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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1912
Page
6
A scattered compendium on farm management covers hog health from post-mortem hog cholera diagnosis to feeding the straight corn diet, hog farrowing, and care. It includes dairy cattle tips, winter storage, poultry breeding, and market quality guidance with varied crop and soil remarks.
Julia Bottomley describes decorative bags woven and printed with Dresden ribbons. The article details heavy brocades for street bags and light striped ribbons for work bags, with elegant color schemes, rosettas, ribbon bows, and satin finishes. It highlights designs with velvet satin backgrounds, American Beauty rose tones, and flowered ribbons, including a round bottom bag with dark piping and rosettes.
Novelties for Christmas include compact ribbon and millinery flowers with large velvet roses and two-tone shading. Describes corsage and girdle accents, dainty white plaitings at collars, and natural looking petals crafted to resemble real blooms.
The board of control and lawmakers push for large farm operations at state institutions. Advocates argue reformatories near Anamosa and Port Madison need suitable land for agricultural work and vocational training. They emphasize open air, farm animals, and trades programs to aid parolees, noting current conditions fail to serve.
Magon Chu reports the Odd Fellows home for orphans and aged in the city has moved into a new four story building, 167 feet long by 47 feet wide, set on a 24 acre farm. The facility, now valued at about $300000, houses 39 aged residents and 63 children.
Fragmentary report notes the death of a school mistress in Marshalltown and outlines delays in opening rural schools. It mentions apportionments of $45 to $60 monthly and several dozen vehicles prepared to serve schools slated to begin on the first Monday in December.
Keokuk National Bank sues Lee County for tax rebate, tried in the district court. Attorney General G A Rabbing assists County Attorney Theodore Craig. The state shows intense interest as an intricate question of law is framed for a two or three day proceeding.
A nighttime burglary at a drug store, restaurant, and general store yielded $73 in property. Bloodhounds traced the thieves from Bloomfeld to Laddelale and a Rock Island train was suspected as their route.
A Montezuma jury acquitted one defendant in the Auso Gage case while Rev. Smith was found guilty among fifty two defendants indicted by the grand jury. The owner of the security auto appears among the convicted, with shares to be issued to shareholders by the creditors.
Readable fragments show praise for local women groups and community groups contributing to a short course success. The text mentions involvement of the Woman's club and civic groups with positive results and a sense of local achievement.
An incident at the Boston opera house involves Master Russell, the director's ten year old son, who promenaded in the foyer in an evening dress. A staff member questioned his background prompting a dignified response from the boy as attendants expressed concern for his manners.
A patient from Lowell Chicago describes chronic hand burning itching and swelling for two years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with warm water the sores cleared and skin healed following months of treatment.
A tavern landlord and a washing machine agent share wary remarks on post election mood in Turgidtown. The piece portrays local shopkeepers bankers and tradesmen as steady while a single inept faction seeks to seize control of the post office.
A fragmented passage discusses how a woman’s education should translate into practical domestic skills and daily usefulness. It contrasts language and drawing lessons with chemistry and housekeeping, implying real value lies in applying studies at home.
A humorous exchange wonders about manly and effeminate appearances being hereditary. One speaker notes half of ancestors were men and the other half women, suggesting genetic influence.
A garbled exchange leaves readers puzzled as phrases like Not According to Rile and Umtt utterances fragment a discussion. The misheard lines suggest mood shifts and ungrammatical emotions, inviting scrutiny of the speaker’s intent and transcription accuracy.
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