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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
5
The 80th April lecture will be public at a church. The topic is Oddfellowship, with illustrated intercut material. Attendance is invited and expected to be broad.
Instructions describe preparing arsenate of lead spray mixtures at home for gardens and orchards. Includes proportions for sugar of lead and sodium arsenate, mixing steps, dilution in water, and notes on solubility and efficiency. Mentions Iowa experiments and cautions about purity and effectiveness.
Agricultural department guidance favors spring planting for better yields with corn and strawberries. Soil should be clean of weeds and grubs, slopes matter for moisture, and proper spacing and cultivation are stressed. Community notes mention Taylor’s lecture and local choir practice.
Last Friday and Saturday Titanka conducted a city wide cleanup with seven school teams and about sixty youths aided by local businessmen. The effort raked streets and alleys, hauled refuse, and concluded by Saturday noon with the town declared the cleanest ever. A Saturday night banquet at the M E church followed, featuring a four course feed and a speech by Hon. L J Dickinson of Algona.
The Wright County guide outlines a tested method for early and late Toronto potatoes. Plant in late May to late June, prepare peat or sod soil, lay rows five inches deep and three feet four inches apart, cut seed pieces with two eyes, eighteen inches apart, and cover shallow. Blind cultivate after ten to fourteen days, then cross harrow as they emerge.
Louiga Callies was absent for the first time since September. Kenneth Visher and Cecil Lamoreux learned multiplication tables. The Tiny Tots work on May baskets during spare moments. Rost Esther Severiens is out of town this week. Adeline Pendergast hosted a peanut hunt for second grade girls. The Second grade shows strong progress in language with original stories. Grace Sleeper and Harvey Schulty completed all multiplication tables ahead of many peers. Myrtle Suehan brought a sugary popcorn and candy treat for the girls, with thanks to Myrtle and Baby Annabell. Several students earned Hone Credit Certificates and 2600 credit certificates for George Bruns, Estella Bonacker, Gail Callies, and Waldemar Muller. Attendance roll losses noted with four names removed. Estella Bonacker visited out of town. Ida Sachau delivered popcorn and candy. peanut hunt and music in the High School room followed. Ida Sachau earned two four month Perfect Attendance Certificates. Flower beds were planted by the pupils. Miss Stoutenburg added Nights With Uncle Remus and Aladdin to the Intermediate Library. Miss Ditimer donated library books on world history and clothing. Friday afternoon featured an impromptu music student program in the High School room.
The item offers an 8 ALE Aspinwall Four Row Potato Spray machine with a retail price of 65.00 and a sale price of 40.00. The seller is S H McNutt located in Algona or Anes, noting the seller has quit farming and no longer needs the machine.
Burt column notes Henry Sewlek family visit. Arbor Day observances at schools with trees planted by grades and high school. Various residents attend events, shop openings, church activities, and road improvements. Several local families and visitors are mentioned with casual social updates.
A sale Friday forenoon offers fresh dug strawberry plants currant gooseberry bushes asparagus and related items at fixed prices. Vendors invite customers to visit the garage for available stock and fair pricing.
Local item lists visits from Charlie Loebig and Prof Hoffman, travel for work and hospitalization, a large indoor circus, and a growing civic association in Wesley. Residents report social events, a birthday fundraiser at the M E church, a proposed new store building plan, and moves to improve town property and cleanliness led by community leaders.
Banker John Cosgrove of Tonka visited Friday driving a new touring car as reported by the Upper Des Moines Republican.
Local ads note GEQ Onken Cement Contractor and Beemis for prices. The listing promises all work guaranteed to provide satisfaction. Vionka is mentioned in association with the services.
A note promises $25 cash to identify who broke and cut off trees behind a hotel. The writer names a person as the culprit later, identifying P. R. Towa Gilligan.
Report from the Naval Observatory describes a sunspot about 100000 miles across visible with an opera glass. Observers are warned to use smoked glass and protect both eyes and equipment. The sunspot is expected to rotate out of view in about 26 days before reappearing on the opposite limb.
Regular services will be held next Sunday at the German Lutheran Church of Titonice. After services the congregation will discuss improvements to the church property including the basement and heating plant. A Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs. Tjaden is planned for Wednesday May 5, at northwest of town.
Residents of Algona report two charming women wearing a new diamond ring set on McGregor Street. Onlookers compare the gem to a wash tub size as envy among chums grows. continued social chatter surrounds the display in Courter.
The Register and Leader and Des Moines Evening Tribune report a combined 254 subscribers mailing from Algona in a Monday morning advance notice. The figures come from four statements published by the two papers.
An uncle of J. A. Prech of Bancroft was killed recently while serving as a soldier in the French army. The report notes the casualty as part of wartime losses.
Night fawn and white Indian runner duck eggs for sale. 45 rents for 11 dozen. $3.00 per hundred. Jelle Tjaden, Woden Iowa.
Instructions note that every farmer should have personalized printed stationery with his name and post office, and possibly crops or stock specialties. Neatly printed headings convey identity and standing with others and ensure proper reading of name and address.
Notice announces photographer N F Collar will take outside views by appointment at his office two doors north of the post office. He invites the public to call for sittings and indicates readiness to provide photographs.
The Topic partners with Homestead Wallace's Partner Chicago Tribune and Chicago Herald offering annual rates. The Topic plus Homestead and Wallace's Partner are priced at $1.25, The Topic with Chicago Tribune at 50 cents, and The Topic with Chicago Herald at 3.50.
Diamond ParI Hand Agency in Chicago advertises farm hands including single workers, dairy hands, and married couples. They offer help with farm labor and arrange transportation, inviting inquiries at phone number Main 5074.
Three hogs came to a residence including one black with white spots and two red pigs. Owner must prove ownership and pay for this notice. Contact M J Atle to claim.
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