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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented notice outlines advertising rates: space ads priced by inch, yearly contracts offer discounts, 15 cents per inch for some ads, local ads at 10 cents per line, 5 cents for subsequent insertions, and political notices at 20 cents per line per insertion.
Wallace's Farmer argues against a large standing army and expanded munitions, urging prewar preparedness for peace. It calls for enforcing land-grant military training, turning army posts into engineering schools, and enlisting youth for government works to build a citizen army and reduce pork-barrel spending while warning against munition speculation.
Port land residents record a busy social week with visits to the Ed Bartlett and G J Rike homes and dinners at the Grant Fairbanks farm. Families including the Duncans and Ringsdorfs hosted guests, and a sore throat epidemic affected local talk.
A flurry of notes from Algona area residents reports Christmas Day visits and gatherings. Names include Herman Putz Wyot Orva Ollom and Daniels among others as friends and relatives travel, host, and celebrate. Also noted are health updates, weddings, and community meetings with the Kossuth County Historical Society.
In a Saturday night blaze at the old Fairbanks farm occupied by Jay Grover and family the house burned to the ground. Neighbor Harvey Rike carried Grover to safety despite burns as water from a barrel proved insufficient. The Grover family lost furniture upstairs and seed corn and fruit in the cellar. they stay with the nearby Rilke family while adjusting. Insurance on the house had lapsed. The fire's origin remains unknown. Jennings–Graham nuptials join Miss Lillian Jennings and Mr. Harvey Graham in a December wedding at the bride’s parents home with about fifty guests and a future honeymoon planned.
The piece argues reading has become a habit like chewing gum, contrasting past revered manuscript work with today’s mass produced print. It laments thinning seriousness yet notes that books and newspapers remain abundant as the printing presses hum for millions.
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