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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
5
A medieval tale recalls Ste. Lucy a native of Syracuse who chose religious devotion over marriage proposal. A governor accuses her of Christian heresy, she faces prosecution, and a lurid legend claims she sent a pair of cut eyes to a lover. Heaven rewards her with new eyes described as more beautiful.
A mixed extract discusses fake Bayer aspirin safety warnings and the Bayer cross branding. It references ancient Greek advertising on home walls and Pompeian real estate walls. It notes early newspaper ads appearing around 1647 and modern costs. A Cuticura advertisement promises relief for itchy scalp and clear skin.
A fragmented report notes a hypothetical per capita telephone total reaching 100 million if China matched the United States, contrasts current figures of 76 thousand in China and 25 million in the U S, and references Garfield as a reflected illustration.
An old advertisement touts a stomach aid claiming rapid relief for indigestion and gastritis. It promises a money back guarantee if the product fails to help and urges readers to buy from a local seller. The prose uses sensational language to imply wide relief.
Rainy Ranny Rhino complains of being blue despite his speed and senses. Polly Parrot leads him to Cheerups, a visitor from America, who helps with manners and happiness, and they set off toward Cheerups' place beside the Yellow River in the Jungle.
An old practice survives where an odd number of girls gather to string acorns equal to the number of participants, burn them in a fire, and sleep hoping Venus grants a dream fiancé. The ritual, rooted in tree worship, invokes a direct gods’ appeal and reveals a future husband in a dream.
The text explains the feminine name Una meaning famine to etymiologists while noting Spenser popularized it as a symbol of unity and truth. It mentions Una as queen of fairies in Omond or Omirgn? and recounts a soldier tale where Una raises a mansion. It also references Una in Avish peasantry usage and its Anglicized forms OGonagh Windy and the pearl as a symbol of purity and friendship with Tuesday as a lucky day and number.
President Doggs of the Looptown Chamber shows Jazzbo from Mars around town. They visit a five and ten cent store brimming with cheap gadgets and souvenirs including wrenches and cork dishes while Jazzbo reacts to the scene.
A historical sketch recounts Herbert Hoover's rise from mining engineer to mining chief in Australia and China, his pivotal role as head of Belgian relief during World War I, and his later U.S. food administration achievements in curbing profiteering, boosting home production, and ensuring fair food distribution.
Nonsensical list of items appears in a George Matthew Adams fragment. References include cigars bands noodles silencers umbrellas and various oddities. The tone hints at a playful or surreal catalog style with a jazzy aside.
The article recalls Thomas Jefferson preserving a simple Monticello desk used for writing the Draft of Independence. He told Ellen W. Coolidge in 1826 that the plain box, made from his drawing by Hen Randall, mattered for its documenting history. Its imagined value would grow with time.
The Kaness City Star reports Newt Strodder recounting a recent encounter with his opponent. He says there was no prior mail or notes, they met at a crossroads, no pistol involved, and a scuffle ensued with both tumbling to the ground before the disturbance ended.
The item reflects terse dialogue about a man keeping a word before marriage and knowing the reason. It notes Persia’s area of 628000 square miles and a population of 9 million with only 150 miles of railroad, highlighting sparse infrastructure.
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