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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
5
In a Louisville Courier Journal item a poplar poet quips that a witty woman desires luxury and status in abundance. The verse lists diamond rings pearls poodles and travel ashore and afar to Europe and Newport, ending by asserting she seeks everything but love while denying the claim.
L C Barber of Swea City outlines the vast drainage scheme for Kossuth County. He notes bonds issued for Drainage District No. 8 covering 17,000 acres, with taxes projected to total about 46 million dollars. Barber urges careful selection of an independent, vigilant board to prevent graft and protect taxpayers and contractors.
An exchange letter from Rural Routes Burt questions a prior calendar claim about Sundays in 1905 and future years. The writer cites a series of dates and leap year patterns, arguing the error would recur across several centuries and months, with emphasis on February and Sunday occurrences.
In Algonquin County residents recall A. D. Clarke’s arrival forty years ago on a day of political clash. The town marked an intense dispute between W. H. Togham and others over the county treasurer post.
Portland items list social visits business trips and personal news. Names include Pennie Ollens Geo Stone Burl wid Jessie Hosier and many others with mentions of Burt Britt Algona and Germania. A California fruit exhibit and a monster shank are noted along with travel to North Dakota and visits to neighbors in Burt and Portland.
Local brief reports sketch small happenings in Lincoln filed with names and vague details. D Boodo and Bony Awis are mentioned alongside B. A. Cole and Gark Groasnoug in Dakota area notes from last week. A horse and wool loss attributed to John Woodcork is noted.
Calls promptly attended to day or night. Oillcent Falkenbuiner's drug store and at residence.
Willow Lane Farm offers Poland Olvy Gilts Golden Truecod Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks breeding stock. Eggs in season 1b for $1.00. Vox Terrier puppies available for rats at bargain prices. Imported breeds noted. Algona, Ia.
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