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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
5
The Winneshiek County Fair 1917 set attendance records with crowds surpassing previous highs. Ruth Law’s airplane flights drew vast crowds, while racing events featured multiple 2:25 pace and 2:20 trot heats. The fair highlighted fireworks shows, a thrilling ball game, and a strong baby health contest with several winners and awards.
Decorah Fair week draws thousands as Ruth Law aviatrix performs dramatic flights. The piece notes a shift toward sensational amusement and cites county fair success with large crowds, strong attractions, and a vivid description of the auto parade prizes and local business support.
U S Weather Bureau in Washington DC predicts warm fair weather for Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley through the coming week beginning Sunday August 1. An unrelated ad segment promotes Foley Kidney medications and Foley's Honey and Tar for cough relief, with testimonials from Angela Morgan of IA and Mrs John Hourneville of WI.
The page records diverse Iowa items: taxes set at 32 mills for Independence. Cedar Rapids condemns eggs. Elkader forms a National Defence Woman's Committee Council. Teeterville opens Union Savings Bank. Wm R Woodworth of Buchanan County turns 100. Clyde Combs named Fayette County agent. W H Hammond jailed at Marshalltown for disloyal utterances. oats yield 115 bushels per acre in Pottawattamie. boys kill rattlesnake at Osterdock. death of Clyde Crabtree near Lamoille due to nose pimple. J F Hall elected grand chancellor of Knights of Pythias. Sister Caroline Thompson aboard ship City of Athens sunk by mine. 215 state bureau placements in July, mostly farms. secret service agent visits Postville. dedication date for Waukon high set Sept 3. lightning scare for Lake City child as pony killed. thefts of eggs Butter and a watch in Volga City. corn sold at West Union for 32.0 per bushel to yield 70. O W Peterson drowns in Root River. Alfred Thompson nearly drowns saving him. Charles Harris buys wheat, 40 bushels per acre from four acres at about $60 total.
Fragmentary notice offers contempt punishment as long as spinsterhood and promises a job as a high grade salesman with salary and expenses paid. Work year round and home nights most of the time. Goods sold to stock raisers only if interested. Write at once with age.
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