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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
5
A long editorial compilation criticizes blasphemous rhetoric and praises discipline in wartime, with jabs at Russia’s Bolshevik movement, praise for American bonds, and reflections on politics, Prohibition, and public virtue. It discusses labor addresses, female voters, and the need for practical government measures, ending with musings on courtship and romance.
Folger McKinsey crafts a Baltimore Sun verse describing Christmas speaking through child eyes and the gleam of lights and gifts. The poem channels magic, cheer, and the hopeful lift of life amid hardship, with Santa, sleigh bells, and festive scenes drifting across streets and homes.
A two way auxiliary socket screws into a lamp socket to provide two outlets from one. It enables powering a washing machine vacuum cleaner flat iron curling iron electric fan or portable lamp without losing light. The plug is removable and usable anywhere like other small devices.
A historical note explains pigeons cover 37 to 43 miles per hour on journeys of 100 miles or more, roughly 33 yards per second, about twice the pace of even the best horse for sustained travel. The piece veers into whimsical asides about streetcar conductors and gift suggestions.
The common house wren is the busiest, happiest, most energetic little bird in Iowa, valuable to fruit growers for eating orchard pests. It is tiny yet tireless, cheerful, and will inhabit almost any sheltered space from apple trees to old shoes. A prolific parent, it lays six to eight eggs and feeds mainly on caterpillars, bugs, and spiders, rather than grain or fruit.
A vivid portrait describes a thrifty, industrious bird feeding its growing brood. The creature eagerly gathers insects and caterpillars to nourish a large Rooseveltian family, paying its way without seeking favors or recognition.
The bloodhound is not a fierce breed by nature and is often gentle or timid unless trained to attack. Count Le Couteulx de Canteleu notes the origin from St Hubert at St Hubert's abbey in the Ardennes, with roots dating back to Gaulish times.
A Basel physician argues Jews have a genetic predisposition to lung ailments but lower overall consumption mortality than Gentiles due to temperance ritual cleanliness and high regard for physicians. The excerpt interleaves Browning verse and an advertisement for Bear's goods and cedar chests, noting quality and Christmas gift ideas.
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