Loren’s Concert Delights Decorah Audience
Loren Singing Society presented a rich program with Grace Chadbourne of Minneapolis and Decorah Choral Union joining in. The highlight included Pilgrim’s Chorus from Tannhauser and Landkjendning with orchestra. Chadbourne’s aria from The Queen of Sheba impressed, followed by Little Boy Blue in encore. Durably praised, the performance featured strong orchestral support and strong direction by Prof. Carlo A Sperati.
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Luren Singing Society
Grace Chadbourne
Minneapolis
Decorah Choral Union
Loren
Pilim
Tannhauser
Landkjendning
Chadbourne
Decorah
Eugene Field
Miss Chadbourne
Hilda Hoffoss
Choral Union Orchestra
Carlo A. Sperati
Fifty Years Ago Remembrance of Vicksburg Surrender Night
In Decorah a stagecoach news era meant delay then sudden celebration after news of Vicksburg surrender and Gettysburg. The mayor warned arrests for intoxication, crowds gathered, and a later 4th of July silence puzzled a former soldier from Arkansas who linked the surrender to the holiday.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Gettysburg
Decorah
McGregor
Pleasant Hill
Winneshiek County Bank
Arkansas
Quantrell
Pemberton
Has to Learn Over Again Farm Life in Chico California
A letter from Will Yarwood who moved to Chico California describes fine weather, blooming fruit trees, and learning farming anew. He notes teams of horses and mules used for hauling, grain hay, and that his son Robert works as assistant cashier at a Weed California bank earning 80 dollars a month.
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Will Yarwood
Chico
California
Robert
Weed
Cal
Fairoaks
M. E. Meader
Hesper
Myron F. Meader
Methodist Church
Mabel Holst
Masters Alph Hinsey
Carl Burnett
Iva Rice
Lillian Harvey
8. C. Brace
Minnesota
J. Hocking
Luella Holst
Wm. Gregory
W. W. Hinsey
Geo. King
A. T. Hodge
J. E. Holst
A. H. Gilmore
C. H. Slocum
B. J. Tabel
S. C. Brace
Meader
Fair Oaks
Wildcat Attack On Carrier Ends With Wooden Leg Win
Edgar Phillips rural mail carrier at Ulmers South Carolina reports a wildcat attack while delivering parcels including two infants. He used his wooden leg to drive the animal away and completed the route unhurt.
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Ulmers
S.C
Edgar Phillips
Profit in Forage Crops for Iowa Farmers
Iowa State College bulletin No 156 outlines profits from green pastures for pork production. Forage fed pigs yield higher returns than dry lots with alfalfa and rape showing strong acre profits. When corn is 50 cents a bushel and hogs fetch high prices, per acre gains reach up to 154 dollars, with alfalfa often the best overall.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
John M.evward
W. J. Kennedy
H. H. Kildee
Er. T. Robbins
Lod
Spelling Bee Challenge Reveals Teacher Institute Gaffe
Superintendent Miller hosted a spelling test for institute attendees using printed word sheets. Miss Cecelia Gustafson from Calmar achieved the best score, spelling all but seven words correctly.
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Teachers’ Institute
Miller
Noah Webster
Perverce
Statistician Gallery
Troubadour
Vescinal
Monarchiacal
Valencienes
Brittleness of Glass and Effects of Controlled Cooling
The article explains brittleness in glass results from rapid cooling after heating. It notes that slow cooling after boiling in a weak salt solution rearranges molecules, reducing brittleness. It compares this to osix whose toughness improves with gradual cooling, making quick heating less damaging.
Saving Time in the Busy Season
Farmers share labor saving devices in The Iowa Homestead series with illustrations showing low cost methods. The piece notes shortcuts in farm work and mentions a dual paper offer at a yearly 82.0 rate.
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Iowa Homestead
Kaiser Aids Afflicted Youth
Kaiser Wilhelm ordered a poor youth with knock-knees sent to a hospital where surgeons operated. In months he would pass the army physical test. The ad links impure blood to various ills and touts Burdock Blood Bitters to strengthen digestion and purify the blood.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Ford's Theatre to be Razed for Modern Offices
The Ford's Theatre building where Lincoln was shot will be razed soon. Once government property, the site now houses offices.
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Ford’s
Ford Theater
President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Railroads and Express Values in County Tax Tables
A table shows railroad and express company assessments at one quarter value. Total county-wide value is 1,800,976 with Milwaukee paying 15,000 in tax and Rock Island 2,600. Calmar leads due to being a railroad junction. ten townships bear the tax.
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Milwaukee
Rock Island
Calmar
Woman seizes piano to boost milk in federal case tale
Mrs. Mary Metz of Grundy county plans to install a piano in her milk house after taking up piano lessons. She says cows respond to music, yielding more milk and richer butter fat, a claim tied to her past organ experiments. H. F. Barthell and E. F. Gillett from Decorah are drawn for petit jurors in the Dubuque federal court opening April 22.
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District Court
J. Burr Oak
Springfield Paul & Énssbetwresese
Frankville
F. Mbeck
Walker DeCou
Seneteee
Herman Schulze
Cas
Henry Scheidemantel
Military
Brown
Sree
Ssaaze Ees Bloomfield Stiise
Deeioaams of the Unknown
Mary Metz
Grundy County
Eldora
H. F. Barthell
EF. J. Gillett
Decorah
Federal Court
Dubuque
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Dr. Price
LUREN
Mrs
Fairoaks, Cal
Sparker
Coggwood
Br. T. Felix Gouraud
Gouraud
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
County Institute
Thomas
Railroad and Express
Metz
Railroads
Express
Orleans
Castalia Corp
Ridgewa Corp
Fort Atkinson Corp
Jackson Junction Corp
Fletcher
Dot Dryer
Tate
Lee County
Illinois
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Pennsylvania
Adams
West Water St
Iowa
George Daniels
Sorenson
Winnesheik County
Guaratee
John Harter & Son
Locust, Iowa
THE
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
Waukon
Postvilian
Ridgeway
Cresco
Canton
Mabel
Spring Grove
West Water Street
N. H. Adams
el Paso
New Mexico
Colorado
Salt Lake
L. R. Schrempf
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