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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
1
The Decorah paper presents advertiser rates and local services for Winneshiek County. It lists lawyers and physicians including M D s and a sugar bowl ice cream factory with contact details and shop locations in Decorah Iowa.
A reflective column critiques thoughtless behavior and civic civility, notes on spring fever, Verdun, and the value of aiding others. It comments on wartime costs, subsurface warfare, corn crop demand, castor oil loss, and political shifts including La Follette and Carranza.
A local appeal urges reader involvement in community growth through weekly editorials. It critiques war era issues, misbranding laws, shipping fortunes, Holland’s stance, and price pressures. It notes European supply effects on shoes, beef and veg orders for armies, Canadian hog competition, and tariff inconsistencies in Underwood’s bill.
Judge A N Hobson of West Union rules Sheriff C C Cremer guilty of extortion corruption and maladministration in a swift Des Moines case. Cremer is removed from office and the sheriff’s vacancy opens a county-wide question. The decision cites state law limits on mileage meals lodging and use of the telephone for subpoenas.
The piece notes German information cuts and war effects on U S manufacturing. It cites a Danish consular scam in Warren Pennsylvania and argues wartime protection strengthens domestic industries. It predicts continued demand for protection after the war to sustain infant industries and curb foreign competition.
Herman Rosefield of Sears, Roebuck & Co. tells the American Ad Club that Sears uses a national bureau to monitor country papers and flood towns with literature where local merchants do not advertise, showing advertising's strong impact and urging local merchants to advertise locally.
A Democratic meeting in Calmar selected Carl Evans of West Union as their candidate for Congress in the Fourth district. The nomination was unanimous after addresses by M. J. Carter and E. J. Fueling, with Dr. J. F. Conover presiding. A committee was named to notify Evans.
Secretary of State W. S. Allen prepared a sample ballot for the June 5 special election to back the equal suffrage amendment. The amendment would repeal Section 1 of article 1 and replace it with a new voting eligibility clause for citizens 21 and older. Iowa’s April presidential primary cost about $3 per vote and over 150000 total votes cast. past elections averaged around $1 per vote with varying costs.
The secretary of state notes many candidates filing nomination papers omit the required affidavit of candidacy. Blank affidavits are sent with the papers and must be sworn before the candidate's name is placed on the ticket.
The piece notes the long lineage of submarine concepts dating back centuries while stating the practical sub's modern origin within twenty years. It adds a St Louis judge ruling that a man may fault his wife's clothes yet warns a wise husband can become deaf dumb and blind to his rights.
The article praises Waoking as the best exercise and claims it is the cheapest option. It also notes that the United States Public Health Service administers typhoid vaccine gratis to federal employees and warns that minor coughs can signal tuberculosis. It links dental and tonsil health to rheumatism, warns against unpasteurized milk, and argues air-tight dwellings are dangerous. It urges moderation and condemns careless spitting as a public danger.
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