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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
2
Entry appears in a historic Titonka post office notice listing advertising rates for the newspaper. It states 10 cents per line for local advertising and 6 cents per line for each additional line in successive issues.
A Financial and Commercial Chronicle excerpt argues farmers bear the impact of wartime controls on food, fuel, railroads, and credits. It warns that price limits and debt will burden landowners, urging farmers to seek high returns now to survive postwar shifts and avoid ruin.
I have installed an inside elevator in my granary and now offer a 24 foot Sandwich elevator in good as new condition for sale. Nick Heesch of Titonka advertises a bargain price.
The notice urges Ford owners to bring their cars for maintenance to authorized dealers. It promises genuine Ford service materials, experienced workers, and Ford Factory prices. It stresses reliability and that confidence comes from dealership approval and official backing.
Lawrence Chronicle laments that farmers, vital to war effort, face harsh prices, rising freight rates, and disorganized labor while rules ignore their needs. It urges government to include farmers in wartime and postwar planning to prevent self-protective political action.
An editorial warns against labeling people slackers amid heightened tension in Iowa. It condemns mob rule and calls for unbiased trials, urging loyalty and lawful conduct while resisting indiscriminate denunciations and xenophobic sentiment.
Minnesota soldier writes home confessing shame at his German name and talk of changing it. The piece warns that postwar pro German sentiment could explode if not disavowed, citing fear of copperhead-like backlash and urging veterans to shape public opinion. Minneapolis Journal.
The piece recalls four years of political activity in Kosguth County surrounding J. W. Sullivan. It notes a large majority win, a failed bid for a second term, and implied rivalries with Mr. Iglyn as a potential successor, reflecting ongoing party friction and campaigning dynamics.
In Des Moines, interested parties review the record to determine what each man did in the matter of making laws. The notification invites public scrutiny of actions and responsibilities among officials.
The county’s spring wheat shows severe scab, or blight, in the heads, with pink mold and kernel shrinkage. stem and leaf rusts rise due to favorable weather. Dr. C C Gromwell estimates 15 to 20 percent heads affected locally, higher in parts of the state. Seed quality and careful threshing next spring can help. farmers favor letting wheat ripen rather than early cutting, though severely affected fields may be harvested early.
A Nebraska correspondent discusses methods to sow alfalfa in corn, comparing drill rows, broadcasting strategies, and harrow covering. Emphasis on shallow planting, low growing early maturing varieties, and economic seed use while noting Reid's Yellow Dent is too vigorous for this approach. Ohio station selections show potential for a workable system with such varieties.
The State of Iowa is urged by the Food Administration to raise winter wheat acreage to one million. Kossuth County is instructed to plant 2000 acres this fall with mainly home grown seed Turkey Red. Farmers are urged to report seed supply and ensure early threshing to allow seeding before September.
In a quirky tale from Zumbrota, a farmer west of town left a standard gold watch in a garment pocket. Seven years later a milch cow was butchered and the watch was found between the lungs, its stem wound only four minutes, despite the long period inside the animal.
Britain shifts cereal use from bread to animal feed to stretch supplies. Ministers report that 3.5 to 8 pounds of cereals per animal transform into one pound of meat, freeing bread for the poor and extending the 14 week bread stock. Some upper class households also cut bread and rely on potatoes.
A Paris letter to a US food administration attaché describes severe shortages and low quality bread. White bread is banned in Paris, with scarce cream butter and cheese for meals over a dollar, while substitutes taste sour and sour coffee substitutes chafe diners.
Since the outbreak of the war France has lost 2,600,000 head of cattle. Of this, 1,000,000 were lost in the invasion of ten northern departments, leaving a net reduction of 1,600,000 head. Survivors have also dropped in weight from 770–800 pounds to about 550–570 pounds.
The U S food administration orders that from June 1 1918 all eggs must be candled and counted by buyers or sellers. Producers receive certificates showing candling and count outcomes, placed on carton and inner lid. Wholesalers and dealers must not buy without certification, aiming to curb unfit eggs and reduce waste.
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