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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
5
L Kittlesby Greg Becker and many locals travel between Decorah Ossian Ossian Calmar and surrounding towns. Readers list visitors shoppers and club gatherings with numerous mentions of Misses Verna Meyer Florence Meyer Hazel Nicholson and others as well as trips to Decorah Sioux City and Chicago.
Paul Appleby from Three Forks visits Jacob Meyer home. Baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koch in St. Paul. Elizabeth Scott hosts Rueggenmeier sisters en route to Fayette. Calmar senior class presents play Fanny and the Servant Problem. Marie Hegner visits Decorah aunt. Birthday party honors Mrs. Brace at J C Morris home. Slebiska and Gertrude family visit Marshalltown. Mrs. Ramberg returns from Mason City. Johnston visits son in Iowa City after appendicitis operation. Savings and checking offer at Winneshiek County State Bank.
Ravena notes list visits and calls among Ossian and Calmar residents including Miss Regina Lansing at Will Lansing home and Dr. Lynch of Ossian as a professional caller. Dozens of names appear with farm tasks, deliveries to Ossian market, school start date, and a baby born to Holver Serstand on April 1 1915.
Freeport Iowa items from April 6 1915 report Hazel Sheetz visiting Decorah friends and many locals calling on neighbors. Names include Delaney Kirkbride Hallman Dickinson and Robinson with travels to Minneapolis Rochester and Parker. Community events note Easter services social at Yeoman hall and a minister salary fundraiser.
A historical note explains muffin and biscuit texture techniques. It advises greased hot molds before batter, warns against touching pieces during baking, and stresses moist rather than stiff dough for light, flaky outcomes. Bread making shares similar moisture guidance to avoid tough texture.
Billy Be By Bo Bum dreams of new hockey skates and plans to trap Sharpnose the Mink for five dollars. A mishap frees his hand when Tinker Teedle Tee guides him to press the trap’s spring with his foot. The tale ends with Billy deciding not to trap after learning the animal’s suffering and the danger of traps.
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