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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
9
The well informed housekeeper questions alum in baking powders and seeks a cream of tartar product like Royal. She relies on label ingredients and hygiene authorities, preferring a wholesome option and deciding not to buy if alum is present.
April 27 1915 county news reports Albert Sayles buys a new item, quarantine lifted at F Johnson's, many visits between Decorah Hesper and Ossian areas, illnesses, births, school and church activities, road work and local transactions referenced.
In April 1918 Miss Rena Breitsprecher spent Sunday at home Mrs Geo Allen called on Mrs L D Burrows Monday Amelia Douglass is not much better Lars Neavick transacted business in this vicinity Thursday Rae Runkle and family called at Brown's last Thursday Vierre Feltis is going to work for Joe Ehler this summer Claire Emery of near Frankville called in this vicinity Tuesday Rosa accompanied by his nephew J J Rosa of Decorah departed for league Tuesday where they will con
A brief quotation reflecting on proper work and leisure. It ties amusement to productive effort and uses a natural image of petals blooming from rain. The note emphasizes work as a source of genuine enjoyment.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell Pine Tar Woney as easing whooping cough by loosening mucus and soothing throat and lung lining. It urges families with children to keep it on hand and notes a 25 cent price. The same snippet mentions Electric Bitters as a spring tonic and includes a brief dialogue about parental consent in a family interview.
Mrs Elmer Hateh of Peru Indiana reports chronic rheumatism relief with Chamberlain's Liniment. She praises its immediate effect and urges others to try it. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles at Engbretson's Pharmacy. Other ad copy promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for digestion and health at $1.00.
The discovery by Doctor Hill of Augusta Maine that hornet mouth action could pulp wood led to the modern wood pulp industry. James G. Blaine noted shortages of cotton and rags, inspiring a process where logs are floated to pulp mills and formed into sheets for newspapers.
Report from India indicates egrets are now bred in captivity for aigrettes. Birds are plucked without injury, with young reared by hand after a week. Captive conditions boost yield with four nuptial plumages annually. The practice, once banned in the province thirty years ago, continues under humane methods.
The article notes vast peat deposits in the country remain untapped and could become a revenue source. It reports coke produced from peat serves multiple roles including electricity, blacksmithing, and metallurgical uses as a charcoal substitute. A turf cooking plant at Elisabeth-Fehn, Oldenburg converts thirty tons of peat into nine tons of coke with gas and tar by products, using ovens designed to heat retorts and power peat dredging. The tar yields creosote oil gas oil paraffin sulfuric acid and ammonia.
Local Decorah notices praise Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain kidney trouble and frequent urgent urination. Testimony from residents including Herwig of Mill Street credits relief to Dean's Pills produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and sold at dealers.
A description of naval range finders explains their two eyepiece setup using mirrors and prisms. The right glass shows the upper ship portion and the left shows the lower portion, offset until the correct gauge aligns images. A thumb screw moves a prism to overlay images and create a yard-distance scale.
Mr Fraser cites the flag’s 1810 creation from blue and white cloth seized from an English ship at Montevideo during Argentina’s revolt against Spain. He notes Argentine patriotism, schools teaching the blue white banner, and links Argentina’s prosperity to Britain. He also claims Argentina’s population compares with the United States in lakres.
A card balanced on a finger with a coin on top can be flipped away while the coin stays in place if the card is snapped sharply and squarely. Also notes two sharpers swindling San Francisco out of $25,000 tied to exposition prep and expresses hope for recovery this year.
The article describes visitors arriving in Japan eager for a jinrikisha ride. It notes tourists ashore from ships stumbling into the contraption, wobbling as pulls balance the rider. It likens the first ride to feeling like a baby and suggests relaxing and letting the puller handle the ride.
George Clifford of Keevil near Bath faced charges for keeping young goldfinches in captivity at Steeple Ashton Wiltshire. An inspector from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals observed two adults nearby and both fed morsels through the cage bars to three fledglings. The young birds had been taken from a nearby nest, prompting concern over parental care in captivity.
The article urges sleeping in a thoroughly dark room to avoid restless sleep. It notes light affects the brain and that keeping blinds up during long summer days leads to disturbed, unsettled sleep.
A proclaimed moral maxim from the Indianapolis Star contrasts male assumptions about women with the reality of women asserting their own will. The ad promotes Dr Thomas Eleetric Oil as a household remedy for pain, burns, scalds or bruises, available in two sizes at drug stores.
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