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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
1
A dense, low detail local advertisement page from Decorah Iowa listing physicians lawyers bankers and merchants. Includes Doct Jewell Harriette Amy Woodward Barthell Cutting Lutheran Publishing House insurance agents dry goods grocers druggists and a stationer with address cues and phone numbers.
The piece blends reflections on stars and poetry with sharp social and political comments. It weighs reform in New York and national tariff debates, notes suffrage agitation, and contrasts Canada trade with American policies, ending with a wary view of Mexico’s upheaval and politics.
Senator Kenyon warned no general currency bill can pass at the special session. He favors emergency currency with Vreeland modifications and doubts passage before the regular session. Senate opposition from many Democrats keeps broader reform unsettled as the administration presses its agenda. A Boston woman proposes taxing bachelor maids at 5 a year, debating if singleness is a luxury or necessity.
Senator Cummins advocates a national convention to rehabilitate the Republican Party and push reform in delegate selection. Pressure mounts between progressive and old guard factions over fall conventions and tariff politics, with Roosevelt's possible entry and Wilson’s renomination prospects shaping Washington sentiment.
A young Democrat ridiculed Senator McCumber's forecast that the Wilden-Underwood tariff would deny the Democrats any Northern state. He recalled David B. Hill's past frightful forecasts and noted Hill's accuracy through 1896 to 1908, while older Democrats remained silent and wary of McCumber's rhetoric.
The London board of trade reports that 9,000,000 earners at 86.25 or less saw seven year increases in basic living costs close to one shilling weekly per person. Food prices rose 14 percent while wages gained 3 percent, leaving reduced consumption as the suggested remedy.
The commissioner of internal revenue releases the annual report showing higher liquor and beer consumption during the period yet saloons declined by 21 554 establishments in the last fiscal year.
Iowa apple growers face a hopeful season with sound fruit and potential higher yields than other Midwest regions. Estimates indicate 83 percent of the normal crop, about 5 600 000 bushels in Iowa for 1913, while dry weather reduces yields in Kansas Missouri and unsprayed orchards suffer from apple scab and pests.
A Cedar Rapids Republican summary notes wide editorial accord across the nation for President Wilson while some Hearst papers in the East offer sharper, mocking critique. The piece compares Wilson’s early tenure to McKinley and Roosevelt and suggests the real test lies ahead as the administration seeks to fulfill its policies. It ends with a light remark on young women wanting votes versus those preferring a voting husband.
Senator Kenyon co author of the Webb Kenyon liquor shipment law reacts to Judge Hunter of Ottumwa ruling it unconstitutional He says constitutional law may not cover the question and that the people are not willing to stop shipments into dry territory He notes differing opinions among senators and predicts the case will be settled by the supreme court while defending the law’s reach for shipments to violate state law.
The Appeal reports Secretary McAdoo’s ruling on the publicity provision of the corporation tax law. The treasury will publish sworn statements only for corporations that already seek publicity in their annual reports, effectively giving free advertising to those who cooperate and saying nothing about those who hide profits.
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce reports Americans were the world’s top sugar consumers in fiscal year 1915. The US used 8 billion pounds in twelve months, with about half imported, a quarter from island possessions, and the rest homegrown. Cuba supplied nine tenths of foreign sugar excluding island possessions.
A fragment discusses people showing inconsistency like a caged rooster and a meat market, then notes that a man asking for candor implies other kinds of talk. The tone hints at humorous or prosaic reflection on communication and interpretation.
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