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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
2
A mosaic of jokes and vignettes, including misheard rhymes, a Maine man’s gas leak tale, a Macon patent clipper joke, a grammar school king poem, church fundraising satire, and light observational humor on poets, pine for humor, and village life with scattered local names and places.
The text discusses skin, the equator, and direction indicators like longitude and latitude. It makes a curious claim about a woman voting in school elections if she has a child for eight weeks and mentions gravity as imagined by Newton.
A Werldly exchange quotes Welk the business manager telling Sileyman about yesterday’s orders. He says he received two orders in one place, noting one to put out and the other to stay out as the start of the business activity.
Examinations are in order with two students Fred Caytor and Darney Riege enrolled in the Primary Room. Mr Charles Belbyamen visited briefly. Melvin Akraaty moved to Woden and was dropped from enrollment. Helen Miller added to first grade reading. Jeanette Swatve celebrated sixth birthday with candy and popcorn for her room. Denton Drug
A narrative of a farm once owned by my father detailing about 150 acres with a steep north hillside of sugar trees black walnuts and black locusts a clay rich ridge and loamy soil a drained ancient lake bed converted by drains every thirty six feet. The rotation included corn oats winter wheat clover timothy with some permanent blue grass. Cattle flocks brood mares and workhorses supported by yearly colts.
The narrative recalls old farming methods in a clay country. It covers plowing with a Barshan plow, furrowing, harrowing with a V-shaped implement, and cultivating by hand. It describes corn and oat harvests, scarecrows, crow predation, and a famed 12 acre cradling contest between Wilgus and McClellan.
A historical notice describes the Elwood Mackie bill as a non political effort to preserve good road laws while cutting Highway Commission expenses from five to three percent of automobile tax. It proposes returning funds to counties, halving engineering costs, and limiting federal aid conditions under the Shackleford act to prevent favoritism and reduce state overhead.
The Iowa diary notes a debate over highway plans urging by the commission and board. It discusses efficiency, time limits, and law changes while calling for support from independent readers to retain beneficial current provisions.
Mrs Hansen will oversee the library this Saturday during regular hours. Children can explore new Pepper Books including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Corne] broken titles as teachers guide study clubs this afternoon.
The Homeland Quartette of mass singers performed to a large audience at the M E church Monday evening despite inclement weather.
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