This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
8
In Saint Sebaldus Church, a cheerful Eden mural shows an elderly bearded lecturer in flowing robes lecturing Adam and Eve. Adam sits dejected, Eve munches the apple with a reckless, childlike defiance as the professor calmly explains the old world problem.
A coin found by J. H. Bradish sparks stories from its passage through many hands. The nickel dated 1866 is thinner and smaller than usual, implying it is among the first nickels, scarce in the west at that era. It hints at claims to church plates, saloon purchases, and journeys by millionaires and paupers alike.
A Bluffton township farm owned by Mrs. P. Keefe produced a superior sixty acre corn block after forty acres failed. The high rolling land avoided early frosts and is expected to yield 60 to 70 bushels per acre, with the early variety seed deemed a valuable asset.
The delinquent tax sale was held at the county treasurer's office on Monday with low attendance. Only 28 parcels were offered, bringing in $648.56 total. The largest parcel was a farm in Frankville owned by a non-resident, selling for $800.50. another Burr Oak property went for $50.56.
City officials used sprinklers and street sweepers to clear thick dust on Tuesday causing echoes of 1896 New Year wedding memory in Maynard where mud hampered newlyweds driving to Oelwein after the ceremony.
A Decorah meat market sold and delivered over 200 pounds of pork sausage on Monday amid a winter morning appetite for hot buckwheat cakes. If other shops matched this, roughly seven residents per six weigh in on the heavy purchase.
For several Sundays Madison township residents have been annoyed by parties riding through neighborhoods and firing revolvers promiscuously. No one is fired at, but the revolvers are fired for annoyance. If not stopped, the law will be invoked and the guilty parties confined.
Cattle and hog shipments stay liberal though lighter than peak weeks. The Rock Island cut eight single decks and five double decks of hogs and seven ears of cattle. The Milwaukee cut six cars of cattle and Ole Burreson shipped nine ears of hogs, totaling thirty seven cars for the week.
Miss Annie Abbott known as The Little Georgia Magnet appears at the Star theater with an added attraction. She is a petite woman who can lift ten men while they cannot lift her, and her magnetic power is described as wonderful.
Local in Ossian and surrounding towns recount visits by residents to Cresco Decorah Dubuque and Fort Atkinson. Social groups meet at homes. families travel for visits. weekly church gatherings and school notes are recorded. Peter Johnson & Sons expands as Willard Battery Service Station with full line batteries and repair facilities.
A village column recounts December weather, social calls, farm trade, and community events. Residents including Jim Soukup, Ralph Schild, H Haakenson, Theo Kratz, and Jacob Hornberger visit Cresco, Ridgeway, and Sumner township. The Farmers Co operative Co adds members. seed corn supplies arrive. pupil Christmas vacation planned. rural free delivery queried. revival meetings begin. local hunts for horses and hogs noted.
Fort Atkinson society notes list visits and callers from Festina Decorah Lawler Calmar Spillville Mason City Strawberry Point Ridgeway Prairie du Chien and others. Frequent trips include Mrs Shackleton Miss Ruth Preston and families visiting relatives and hosting guests with Sunday gatherings at various homes.
This notice invites women to try Gouraud's Oriental Dream with a free trial size. Shake apply two or three drops to the left hand and compare with the right to reveal an instant refined pearly-white complexion. Send to Ford T Hopkins & Son New York for trial and pay wrapping costs.
5000 Victor Records from which to select gifts for your stent 49 3 J Soukup.
The 1915 report mentions Will Duff medical illness with Jacob Lee assisting. Various locals visit or travel to Des Moines Cresco or Postville. Socials include masquerade at Frankville and an oyster supper at Mrs. Daniels home with named attendees. Several undergone appendicitis operations and family movements between Castalia Ossian Cresco and nearby towns.
Wheat strengthens on crop doubt with prices from 1.05 to 1.10 while barley and oats hold steady. Timothy 6.00 to 6.75. Hog market flat at 4.75 to 6.25 as large hog shipments push Chicago receipts to 80,000 Monday and 233,000 across eleven markets, a new record.
The past week featured five clear days and two partly cloudy with no precipitation. Temperatures ranged from the mid 30s to mid 40s, averaging 35 degrees, about 12.8 degrees above normal.
Four pairs of silk fibre men’s hose in box for $1.00 the guarantee. Bear's offers a $5.00 sweater described as the best for the price in America. Bear's branding dominates the ad copy.
Government fisheries branch touts rescuing food and game fishes from overflowed lands in the Mississippi valley. After floods, shallow pools dry and fishes perish. by sending men to seine these pools, the government saves and returns hundreds of thousands of fish to public waters each year. Also notes Christmas gift china deals from Decorah Furniture and plush lined overcoats at Bear's.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.