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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
3
A collage of quirky observations and stray notes cover topics from grapes and war talk to poetic jests and local spectacles. The item mentions Russia, a grape crop forecast, a Denver driver avoiding a boy, roses, machinery in food, hot summers, and a mix of humorous quotes and curiosities across cities.
A wary remark in a commencement season pageant scorns quoting men whose actions invite criticism that they claim to “like to do right” and therefore believe they always do right, reflecting campus wit and skepticism.
The report notes a Turkish sultan ordering British man-tracking dogs for palace security and criminal pursuit in Constantinople, described as a slander on the city’s diet. Virginia courts lead with Judge Harrison in Winchester ruling rich wives must fund husbands’ debts, a farm employment case affecting ad hoc support.
The Pittsburg heiress wed an English captain who holds no title yet is the son of a lord. The ceremony linked two prominent families as the couple begins their life together.
Drownings and suicides across the state dominate this update. Herman Minor dies while swimming in Floyd river Springdale. A Des Moines Falls road tax measure passes by four to one with scant turnout. Vaudeville actor John L. Morkle known as John Howe dies by self-inflicted gunshot in New York. A Newton store fire causes up to 1900 loss. Multiple accidents and deaths occur from freight-car falls to carbolic acid poisoning near Bedford. Coroner cases include Defiance bridge death and Clinton county tetanus tragedy.
In Des Moines a July hearing before the executive council examined railroad valuations, farm land assessments, and tax equity. Farmers argued Iowa roads earn 6 percent o the capitalized value, while rail executives claimed higher property values and industry earnings justify lower rates of taxation.
In two opinions the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously sustains the new drainage statute. Justices Bishop and Weaver write lengthy rulings upholding the act against multiple challenges, including constitutional validity and procedures for drainage districts. The decision clears the way for drainage projects across the state and overturns injunctions that had blocked work in Buena Vista and Wright counties.
Burlington reports the death of George Lewis Carepecken a prominent artist who died from a fractured skull after falling down stairs during a fainting spell. He spent two years in Parla Bludging art.
A body recovered near Keokuk was identified as Dad Smith of Burlington. He worked as a government river man and apparently drowned accidentally.
The article cites a Field and Stream note condemning child labor in the country. It contrasts hopeful calls from Roosevelt with a stark warning that child labor deforms youth, robs dignity, and harms future citizens, urging moral action and public policy aligned with universal rights.
Rev Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn tells how a cab driver refused payment after a ride to the ferry. The driver recalled a chance exchange at church and warned the clergyman that he would not forget the kindness. The story ends with a reflection that more men fall through temptation than crime.
The article exposes imitator products mimicking Grape-Nuts and other breakfast foods. It notes factories sprung up to copy the brand, selling cheap rolled wheat products under false labels. Officials warn that these substitutes lack genuine processing and digestibility.
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