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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
1
The Titonka Topic reports the publisher Leed Wolfe is entered at the Titonka Post Office as a second class mail matter. Subscription rates are listed: 1.50 per year if prepaid, 2.00 per year if not prepaid, and 2.50 per year for Canada mail.
A writer explains his drive to craft public tobacco messages: love of animals, belief in quality, and a personal pride in presenting “class” tobacco products. He downplays money, notes social expectations, and links brand appeal to humane imagery and gentlemanly standards.
A Minnesota based institute reports soil fertility gains from dairy manure. It calculates 7.4 tons of benefit per acre at 2.00 dollars per ton and an added value per cow of about twenty dollars, extrapolated to 19 000 dairy cattle. The institute claims 25 to 80 percent profit from seed when dairy cows are fed improved rations, supported by University of Minnesota trials. The dairy division also notes four cows increased output by nearly 40 percent with home grown rations.
The Klondyke area endures a blizzard delaying travel for two weeks. Ole Michaelsen left for Grundy County with a horse and buggy. Miss Marie Sorum of Center plans a weekend visit to Albert Lea with home folks. Frank Koepke and Miss Steinblock wed last week near Burt. Numerous local moves and town developments follow, including property purchases, assessors starting in Titonia and Buffalo townships, and weather records noting 14 degrees below zero.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of names and firms including Bank, Will Davisson, Schram & Westlake, Breen & Troon, Anton Kaunkuk, Ford sehaita & Wipe pepop, and others such as Amesbury and Win. McBernontt. Reading is incomplete with scattered initials and inconsistencies across entries.
Doan residents and visitors: L B Sanford of St Paul visited A W Young’s home. J D Andrews and Mrs C J Anderson were business visitors in Algull y. Otto Harig sold cattle and delivered them to Sexton. Funeral of Terman Oppedal attended by several Doan folks. Bernice Sutton visited Algona. Amos Bonacker and son Buryl also visited. Doan Ladies Aid to meet Mrs J V Andrews January 2.
Louis Matern of Wesley stopped by as a business caller last week. John Pattern traveled to Iowa City Tuesday for medical consultation. Harold Ludeking Lawr ence Putz and Estella Ludeking attended the Study Center at Britt Saturday. John Colter and children visited relatives near Britt, and Lawrence Patz called at Titonka Friday. Uweiko Stohr bought an office building from Mrs. N. D. Ray and plans to move it for his new office south of the W. A. Dean store. Mrs. John Pattin visited relatives at Dows. Harold Harvey and Lora Bushman attended the Britt Study Center Saturday. The youngest Debruyn daughter shows improvements after illness with a nurse in attendance. Bernard Harold Ludeking visited Titonka Sunday. Cy DeBrunum was a business caller at Buffalo Center Sunday. Many in the area are receiving smallpox vaccinations. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dickson visited Garner relatives Sunday. E. P. Hanson of Garner was a business caller here Monday.
Midland Chautauqua prioritizes the moral message in music and lectures. It announces Re Jogl W. Eastman will deliver two poems in a feature performance urging attendance to hear the full ideas and intent.
Plymouth Vermont prepares a public exhibit at the old Coolidge house. The Home Town Coolidge club leads the project to open the house as a Green Mountain home exhibit, stressing its historical furnishings and attics rather than Coolidge memorial links.
The article highlights President Coolidge's deep affection for Plymouth and its people. It describes his strong attraction to the Green Mountains region and a plan to showcase a century old Green Mountain home as a symbol of industry and self-reliance for visitors. It notes a close friend’s testimony of Coolidge’s modesty and dedication to his birthplace community.
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