montage of Iowa news items from The Republican Decorah
A roundup of brief Iowa items: druggists in Hampton indicted for liquor sales. A baby health contest is set for Charles City on May 7. Clayton county to spend 45000 on bridges. Floyd county hog losses hit 18989 from cholera. Mason City won a contest for the Fifty sixth regiment band. Fayette supervisors seek bids for 31000 worth of bridges. A deer head unearthed during New Hampton sewer work. Laura Bowen, eight, escaped serious injury after a twenty foot fall near Osage. Gregory Marshall’s farm home near Cresco burned. Preston village votes 277 with 85 majority to remain dry. Fayette county has two Mexican War veterans as supervisors. Prairie fire near Riceville scorched over 300 acres. buildings saved with effort. Mr. Large of Center township captured a female wolf and nine cubs for a 56 dollar bounty. Charles City militia ready to answer the president’s call at once.
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Hampton
Charles City
Clayton County
Floyd County
Mason City
Fayette County
New Hampton
Laura Bowen
Osage
Gregory Marshall
Cresco
Preston
Junee
Smith
Lima
H. D. Wood
Oel- Wwein
Riceville
History of April thirtieth in earlier times
Summary of dates and events from 1542 to 1964 including the King's Book oath in England, Mary of Guise regency in Scotland, birth of Queen Mary II, Washington’s inauguration, the Louisiana purchase, first temperance society in New York, and Civil War actions at Chancellorsville and Jenkins Ferry with related troop numbers and notable incidents such as dynamite found near Parliament in Toronto.
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Maximus
St. Sophia
Ned
George Washington
Ss. Navy Department
Louisiana Purchase
Temperance Society
New York
Union
Andrew Jackson
Arbuthnot
Ambrister
W. H. Crane
New Jersey
M McClellan
Hooker
Raidan River
Chancellorsville
McClernand
McPherson
Mississippi River
Bruimsburg
Miss
Rapidan
Jenkins Ferry
Ark
Falls
Alexandria
Lee
Hancock
Custer
Parliament House
Toronto
Canada
St. Louis
Abe Martin on Spring Fever in May American Magazine
Abe Martin, Indiana humorist, describes spring fever with folks taking it easy. He notes avoidance of strict diets, choosing simple rest on a settee or bread box, and work as the remedy when urgent plowing calls. He highlights small town prices allowing affordable comforts and spring activities.
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Abe Martin
Indiana
P. Hall
Notice to Russell Cemetery Association Members
Notice to members calls for the May 1 1914 membership fee of one dollar to be paid to Nettie McLain treasurer or at the Winnebago County State Bank Decorah. Secretary C Marlow urges prompt payment and signs the notice.
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Russell Cemetery Association
Nettie McLain
Treas
Winneshiek Co. State Bank
Decorah
C. Marlow
Seey
May social life and local happenings across the county
County readers learn of May baskets and parties, road conditions along the river, visits by Misses Leona Koch and Victoria Kratz, and frequent local calls. The notes mention improvements in Mrs. Will Wagner, phone outages, school plans to Decorah, and ongoing farm work, weather, and community events through late spring.
Frankville Community News Roundup April 27 1914
In Frankville and nearby towns residents report illnesses and visits. Mrs Alf Peck is very poorly. G D Bollman visited Ossian and various locals traveled to Postville Decorah Castalia and Roma Padden with several short calls. Gene Owens sold cattle to R H Waters. D Y N T group to meet at Mrs Smith.
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Alf. Peck
G. D. Bollman
Ossian
Arthur Brandt
Postville
A Waters
Alma Leer
Herman Sehutta
John Blaess
Decorah
Chris Waters
Lisle Bollman
Sherman Bollman
Walter Brandt
Chas. Shattuck
Castalia
T. J. Crawford
Adam Caldow
Charley Shattuck
Jim Kneeskern
Gene Owens
R. H. Waters
A. D. McKay
H. BE
Pleasant Township Local Notes and Weather Update
In Pleasant Township residents report social calls and visits among Iverson, Anderson, Levi, Ellingson and Valle families. Rain persists with more showers expected, delaying spring work for farmers. Dogs in the area are reportedly chasing cattle. residents warned to keep dogs home amid worsening weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Iverson
Stella Threadson
Julia Anderson
Martha Thomas
Sarah Valle
Iverson
B. Anderson
Anne Foss
Decorah
Ed. Anderson
Jacob Sherwin
Melvin Levi
Roy
Albert
Otto Levi
Arthur Ellingson
Marvin
Ellingson
Eon
T. Iverson
N. C. Iverson
Local Notes From Clay Hill Area Charms Readers
Sunday visits and farm calls mark the Clay Hill notes with Decorah residents and friends seen at various homes. A Brush automobile owner and several relocations brighten community life while rain boosts pastures and grain. multiple visits hinge on family ties and neighborly gatherings across Decorah Ossian Freeport Locust and Franklin Prairie areas.
