Decorah Area Subscriptions and Local Business Ads
Pricing and advertising rates for Decorah Republican listings. Subscriptions outside of Bremer? Decorah area rates $1.50 yearly, foreign counts $2. Advertisers reach Meere ineshiek County with local ads 10 cents per line, 5 cents for subsequent insertions. Includes legal notices, business cards, and a roster of local professionals and merchants with contact details.
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Editorial Reflections On War Faith And Courage
A long prose piece by Uncle Charlie muses on war, faith, and the burden of conflict, urging fear of divine judgment and a steadfast heart while criticizing greed and political missteps. It blends social commentary with humor about bread, farming, and national mobilization during wartime.
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Uncle Charlie
Tariff Commission Offices Across From Republican Publicity
The tariff commission has taken offices in Washington facing the Republican Publicity Association. The commissioners are urged to consult the association’s comparative statistics derived from official import export and domestic production reports to justify higher import duties.
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New Tariff Commission
Washington
Republican Publicity Association
Tariff Commissioners
Republican Organization
Governor Harding Backs Action to Cut Coal Prices
Governor W. L. Harding expressed readiness to join the coalition led by the Illinois state defense council to ensure an ample coal supply at fair prices for the next winter. He pledged to take decisive steps to reduce costs, even if the exact methods remain undetermined, urging action before winter to aid the average consumer.
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W. L. Harding
Ilingis
National Holiday May Be Declared For Draft Entrainment
Washington officials consider September 3 a probable national holiday to honor the entrainment of the draft levies for training cantonments. Proposals hinge on mobilization details with railways to move 230000 men from 4570 districts and provide sleeping car space and feeding stops. Crowder urges boards to narrow sanctions on married men with dependents, potentially reopening discharged cases.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
Your Flag and Nation Message by Elaine Cleveland
A poetic patriotic statement proclaims flag and country as priceless riches. It urges protection of home, family, and homeland, attributing noble qualities to unbreakable national identity.
Nation plans billion bushels of wheat and rye sowings
Secretary of Agriculture David F Houston announces a wartime program to plant 47 337 000 acres to winter wheat and 5 131 000 acres to rye aiming at over one billion bushels of wheat and about 83 million bushels of rye. The plan seeks to avert bread shortages next summer while balancing farm practice and other spring crops.
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David F. Houston
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Defense
Auto truck speed law ruling in State v Barnes
Justice of the Peace Phil Daum in Davenport ruled in the case State vs Joe Barnes that auto trucks built to haul at most 10 miles per hour do not require state license tags. The auto truck had no plates and no license application, a decision described as a new angle in Davenport’s registration enforcement.
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Joe Barnes
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Stand by the Government as Loyal Slogan in Troubled Times
A editorial criticizes armed resistance to conscription and Senator Williams for asserting allegiance to the state over the federal government. It argues for federal loyalty and notes how public opinions test citizens during wartime, mentioning cross examinations and social tensions.
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Call and To Appear For Military Examination Notice
A 1917 local draft notice lists names and serials of men summoned for military examination. It sets reporting date August 11, 1917, at the local board, with forms and penalties for noncompliance and a brief printer’s note on the author or observers.
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Sampson
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Revised draft rules ease physical standards for draft
Washington reports revised regulations on military draft physicals by Surgeon General Gorgas. Lower weight allowances for tall men, extra chest expansion, and looser sight rules broaden acceptance. dental work and ear drum tolerance are clarified. Provost Crowder urges prompt local action with daily reporting to district boards and a September first call to fill quotas.
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Ice Mine Wonders Hidden Deep in Iowa Caves
The Davenport Democrat notes accounts of subterranean ice mines in the United States. In spring and summer cold air and thawing water create frozen caverns that stay icy through summer, with conditions explained by Edwin Balch. Caves at Decorah and Condersport are cited as examples.
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Towa
Popular Science Monthly
United States
Edwin 8. Balch
Philadelphia
Condersport
Decorah
Plans for Greater Iowa week outlined by association leaders
Greater Town Week set for October 1 to 6 is being perfected by G. W. French president and Woolworth Chim secretary of the Greater Iowa association which has proclaimed the week to laud the state resources opportunities and history. A series of speeches by state-wide figures will be held in nearly every city and town with local organizations urged to co operate to ensure success.
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