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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
2
A humorous Bee Hive piece surveys local figures like James Breen Art Falk Dr H Temple Otto Falk and Dave Shultz with poems about critics, leap year romance and railway chatter. It blends light verse with small town gossip about visitors, barber shop scenes and community events.
Milton Lamp, a young farmer west of Anthony, was dragged from a barn after a cow twisted her tail around his ankle. He clung to a post and yelled for help as the animal pulled him along until a hired man released the tail. He escaped with possible injuries and will likely recover.
A letter from San Francisco dated June 32 1917 details a long train voyage from Ames Iowa to California. The writer describes heavy snows along the route crossing the Sierra Nevada and a Snowy Range road bed under shed winter scenery. Arrival in Oakland and San Francisco includes a ferry ride to the city and a Sunday at Golden Gate Park with a 60 piece brass band concert.
The writer describes visit to the United States Chinatown with varied dining options and foreign maids from multiple nationalities. A separate wire reports Wesley 22 Titanka 21 in a basketball game, noting a tight, well played contest and a 1-1 season series with a third meeting expected, listing player lineups for Wesley and Titania.
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