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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
6
Belle accuses a teacher of meanness while Uncle Vd and Belle’s mother defend the teacher as nice. The tense dialogue shows Belle mispronouncing words and recalling a boy named George Brown dusting a desk as part of the scene.
An advertisement promises hair relief for irritated scalps using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap with a free mail sample offer. The copy extends to a stray note about ivory weight and a Scots tale of a kirk elder admonishing boys after a football game on the Sabbath.
Fragmentary notes describe Bella wedding chatter and an opera score. Mentions Abe Pondove and Wir affecting a pen hut in Madras Taadla with last minute play events. No clear dates or complete names.
An advertisement featuring Dr E Sauer promotes Nuxated Iron as a cure for nervous weakness digestive ailments and fatigue. It asserts iron deficiency is the root cause and promises double or triple strength within four to fourteen days with a money back guarantee if results fall short.
A small boy leads a curious dog as a sportsman asks about its pedigree. The boy jokes the dog has a bounty of bones buried in the yard. A steamer mast scene shifts to a steel mast of an Atlantic coast bargee near the smokestack.
An early health column urges simple cures for kidney trouble using abundant hot water and pure water. It cites symptoms like backache and headaches and includes testimonial from Mr Sylvester Ault praising Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.
Fragmented OCR line questions felicity and style. No clear event, person, or place identified. Reading is unclear and lacks verifiable entities or date.
Nov 18 dispatches report Monastir key fallen and front lines shifting as Franco-Russian-Serbian forces sever the enemy west of Monastir. Serbian communications say villages Chogel Bilivnisi Nego thant Yarashok monastery, and Bukrly Gorn tegri Don Tegri have been wrested from the foe. Reinforcements and mountain passes solders claimed advances and captured several officers.
A Parvat militia report says Theotime Hodmutter a German from Parral Chihuahua his wife and baby were killed by Villa followers after Hodmutter allegedly displayed 18 car photos of Carranza soldiers and an insulting Villa letter in his Parral store. A Chinese Arab refugee describing the event provides details.
Madison announces resignation of Owen to governor Pillip effective January. Owen, a leader of the La Tollette faction, will join a large legal firm at the state capital. The move sparks speculation about succession before the November 7 elections.
Chicago sources report the death of Bishop Charles Edward Cheney, long-serving rector of Christ Church for 60 years, associated with the Chicago synod of the Reformed Episcopal Church. He helped establish the church and led its parish through many years.
Five lives were lost when the German submarine Deutschland rammed and sank the tug LT. A. Scott off New London. Captain Fred Hinsch survived by clinging to a small boat. cargo worth about $2,000,000 in nickel rubber and silver bars was aboard. The Deutschland returned to port with damage described as a twisted stem and a possible hole.
The American Federation of Labor, in a Friday vote, rejects aspects of President Wilson's legislative program. A committee report endorses an unequivocal stand against compulsory institutions and supports freedom and existing institutions.
An advertisement extols Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as a cost saving, healthful staple for families with children who love it. It offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebr. and urges mothers to use the product several times weekly. The piece also touches on a critique of baby crying as advertising-driven.
A man named Mune, described as silessian, visited a downtown electrical shop and sat in an electrical chair for a rest. He reports a light shock when a clerk pressed a hidden button, prompting caution about where he sits in public spaces.
An elderly Benttasan stands beside a damaged doorway as bystanders react to a sudden commotion. A man named Abe Home is distracted by noise and movement, while a passerby shouts questions and a window squeals under a startled shriek.
A garbled account describes a traveling man on a streetcar who finds a vacant seat after a push for a paper, prompting laughter from the crowd as headlines are glanced at. The tale unfolds in Indiana, with ellipses and misspellings reflecting OCR damage.
The speaker reveals the boy’s illness was more serious than thought. The mother expresses shock at the 80 degree severity while the doctor notes it was not as alarming as feared and that home sickness had been mistaken for illness.
A fragmentary newspaper ad copy promotes Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming to strengthen women and restore health. The rhymed tease hints at arresting attention and contrasts friendly advice with opposition.
A report to the Navy Department states that the American schooner Bred H Davenport was wrecked in a storm off Cape Fran cia Porto Rico and three crew members are missing.
Fragmentary OCR notes reduced shipping to maximum economy as reported by the Daily News. Government efforts target conserving resources and streamlining wartime transport.
A New Castle Indiana woman at 822 South 16th Street reports monthly pains since age eleven eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she now feels like a new person and no longer suffers. The ad promotes confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmentary column mocks a man named Von Cash describing excessive caution and odd investments. It hints he bought a farm and began an artesian well project to ensure a garden supply but faced unnecessary costs and a risky venture. The piece references importing Chinese labor for factories as part of the broader critique.
An old advertisement claims 80 percent of Bright's Disease fatalities could be avoided with proper precautions. It urges use of Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy, advertised as a dependable 40 year old treatment, available in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a free sample upon request.
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