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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
2
A selected public lecture extols American democracy praising education prosperity and opportunities. The speaker criticizes foreign systems while urging preservation of American ideals and institutions. He acknowledges flaws but emphasizes national progress and pride in the Stars and Stripes.
U S Attorney General Daugherty warned prohibition will last two more years amid rising bootlegger activity. The piece cites seizures of wine and beer permits for medical use, and argues loopholes erode the ban while rural voters question the Prohibition Amendment.
The piece argues in favor of a national campaign led by women to purify Sundays from automobiling golfing and baseball and to ban chewing gum hair dyes powder wigs corsets and other fashion aids. It praises American women as emancipation’s product and urges broader reform led by their restrained virtue.
The piece argues peace takes time to stabilize after war and stresses patience as factories, railroads, and economies rebuild. It emphasizes that full peace may arrive years later and urges farmers workers and industry to stay steady for progress.
A nine point soil testing demonstration in the county found over 61 samples with about 70 percent acidic. Higher and older lands were more acid while ponds and tiled lands were often alkalic. Lime applications up to four or five tons per acre were needed in some acids, and alkali soils respond to drainage and organic amendments. Acidity tests offered free at the Farm Bureau office.
The piece criticizes wartime impatience and economic distress. It notes farmers blamed for high prices while workers face hardship. It mentions Russia under ban and public unrest driven by war fatigue and inflation.
Holsinger, extension horticulture specialist, reports southern Iowa and parts of Missouri show minimal damage from the recent freeze. He found only a small fraction of peach buds killed in affected areas, with most counties in Iowa spared significant loss.
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