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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
5
In Manka, Minnesota, residents weigh a proposal granting a power company the right to build and operate lines. The vote included one spoiled ballot. supporters argue the project will bring street improvements, jobs, and modernization, while opponents fear taxes and control.
State college agricultural extension offers county help to locate seed corn and test stock. A trained agent will assess on hand seed, organize seed pools, and arrange township meetings to mobilize a return of 1–5 bushels per acre, totaling substantial crop savings.
Senator J H Allen of Pocahontas will address the Farmers Institute next Saturday at Titonka replacing Hon C G Dron of Mason City who could not attend. Allen, a lawyer and large-scale farmer, is well known statewide and expected to give a notable talk. Other items note local posts, school funds, market prices, and community events in Titonka and surrounding towns.
For sale a good Ford car offered by Chas Stewart. Seller would trade the vehicle for cattle and invites inquiries from interested buyers or potential barter partners.
land auction details with bids near 189.60 per acre and Lot sales to Fults Marholm and Vaughn. mention of Barns fences and tract divisions. Obituary records for Wes Sarah Wood and Sarah Robertson recount birth in 1829, marriage to Noble Wood, relocation to Marshalltown and Emmetsburg, death in 1900 and Washington D C, Riverside Cemetery interment with a Methodist service. Poem excerpt reflects on memory of mother's love.
At the Ohic League regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon the group voted to adjourn until the last Tuesday in March when the League will meet in the city council room. Several residents including Mr and Mrs Baker of Odebolt Iowa and their family attended Thanksgiving week.
Telegram announces the death of Jacob Koestler's brother-in-law in Oshkosh Michigan from cancer. Obituary for John Severiens details his Iowa origin, move to Titonka, business years, and surviving family. Also notes club and library events with seven day book limit and upcoming Farmers Institute activities.
A long list of goods includes Stationary Patent Medicines Toilet Articles Toilet Sets Jewelry Stock Foods Paints and Oils School Supplies Window Shades Cigars Candies Edison Records Sheet Music Magazines Clocks Silverware as catalog items displayed.
Charles R Miller a sixteen year old son of Mr and Mrs George Miller of Plum Creek township won the county boys corn contest by raising 107 bushels of dry shelled corn on one acre The prize includes a trip to the San Francisco Exposition by the Algona State Bank The award was made by a committee that weighed measured and inspected the land and crop The contestant gains value in discipline knowledge and inspiration beyond the trip valuable experience for a young farmer
The article urges readers to balance awareness of global conflict with American resilience. It advocates confidence, optimism, and purposeful action rather than panic, comparing war to a illness to be cured through intelligent and cheerful service. It stresses duty to ease Europe’s woes while preserving national buoyancy.
A collage of quoted lines about long gone hay rack rides and a later poem lamenting the mechanized world. The snippets mix memories of election jokes and rural life with a Toledo Blade inspired verse about youth and romance on the hay rack ride fading into modern noise.
Notice to all persons owing the sender to call and settle debts by January 2 or pay by bankable note. Albert Mayer is specified in the notice.
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