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Herbert Gross
Doe Rastetter
Decorah
Rennie Mall
James Hogan
Elmore Kirkland
Freeport
Clay Hill
Will Warn
Dr. Swezey
Sam Sorenson
Sunay
Boy suffers skull fracture from horseshoe accident
Roy Beck, nine, son of Mr and Mrs John Beck, was struck on the head by a heavy horseshoe while watching a game in Nashua last Friday. The skull fracture is serious but doctors expect a good recovery given his youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua Post
Roy
John Beck
Local notes from Glenwood and decorah area roam with small events
A patchwork of short notices describes court visits and business in Decorah and nearby towns. People like Hans Ascheim, Nels Loven, John Rogen, and Inga Ehrie are seen in various activities from carpentry to sewing. A Western Union flyer derailment is noted with minor damage.
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Hans Ascheim
Decorah
Nels Loven
John Rogen
C. Fortun
H. Lovstuen
Westby
Ask
Hexom
Waukon
Grandma Christofferson
Nasset
Frank Drew
John Kelly
Inga Ehrie
H. Teslow
Birth Certificates Save Lives and Money for Babies
An Indiana child lost a $12 000 inheritance for lack of a birth certificate and proof of identity. Another heir proved birth date to claim a farm, by showing she was born the same day as a calf with a certificate. The May Woman's Home Companion article by Julia C. Lathrop argues U S birth registration laws are weak and delay medical aid to newborns.
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Indiana
United States
Julia C. Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
An Attempt to Lynch at Mason City Jail
Incensed over the brutal attempted assault on Mrs. Frank Vernon of Clear Lake and County Supervisor Grimm a mob gathered at the jail to take out the man guilty of the crime. Marshal Hyde of Clear Lake and County Supervisor Brimm moved the prisoner to the jail in Mason City to save his life.
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Mason City
Frank Vernon
Clear Lake
Grimm
Marshal Hyde
Brimm
Cough Medicine for Children and Other Advertisements
Cough remedies are praised for children with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy favored by mothers and Barker's Remedy touted by druggists. Advertisements note lightning deaths, cattle losses, and $3,000,000 in damage, plus gold production rise since 1887 and Dean's Ointment for piles. New York school laws require 180 days of attendance for pupils aged 7 to 16.
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Ady
Bucklen
Amica
Engbertson’s
United States
South Africa
Dean
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with $100 reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for catarrh, claiming it cures the disease in all stages. Proponents offer $100 to any claimant failing to cure, inviting readers to request testimonials and buy the product through F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with Takee’s Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
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Hall
F. J. Chenly & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Te. Takei
No More Short Boxes Hit By Berry Box Law
The new berry box law ends high bottomed crates lowering bottom depth and making a pint of berries equal to a pint. State dairy and food commissioner W B Barney oversees enforcement amid farmer friction. Old boxes rise in price pressure and housewives must check for the new bottom design. Home grown berries lag, but southern fruit arrives red and juicy.
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W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Barney
Mr. Barney
Freak of Nature colt shown by Dr Haviland
Dr J A Havirland displayed a remarkable two legged foal born Tuesday to Anton Lee. The front limbs were stumps, hind legs fully developed. Had Dr Havirland arrived sooner the colt might have survived and brought a fortune to the owner, with the hide to be stuffed.
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J. A. Havirland
Anton Lee
Wealth in Cellar Found by Workman Near Dorchester
John Alton, while working at the Pat Kavanaugh home near Dorchester in Waterloo township, discovered 1050 in gold under a building. The cache included forty five 20 gold pieces, 13 310, and four 8. Found in a cellar of a house built nearly twenty years ago, the money was turned over to the Kavanaugh heirs. Mr. Kavanaugh recently died a bachelor, leaving a fortune of which the found money was likely a part.
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Waukon Standard
John Alton
Pat Kavanaugh
Dorchester
Waterloo Township
Kavanaugh
Lightning Kills Three Horses On Pat Cahalan Farm
A bolt struck three horses on the Pat Cahalan farm near Cartersville in Cerro Gordo county, killing them. The driver son was knocked from the plow by the shock, suffering a severe jolt and a cheek cut. The same bolt killed five dogs about five hundred rods away while two men nearby escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cahalan
Cartersville
Cerro Gordo County
Decorah Resident Endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills for Relief
A Decorah Iowa resident, O W Emery of 201 State St, testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured his severe back pain bladder trouble and kidney symptoms after weight loss and sleepless nights. He credits the remedy with restoring health and longevity and urges others to use the same product distributed by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
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Decorah
Dean
O. W. Emery
State St
Iowa
Doan
Wealth of United States Estimated at 130 Billion
The article cites a rough figure valuing the United States wealth at about 130 billion dollars, reflecting contemporary economic measurements. It notes this estimation as a broad indicator of national resources and financial standing.
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United States
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