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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
6
A Washington Star excerpt shows a blond haired blue eyed girl seeking a petty revenge over Algernon Gildersleeve by ruining his shirt buttons at a laundry. The scheming plan involves embarrassing him as he wears the ruined garments.
A brief chat hints Nellie did not wed a novelist but a magazine writer as the humorous focal point. The exchange plays on the idea of literary life through a light social remark.
A stout man insists on square toe boots despite staff saying such styles are not stocked and pointed toes are fashionable this season. He declares he is wearing last season's feet, provoking a sharp exchange with the assistant.
A terse exchange centered on a mounting dispute in a hotel room as a bell boy bids a guest to enter the elevator. The speaker, calling themselves from the country, protests paying for a foul room with a foldin bed. The scene hints at tension between guest and staff over room quality.
A dialogue from a newspaper fragment recounts a husband who treks eight miles to lose a cat, only to admit he would not have found his way home otherwise. The exchange turns to Henrietta’s political life and her habit of finding fault, suggesting satire of wife and husband dynamics. The brief item preserves names and odd phrases for local flavor.
A jokey exchange unfolds as a young Bob dodges a dentist’s bite incident and a passerby questions an autoist. humor centers on misread appearances and the policeman’s traffic light scrutiny in Nashville Tennesseean style.
A snippet shows a humorous exchange about stump speaking with a pun on banana oil. It notes the need to attend regularly to understand children, attributed to Howarth and the Toronto Globe.
A humorous exchange features Milton and Ed arguing about fighting. Milton claims fear of exposure while Ed jokes his mother will discover the clash. A future plan involves a doctor visiting, adding a comic twist to the domestic scene.
A Honolulu to Maiu flight introduces Arthur C. Pillsbury, famed naturalist and camera wizard, who describes heroic tiger lilies and modest morning glories observed through color photography. He explains poetic blooms and his studio method for film of blossoms, noting rapid Cup of Gold blooming and a 24-hour auto-exposure process shown at 24 frames per second.
Arthur Brisbane discusses the future of war and science highlighting poison gas, explosives, and industrial feudalism. He cites Leuna Germany as a center for chemical research and warns of gold hoards fueling aggressors while Mussolini promotes alcohol fuel. He condemns brutal treatment of women in the Spanish Civil War.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1961 B offers a wrap around apron frock with a wide ruff collar, three bright buttons, short puff sleeves and a large pocket. Sizes 32 to 46, material estimates required. Send 18 cents for pattern and 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Fall Pattern Book to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
Popular Mechanics reports a patent method using high frequency sound waves to render hidden aircraft and ships visible as a ghostly image. A noise source projects a beam that reflects off objects, with receivers and a light panel translating the data into a visible display.
A compact list of Latin and other language phrases with translations and notes. Includes adscriptus, nolens volens, jacta est alea, en regle, fides punica, gasconnade, id genus omne, danser sur un volcan, hacienda, l etoile du nord, made virtute.
A quotation attributed to Marcus Aurelius extols the value of minding one’s own conduct. It frames time as gained when one ignores neighbors’ words and actions, focusing instead on personal honesty and righteousness. The message reinforces self-scrutiny over external judgment.
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