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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
Don Dromedary sulks over thirst and hardship in the desert journey. Cheerups encourages the camel to change his outlook, noting his hump and padded feet help travel, then urges kindness and contentment. Don pledges to try.
Wool dresses and tailored frocks dominate the season with knits in tweed, cheviot, twill, balbriggan and flannel. Coats and ensembles feature brushed wool, jacquard patterns, and color blocks. Noted styles include shirt front details, high necks, and sunkissed borders in red white and blue, with rayon blends adding texture.
The article describes folk beliefs linking the mullen stalk to love and fertility, with outcomes depending on reciprocity of affection. It notes the plant’s imagined power, its candlelike yellow flower head, and various European customs such as bending stalks toward sunrise for healing, wearing a dried root for protection, and midsummer uses to ward off disease and witchcraft.
The article traces Ruby as a feminine given name, noting limited biblical evidence and early history. It discusses its adoption among Hindus and English elites, its association with wealth and power, and superstition about blessings and protection. Thursday and numerology are mentioned as lucky day and number.
A domestic quarrel escalates as Quinine Sponson accuses his wife Peroxide of petty faults. The morning paper reports the couple’s clash over ice cream, chorus girls, an altered allowance, and a sugar-spoon habit leading to a dramatic tablecloth pull and, soon after, divorce.
Macon Georgia resident Mrs F B Headden describes severe illness with partial paralysis and recovery after two weeks on Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound She endorses the remedy and offers to answer letters She notes a nationwide canvass reporting many benefiting from the product The piece also mentions an historical solar eclipse dated 2137 B C and Chinese record Shu Ching.
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