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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
2
A Titonka page urges citizens to boost food output with poultry. The piece cites the national call to increase meat and oat products, encourages town and country readers to raise chickens, and advises continuous hatching through May to July for higher yields.
The old court house in Kossuth County is being repainted and covered with material to improve its look while thousands are spent to preserve the aging building. Proposals compare it unfavorably to newer school buildings in Swea City Burt Bancroft and Thonka, urging timely construction of a new courthouse before material costs rise.
The article explains that tuberculosis comes from germs in dust and sputum, not inheritance. It notes transmission via breathing, contaminated milk or food, and occasional cuts or wounds, with babies especially at risk from contact with consumptives and the need to keep the body strong to resist latent infection.
The article discusses how surplus garden and orchard produce depends on care and storage. It notes August and September can yield more than homes can use, leading to waste of tomatoes, sweet corn, and fruit unless properly saved.
Advice on preserving surplus through inexpensive canning drying and storage of tomatoes apples corn and eggs. Encourages using firm fruit drying in sun or hot closet, drying corn and shad, and storing eggs with silicate of soda to guard against famine with modern science.
Corwith resident Peter Heidercheit, longtime grain businessman and creditor to several local lenders, vanished after planning a Des Moines trip. His debts are estimated between 19 000 and 20 000 dollars. his assets, including an elevator, roughly cover obligations. His sons, daughter, and son-in-law rushed to Corwith to arrange payment to creditors.
Want ads note pasture for fifteen head of cattle with water salt and shade. Contact Charles Leek for sale. Also horse sale at Pannkuk with a team of good work. John M offers a reliable team for hire.
In a June 1917 note from Burt Iowa Lee Wolfe discusses cutworms wireworms and gophers troubling corn. He argues birds especially blackbirds feed on worms and help protect the crop while cultivation pushes worms to the surface. He warns against killing the birds and notes birds follow the row.
A congressman questions why an 11 cent price exists for a thirty five ounce loaf in France at 8 cents while a fourteen ounce loaf from the same flour source in Washington costs 10 cents. The remark highlights economic confusion and regional pricing.
Reliable work in Titanica and surrounding vicinity offered by Clark Coffin. Call or write with any job needs. years of past experience support trusted service.
Job notice from Lupke Wirtjes at Titonka Iowa announces tiling work this year. Surveys done for others. Hires wages set at sixty cents per hour. all lost time paid. Phone Mr J J Wirtjes at Titonka box addresses for contact.
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