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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
3
The obituary honors a longtime figure in the American Legion, noted for organizing a local post and aiding in its public outreach. He served in multiple terms, led the post through local and national activities, and helped procure projection equipment and free materials for Legion posts nationwide.
Fragmentary OCR notes recall Ja t 8 ter fon and Mrs Bendy Bertina Minnespeke in roles linked to War Azz, with mentions of state president duties and allied committees. The text hints at a benevolent figure guiding victory and morale among civilians and soldiers, set against wartime strain and loyalty.
Gouverness of Miewrri and Kan presided as a federation of Prinipet WE BEE wedleties dined in a formal expression of hunger at the Beuses City park. Charles W. Bartlett of Kanter City chaired the chatin- Rebhed vidtere event and accepted a duty to convey thanks to Mixsonr and Kansishes for the honor. Bartlett will accompany the Legion Pietinmaze to France to represent the occasion and assure Americans of the gratitude and eagerness to see the Legion once more in the United States.
The third aviation convention of the American Legion at Kansas City features a flying circuit from October 1 to November 1 with top aviators Edie Rickephacker Willam Furlow and Edgar Tobin among the crowd. Night flying with illuminated forks, plane changes, wing walking, and a snap-on competition for a large prize are planned.
The American Legion posts from Runess City to Zillah Washington organize relief and welfare actions. Projects include cemetery upkeep funding, veterans’ benefits drives, marriage and travel assistance, and photographs promoting cleanliness. Members from Oregon to New York support soldiers, widows, and families, with events and fundraisers shaping local memorial efforts.
W B Greeles, chief of the forest service, argues ample idle land can support lumber demand if reforestation proceeds. He notes rising lumber shipments to Chicago, higher freight costs, and the need to keep forest land producing timber to fuel industrial growth and export potential.
There is already a considerable demand for small mature capons. Education will make the capon from the small variety fat and well finished. The small capon is popular for average families who prefer a five or six pound bird to a ten or twelve pound one.
The article notes flax fiber is crucial for linen, with prewar US consumption around 20,050 tons annually requiring about 60,000 acres. Efforts focus on new facilities, improved fiber strains, disease resistance, and seed selection. In 1920 US fiber flax acreage was about 6,000 acres, dropping to an estimated 3,000 acres in 1921 due to low fiber prices.
Geese in the South and parts of the North are plucked before molting with varying frequencies. Feathers fetch about 75 cents per pound for pure white, 5 cents for average white, and 38 cents for gray. about 1.1 pounds of feathers yearly per goose.
Fall freshening of dairy cows aligns with higher butter and milk prices, easing milking and handling workloads for farmers. Grain feeding can enhance production, with more help available in fall and winter.
Advice urges leaving potatoes on the ground one to two hours after digging. This helps toughen the skins, reduces handling damage, loosens soil, and improves moisture loss for better appearance and keeping quality.
A historic overview explains that artesian wells flow when permeable layers trap water between impermeable beds and pressure forces it upward. Early examples include Artois France, Chinese use, Vienna area, and Grenoble where water reaches 32 feet above ground at over 500 gallons per minute.
The quote reflects on the concept of a national figure as a guiding symbol. It notes that a proverb about value cannot be diminished by another saying and emphasizes enduring influence and caution in interpreting public stature.
The Birmingham Age Herald recalls a past Chiggersville mayoral contest. Candidates Jasper Suggs and Cicery Fillikins traded mild barbs noting Fillikins as a reformer and Suggs calling his rival a wolf in sheep's clothing and other roguish labels. The campaign was unusually quiet.
A disheveled stranger asks if this is the detective bureau and a corpulent uniformed man confirms. The caller claims to be lost and is told the bureau will investigate only if someone missing is proven. An exchange recorded in a Birmingham Age-Herald style.
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