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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
6
The piece extols Christmas cheer and national prosperity while thanking patrons. It notes generosity from readers and communities, wishing happiness and faith in the season. A subsequent notice advertises six T B tested milk cows for sale, owned by Conrad Schmidt, located one mile west and 344 miles north of Woden.
Chronology of residents and visitors with moves and travel. Harry Piercey in Chicago on business. H A Tuttle and family in Des Moines. several locals visit relatives in Fenton Boone county Lake Mills and Chicago. A. W. Schrader visiting parents at Lake Mills. Edw Huber in Wesley. John Zwiefel’s family in Fenton. Miss Carrie Hall home for holidays. a matrimonial agency opens at Burt Monitor office. Frida Stevens at Belmond. A S Dexter to be freed from prison. W B McAlpine sentenced for selling blue sky.
Woden residents report holiday visits with Mason City Britt and Britt relatives. Harold Harvey departs for LaGrande Iowa to spend holidays with kin. Maude Ray returns from Iowa City for two weeks with her parents. Everett Lawler visits Britt Friday. Estella and Allene Ludeking travel to Waukon for holidays. Woden school held a large program Friday afternoon. Mrs B H Dircksen and Albert visit Mason City after W W Dircksen home stay. John Christensen of Minneapolis visits parents during holidays. Marie Quinn returns from Ames for a two week vacation. Louis Putz heads to Waucoma for holiday leave. Clarice and Richard Wieland visit Everett Wieland's family near Britt. A C Krieger J H Bode and C A Lawler attend business in Algona Saturday. John Pouelsen visits with friends in town Sunday.
Palmer and Levi Darby visited Roland on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Chas Monson called at Britt Thursday afternoon. Harold and Esther Missman returned home Friday for a two week vacation. Frank and Josephine Monson and Richard Wieg visited Wasley on Sunday. George Gerdes called Webster City on Thursday. A Casket Social and program is planned for New Year’s Eve at Pleasant View School No 8 in Bingham township. Florence Missman, teacher. The Missman children were mentioned in passing.
A local column reflects on Christmas spirit and broader social duties while critiquing Iowa farming fortunes. It notes Measles recovery, Chas Monson selling Holstein cattle, and neighbors visiting. laments Iowa corn output, farm incomes, and rural hardship contrasted with town life and editor Naomi Englehardt’s holiday return.
A satirical look at the beleaguered farmer in the Midwest detailing rising costs and upgrading homes electric lighting and laundry. The piece contrasts rural hardship with urban cash strain while noting church services and local leader J.V. Roberts, pastor, involvement in community life.
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