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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
6
Farmers receive guidance on feeding and care for dairy cattle poultry and crops. Advice covers sanitation in barns cows milk quality water management alfalfa use breeding for productive herds and prudent vegetable and fruit cultivation to sustain year round farm yields.
Iowa news notes a new plan by Mason City city commissioners to finance improvements via sale of securities to residents, modeled after St Paul and Cleveland. The scheme would issue bonds and pay interest with certificates redeemable at any time, offering 4 percent interest on deposits and allowing withdrawal of principal at will. Fat Adine Weeks led the review after a St Paul visit where officials discussed the program's rollout and daily securities sales at about 19 thousand dollars.
A farmer from Essex liquidated six farms via auction after family disputes. The homestead sold for $200, other parcels at similar values, with one farm kept unsold due to absent heirs. The father arranged the sale to secure funds and control the estate.
The article notes a costly widows pension program under a new law. If few applications appear, the county treasurer faces an estimated $35,000 annual expense by year end. Financing remains open, and officials question if a special tax can be levied. County supervisors and court officers weigh options.
LeMars farmer Peeks, living northwest of town, was badly trampled after his team spooked by a threshing whistle. He was knocked down and suffered fractures to the right leg and serious internal injuries.
An automobile driven by 5 Denherder was struck by an oncoming train at the crossing near the freight depot. Mrs Denherder suffered a fractured skull a broken shoulder and broken ribs. The Ganonth-old baby and her husband escaped with minor injuries.
In Dow City a 76 year old sexton of a local cemetery allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the cemetery at night. His body was found today, and authorities report no clear motive. A brief inquiry followed, with investigators noting the incident as a suicide and that the man had reportedly purchased a rape at a nearby store before returning to the cemetery.
An ac safeguard program aims to protect students in public schools as officials seek to ensure safety and orderly conduct within the district. The measure focuses on enhanced supervision, secure access to facilities, and clear disciplinary guidelines.
Des Moines reports show a 37 to 39 percent tax increase due to state valuation adjustments ordered by the state executive council. The rise affects real and personal property across woodbury county with higher general state levies and a total 4.9 mill for capital grounds and related projects. City taxpayers face higher city taxes as valuations rise and a $20 monthly pension begins for Spirit Lake relief survivors.
A chaotic Iowa page reports a masked robbery of two trackers in Luby Ta Dowison, six safes opened and robbed, and a severed sewer project near Odebolt as five miles of piping will be installed. It notes cooperative store plans at Odebolt with 100 farmers and $20,000 capitalization, plus a near-miss poisoning incident in Cherie Oak involving a child saved by timely intervention.
In a local meeting W. C. Bork of New Albin was chosen president T. Ty Reynolds of Mitlp Sioux was named secretary and O. B. Conrad of Lacoua was elected treasurer.
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A Ledger report recalls a ninety year old tale of a thirsty man in Watlatraet who drank from a well, inspiring a song about the old wooden bucket. The memory links a baker, a doorway feast, and a boyhood notion to a regional lyric.
Miss Mildred Lawson, an American dancing girl, debuted in London last month. Critics praised her dancing but criticized the cut and fabric of her costumes. She sent some reviews to a New York agent with a note about the hostile reception to her dresses.
A fragmented dialogue from a Cleveland Play Dealer recalls an informal banquet and a speaker who arrived late or not at all. The exchange emphasizes confusion and miscommunication with scattered phrases about speeches and events.
Windom Kansas resident Miss Mary A. Horne credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her bladder distress and nervous weakness after a friend's advice. The ad touts the product as derived from native roots and herbs and invites letters for confidential guidance.
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