County News Highlights From Cresco and Surrounding Areas
A Cresco caller, Roy Koch aiding Theo Kuntz with late week work, and farmers early plowing mark the season. Norman Kuntz of Decorah visited friends. multiple trips to Ridgeway, Cresco, and Elma fill the week with social and church events. Threshing is underway. grain quality meets expectations. Abbie Lucas returns from Waterloo on vacation. many local visits and cattle purchases for Chicago market. Fishermen supply fresh catches as warm days linger. W M B S meetings, threshing crew meals, and religious notices thread through Ridgeway and Cresco. Townspeople travel to Decorah, Ossian, and Lansing for visits, church events, and quarterly meetings. Several accidents and mishaps noted among work crews, with swift medical attention. Community gatherings, social evenings, and Sunday trips punctuate a busy rural week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris, Schild
Cresco
Roy Koch
Theo. Kuntz
Norman Kuntz
Decorah
Mike Hruska
Elma
Jos. Hruska
Ridgeway
M. E. Church
Mike Weidaman
Abbie Lucas
Waterloo
John Griffith
Chicago
Fred Heimerdinger
Chickasaw County
Mike Kratz
Philip, Pfister
A. R. Griswold
Kuntz Bros
X. Armstrong
Winfield Kuntz
Howard County
C. Schild
Mise Myrtle
Elmer
A. F. Schild
Waukon
Dan Geettel
Emil Bienstadt
Wm. Buehrer
Milwaukee
Fort Atkinson
Strawberry Point
Theo Kratz
Vieters
Deno
Golden Ridge
Evanelist Church
Dan Krueger
Walter Michael
Indiana
Charles City
Peppermint Repels Mice Says Trial and Thought
A brief note on mice avoiding peppermint despite the odd paradox that easy tasks often prove hard to secure. An old tip suggests peppermint oil or sprinkles to deter rodents, reflecting practical household wisdom from nontechnical sources.
Clay Hill Social News and Visits 1914
August 10 1914 notes from Clay Hill list visits and calls among residents. Vernon Sheetz and others from Freeport Decorah Ossian and Canoe Ridge are mentioned with family gatherings, a band concert, quilting party, and an ice cream social at Chas Glover's to benefit Russell cemetery. Various locals visit kin in Decorah Freeport Ossian and Cedar Rapids with numerous short calls and friendly get togethers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Sheetz
Freeport
John Kraby
Ole
Decorah
A. L. Tyler
Decorah Merchants
Hugh Sherry
Clay Hill
E. C. Bolson
Gilbert Pearson
Ariss Gertrude Kapler
Spillville
Lizzie Williams
Henry Haas
Henry, Jr
Malli and Sons
Canoe Ridge
Stella Sorenson
Anna
Julia Anderson
Violet Haas
Harry Skinner
Florence Olson
Hager Delaney
John Stoskopf
Everett
Caroline Gross
Ruth Dinger
Walker
Town
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Wilson
Sam Goettleman
Mike Griebel
John
Bowman
N. C
Robert
Clara
Ida Espy
Gerda Tolstad
Sioux City
Sam Tolstad
Gideon Seegmiller
Arthur Skinner
Minneapolis
Chas
Glover
Russell Cemetery
Whitbeck
Independence
Joe Haaf
Sue Haaf
Dinger
Franksville Social Notes From August 1914
FRANKVILLE reports a flurry of local visits and errands on a midweek basis. Geo Van Wey and Charley Shattuck called from Postville while Phil Brouillet and R W Carter traveled between Ravena Postville Ossian Decorah and Waterloo. Names include Mrs Lee Peck Dr Kiesau Esther Lillian and Amelia Shattuck with mentions of trips and a sprained ankle for Claude Van Wer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leer
Waukon
Joe Baker
Decorah
Charley Shattuck
Walter Pilgrim
Evelyn Brouillet
Frannie Padden
Paul Topel
Rachel Birdsell
C. H. Waters
L. C. Spaun
Ossian
Sherman Bollman
Lisle
Esta Meikle
Phil. Brouillet
Charlie
Clarence Crabtree
Lydia Qualley
Pleasant Ridge
Claude van Wey
Tom Bollman
Irving Crawford
J. A. Peck
Postville
Lee Peck
Ravena
Geo. van Wey
Phil Brouillet
C. Ti. Waters
Cal Beard
Gene Owens
Jim Peyer
Claude van Wer
R. W. Carter
Waterloo
Levi and Son
Myrtie van Wey
Kiesau
Esther
Lillian
Amelia Shattuck
Roma Padden
Anne
Carl Oh Dowie
Pleasant Township Notes From August 1 1914
August 1 1914 Pleasant Township reports Ruby Tolstad visiting Stella Foss and various calls at Iverson Narveson and Ellis homes. A weather note hints at a dry spell but a recent rain brought relief. Local trips to Decorah for a band concert are recorded along with horse purchase by Iverson from Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Tolstad
Stella Foss
Iverson
Mr. Reed
Decorah
Arthur Lennon
Ellis
Theodore Anderson
N. C. Narveson
Woodward
Rubber in wild lettuces prompts profit idea
Two wild lettuce species, Lactuca canadensis and L scariola, found in the northern U S, contain rubber and lactucarium. the yields are 2.19 and 1.58 percent respectively. Authors suggest exploiting these plants for both rubber and lactucarium production while noting health uses of blood tonics and cleanliness tips for poultry eggs.
Summer cookin for babies and delicate children
Anna Steele Richardson answers mothers questions on baby feeding from barley water to meat, ice cream, and junket. Read guidance on preparing digestible gruel, coddled eggs, fresh and stewed fruits, teething vegetables, meat timing, and safe dairy treats.
See That Your Land Bubbles Instructive column on lime in soil
The Columbia State Journal argues farmers should test land for lime by acid bubbling. If soil doesn’t bubble, add lime to restore fertility. Professor Thorne links lime to civilization and bone strength, extending the metaphor to human resilience and national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Wing
Columbia
Ohio
Strange Sleep Facts From The New York World
A World article surveys sleeping postures across species. Humans mostly lie on their sides with knees drawn up while elephants sleep standing, bats head downward, and birds turn heads or sleep perched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
New York World
Fishing by Moonlight on the Ningpo River
The article describes moonlight fishing on the Ningpo river in China using a flat white boat with a sloped board to lure fish onto the board where they jump into the boat, aided by a vertical net on the opposite side. It ends with a proverb about a woman and her husband’s habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hughes
Carl van Wey
Clifford
Carl
Jin
Nellie ‘Spaun
Mason
Mabel ‘Waters
Mrs. Mason
Lydia Padden
Kate Peck
Stella Crawford
Rev. Mason
Ningpo River
China
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Rev. Wells
DeCou
Fred Brouillet
Helen
Stuebbe
Ludlow
Etta Travis
Esta
T. J. Crawford
Stella and
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Peterson
Henry Hager
Purdy
Will Hubbell
Washington Prairie
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Mice Mayme McNally
West Union
Loretta Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
Frank Kneeskern
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Jimmie Kneeskern
Thos, Bollman
Philip Kroglund
Rossville
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C. W. Pilgrim
Lem Pilgrim
Wm. Pilgrim
Caliornia
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Leone
M. J. Carter
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Presbyterian Church
Frankville
Pleasant Township
Anna Steele Richardson
Better Babies Bureau
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Saint Teresa Normal School
Saint Agnes Grammar School
Normal Land School
Serta Howeehata
Sant
M. JI. Sookup
Decorah Gas Company
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Iowa State Fair
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Panama Canal
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