02 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
1
A dense list of local notices and ads from Decorah Iowa including medical doctors offices and practice details, optician, bank, ice cream factory, printing, and miscellaneous services. Multiple residents and businesses named with addresses and phone numbers.
A broad editorial mix surveys peace demands and national prep for war. It cites Roosevelt and Wilson, Japan, Italy, and Britain, notes economic strains, suffrage trends, and spy fears, while musing on tariffs and the postwar economy. The column weaves satire with warns of political shifts and foreign policy challenges. The tone is opinionated and fragmentary yet anchored in current events and policy debate.
The University of Iowa water analysis laboratory reports high demand for water examination containers. A new supply will allow prompt shipment of empty containers on request. State legislation permits water tests for public health for one dollar per sample. Inquiries should be sent to the Director of the Water Analysis Laboratory at Iowa City, Iowa.
The Iowa State College soils department conducts county surveys to map soil types and resources. Farmers donate plots for experiments to test crop suitability and fertilizer and lime needs, with yearly county surveys and field trials guiding best management for maximum yields.
In Iowa the orthopedic ward of the State University of Iowa Hospital will provide advanced exercise machines once used in Germany to aid wounded veterans. Dr. Arthur Steindler has installed nearly a dozen child sized devices to repair defects, with each device targeting specific joints and limbs. Patients will train under a nurse’s supervision with prescribed therapy tailored to each case.
A century of life insurance history in Iowa shows growth unmatched by any other industry. Eastern and local companies share the rise, with Iowa firms expanding from three to thirteen since 1894 and a surge in life assessments and fraternal organizations accompanying the shift toward home state providers.
Defence Society names December 6th opening day of Congress as Defense Day for nationwide mass meetings and urging letters and telegrams to Congress on better national defense. If Congress meets earlier the day becomes American Defense Day.
Attorney M S Odile warned state county and city officials to enforce Des Moines blue laws. He plans to wait until January 1st and then begin wholesale prosecutions if officials do not act on Sunday operating permits for theatres and cigar stores.
Hundreds of Iowa GOP leaders arrive by train to form the Iowa Cummins club in Des Moines. A Coliseum gathering features speeches by Bernard Murphy James Devitt John Adams and W S Kenyon with Cummins outlining national positions before heading to Washington as Frank Woods reports growing presidential sentiment though no clear crystallization yet.
The Iowa Bankers Association surveyed every county on seed corn for next spring. About 1,200 responses show scarce 1915 seed in several counties while others report fair or poor conditions. The association will work with Iowa State College to move seed from surplus areas to shortage counties to ensure statewide good seed supply.
The Businessmen and Commercial Club of McGregor invites Senator Kenyon to a business meeting on his Washington route. He will present a bill to create a national park along the lower Iowa shore of the Mississippi River, including the famed Pictured Rocks and Wike's Peak, seen as ideal for preservation due to scenery and history. Local supporters align with Kenyon on the park proposal.
The second annual supervision conference will be at the State University of Iowa December 9 10 and 11. County and city superintendents high school principals and board principals will hear lectures from leading experts in school supervision. Notables include Leonard P Ayres and C H Judd with talks on efficiency tests reading and the six year high school plan. Last year 200 attended including 40 from Des Moines.
The Sioux City Tribune notes growing support for Iowa Senator Cummins among progressive Republicans in South Dakota and Minnesota. It cites Gunnar Bjornson as a Cummins advocate and predicts an endorsement at Minnesota’s presidential primary, while warning the old guard may push for an uninstructed delegation.
Final figures show the state paid not quite 1,125,000 for 247 lots in the capitol extension. The original estimate was 31,200,000 and the total cost, including two later properties, would be about 500 under the estimate. The extension is complete except for Jack Beyer and Joseph Wall properties at Eleventh and Des Moines streets.
Iowa foresters at Iowa State College plan a study topic on better fence posts for the Ames winter short course running January 31 to February 5. They note the huge annual post needs and high costs and seek improved quality and supply.
The Mexican flag features white for purity green for union and red for independence, tied to the three articles of faith adopted after independence under the Cordoba treaty of 1822. The eagle and serpent on a cactus cite an ancient story of settlement by the Agtee tribes on the plateau.
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