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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
4
Miss Eunice Phelps celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a surprise party in Portland. Numerous neighbors attended, gifts and money were given, and well wishes followed. The column lists visits, sales, and social rounds among Portland and nearby Burt residents, including farm work, flax stacking, and sickness notes.
The text notes a Sunday gathering in Portland with names such as Fitch, Mitch, Edd Grey, Graham, Luther Pairbankg, Sunny, and a South Webster relative. It hints at future home plans and congratulatory sentiment amid a casual party atmosphere.
Mrs Thomas Gray boarded to Chicago Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Goed ers of Algona. People visiting, weddings, and farm transfers fill the week as Ida Johnson and Gus Carlson become Johnson farm owners north of town. Twin babies arrive for Mr and Mrs Rickie. Harvest services at the M E church draw large attendance with Hey Anderson and brother from Minneapolis delivering sermons.
Chas Hicks visited his Hartley sister for a few days before returning home to Rosebud North Carolina. Ed Johnson and family took short trips to St Benedict Algona and Whittemore. Several residents, including Mrs. Amy Smith and Mrs. Bertha Lister, assisted with chores and visits while plans to work or move were noted for Chas Medd and others.
Cedar Falls residents and visitors are noted for social calls and trips. Mrs. Mussman hosted the Presbyterian Ladies Aid. many locals welcomed relatives from Armstrong Armstrong and Fort Dodge while others visited Mankato and St Paul.
The conference session opens Monday September 28 and runs to October 5 with Bishop Quayle presiding. Visitors are welcome and the event emphasizes peace arbitration and brotherhood among nations. Also noted is Scout activities and local travel anecdotes from J We Swanson and family returning from Illinois.
An aged fragments advertise eye surgery claims curing cataracts and headaches with glasses and eye fittings. It mentions granulated lids watery eyes and ingrowing lashes as conditions allegedly treated by the product.
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