounty fair with several prospective sites offered and favorable financial prospects.
The estate of Theo Lykas seeks to know if the five year statute of limitations applies to workmen’s compensation claims after Lykas’s death at a Mason City cement plant. Officials consider whether war delays in Greece affected notice to heirs. Other items note hotel door orders, coal supply for Iowa State Teachers College, and a kerosene case against Standard Oil.
A New York man near fifty reports dramatic health gains after taking iron. The ad claims twelve grain tablets taken four times daily for two weeks rebuilt strength, reduced illnesses, and improved endurance, promising similar results for others without dangerous side effects.
The readable parts show a murky discussion with names and phrases like cities or people, a mention of a vote and housing, and hints of social tensions. The text is fragmented and lacks clear events or outcomes to identify a definitive news item or position.
An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy as proven by user stories. It cites James Platt of Dayton, Ohio, claiming eight years with diabetes improved after use. The copy asserts safety, herbal ingredients, and a $4 price, with free samples on request.
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