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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
1
A mistress argues with her servant about joining a funeral society named Friends and True Afouiners, noting the group provides coffins and a burial allowance of thirty dollars, framing the cost as worth the benefit. The dialogue mocks paying monthly dues for ostentatious funerals and generosity at the grave.
Returns from 95 counties place U S Senator Cummins ahead of Connolly by 40527. Clarke reelected governor by a 2 plurality over Hamilton. Weaver Ladd Salinger top Supreme Court nominees. Republicans gain seats in state legislature while minor changes noted in state offices.
An ultra-grocerine bomb exploded in the front yard of ex Governor Carroll’s home at 1330 Vast Ninth street Saturday night. The blast shattered a front window and a hole eighteen inches by twelve inches marked the blast site. Neighbors fled, police scoured blocks, but no bomb remnants or injuries were found.
A 16 year old boy, Eliott, admitted setting more than twenty fires in the city in recent weeks. He said his acts destroyed eleven bats and eight others, damaged the Methodist church, and he even assisted police by tracking suspects. He claimed his motive was to enjoy crowds at the blazes and the firefighting.
MeKle sold 240 acre farm at Page Center to Albert Wellhausen for 45 500. Mr MeKle had paid 72 50 per acre earlier. The narrative mentions an enforced trip to Clarinda and a separate tragic incident in Croeton where a farm hand J Ruehorda, 4 years, hanged himself ahead of a forthcoming marriage.
Voted for 61 Yeaya. Emmetsburg Peter Jones and others appear in a fragmented ballot note from a local precinct. The readable items suggest a recorded vote and names but lack full context or clear outcome.
The dialogue centers on pensions and marriage, as Mador and Fitezer discuss long term costs. An old Civil War pensioner eyeing a young hired girl prompts a humorous exchange about age and pension outcomes.
Doctor Wilson reports the Kyanju asylum in Korea started in an old tile kiln housing five lepers and grown into a wooden three room building. Missionaries funded by gifts now plan a facility to care for one hundred patients with daily removal from the snow.
A town judge in Ohio faced difficulty performing duties as he presided over cases and occasional marriage ceremonies. During a wedding, he asked a bride to confirm her husband and then challenged the groom on his intended defense, revealing confusion about his role and responsibilities.
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