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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
9
Board of Supervisors approves assessment for Drain No 2 in Keysouth County to fund bonds. Resolution authorizes $1000 for drain bonds due from 1904 and $8000 for 1903 annual payments, with levy to be collected this year 1908.
The Board of Supervisors of Kossuth county Iowa adopts drainage costs and authorizes the county auditor to issue warrants for expenses. The minutes list per diem and mileage for several officials and staff with amounts and dates, noting all approved as recorded in October 1903.
A Regleter interview discusses how artists of all types train the eye to see and then transfer images to canvas whether by mud water color ink or oil. It argues art rests on proportion and that teaching must cultivate perception before technique.
Government officials praise petroleum road treatments as a breakthrough for dry regions. James Abbott argues oil stabilized surfaces with asphalt bases to resist winter moisture, boosting road longevity. W H Beal notes nationwide agricultural stations with federal funding and rising irrigation costs, listing expenditures and outputs across states.
Fragmented report details a proposed reproduction bust of George Washington by sculptor Pierre Jean David of Angers. It notes a 1824 French initiative, mold taken from the Angers original, and a bronze cast planned with backing from foreign affairs war and navy ministries. Also mentions Trinity and Collegiate Dutch churches and uncertain church wealth data.
The Car Gounlet report notes that in 1893 the old coupling method caused 11 710 mishaps with 438 fatal, while the first year under the new law saw 2 55 mishaps and 188 deaths. The figures come from New Yorks Commercial Advertiser.
The Russian minister MW Zinovieff secured apology from a Turkish captain for omitting a czar name day salute. The salute was fired next day after the sultan's minister intervened. In Durban Natal a European provoked a native to eat bread soaked with poison as a joke, causing death within hours.
In the Tako Superior region authorities describe a Minnesota copper vein with a specimen measuring forty feet long and twenty two feet wide. The block weighs about 420 tons and remains in its native state.
The passage asserts large Mexican populations as pure Taciton type and claims in the Spanish American republics, especially in the southern Pacific, soldiers of Pizzary produced a radical impact with elites described as half breed cholo lineages. It reflects sensational racial categorizations without neutral context.
South Africa’s four coal regions near exploitation promise major supply growth. The southern field lies between Ladysmith and Natal’s northern boundary on the coast, with regional output expected to meet substantial world demand. Natal reported exports of 204,000 tons in 1901.
The article notes rising taxation in Switzerland with Bazek imposing 55 francs yearly per inhabitant and income tax described as the highest, while the canton of Argovie shows a low 2 percent in rents. It mentions numerous other taxes across regions.
A correspondent proposes Toledo as an ancient capital street name. The reworkable title Calle Del Diable Pertence al Ayuntamiento translates to The Devil Belongs to the Municipal Council Street, prompting discussion on street naming.
The text notes that bats are unknown in parts of Spain except in pictures. It claims Spain began manufacturing hats in 1510 by Spaniards, and describes men tying heads for cover while women wear flowers.
The article notes that in England births exceed deaths by 10 per 1,000, while Italy shows 7 per 1,000, Austria 3 per 1,000, and France reports births at 1,008 to 1,000 deaths, indicating varying birth surpluses across those nations.
In one oration Daniel Webster cried out Will you man dare say and Wrt tle pen in the gallery impressed with the folly of any person contradicting his father replied no clear yalcs No pal
A method describes sprucing flowering plants by exposing them to fumes for two days twice with a two day interval, followed by two weeks in a pat house to induce flowering. The process outlines leaves and stems ready for bloom after the treatment.
The Maine lobster fishery reported over 8,000,000 lobsters caught in state waters last year. A new labeter hatchery is planned at Boothbay Harbor to support future yields and industry growth.
The noted German artist Professor von Menge sends a piece to J P Morgen for engraving. The scene centers on Frederick to Great, praised as a tribute to the American republic.
At the Geographical Association annual meeting Sir Jake Cockburn notes Australia costs eight pounds more than England reflecting exchange and trade concerns.
Venezuela has long cultivated coffee as its main export with origins traced to the 19th century. The article notes growing global demand and the potential for the country to expand production and reach new markets.
A brief note indicates Belgian trade edged higher while British trade shows figures of 6 3903 and 9 617 604, reflecting divergent bilateral commerce trends amid unsettled markets.
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