Fort Fisher falls and Civil War actions noted
Fifty years ago items from January 19 1865 report Fort Fisher's capture as a critical Union victory. Other items mention Lee's cavalry's winter retreat, Savannah river actions, and railroad destruction severing Richmond's link. Also notes Congress debate on slavery abolition amid local incidents and business news in Decorah.
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Fort Fisher
Willmington
S. C
Lee
Hickford
Savannah River
South Carolina and Columbia
Richmond
Congress
6Th Town Cavalry
Fort Randall
Dakota
Gregg
Institute
Joseph Hutchinson
A. D. McMurphy
West Decorah
Perilous Ride Ends in Fall at Cedar Falls Station
Ralph Crabb of Waterloo clung to the outside railing of a rear coach as the train sped toward Greene. With twelve degrees below zero, he lost his grip and fell onto the depot platform near Cedar Falls. He had mistaken a Rock Island train for the Waterloo passenger train and tried to signal passengers by pounding on the vestibule door.
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Ralph Crabb
Waterloo
Greene
Triple Silver Wedding Celebration at Ridgeway
An unusual event marked Ridgeway last Friday as Mr. and Mrs. Ole J Linde, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Albertson, and Mr. and Mrs. George Albertson celebrated their silver wedding anniversaries. The brides were sisters, and the three couples have lived near Ridgeway for 25 years, highly esteemed by neighbors who wish them a future golden anniversary.
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Ridgeway
Ole J. Linde
Albert Albertson
George Albertson
Bootlegger Fines Imposed in District Court
Rufus Gearhart of Monticello jailed for $500 fine after grand jury indictment for selling intoxicating liquor. Floyd Truesdale fined $1,000 or 355 days jail plus $100 on ten sales, totaling 665 days or $3,000. Wilbur Scott also fined $500.
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Rufus Gearhart
Monticello
Floyd Truesdale
Wilbur Scott
Christmas Mail Pouches Stolen at Milwaukee Depot
Two mail pouches were taken from a truck at the Milwaukee depot in Delmar between 3 and 4 am last Saturday. The pouches were left by Westbound train No 3 and eastbound train No 6. Marshal Harrington was alerted and near the tool house by the depot found pouch locks and ashes indicating sacks were burned.
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Milwaukee
Del‘mar
Marshal Harrington
Dead Rabbits Seized in Local Quarantine Violation
In Butler county near Cedar Falls, officials label rabbits as livestock under the foot and mouth disease quarantine. Milton Jordan loses eleven rabbits after an inspector confiscates them while he tries to ship from New Hartford to Cedar Rapids by freight.
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Butler County
Cedar Falls
Milton Jordan
Jordan
New Hartford
Cedar Rapids
Cresco High School to Open Boys Club Room
The Cresco high school faculty plans a boys club room in a recitation room of the high school building. It will be fitted in regular club style with a billiard table and games and be under faculty direct control.
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Cresco
Laborers Burned to Death in Freight Train Crash
Three laborers were burned to death when a Great Western freight train collided with a work train between Clermont and Belmond. Three laborers were seriously injured in the collision, with emergency crews rushing to the scene for aid.
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Great Western
Clermont
Belmond
No Need to Give Up Games, Says Youth’s Companion
The age of giving up games due to business or life pressures is rising slowly. Many men near middle age stay active in tennis and golf, with some continuing baseball on holidays. They believe gradual, voluntary withdrawal preserves the joy of play and personal well being.
Value cattle herd slaughtered over hoof and mouth disease
Valuable herd owned by A P Matthews south of Tipton in Johnson county is killed by government order. One hundred Hereford cattle and thirty five hogs die, total loss over ten thousand dollars. Matthews may receive ten thousand dollars based on market value at killing.
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A. P. Matthews
Johnson County
Tipton
Towa
Matthews
Night watchman dies from gas at Decker Packing plant
Mason City Times reports Hamilton McCullough a night watchman and fireman at the Decker Packing cold storage building found dead last Friday morning about 7:30. A lantern near his head suggests asphyxiation from gas. the body lay beside a salamander furnace with the head resting on a cement sack.
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Mason City Times
Hamilton McCullough
Decker Packing Plant
Model School in Livermore Brings Modern Public Education
Livermore unveils one of the state’s most modern public school buildings costing about 32000 dollars. Brick and cement floors, two stories with a high basement, and a large gymnasium with balconies for girl and boy athletics. Includes a shower bath. Expected to be in use January 4.
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Livermore
Train service cuts announced for Dubuque route
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad posted that Train 31 between Dubuque and Waukon Junction will run only Fridays and Saturdays starting December 27. Train 30 arriving from Waukon Junction at 1:00 a m on weekdays will run only Saturdays and Mondays after January 27.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Dubuque
Wauken Junction
Waukon Junction
Waukon Man in Decorah Sighting Update
A Decorah notice reports Dayton, a well known Waukon man, left Chicago over a month ago to oversee a large timber surveying job in Louisiana. No word has reached his family, mail delays suspected, letters may have miscarried.
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Decorah
Democrat
Dayton
Chicago
Louisiana
Teddy RL
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Mother's Favorite
Mrs Verne Shaffer from Van dergrift Pa touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helping her children during colds and coughs. She calls it far superior to other medicines and recommends a trial. For sale by Engbertson's Pharmacy Adv.
A Song of Life and Small Kindnesses
Poem urging acts of goodwill among many. small deeds raise spirits and ease suffering. It speaks of brightening lives today with kind words and music, helping those in church, school, or street. The speaker hopes the unseen effort yields a final testament of doing one’s best.
