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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
5
A promotional note describes a pamphlet urging parents to discuss matrimony with their children as they approach manhood and womanhood. It claims the book informs on essential topics and can be obtained for 1.00 from B A Davis Company at 1014 Cherry Street Philadelphia.
A New York man obsessed with hatred toward a favorite hat keeps it in his room despite family disapproval. During a hotel fire he reopens the blaze to recover the hat, then destroys it by kicking it into flames and smoke, leaving the hotel by escape.
A special train was dispatched from Budapest to Vienna to transport a laurel wreath for Empress Elisabeth’s tomb after an official neglected to place it in the carriage. The wreath, crafted on the Godollo estate, must reach the Capuchin vaults before the eve of her assassination anniversary.
The text describes compulsory education in France and contrasts it with high social status among royals and aristocrats. It mentions King Peter of Servia owning a Barker shop and Latent medicine agency, a prince dealing in butter, a brick factory, and rulers of Wartemberg owning hotels while uprating costs by $50 a year.
In a tense scene a diplomat in Washington, Guy Hillier, waits at a railway station for Norma Roberts, as global tensions with Japan rise and the United States edges toward possible war. Norma, fearless and poised, urges a private truth about the crisis and their future as they head to a balcony rendezvous.
A tense cafe scene unfolds with war talk among officers and civilians. Guy pressingly asks Norm about her father while she hides concern and resists sharing troubling family details, hinting at secrecy and emotional strain amid ongoing conflict.
A damaged excerpt shows garbled religious verse read aloud by a congregation. The text contains misread words and stray phrases but reveals a moment of shared reflection and praise.
The text cites Ruth McTeery Stuart reading her negro dialect tales with high praise. A small boy boasts of his mother’s talent, recalling how classmates discussed achievements of their siblings. The excerpt ends with a question about race mixing and social lines.
A garbled message from Expressman discusses an unclear address in Metinet and references a housemaid. The text mentions possible receipt of a new hat or tolls for an auto, with uncertainty about the intended recipient.
Uncle Zebulon and his nephew visit a restaurant in the city and wait for their meal. The younger man asks about cerebrospinal meningitis, and Uncle Zebulon replies he has not had it and would rather have Myer and bacod.
A Michigan woman recounts recovery after indigestion and loss of appetite. She credits Grape-Nuts to restoring energy, nerves, and interest in life, enabling her to work again within two months.
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