Robin Hood Revival Triumph At Decorah Grand Opera House
Decorah Grand Opera House mounts Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood in an elaborate revival set for Thursday January 13. The production, praised for its historic success across venues from Boston to London, stars Ivy Scott as Maid Marian with a lively open air Greek theater showing and notable backstage anecdotes.
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Decorah Grand Opera House
America
Reginald de Koven
Robin Tlood
Grand Opera House
Bostonians
Barnabee
Municipal
Bismark
N. D
London
University of California
Ivy Scott
Marian
Miss Scott
Prof
Armes
Scott
Pathe Weekly
Local arrest of G P Woods over patent medicine fraud
Wanted in Kansas G P Woods was arrested here after Kansas complainants accused him of obtaining money under false pretenses by selling patent medicines on cash with order and not forwarding them. He returned to Kansas with a sheriff and may seek clemency or employment depending on the outcome.
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G. P. Woods
Kansas
Woods
Burns
Republican
Hastings
Medicine Company
Decorah Man Named to Navy League Membership Panel
Ben Pear of Decorah has been appointed to the Navy League of the United States Membership Committee. He will aid in the district campaign for preparedness and work with the state committee chaired by W A Graham of Des Moines. A special letter confirmed his appointment.
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Washington
Ben Pear
Decorah
Town
Navy League of the United States
Navy League
W. A. Graham
Des Moines
Wok
Bear
Chickasaw County Tax Levy for 1916 Set at 304 405 42
Taxpayers in Chickasaw County face a 1916 levy of 304 405 42 dollars, about 813 000 more than in the prior year. Of this total 108 057 54 funds schools, 20 381 45 for the state, 29 327 65 for roads, 39 929 47 for bridges, and 40 723 42 for county government, with the remainder for various small funds.
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Chickasaw County
Prize Corn Raiser Triumph Named Local Youth
A 14 year old boy, Clell Kurtz, won the 810 prize offered by a Marshalltown bank for the best acre of corn in Taylor township Marshall county. He raised seventy bushels of fine dry fully matured corn on a farm two miles north of the city.
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Marshalltown
Taylor Township
Marshall County
Clell Kurtz
Legends of St Nicholas tale of gifts and miracles
An ancient Italian life recounts St Nicholas as patron of children and founder of gift giving. A wicked innkeeper murders three sons, later forgiven after a saintly intercession. The tale explains Christmas shoe gifts and the custom of placing gifts in slippers.
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St. Nicholas
Athes
Myra
Diolcese
Alleged Swindlers in Federal Fraud Trial at Dubuque
Six men from Chicago and the Twin Cities stand trial in federal court in Dubuque for withholding merchandise and removing stock from a bankrupt Charles City Iowa store. The government says the men ran a chain with Charles City as a front to ship goods to headquarters in St Paul Minneapolis and then to retail outlets.
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Chicago
Twin Cities
Dubuque
Charles City
Iowa
Max Rabinowitz
Sam Fitterman
Mas Schweitzer
Jake Hayden
Arthur Roberts
Sam Rabinowitz
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bulls Fight to Finish at Irwin Farm
In Irwin near Peters farm two Short Horn bulls fought fiercely. Peters' bull fatally gored Woods' calf-turned-opponent after breaking its leg. The vanquished animal had cost Woods 250 dollars as a calf.
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Nashua
John Peters
Irwin
Mr. Peters
Joe Woods
Peters
Mr. Woods
Railway Mail Clerk Killed at North McGregor
N. K. Newcomer a railway mail clerk was instantly killed on duty at North McGregor. He tried to alight before the train stopped, likely slipped and rolled beneath the car. the body was badly mangled. Superintendent Hanger reports on the incident.
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N. K. Newcomer
North McGregor
Newcomer
Hanger
McGregor
Four carpenters injured in scaffold collapse at residence
Last Friday morning at Mrs. T. E. Glass’s new house west of the library, four carpenters W. H. Taubman Elton Barber George Morris and his son Walter fell about ten feet when scaffold supports gave way. Taubman fractured his right leg near the hip after landing on a 6 by 6 timber.
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T. E. Glass
W. H. Taubman
Elton Barber
George Morris
Walter
Mr. Taubman
Christmas Traditions Shift in Keokuk Town
Keokuk residents cancel the community Christmas tree this year and replace it with a lighted candle in each home window. The usual donations will fund baskets and a Christmas dancing party on Christmas afternoon to benefit the visiting nurse work in the city.
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Keokuk
Good Fellows
Farmer Ben Olson Killed As Team Runs Away
Ben Olson, a farmer from a mile southwest of Meroa, died after his team ran away while he hauled wood last Friday afternoon. Neighbors found the team and wagon and searched for him as he lay mortally injured and unconscious.
