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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
5
A garbled snippet shows a community discussing extreme heat and shared discomfort. Mentions urban life, cool lunches, shopping detours, and weary citizens debating endurance during a sun soaked period.
Five applicants appeared for the civil service examination for the postmaster position at Buffalo Center Saturday. Names listed include Robt Theile Mrs Robt Theile Walter O Hearn Glen Gurtis and McDermott plus Mrs Robt Theile. A late presidential order ordered another exam, with appointment not yet made.
In Kossuth county farmers and youth attend the state fair with interest in exhibits and competitions. The event highlights agricultural progress and community participation across the region.
Fragment mentions a tree and rental terms with words like charge and from, but details are missing. No clear event, people, or organization can be identified from the readable text.
A gathering of trade groups and shipping organizations discusses coopera tion and joint actions during a period of tightening markets. Attendees from multiple associations seek to coordinate policy and industry responses.
Minnesota plans to assume maintenance and improvement of trunk highways, reducing local costs. The program, led by maintenance engineer W S Rosenwald, will fund and direct statewide upgrades with more than 2 million dollars in improvements under contract. Cities like Alexandria Osseo Pipestone Slayton Worthington will see shifts in authority and reimbursement rules as the state expands trunk highway control.
Alma Palton of Biencar has leased land near Osedood to an eastern mining concern that has begun processing gravel from the property. Assays report about 21 percent gold and 6 percent silver across sixteen tests. Palton owns 280 acres adjacent to the claim. Emmetsburg Tribune reports this.
The Board of Supervisors approves a new per mile rate for road dragging using both team and tractor methods. The schedule lists 5c per mile for dragging with a 12 foot drag and 1.50 per mile for tractor dragging. Unclear notes reference August residence, Bermam, and Germany with scattered monetary figures.
The text notes a push to tax speculative grain trades to curb gambling on boards of trade. It highlights Farmer Cooperatives like the Cooperative Exchange on the Chicago market gaining sharply in volume and revenue, signaling rising cooperation in grain handling. It mentions a 3 percent rise in overall Chicago market receipts and a legislative committee overseeing enforcement.
A Manila morning report describes a 1921 hooch event with alcohol flowing between midnight and dawn. Reporters note a greenish headache after drinking and reference a lively scene of music and mixed reactions among attendees. Verna Neva is mentioned in passing.
Gov. Sinal announced a statewide highway letting awarding contracts totaling 2,734,028 dollars. The Small Administration reported a record low average cost per mile of 326.20. The division of highways carried out the bid opening last Tuesday, citing mileage efficiency and low costs as key outcomes.
A 19th century exhortation argues for physical training with boxing, clubs, running, wrestling, and fencing to cultivate strength and resilience. It urges outdoor vigorous recreation, fear of God, and obedience to parents to shape a well rounded adult citizen.
A Lakota Record excerpt discusses a corrupting view on corn cobs being used for chemical production. The author speculates that destroyed 1920 crop cobs in Iowa could be worth over 400 million dollars if valorized. It questions the farmer's feelings and land value in a future day of cob value.
The record notes concern over a campaign for membership in the U S Grain Growers Inc and possible changes to cooperatives. Officials deny plans to disband existing cooperative chains and insist the aim is to strengthen farmer cooperative institutions as the core of a marketing system.
Local items report J H Graham transacting business in Burt on Tuesday. Henry Schneiderman hosts visitors Tugaday area. threshing meeting at H Boekelavan home. Algona visitors Amesabury and family, Will and Dr Wallace with wife, head to northern Minnesota for a fishing trip. Local editor writes on roads and taxation, urging gravel rather than paved roads amid tight money market.
Melntyre observes West Street waterfront conditions as New York faces widespread unemployment. About 25 000 clothing workers and others remain idle since last winter walkouts. Foremen report open shop, production cuts, and wage pressures while rioting banners signal protest amid a tense labor market.
A rustic dialogue follows Teene and a companion as they claim a gardener’s plot is poor and must be worked. A worm is found and used to provoke a meal demand from a chicken, leading to a lesson about territory and effort. The piece ends with a rural moral about ownership and labor.
Historical report describes skeletal remains unearthed near a village in a glacial knoll area. Excavations suggest a large Native settlement long before white contact, with bones buried seated and facing south, dating likely over a century.
Ford Motor Company reports a sustained rise in car and truck production through spring, with 108,962 vehicles produced in one period and a quarterly output of 401,796 cars and 220,878 trucks. Despite high capacity, orders pile up as buyers weigh economy and rising costs, extending lead times across Detroit assembly lines.
A garbled 1900s style riddle from Luyorna News discusses paying for Warwood’s upkeep with hides shoes oats and hay. It mentions American sisters and a farmer's efforts in a puzzling, nonstandard phrasing.
Marquart formerly jailed on tampering charges against Mrs. Freeman Gorman in Qerneck township was released on his own recognizance after vowing to stay away. He returned to the Gorman residence, intruding during a domestic dispute and drawing Sheriff Hackman into the pursuit, before vanishing again.
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