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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
7
Local notices list residents visiting nearby towns including Decorah Fort Atkinson Cresco Ossian and Calmar. obituaries note the death of Ed Soukup as obituary next week. Community events include club entertainments and church services with several residents traveling for visits and illnesses reported.
Local dispatch lists residents and visitors in SPILLVILLE area with brief notes of travel, calls, and social events. Names include Rev J Brez, Emil Borders, John Prem, James Novak, Kenchek, Heuser, A Benda, John V Polunsky, Lewis Mikesh, Mrs Frank Kalee, Will Hospodarsky, Mabel Kapines, Miss Ligeie Williams, Mrs Chas Frey, Albert Bordort, Jos Barnard, Vrev, Joseph Skoda, Lizzie Williams, Agnes and Celia Klinesh, Anton Balik, Jennie Petrik, HW G Hang, Robt Klimesh, Will Wagner, and Mary Suchan, with deaths and funerals of Mrs Frank Korbel noted and Anton Huber moving from Detroit to a farm west of town.
Fort Atkinson reports a busy spell of visits and arrivals on March 30 1915 with residents traveling from Calmar Oelwein Mahnomen Minn Jackson Junction Austin and Dubuque. Milliner Leona Rovers of Lawler opens shop in A J Schreibers building on Main Street. Devotions held at Catholic church with Fr Dragoun and local clergy assisting.
Ossian society page records a week of arrivals and visits including Eileen Malloy Castalia Rev Wm Cremer Calmar Rev Pitts Tonia PF H Knippe Dubuque J A Meyer Castalia Lizzie Culmar Vin Tobiason Decorah and others. Local clubs met at Mrs Teresa Schultz and Embroidery at Coral Dull. Dr Mershon Charles City lectured at M E church. A pontifical mass blessed new stations at St Francis church. a child died of blood poisoning and funeral set at Ossian Catholic church.
The ad promotes 2 ounces of Schifman's Concentrates Expectorant at Wangler's Drug Store for stubborn coughs and colds. It pledges instant relief and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Castalia city items report residents visiting relatives in Decorah and Fayette. Upcoming events include Haefner shoe sale starting March 31 and an Easter dance at Ossian April 5. Local concerns cover street oiling, mail weighing on rural routes, and a fatal blood poisoning incident from a shoe rubbing injury.
Centenniel reports on sick lists and social visits. Many Castalia residents attend confirmations at local churches while others visit relatives in Ossian Decorah Eldorado and Madison Wis. Theo Redenkirk dies aged eight from blood poisoning. Community sends sympathy to the family.
March 29 1015 Ravena notes show residents visiting neighbors and planning for spring. Several locals like August Lansing Sam White and Dora Lansi are mentioned with visits, car purchases, farm leases, sewing chores and Easter plans. Many names appear with nearby towns Ossian Frankville Postville and Red Oak reflecting community ties.
E T Kirkbride and residents are listed as sick or visiting family in Freeport. Decorah visitors include O W Deremo and Miss Eva Stohr, with measles reported in several households. Local events mention an operetta prep, church attendance, Easter service changes, and the dedication of the Nashua Congregational church.
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the firm and provide testimonials from National Bank of Commerce. Catarrh remedy marketed as internal and directly affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Lin's Family Pills for constipation.
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