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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
5
The Algona Advance readers await clear editorial stance on the Senate race. The piece questions editor Brother Dewel’s allegiance between Brookhart and Herring, or if he remains undecided, urging disclosure for voters and county farmers.
On October 1 the rural mail service marked 26 years since its founding. The piece credits John Wanamaker and the Republican party for initiating rural delivery and traces growth from 82 routes in 29 states to 44,186 routes and 1,180,448 miles by 1922 with a modest $10,000 appropriation becoming $86,800,000.
LuVerne News argues farmers should vote for Clyde Herring a 100 percent American despite party, criticizing socialism and endorsing Herring over Col. Brookhart to support a real man aligned with Iowa interests and patriotic values.
Last week the Titania Topic carried a page advertisement by many prominent citizens in support of the Home Creamery. It denounces foreign controlled cream stations and praises local enterprise for employing residents and giving farmers a better return for butter fat.
Local LuVerne News reports ongoing clash at a cooperative creamery near Cream Station as directors and farmers push for defense of the creamery amid recent tensions. Farmers and businessmen sign a statement backing the cooperative effort and boosted support for the creamery’s future.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Grogs Frisbie at Corwith Tusust after a long illness. Her survivor list is not fully readable, but she is described as a devoted mother and a respected member of her community.
Sartor reports a new ailment at the Lloyd McCall home near Woden. Mr and Mrs John Pouelsen and Frieda Knutsen spent Sunday visiting Misa Knutsen's parents in Ringsted. Fresh box and built Holly Brand outly at Denton's Drug Store.
An eerie invitation invites readers to a spooky event at Jack's dungeon on Main Street. Attendees bring lunch for two in a basket and follow a northward path from Cafe Four blocks away. Ghosts tap the walls while witches chant and bats whirl as frightened girls scream.
Port land pickup residents and friends gather for visits birthdays and a farm bureau meeting. The eighty first birthday of Grandpa Koestler draws forty guests with a large dinner and a cake with eighty one candles. Newborn girls arrive at Trenary and Stork makes rounds as families share news and neighbors plan events.
Poultry expert J J Warren warns that care and management now determine winter results. Overfed pullets on corn can cause health issues. use dry mash and balanced feeds. Place pullets in permanent laying quarters early, clean and disinfect housing, and avoid overcrowding to prevent disease and losses.
The last Camp Dodge structures to be auctioned will go on Monday Oct 9 at 10 am under Governor Kendall and Adjutant General Lasher authority. About 350 buildings plus boilers and tanks will be sold from land owned by the state after a government purchase. This sale ends the era of Camp Dodge a WWI training site with an $8 million government outlay and memories for thousands of veterans.
Sunday visits featured families at the John Trunkhill and Art Miller homes with Ellis Jain and relatives joined by Mrs Amelia Rike hosting George Wolfe and family from Ram sey township. Local notices include callers, upcoming filings by Chas Phelps, and Marjorie Munson’s church visit plans with hospital stays discussed among Burt Algona residents.
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lean Brandt of four and a half miles northwest of Thompson died the same afternoon after a fire destroyed the Brandt home. The blaze started about eight o clock while the parents were at the barn with firefighters reporting severe burn injuries to the child who was found in a kitchen rocking chair. Doctors Hage and Delmage treated her for burns and possible inhalation.
The Advance reports a free watermelon event at the Curran farm in Plum Creek township drawing an estimated 75 to 100 people. Mr Curran sold over 200 dollars worth and distributed hundreds free while thousands of melons remained. Farmers planted twelve acres yielding an estimated 50 000 melons with many left to pick after the visit.
Louis Stumbo suffered a severe scare last Thursday when a Fordson tractor jolted to a stop after a connecting rod broke. He was thrown into the plow and badly bruised, then walked home unconscious, was taken to Sigona hospital, feared with internal injuries, but recovered enough to drive home Friday afternoon and resume farm work.
Des Moines reports reveal moonshine in Iowa containing dead rats and stable refuse. Tests led by Supt. R N Holsaple show mash hidden under a cow stall and hog pen, with trash, peelings, and even tin wash boilers used. Poisons like naptha oil and formaldehyde also detected in bootleg liquor.
In a blunt critique the piece accuses coal operators and dealers of attempting to scare the public into paying an extortionate price for coal. It quotes Mr. Hoover supporting a $1.50 per ton hike as trivial while arguing the public should resist raises and only buy essential coal to curb graft and force fairer profits.
An advertisement promotes purchasing House Orienthe supplies at the nearby drug store, highlighting availability and convenience for shoppers seeking household health products.
A Ledyard area man identified as McCarty dies when his car overturns on a foggy hill in Fort Dodge Iowa. The driver had mistaken the road for Storm Lake and the car veered into a ditch. Voit family details, survivor list, and funeral plans are noted with local condolences.
The Clerk of the District Court notes a Washington communique on 1922 act changes for alien women and women married to aliens seeking naturalization. Provisions ease declarations and residence requirements for certain categories, while preserving status of single women and ongoing petitions. A local item also mentions Pete at the Peter Abbey and promotions at a drug store.
Norbert O’Neill, son of J F P O’Neill, visited Emmetsburg this week after spending time with his brother John in Armstrong. He spoke of a fox farm on an island in the Mississippi near Plainview secured by a high woven wire fence. Over 100 foxes, mostly silver, with some black, yield pelts that sell for 500 to 1500 dollars.
A satirical piece criticizes Post Prohibition advertising hawks promoting patent medicines and fizzy drinks. It mocks reckless claims promising health, vigor, and happiness through tonics like mustang oil and orange juice, lampooning the era’s quack marketing tactics.
Asa Turner of Maxwell Story county died at age 80. He helped launch the batter corn movement near Iowa State College era and was son of the founder of Denmark Academy. He served in the Civil War, was captured, exchanged, and became an officer in a freedmen regiment. He supported black schools including Piney Woods Institute in Mississippi.
Three Luverne high school girls, tired of school life, took up hockey and walked toward Livermore by the railroad. A car picked them up on the way back and escorted them to their teachers after school. The episode is noted as a caution to pupils inclined to wander.
A girl baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Callies yesterday the first in the family. Friends congratulate and expect a treat from Grandpa Callies and Grandpa Keil with candy or cigars. The note is signed by Harold T. Fuller, vice president of the Iowa Loan & Trust Co. of Des Moines who had business in the city yesterday. Denton’s Drug advertises Alcorub for sore muscles and strain.
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