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Osage Press
Ben Olson
Meroa
Only a Matter of Time Between Lovers
A witty exchange reveals a simple truth about love and finances. One character notes that a woman hesitates to marry a man because of poverty prospects, while another points out the man’s impending poverty if the marriage proceeds.
Pretty Dutch Christmas Custom Shines in Holland
On Christmas Eve the town's young men carry a large bright Star of Bethlehem through dark streets. People greet the procession and give alms to the bearers, in tribute to the star of the east.
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Holland
Why He Came Landlady and De Chém Advice
Fragmentary lines mention a landlady and De Chém advising a visit and a warning about eating. The text hints at a new border and treatment. No clear event or person details are readable.
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de Chém
Christmas declarations and plans across Iowa towns
A collage of local notes reports Cedar Rapids planning a 100 by 140 foot coliseum while Chickasaw County farmers test seed corn. Fort Dodge dedicates a new 100000 dollar municipal building as Charles City shows move pictures halted by injunction. Hildman store in Tonia burglarized. Sven Haug turns 101. St Ansgar pool halls banned. Grundy Center land offers rejected at 550 an acre. Cresco opera house leased for film. Chickasaw fair exonerated over gambling. Christmas savings reach 26735.90 in Charles City. tree location expert hired. Henry Thomas Jr, 12, drowns after falling through ice on Clear Lake while reading a newspaper.
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Cedar Rapids
Chickasaw County
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Hildman
Tonia
Sven Haug
Marion Township
Clayton County
St. Ansgar
H. E. Slifer
Grundy Center
Cresco
O. G. Peterson
Chickasaw County Fair Association
State Board of Agriculture
Security Trust and Savings Bank
Minneapolis
City Park
Supreme Court Upholds $14,000 Damages in Rail Crash Case
The Supreme Court affirmed a verdict of $14,000 for Melvin A. Ingebretsen of Sheffield against the M. & St. L. railroad. Ingebretsen, injured at Steamboat Rock when a stock train on a side track was struck by another train, sought $30,000. The jury awarded $89,000, later reduced to $14,000 by the lower court.
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Supreme Court
Melvin A. Ingebretsen
Sheffield
Steamboat Rock
Fine Milking Record Set By New Hampton Cow
Dairy and Food Commissioner W. H. Barney reports a Holstein on his New Hampton farm setting a state butter production record. The cow produced thirty one pounds of butter each week for two weeks, earning about $1.40 daily. The cow and its raiser both come from the Barney farm.
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W. 3
Barney
Dairy and
New Hampton
Miller's Adopts Telescoping Tobacco Box Patent
An advertisement notes a patented telescoping tobacco box that may shrink as contents are used, hinting buyers will eventually trade at Miller's and prompting satisfaction through a clever design. The line suggests Miller's as a preferred retailer.
The Great American Conscription and Labor Shortage
The piece cites Ray Stannard Baker’s argument that America’s war era labor gap would rely on foreign workers and educated Blacks moving into ownership. It describes shortages of unskilled labor, as plumbers painters and ditch diggers faced lack of workers, with dangerous jobs becoming essential and city services degrading.
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Ray Stannard Baker
Pacific States
America
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Lima Resident
Mrs Albert Blosser of Lima Ohio says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best medicine for colds and croup. Magheckoen's Pharmacy advertises the product and invites customers to try it.
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Chamberlain
Albert Blosser
Lima
Ohio
Magheckoen
Adv
Roosevelt Bravest Man I Ever Saw With Grizzly
A trapper at Kootenay lake recalls guiding Theodore Roosevelt in the Selkirks for a cinnamon or silver top grizzly. Roosevelt, nearly sightless, methodically changes glasses before calmly aiming and killing the bear as it approaches within fifty feet.
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Kootenay Lake
Selkirks
Roosevelt
Goodby
New York
Grizzly Country
A. R
Cadowx Im Mining and Scientific Press
Herd Quarantined at County Home in Vinton
A quarantine has been placed on seventeen cows at the county home in Vinton. The herd may be killed under orders as the board of supervisors considers action. All animals showed slowed reactions to a tuberculin test.
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Vinton
Board of Supervisors
Dean's Regulats Laxative Ad Promotes Easy Bowels
An advertisement touts Dean's Regulats as a modern laxative for mild bowel relief. The copy claims availability at 250 stores nationwide and highlights ease of use.
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Dekoven
Camille de Arville
Cresco Times
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Severt Larsen
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Sepfiomore
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