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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
5
Buffalo township voters approve a $20,000 measure by a strong majority to build and equip a township house. Election at the center schoolhouse drew 195 votes with 88 men for 43 against and 7 for and 9 against from the women.
The Ladies Club meets in regu e session May 4 in library with Mrs. R. D. Temple librarian for the day. A program on historical places and civic beautification is planned. Suggestions include paper baskets, flower plantings, school gardens, yard upkeep, street parking near homes, and distributing nasturtium seeds. The president notes a Reciprocity Afternoon May 6 in Inglewood California with Mrs. G R Westlake honored for service.
Local residents travel for business visits and vacations across the region including Ft Dodge Buffalo Center Swea City Bancroft and Thompson. Several families announce visits births and upcoming relocations as neighbors share news of travel arrivals and home changes through the week.
School notes show multiple students absent for the month due to illnesses and laziness with names listed. The piece includes activity like readers in the Bald win Second Reader and classroom games, plus a feature essay about the burdens of a small town professor and the behavior of rural pupils.
Dr. A H Weber vows to cure thousands and will lecture at Mrs Lane's on Monday May 1st after noon. The note describes nasal breathing difficulties and head pressure from a cataract affecting vital structures.
An excerpt from the Winnebago Enterprise mocks small town life and local education. It contrasts temperate teachers with stern professors and brushes with outlaws, praising local papers while noting exaggerated regional commerce and literature.
A farmer Fred Gogen heimer reports nine brood sows producing 141 pigs with litters ranging from 11 to 21. The tale is presented as a true local pig story in the Oxford Leader.
Advertising chief Herman Roswsfield of Scare-Ronsbuck & Co. tells the American Ad club that his bureau reviews weekly country newspapers in their trade territory. If merchants in a town do not advertise, the bureau notes the absence and acts accordingly.
This article explains lightning dangers and urges staying indoors during a thunderstorm. It warns against sheltering under solitary trees and advises seeking substantial shelter rather than being exposed outdoors.
Various Iowa editions report scattered land sales with high per acre prices. Buyers include Eagle Grove, Denison, Grundy Center, Pioneer, West Bend, Humboldt, and Rockwell City dealers, paying from about 125 to 300 dollars per acre for 40 to 320 acre tracts, with noted increases over past years.
The text notes Mr. Hewitt and his father James Hewitt purchasing land in 1708 for $16,007 at $100 per acre. It states the eighty acres lie more than six miles from the nearest town and claims the land’s value has more than doubled since then, with an increase rate cited as 112.5 per era.
A string of short items notes Wesley residents traveling to Des Moines Garner Britt and California visits to family and friends. It mentions alfalfa inoculation and lime needs with farm guidance and free inoculant testing from Town State College for farmers.
Full blooded Short Horn bulls for sale ready for service. Sired by Prince Acenthus Jr. Also a temper helper offered. Contact Sexton Iowa. Phone Wealey L A Bolenus.
A brief sourced item notes a trade offer to buy eggs in exchange for land or other goods. It mentions an official contact and emphasizes barter terms. The notice invites participants to bring eggs for appraisal and potential trade arranged by the organizer.
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