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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1923
Page
7
A fragmentary ledger item records Bruno Stecker and Fred Stecker with amounts 289.70 and 115.50 alongside John A Harms. The readable text centers on numeric entries and names without further context or dates.
Local items from Algona area include visits by H Boskelman family, Dr Kulp and wife at West Bend, and M S Cunningham of Algona. Notices mention wallpaper and paints at the drug store, fresh candy and tobacco, a large hog sale record, community meetings, school programs, and travels to Mason City, Estherville, and Britt. Dolly variety of social calls, farm news, and local business notes fill the period’s pages.
The article discusses Fort Madison and Anamosa reformatories filled with sentenced men and the parole program. It notes a yearly 300 to 400 parolees, asserts parolees receive employment and reporting requirements, and highlights reform efforts, including two Iowa men appealing, one 23 and one 38 with disabilities. It also reports the death of Iowa politician Clifford Thorne in London, noting his Iowa ties and prior public service.
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