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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
8
Mr Wedderly fears his wife missing and spends time searching for his hat. He checks every possible hiding place until, in a closet, he finds the hat where it belongs. He vows it will not recur and worries about his sanity.
A country gentleman on a semi weekly city trip buys food at a dairy lunch room. A 45 cent coffee sandwich and pie prompt a cashing mishap and a mocked reaction from a kitchen helper. The piece ends with a stray observation on paper pulp production.
Castoria is a harmless substitute for castor oil and narcotics. It has over thirty years of use for constipation wind colic and diarrhea and regulates stomach function promoting natural sleep. The genuine product bears Charles H. Fletcher’s signature and warns against counterfeit imitators.
A khaki-clad driver to coax a mule to draw a load resembling laundry through a hospital gateway provokes amusement from officers. The mule balks at entering, and a bystander jokes about Noah fitting two of those buffaloes into the ark.
A dramatic dialogue explores gender and class as a waitress is described as destined for service. The lines suggest social roles and identity shaping a woman's future in a humorous, salon style exchange.
A Kansas editor at a neighbor’s party misheard a question about a newborn and thought the hostess hinted at her own winter illness. She described a harsh cold season and likened his appearance to someone about to suffer similarly, prompting a curious and awkward exchange.
An old advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local remedies. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure via the blood, offering one hundred dollars for cases not helped, with circulars free from J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
An analysis argues American speech favors leftenwut spelling for the word lieutenant over the English long form Heftenant. It notes the final syllable resembles tenant from Latin tenere meaning to hold, and explains the lieutenant as one who acts in lieu of a captain.
Roy K. Moulton told at the Press club of a young American soldier in a front trench who laughed amid shelling. He explained he was thinking about the Memphis hold up by a man with a .22 caliber revolver.
Advert shows Cuticura Soap touted as a gentle twice daily shave for tender skin with claims of no irritation and germ removal. Free samples offered via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Prices listed for Soap and Ointment and mail orders available.
United States disclosures through the Committee on Public Information publish documents from Russia alleging Nicolas Lenin and Leon Trotzky were paid German agents. The records claim German funds financed Bolshevik actions to betray Russia and disrupt the Allies, with notes on Brest Litovsk and German officers guiding Soviet policy.
London dispatches frame the Austrian invitation for confidential peace talks as a ploy by Kaiser and pan Germans to gain breathing space. The Daily Telegraph condemns negotiations as delaying the war’s end, denouncing the move as insincere and part of a broader peace offensive aimed at easing pressures on the Central Powers.
Crowder publishes guidance to employers and industry leaders on their share of responsibility under the Selective Service Act. He stresses boards will examine questionnaires, warns against deferments by desire, and calls for active employer participation to align deferment decisions with national interests amid wartime labor shifts.
In a humorous local scene, Mr and Mrs Nuvieth discuss cosmetic surgery options. The wife rejects cheaper alternatives preferring a pricy removal of a vermiliform appendix for $5,000, deeming it a social status gamble as the physician negotiates a deal.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a paintmaker, a school, and exhausted attendees. Readable fragments hint at a local event or protest but details remain unclear and names are not fully recoverable.
Davis youth group shows confidence in the upcoming HOU event. Members express belief in their skills and readiness to compete, highlighting teamwork and preparation.
An old style medical ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal remedy for aging ills. It claims to relieve stiff joints and back pain, improve kidney and bladder function, and cleanse related organs. The copy urges purchasing from a local druggist with a money back guarantee.
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