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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
9
Halvor Ramlo visited Locust. numerous residents from Decorah Mabel Burr Oak and Canoe were seen at shops, calls, and auctions. Several travelers including Peter Ramlo and Holstein Ramlo visited Mayo hospital. weather snow disrupted travel.
Advertisement from Engbretson's Pharmacy promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets to relieve distress after meals. Claims include stopping belching reducing bloating regulating bowels sweetening the stomach and toning the liver. Also mentions Victor Records by M. Soukup and a note on people getting along better by staying apart.
Frankville and surrounding towns show a flurry of social visits and small events. Residents travel to Postville Decorah Ossian Waukon Burr Oak and Kimball and attend church programs and revival meetings. A Christmas program is planned at the Presbyterian church and a sawmill move is noted in Freeport.
Mrs. Lew Meikle visited Waukon with Hazel. Chas Crawford Decorah and Florence Waters Postville attended the Waters Crawford wedding. Marguerite society oyster supper raised 22 dollars. Tries at W. Hubbell home on Washington Prairie. W C T U met at Mrs. Edna Bollman with England theme. Stella Crawford wed Fred Waters October 8 at the Crawford home. Attendants Lynn Crawford Ruth Marsden. Couple to live on groom’s farm east of town after Jan 15.
Advertisement quotes a Berkeley man praising Sloan's Liniment for neck stiffness and rapid relief after Panama Exposition walking. It touts easy skin application without rubbing and notes a 25 cent price at druggists. Also includes a quip about men and silence.
An old ad urges parents to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. It claims to kill worms, act as laxative, expel waste, and tone the system, restoring health. Priced at 25 cents at local druggists. Miller's is the implied retailer.
F J Malli was on the sick list last week. Otto Levi visited relatives in Decorah Sunday. Mrs Sam Tolstad visited Mrs Florence Olson Sunday. Mrs Ed Polsen and family drove to Riverbend Sunday. Mrs James Stortz of Franklin Prairie visited her parental home Tuesday. Mrs Sam Goettleman entertained ladies Wednesday afternoon. Wv C Sheetz and family with Tolstad and Dresselhaus attended events. Miss Luella Dresselhaus visited from New Ulm Minnesota. Mrs John Matter hosted her sister Luella Stoskopf Decorah last week. A party attended at John Kraby’s Pleasant Two Saturday. Conrad Gremm and Tom Thompson helped saw wood on Clay Hill. Mrs Andrew Moen visited daughter Mrs Albert Grinna. Fred Sorenson and sisters visited from Riverbend last Thursday. Olga Rukstad and Mabel Stee visited uncle Sam Sorenson in Watertown SD returning Friday. Basket social at Clay Hill school on Thursday December 23 with baskets and a ten cent lunch. Program at 8 10 PM.
Community notes report Hazel Bellows traveling to Decorah for schooling. Local residents share visits to Harmony and Cresco. Rh Barnes repairs his house and recovers from illness while Mrs W C Fifield improves. Middlebrook Bros dehorn cattle. Gus Anderson ships hogs to Cresco. Ada Young returns from Harmony. Linus Curtis visits Mabel and goes home.
Sunday visits mark the week as families travel between Harmony and nearby homes. Calves bring in $32 per head for a farmer near Harmony. Mercy Hospital patient Lester returns home to his daughter’s residence last Friday after treatment.
Freeport and vicinity residents attended a social in town on Friday with Henry Fisher Ella Womeldorf and Fred Womeldorf listed among attendees. Mrs T E Kirkbride hosts a Ladies Aid gathering Thursday afternoon and invites all. Dr G S Lackland will preach a Christmas service Sunday at 2 30 pm with a Young People’s meeting at 7 30 pm.
Why You Should Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Because it has an established reputation won by its good works. Because it is most esteemed by those who have used it for many years. Because it loosens and relieves a cold and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Because it does not contain opium or any other narcotic use it is within the reach of all. It costs only a quarter, Engbretson's Pharmacy. Adv.
The Shattuck mine in Arizona opened a vast cavern after a 1913 blast. Crystals cover walls and floor, with a 40 foot stalactite chandelier and colored mineral formations. The site is lit for visitors and specimens were sent to Michigan College of Mines.
Cut eggplant in half scoop out flesh and simmer with ham minced. Drain mash with crumbs butter onion salt and pepper. Refill shells add butter and bake fifteen minutes. Veal or chicken may substitute ham for a lighter version.
The text explains that all fishes possess air bladders aiding buoyancy. As water pressure increases with depth the bladder compresses causing the fish to shrink until its overall weight equals the displaced water, allowing vertical movement.
Pickard and hand painted china offered with a magnificent stock and exceedingly low prices. The ad touts fine line ware and dainty pieces in a promotional catalog style.
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