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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
6
A conversation turns to a tall tale about a retriever named Rover. During a house fire at Smith’s home the dog rescues a missing child before re-entering the flames, returning scorched with the fire insurance policy wrapped in a damp towel. The tale ends with a joking aside about Brown, the town sheriff, visiting the house daily.
A brief excerpt shows ten year old Jack balking at sewing at school while a teacher cites George Washington as an example. Jack concludes with a noncommittal remark that time will tell amid a light classroom exchange from Stray Stories Magazine.
A Windsor Star item notes a man in a park conversing with an elderly lady about his dog. When asked the breed he replies Spaniel, prompting the lady to remark that it’s fortunate the dog isn’t elsewhere. The humorous exchange reflects light community chatter.
In a brisk exchange, Mr. Stormington Barnes contends that an actor need not revive Shakespeare yet acknowledges the enduring possibility of Shakespeare reviving an actor in the theatre world. The remark underscores a tension between interpretation and inspiration in classic drama.
Fragmentary phrases describe a train bound for Dallas and points east with a bid for a Kansas City route. The garbled text references an announcer and an owner figure amid unclear details about the train’s path or destination.
The remark contrasts a failed marriage proposal with a jab about career success as an insurance agent, delivering a witty exchange that hints at pride and stubbornness in a clipped dialogue. The line captures a humorous domestic moment with sharp social bite.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a volunteer cook saying he cannot cook fish but doubts anyone will catch any. The joke highlights a camp setting and rural humor about preparedness and fishing.
A fragment from Fe Magazine presents a character dialogue with dialect indicating fatigue. The snippet shows tension between a speaker and a boss figure as exhaustion interrupts action, implying a larger scene or feature on work or life in a stylized voice.
A courtroom exchange captures a defendant asking the judge to have lunch first, reflecting a moment of high tension in a Farm and Ranch setting. The humorous line prompts local readers to recall contemporary judicial proceedings and everyday humor within legal contexts.
A frenzied crowd greets Robert N Taylor on his return from Europe in New York and aboard the Berengaria as teens swarm the ship, break police lines, and cause a half hour sailing delay. Police report bruises and chaos amid the reception.
A historical meditation on choosing careers, highlighting Charles Dawes and Amelia Earhart as examples of tom boy vitality leading to major public roles. The piece argues that recognizing stronger talents and interests prompts shifting paths to reach leadership and fame through varied careers.
This profile recalls Earhart’s youth in Chicago and Pennsylvania, her wartime surgery nurse’s aide work in Toronto, and her daring move to learn to fly in California. It notes her 1928 Atlantic flight, later Cosmopolitan aviation editor role, and executive positions with two airlines.
The article recounts a string of misheard phrases and confused errands involving prominent figures. Dwight W. Morrow calls his secretary from Philadelphia asking about Philadelphia affairs while Henry A. Wallace, then abroad in Czechoslovakia, packs his passport for London. J David Stern, publisher of the New York Post and Philadelphia Record, meets a friend for lunch and learns the waiter misreads his timing, joking about finishing lunch ten minutes earlier.
A brief quotation from Phillips Brooks extols a helper of humanity who aids a child with unique immediacy and distinctness unmatched by any other stage of life, emphasizing the lasting impact of early care.
Collier's Weekly notes the 1928 voyage of the 33,000 ton United States Aircraft Carrier Lexington from San Francisco to Honolulu covering 768 miles in 24 hours. The feat surpasses the Queen Mary and the Normandie's claimed limits, with a maximum speed of 33 to 34 knots.
The Pick Up notes a four word focus on THINK as a five letter motto hung in a training school. It argues thinking drives human progress and prevents accidents caused by lazy minds, citing the thinker Rodin and the impact of mental effort on invention.
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