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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
2
The Titonka Topic reports Governor Kendall’s call for a special legislative session to revise the code. It notes prior session delays, last minute appropriations, farm bloc resistance, and the likelihood of a $30 000 extra session cost. It mentions school consolidation talks near Fenton and regional rural districts.
In a rural consolidated district near Lake Park seven to eight miles from town, a modern school building stands with the largest American flag flown daily. The German-descent community supports and models patriotism and education, with the flag raised by the school board and a well equipped campus that outshines universities from forty years past.
A traveling agent arrived and sold silk stockings for a dollar down to several residents. Afterward the agent was jailed on an alleged offense. The piece questions why locals buy from strangers, urges supporting home merchants, and notes newspapers and editors cannot afford silk stockings.
Patrons of the Southern Minnesota Electric Light Co report uneven power delivery in Titania with some sections lit while others lack juice. On Tuesday no business could be transacted due to insufficient power to run motors, and the local Topic was laid up all day. The company seeks payment but shows concern for service quality.
The article critiques Governor Kendall's vetoes on the 2¢ gas tax and road funding while arguing the state will face higher taxes. It notes a push to teach physical training in all schools and highlights Iowa's high plow land value per acre, claiming the state leads in agricultural productivity. The piece questions the motives of Standard Oil and its affiliates in opposing the gas tax.
The Forty first General Assembly nears adjournment amid accusations of duplicity and partisan strife. The writer notes low prospects for compromise on state institutions and educational appropriations, blaming factionalism in both chambers and urging responsibility without further delay.
The farm bureau supports a bill cutting about twenty percent in state charity and penal institution appropriations. Reporters note many did not investigate but aimed to record for economy, slashing aid with unclear impact on inmates. Burz Saw quotes condemn the knocker as harmful rhetoric.
A reminiscence urging youth to value education character and temperance. Colonel Bain reflects on a long life near its end and offers guidance about self improvement and choosing a sober industrious path over easy shortcuts. He stresses education of body heart and mind and the harm of bad habits as doors close on unprepared youth.
A fragmented line humorously contemplates God finishing the rattlesnake the toad and the vampire and then creating an “awful substance” as a closing aside. The snippet suggests a satirical or folkloric tone without a clear narrative.
Fairmont dispatch notes a Fairmont teacher bringing two rural pupils aged 10 and 12 home for the weekend. The girls had never ridden a railroad, seen a movie or a typewriter, or visited Fairmont before. They enjoyed lights, a bath, and a radio concert during their weekend.
A church column excerpt in Swea City Herald praises perseverance and grit. It notes i B Hopkins a millionaire who built a Midwest oil company, bought 1000 acres near Council Bluffs to build hog houses, and aims to modernize farms. It mentions land near Kossuth and Laverne, plus bids from Ward Phinys and local exchanges. For sale notices list Dinne Stacks wood hay at Binion Blarey Woden and First National Bank Fitpuka.
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