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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented OCR piece shows an advertisement rate sheet with per inch and per line pricing, then shifts to a moral poem about fulfilling duty. The text references advertising work, annual contracts, and admonitions about loyalty and doing the best work despite hardship. The source blends business pricing with poetical reflection on duty.
Incorporators in Iowa form Titonka Savings Bank of Titonka with 15000 dollars capital stock. Directors named: F B Amesbury B A Pannkuk S S Pannkuk L C Seward A Falkenhainer M P Haggard J W Haggard. Business to commence after state certificate. 20 year term starting 1915.
Advanced First Grade finishes fifth book amid a busy week. Walter Anderson missed half day due to sickness. Regular tests were dropped for the six week exam. report cards based on daily effort. Miss Erwin hosted Thanksgiving dinner. party planned for Friday. Several students achieved perfect attendance in November across Primary and Intermediate rooms.
Fragmentary notes argue consolidation reduces costs while keeping quality to give rural students access to city-level schooling. The text credits supervision and training, noting concerns about governance and the impact on teachers and communities.
The article argues that moving children to town schools is better for their health and education. It claims it increases attendance, supports agriculture and vocational training, equalizes costs, boosts property values, and avoids breaking up families by sending children away from home.
Leo Wolfe announces he will resign as Titonka fourth class postmaster on January 1 if a successor is found. He has served Titonka for sixteen years and is regarded as efficient and obliging. The move reflects department rules on political officeholding, amid broader criticisms of fourth class appointments and party influence.
Opinion pieces discuss one sided views across issues such as prohibition labor suffrage and peace as towns resist outside influence. A separate report analyzes periodic waves of hog cholera from 1833 through 1914 in Iowa and the U S with data trends and calls for farmer preparation at Ames College.
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