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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
11
Ossian area notes list numerous visits and calls from residents and surrounding towns including Cresco Decorah Calmar Spillville and Nordness. Entries mention baptisms sales markets hog marketing moving pictures and local social visits with many named families and neighbors.
Spilled list of residents and visitors in Storm Lake region notes Emil Bordorf in Calmar last Friday, Hiram Cooper in Calmar Tuesday, J J Haug and others calling or visiting Protivin Conover Decorah Hawkeye and Fort Atkinson. Public closes Friday for two weeks vacation. Emma Mlady teaching near Protivin. Community mentions Mrs Taemenes Herald Mrs Chian John Kovarik and others visiting, Litske from Minnesota and L A S meet with Mrs Anton Malik upcoming.
Local items from Freeport include visits by Decorah residents J T Pearson L L Couse and Emanuel Hallman, a planned Christmas tree for December 25, and several social calls at the homes of Dickinson Tyler and Delaney families. An advertisement promotes Barker’s Antiseptic and cough remedies.
December 16 1913 Clay Hill routine includes visits and calls by local residents. Folk like Will Foltz, John Kraby, A L Tyler, Christian Side, John Matter, and families in Decorah Pleasant township and Canoe Ridge are mentioned with social calls, parties, and illness among neighbors.
Plymouth Rock dated December 15 1913 reports residents visiting relatives and attending events. Herman Tattlestad returned home from last Thursday. Luella Askelson visited A G Monson. Ellingson women attended Ed Iverson event. Will Arnold of Burr Oak spent time at Wilbur’s. a local auction at Dorothy’s drew attendees. Luana Ellingson went to Decorah for a spelling contest and returned.
Vermont marble supplies the switchboards for Westinghouse and General Electric, replacing Italian stone in many fine works. Marble is cut with sand and water. large blocks are sawn by steel bands and borty teeth. Notable pieces include 30 foot Curtis Publishing columns. Chips and waste serve terrazzo floors, pulp making, and soda water production.
A Scotsman with a handmade wooden hat impresses engineer William Murdock in Birmingham. The hat man proves capable, earns responsibility, and later lights his master's premises with coal gas, marking the practical birth of gas illumination. The tale, told by St James Gazette, highlights Murdock's path from apprentice to gas lighting innovator.
A secretary of the interior recalls a town youth Willie who declines extra food at a party saying his pockets are already full. The hostess urges him to take fruit and cakes to eat later, but Willie insists both pockets are full as well.
A fruit grower with fifty acres of orchards in the Far West praises light rains that fall during the growing season. His hired man, caught in the rain, deflects further work until reminded to bring moisture onto the land next rainfall. The exchange highlights dependence on limited precipitation for irrigation.
A light moment unfolds as a bride frets over a lost pin just before a wedding. Her practical husband quips that pins always point in one direction and head elsewhere, prompting a relieved smile from the wedding party.
A brief editorial remark contrasts two kinds of people around an election. It notes players who recognize supporters on election day and those who only know them afterward, highlighting shifting social recognition and post election attitudes.
Philadelphia uses mantises cultivated by entomologist Hornig to fight mosquitoes. 200 nests each producing about 300 mantises are released in affected areas to prey on mosquitoes. Citizens are urged not to harm the insects as they are carnivorous and target the pests.
Spinach cooked with a pinch of salt, drained dry, chopped, and formed into a ring on a platter. Beets diced and heated in butter sit at each end, peas warmed and placed inside the ring. Parsley is sprinkled over the assembled dish and served piping hot.
A quick cake can be made and baked within three quarters of an hour. Ingredients include butter brown sugar eggs milk flour baking powder cinnamon nutmeg dates. Soften butter mix all and beat three minutes bake thirty five to forty minutes.
Chief Justice Isaac Russell of the court of special sessions slipped on stone steps at City Hall on a rainy day. A passerby helped him up and asked about injuries. He said his honor remains intact though his spine seems jarred.
Experimental hops are being grown at the governmental botanical station near Pretoria with the aim of boosting profits for farmers. South Africa hosts ten breweries using over 250 tons of hops annually, valued at about 162,500 in cash.
We report inquiries about eczema and other skin ailments and present Ol of Wintergreen in D. D. D. Prescription as a reliable wash. The store recommends discussing the merits of this prescription with customers and neighbors.
Clem Selnes named administrator of the Ole M. Kekos estate late of Hesper township Winneshiek County Iowa deceased intestate. Creditors and indebted parties must present claims or make payments through Auble e Nelson Attorneys at Decorah Iowa dated December 17 190A.
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