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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
2
The notice lists second class mall matter status for Titonka Iowa and outlines advertising charges: 10 cents per line for the first issue and 5 cents per line for each subsequent issue.
Global prices rose to about double prewar levels as money supply expanded from fourteen to twenty five billion dollars. Debts of leading nations grew from forty four to one hundred six billion, and while more people work in trenches, less goods are available. Inflation likely to persist years after the war with limited immediate relief.
A farmer writes to an agricultural paper praising field tile as an excellent method to cure damp corn. By laying tile across the crib with tile ends near cracks and alternating corn layers, air circulates freely to dry moisture. Tiles occupy little space, can be reused, and cost per large batch is low compared to old rail methods.
The Sioux City Journal quotes Cedar Rapids Republican praising Iowa in September and year round noting Iowa climate as a valued asset. It extols every month for its unique beauty and the state’s red blooded citizens and bountiful crops. It ends with a toast to all months.
An elderly speaker protests changing fashions as she condemns young women showing ankles while noting that ankles and knees are now on display. The fragment hints at a generational clash over modesty and style.
Weather observer Hardin notes first killing frost dates from 1907 to 1916 with Septembers early, many years delaying to October. He suggests good protection for a corn crop if similar frost timing occurs this year.
Din Daly laments excessive use of party lines as callers hog the phone and disrupt others. The poem recalls endless rings, noisy neighbors, and various interruptions from pianists to gossipingMrs Sprout and Grandma Goggle, urging lines to rest.
A Woodbury county Iowa correspondent reports applying 300 pounds per acre of fertilizer with about 2 percent nitrogen and 10 percent phosphoric acid to oats and sweet clover. The fertilized oats grew taller with fuller heads and plumper kernels, while sweet clover showed strong top and root growth on thin soil.
At the National Sheep and Wool bureau conference W B Tyrrell president notes current output would provide every man a bathing suit annually while many beaches would ban such attire.
A misplaced call leads to a comic mix up in a doctor's home as a caller demands a person and the doctor’s wife corrects the listening error while suggesting the caller meant his daughter. The exchange highlights mistaken identity in a domestic setting.
An advertisement from Clark Coffin offers bore and wall cleaning services in Titanica and surrounding areas. He invites phone or written requests for work. The notice is signed St-29-p Clark Coffin.
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