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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
8
A historical note on the U S State Department employing skilled penmen to craft diplomatic notes. It emphasizes the artistry and individuality of handwritten correspondence with formal addresses and closings for kings emperors and rulers across the world.
In peace times the War Department's Corps of Engineers remains busy managing navigable waters and harbors. The chief tasks include fortification planning, waterway maintenance, and permitting over navigable streams. The department has funded extensive projects, with over $804 million for civil works and more than $36 million for the current year, signaling heavy ongoing infrastructure activity.
In a chaotic incident at the eastern market near Seventh and Catrecta, dogs and ferrets joined men to confront a rat infestation plaguing the Market district. Police and market officials deployed a ten day operation using ferrets to clear the bazaar and restore order amid crowded stands and noisy commotion.
A proposed Potomac Park project outlines a vast recreational area for adults including a stadium, 18 court complex, baseball diamonds, two pools, a bandstand, golf haven and refreshment house. Plans call for an amphitheater and adjacent lounging spaces with a draw for business leaders and a cosmopolitan crowd. Colonel Harts reviews the proposal as officials prepare to commit design work pending appropriation and next steps.
The piece praises American tailoring for men's and women’s suits using serge, broadcloth, and other wool fabrics. It notes careful pre tailoring preparation, weather resistance, and a waist hugging cut with a seamless back and four front sections. A beltless design features pocket placement along the belt line and optional refined trims such as ribbon collars and satin ties.
A new corsage style nicknamed vanity flow or beauty tower hides a powder box within the flower heart. Flowers like dahlias poppies and orchids are used, with ribbons and powder pouches that tuck into gowns or dressers. Julia Bottomley notes these fancy blooms promise a vogue for convenient face powder on holiday wear.
Fragmentary readable lines describe nature appearing to adapt to wartime exigencies with phrases like even the elements and a puzzled reply. The text includes garbled or obsolete terms such as khakt-eotoreg clogd suggesting a scrambled historical clipping with unclear meaning.
The note advises applying Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh to horse or cattle wounds after stepping on rusty nails to draw out poison and prevent blood poisoning. It stresses keeping a bottle in the stable for quick treatment and refers to varying remedies for different sores.
A teacher asks a pupil to recount a deed from history. Raymond, the class’s first baseman, volunteers and delivers a striking moment as he acts out a dramatic wallop to the jaw. The passage reflects a vivid schoolroom scene with improvised speech and tension.
An advertisement touts Catleura Soap and Catlcure Oliiment to combat dandruff irritation and promote a clean scalp with free samples by mail. The copy emphasizes a healthy scalp as the path to good hair and invites readers to request samples via postcard.
A sultry day shows workers repairing rail joints at the entrance of a garden. An Italian section hand endures the heat while a motorman jokes about the job, contrasting it with tougher labor across water as the Brooklyn Enterprise notes.
A mother testimonial praises Grap-Nuts and Postum as healthy breakfast and dinner options, noting improvements in children after replacing daily potatoes and coffee with fruit, stewed or canned fruit, grapes nut with cream, and soft boiled eggs. The letter mentions personal relief from digestive issues after trying Grape Nuts with milk.
Mr. Jones defends a peculiar dog that runs away often and returns on Sundays, sparking questions from guests about the animal’s habits and the family’s dinner routine. Marc Jones smiles as he pats the dog, while Johnny Jones notes the dog’s loyalty and the judge’s remark on moral meals.
An advertisement touts Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases with bottle purity certificates and sample offers. It mentions Hanford’s Belcum antiseptic for wounds and warns about gangrene prevention while referencing the electoral college.
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