Agricultural Prosperity Amid War Time Shifts in South
The South sees higher value in cereals offsetting cotton losses as major crops rise in value. The corn, wheat, oats, and other produce collectively add hundreds of millions in worth from last year, signaling broader national prosperity despite wartime trade disruption. The Philadelphia Record notes recovery is underway and prices may rebound as the season progresses.
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South
Philadelphia
Patents Granted to Towans in Week Ending Dec 15 1914
The list of patents granted to Towans includes Gustaf M. Anderson Waterloo for a rotator for piles of plates. Others are Lewis A. Bower Sigourney for a Sault and pepper box. Claus J. W. Clasen Davenport for a Cartrack. James B. Crawford Sioux City for an automobile rim and tire. Joseph Demmer Dyersville for a corn planter barrow attachment. Charles D. Dewey Fairfield for a washing machine. John Gross Carroll for a draft equalizer. William W. Lawrence Sioux City for a milk pail cover. Timothy C. Murphy Dubuque for an eraser cleaner. John J. Sankot Belle Plaine for a il container. Alois Tegeler Nashua for a metallic fence post.
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Towans
Gustaf M. Anderson
Waterloo
Lewis A. Bower
Sigourney
Claus J. W. Clasen
Davenport
Bettendorf Company
Bettendorf
Jas. B
Fairfield
John Gross
Gross Company
Carroll
Wm. W. Lawrence
Sioux City
Timothy C. Murphy
Dubuque
John J. Sankot
Belle Plaine
Alois Tegeler
Nashua
Comfort first for Cecil Rhodes in Cape Parliament
The late premier Cecil Rhodes preferred comfortable clothing over fashion and resisted enforcing strict dress codes in the Cape parliament. His successor Sir Gordon Sprigg tried to require respectable dark clothes, but Rhodes refused, insisting he would not legislate in discomfort. Members sided with him.
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Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
Sir Gordon Sprigg
Cape
Rhodes
Cure that cough with Barker's Remedy sale ad
An old advertisement urges immediate purchase of Barker's Remedy to cure a cough and cold. The notice lists John G. Schimming and R. A. Engbertson as sellers and promotes quick relief.
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Barker
John G. Schimming
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
Dockyard on Cockatoo Island Carved From Solid Rock
The New South Wales government dockyard on Cockatoo Island in Sydney harbor is hewn from solid rock. Historically the island housed a large prison used for British convicts. Convict labor carved back the rock to create graving docks slips and water level shops, bringing two thirds of 38 acres to about 15 feet above high tide.
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New South Wales
Cockatoo Island
Sydney Harbor
Australia
Various Earthquake Sounds Describe Deep rumbling effects
Earthquake sounds are categorized as heavy, barely audible to some, and linked to wagons thunder wind falling stones or rocks explosions or other noises. In strong quakes a central sound region averages two thirds of the disturbed area while in moderate events both areas are similar in size. The sound usually starts before the seismic shock and ends after it.
Common Twist Candy Method and Mint Flavor Twist
A recipe describes boiling three pounds of common sugar with one pint of water on a slow heat for thirty minutes without skimming. After boiling, butter the hands, pull the warm mass like molasses candy until white, then twist or braid into strips. Longer boiling with peppermint yields mint candy.
Hats Off to France War News From the Front
Special war correspondent Will Irwin describes French news practices during WWI. Families await word as soldiers carry neck tags and the military forwards updates from Bordea. Delays, danger, and blocked letters heighten fear as troops endure long, anxious waits for mails and possible casualties.
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Will Irwin
France
Germany
England
Mairie
Bordea
Bordeaux
Movies For The Chinese and A Red Widow Musical
A discussion of early film importation to China describes educational potential of movies for Chinese masses. The piece notes Cantonese and Mandarin audiences, then reviews The Red Widow musical, Cicero Hannibal Butts and Anna Varvara in London with a plot involving suffragists, revolutionaries, and a crossing of borders, framed as entertainment blending melodrama, comedy, and music.
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Cicero Hannibal Butts
London
Russia
Anna Varvara
Red Widow
Hotel de l'Europe
St. Petersburg
Butts
A Natural Mistake on the Train Car
A mild bald man dozes in a train car as a crab in a bucket on the hatrack drops and lands on his shoulder. The crustacean clings to his ear while passengers await a development. The man shouts to someone named Sarah that he has been at the office all evening.
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Sarah
Waterproofing Suit Cases With Wagon Varnish
Suitcases and hand bags made of straw matting or similar material can be waterproofed and improved in appearance by applying a coat of cheap wagon varnish. This coating makes them shed water and should be renewed annually. A good wetting normally damages unvarnished matting cases.
Noiseless piano hoped for for beginners and veterans
A playful quip notes noiseless autos smokeless powder and harmless bulldogs, asking who might invent a noiseless piano for beginners and those who started long ago and should have been warned.
Farming Business Debuts After Weekly Inter Ocean Sale
The Weekly Inter Ocean is sold to the W D Boice Co and renamed The Farming Business. The price rises to 1.50 annually. New management promises news farm and home topics. Club offer includes The Decorah Republican at 2.50. Orders payable to The Decorah's Republican.
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Inter Qcean
W. D. Boice Co
Decorah Republican
Decorats Republican
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A. K. Bartey & Son
Republic
Model School
Chamberlain
al Song of Life
Chas. Trzcinski
National Bank
Far East
Hong Kong
China
Pekin
Dr. T. Felix Gourauds
L. A- Sayre
Ford. T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
United States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sgolden
Our
Rogers
St. Paul Dispatch
St. Paul
Dispatch Printing CO
Minn
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Postoffice
Winneshiek County
Chas. Phil
Winnebago
Parman’s Drug Store
Schrubber’s Book Store
John C. Hexom and Son's
Chas
PHL
Wits Wheto
Little Winneshiek
Winneshie
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