Ox-rail soup tale from pennyweed housewife
A fragment recalls a pennyweed housewife cooking ox-rail soup. The tale notes the water hot but the ox tires its owner, hinting at a household mishap and a future meeting next week.
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
4
A fragment recalls a pennyweed housewife cooking ox-rail soup. The tale notes the water hot but the ox tires its owner, hinting at a household mishap and a future meeting next week.
The Buffalo Boosters met July 14 at Darlene Callies home with eight girls answering roll call naming a famous woman. They discussed a float, fair entries, and heard talks on sanding repairs varnish and seal finishing. Next meeting set for July 30 at Victoria Rakow’s home.
Local residents and visitors gather in Wesley with extended families. Families from Eau Claire Carlsbad Des Moines Cresco and Algona visit relatives, share meals and attend church activities. A roster of events includes trips to Yellowstone and Minnesota, camp news, and community group meetings at the Britt Hospital auxiliary and C D A chapters.
The article argues surpluses depress prices as agriculture becomes big business in the United States. It highlights mass production paired with mass demand as essential, noting dairymen cattlemen and cotton councils increasingly market products. It warns against artificial price levels and urges public education and sustained volume pricing to reduce surpluses.
Des Moines fair officials announce a four day rodeo at the Iowa State Fair from August 30 to September 2 with a Saturday night event on September 1. Prizes total over 10 000 dollars across bronc riding calf roping steer events bareback riding saddle wrestling and bull riding. Rodeo director is Harry Knight from Casa Grande Arizona and special guests include Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers with Trigger and Trigger Sr. predicted to perform.
The Institute of Gerontology at the State University of Iowa reports Iowa City tied with New Hampshire at 11 percent of residents aged 65 or over. Missouri and Maine follow at 10.8 percent. Florida shows the largest gain in senior population since 1950, with 26.7 percent.
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