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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
5
Seed barley markets anticipate strong prices as three major Expositions in 1915 boost beer demand. Farmers plan larger plantings, aiming for heavy yields from varieties like Jur, Extra Heavy Select, and Gerbrucker. Dealers quote bushel premiums of 10 to 25 cents.
Seed oats Adams yaw oats yield over 75 bushels per acre with stiff heavy straw and low lodging risk. Price ranges 0 to 5 cents per etc. Also Swedish Select oats offered per bushel.
flax seed price set at 2.00 dollars per bushel with an emphasis on high quality. The advertisement notes flax buyers returning after a long absence and asserts the stop is carefully cleaned extra clean and tested to ensure profitability.
Goddard's Silver King Seed Corn advertised as the best profitable variety in Northern Iowa for 20 years. Prices vary by quantity with a 10 day test return policy. Field seeds, seed grains, garden seeds offered with 3c packets and bulk options. Prices guaranteed under Iowa Seed Law. Call at the C M St P elevator for seed grain.
Four thousand Mexicans die annually from scorpion stings. Venomous Centuris gracilis dominates Tepic. Durango hosts many scorpions in hot humid tierra caliente. Scorpions range two to four inches, sting repeatedly, and resemble lobsters. They inhabit cracks, huts, and plaster, preying on insects and even cannibalism among opponents in captivity.
A New York Post piece explains the mystery of wireless waves and their origins. It notes the ether's constant pulsation with very long waves, possible lightning sources, and speculative extraterrestrial or Martian origins. It discusses weather effects on signal travel and the daytime versus night carrying capacity, highlighting practical challenges for wireless workers.
Cough medicine for children should be pleasant tasting, free from harm, and effective. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is favored by mothers of young children and is for sale by Engbertson's Pharmacy Ady.
Feast days of St George St Gerard of Toul and St Adalbert of Prague martyred in 997. Clontarf battle defeat of Danes 1014. Ethelred II dies 1009 and Edmund Ironside ascends throne. Shakespeare Cervantes died. Charles V Hall denial 1642. Charles II France 1654 proclamation against Cromwell. 1663 charter to Connecticut. Jefferson born 1743. James Buchanan born 1791. Bonaparte pushes Austrians 1809. Doughs born 1813. DePen era and DePen era noted 1834. Dannewerk 1848. 1860 Democratic convention Charleston. 1861 Lee commands Virginia troops. Edison patent 1879. Shakespeare memorial theatre opened. 1884 Cuban insurgents defeated. 1898 McKinley calls troops. 1905 Joseph Jefferson dies. 1910 Midwestern storm immense damage. 1912 Stamphalia seized by Italy. Mexican congress expands army.
John Beck and William Barta wrestled a live mother wolf from her den by Black Hawk creek. They wrapped eight strands of fish line around her hind leg, pulled the animal free, and defended themselves with clubs as the wolf snapped and broke two clubs. The den lay just outside the city limits.
The Curtis Brothers handle manufacturing business will relocate from Lansing to McGregor. They have rented the building beside the electric light plant on the McGregor North road and will move in after repairs. Electric power will run the machinery and sawdust and refuse will be blown into the electric plant furnaces.
Victor Elliott of Waterloo aged 15 is thought to be dying of lockjaw from infection after stepping on rusty nails. He punctured the bottoms of both feet a week apart. Wounds healed briefly and no outward signs appeared as poison manifested. Sixty thousand units of anti tetanus serum were used to neutralize the poison.
Sealed bids will be received at the City Clerk office through May 4 1914 for cement crossings culverts and sidewalks per plans for the city of Decorah for the year 1914. City Clerk F M Hughes. Lawlessness is instinctive with us. Shipping live animals by parcels post is all the rage.
In Decorah Iowa many residents suffer from kidney related symptoms misattributed to overwork or worry. A local tale from Mrs J D Wells recalls sleepless nights and bladder trouble improved after using Doans Kidney Pills. For sale by dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co sole agents. Remember the name Doans.
A district court action in Mason City directed four fat hogs to be sold with the buyer holding the money until the seller’s divorce case is adjudicated. The notice also advertises Dean's Regulars and various local drug store ads.
Paige advertising highlights 1914 expansion and demand for the Paige 36 at 1275 dollars with electric starter and lights, and the Brunswick at 900 dollars with 975 dollar option. It touts a 13 500 car goal, over 300 percent growth from 1913, and features such as long stroke 36 h p motor, unit transmission, cork insert clutch, and Gray & Davis lighting.
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