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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
The Titonka Topic lists editor and publisher Lee D Wolfe with weekly Thursday issues. It notes annual subscription price and post office mailing class as second class matter, plus local advertising rates per issue.
Cross bulletin notes August standings for knitting garments and refugee capes. Describes refugee clothing shipments, Junior Red Cross bulletins to schools, and Iowa/Kossuth county quota hopes. Highlights Christmas Membership Campaign dates, patriot speeches, and cautions about unauthorized speakers. Reports on boys raising funds with ponies for Red Cross and War Industries Board request for knitting yarn stocks.
The notice invites surplus knitting yarns in Oxford khaki natural and gray for the American Red Cross and calls for volunteers for the Woman Motor Corps Ambulance Delivers. It lists eligibility ages health and service terms with allowances and brassards for families of fallen servicemen.
Eastman of LeMars Iowa proposes a method using a fanning mill and an oil cloth to separate wheat from oats for troops. New York ice stations sell cash-and-carry ice, 15 to 25 pounds for 5 cents. The article defends the US government against fears of wartime measures and asserts Americans protect their savings and liberty.
A wartime briefing denies German propaganda claiming confiscation of savings bank deposits in the United States. Secretary McAdoo calls the rumors baseless and reassures the public that only the broader war effort faces risk, not private savings or Liberty bonds.
An American pilot captured by Germans was to be forced to fly his own aircraft with a German officer armed beside him. He realized the companion was untethered and performed a loop to escape, deciding the German would not return, even at his own life.
Farmers move to select seed corn for next year as corn reaches peak conditioning. Ripening and germination tests show high viability when seed is gathered promptly after denting. Travelers note seed corn hung on many Iowa farms and the widespread effort to secure seed for planting.
Government urges farmers to select seed corn for 1919 and 1920 during September16 harvesting window. War needs push higher yields, with field selection boosting per acre output by five to ten bushels. Secure seed now from own field or neighbors to ensure uniform, well maturing ears.
Christ Rank marketed seven teen acres of flax last week earning $1092.35, about fifteen bushels per acre at $4.00 per bushel. The swampy stand was drained by tiling, showcasing tile drainage benefits. Farm owned by Dr. G. F. Dolmage with other local flax crops reported.
Classified note lists two male Scotch Collie puppies for sale by John Aldinger.
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