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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
2
An article by William A. Radford discusses a seven room Colonial style home with sun parlor and extensive living space, designed for comfort and durability. It describes the exterior with white pillars, front porch, stucco base, shingle siding above, and a rear garage. The piece ties home ownership to financial prudence amid rising rents and warns of civic responsibility tied to homeowners.
An Evening Spout recounts a Century Club debate on Strindberg and other dramatists. Robert W. Chambers jokes about highbrow works being insufferable, recalling a Greenwich Village viewing where a wife pokes her husband to pay attention while he mutters about the orchestra waking him between acts.
In a playful exchange Farmer Corntessel debates fashion shifts in rural attire. The talk centers on boots and leather coats as farmers resist changing from traditional garb to newer styles.
Fashion notes that black is entering children's wardrobes with seven to fourteen year old frocks. Descriptions show black taffeta bodies, plaid skirts, and varied waist finishes. Designers favor sling over styles, check neck trim, cords with tassels, and red or blue decorative accents on dark blue palettes.
Young women seek dresses that blend style with practicality in autumn school wear. The article highlights two models a wool shepherds plaid frock with belt buckle and an indoor crepe duchesse dress with tucks, embroidery, and a neck panel. Both aim to please while staying comfortable.
Instructions describe lining pans with batter spread to edges and built up slightly at center for a domed cake. The guidance notes leaving space at sides to ensure even rise and browning.
A fragmentary collection of quips on vanity honesty wealth and daily life. Themes include money influence appearances and common sense with playful exaggerated statements and warnings. The tone mirrors a lighthearted moralizing page of brief maxims.
Catarrhal deafness is linked to inflammation of the Eustachian tube’s mucous lining. The advertisement claims All's Catarrh Medicine works through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conduct, offering circulars free and listing F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as publishers.
In Union Town Maryland near the mountains, Joe Jable and his three sons tried ice cream for the first time, finishing 61 dishes at their initial meal. The family split the treats with fifteen for each son and sixteen for their father.
A tavern landlord in Cumonville Arkansas weighs a water works bond vote. He notes young people and North newcomers favor the measure while old-timers oppose paying for access to water, signaling a likely stalemate.
Read testimonials from Mrs. Herzent L. Cassen of Providence and Mrs. Cas TER A. Ban of Fayette Ohio praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from bearing down pains backache nervousness and fatigue. A Bloomington Illinois woman and others report improved strength and health after using the remedy. The article promotes the product and offers a free private text book on women’s ailments.
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