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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
7
Local items report visitors from Decorah and Ossian, poultry market activity, illnesses, and holiday events. Ida Tufte’s estate sale, a Norwegian Synod church Christmas program in Calmar, and multiple trips to nearby towns for family visits are noted. Obituary mention and upcoming Christmas services frame the season.
Freeport closes for a one week Christmas vacation as the town wishes readers a Merry Christmas. notices report December 23 1912 sightings of Decorah residents in Freeport and nearby travels. Community updates include sick children visits and plans for a New Year sermon by Rev. Lackland in January.
Fort Atkinson readers hear Merry Christmas greetings from the Republican while local families attend gatherings travel home for the holidays. Clergy visits from Spillville and Arlington mark the festive week as Misses and Mrs. journey between Decorah Calmar Pocahontas and Jackson Junction for family time and holiday events.
December 24 1912 reports visitors and social calls in Decorah and Nordness areas. G Oglee visited D Stabo on Friday while Mrs Ingold Landsrud of Nordness called at H Baardson’s Sunday. Orange is at Deco tah to enjoy holidays with home Mrs Rovang visited sister O Ranuma Nordness last week. Stabo Decorah was a professional caller at O Remmen’s Saturday night. Garden and daughter Sophie Nelson visited T Holverson Sunday. Gettletweed and sister Al from Decorah to spend Christmas. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Howe came from Decorah and visited at Iter rental home. Itha Kelseth spent time at sister Mrs Johnson’s home for Christmas.
Local residents and relatives return for holidays with many trips from Decorah area. Agnes Lee and Jim Able visitants, Castalia, Clermont, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque linked through family and schooling. Family arrivals include the Dessel baby, Marcella Klein visiting grandmother, and students from St Joseph’s and Sacred Heart colleges returning home.
An 19th century medicinal notice touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. It claims to ease feverishness and various stomach and digestive complaints in infants and urges use as a pleasant remedy. The fragment references years of use and distributor notes but lacks complete publication details.
Mrs L H Talbert returns from Minneapolis and La Crosse while Oscar Jacobson's wedding is celebrated in Hesper. The community hosts a free Christmas tree, a school program, and Y P S C E services with readings and a star of blessings honoring Jesus Christ. Diphtheria cases end and scarlet fever recovers as winter weather continues.
December 22 1912 Ravena notes report many visits to Decorah Ossian and Nordness residents. Julius Brown Knut Tranen George Barker Wenzel and August Lansing and others delivered cattle hogs and horses to Ossian market or local farms. Christmas wishes extend to readers as residents gather for holidays with family and friends.
A scanned page itemizes visits and social calls around Emery Jones Ralph Anderson and Lewis Johnson, plus an auction at Sever Steenson and holiday greetings. Mentions of Decorah travel for Mra Mons Askelson and others, plus an ad for Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf herbal remedy.
Winneshiek county farmers prepare for a state corn show in Ames from January 1 to 11 to showcase top seed corn. An instructor praised Winneshiek county corn, noting it as the best seed corn in the state. Premiums total 1200 dollars plus five silver trophies across corn and grain classes. Send a postage card to H. L. Eichling, secretary, Ames, Iowa, for details.
The period before Christmas sees heavy mail volume with missed parcels leaving disappointed recipients. Mail agent Mr. O'Rourke reports handling 176 sacks on Saturday from St. Paul to Decorah, of which 72 were letters and the rest newspapers and packages. Monday and Tuesday runs were even heavier.
Waterloo December 22 regular passenger and freight service on the La Porte City extension of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern railway was inaugurated. The new line cost 750,000 and runs fifteen miles with a concrete bridge over the Cedar River at Elk Run. Cars run through from Waverly to La Porte City, offering ten daily round trips. Also on sale is Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch a popular American comedy presented by United Play Co with matinee and evening shows on December 30.
A letter to Hen Bear of Decorah Iowa praises the business outfit purchased from Ken Bear. The writer says it served as a business suit worn nine months straight and helped success over the past year. The letter also notes a recommendation of Ben Bear during travels through the area.
A compiled page shows regular club prices for leading publications paired with the Republican, listing many magazines with price details and add-ons like Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal at $1.50 each. It also advertises Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and pneumonia, plus short jokes and filler items about an English actor’s death, Dean's Ointment, and Nan Corrigan’s engagement.
SPECIAL SERVICE By Ernest Ackerman explains that ad writing should feel like talking to a customer in plain language. He argues salesmanship in print is as simple as a conversation, urging advertisers to be concise and complete when describing products.
Trade talk notes a Sears Roebuck & Co. initiative to loan funds for home building with materials bought from Sears. The loan appears in a trustee name with a local representative inspecting properties and reporting loan amounts. The piece suggests a push to attract farmer deposits and urges bankers to prepare for the shift.
Frugal tips for families using leftover scraps and worn garments. Patch stockings with old legs for warmth, sew center seams into sheets, reuse buttons, refresh ribbons, color old white wool underwear into leggings, and craft a child’s dress from an old shirt. Emphasizes practical, economical fabric reuse and improvised repairs.
In District Court Winneshiek County Iowa John J Strinmoen files equity suit claiming absolute fee simple title to described lands including parts of sections 27 and 22 Township 100 North Range 7 West St. Paul. Mortgage by James Kenney alleged paid and barred. Defendants warned to appear by Feb 3 1914. default may be entered. Attorney Willett represents plaintiff.
A young man complains of an old grievance to a seasoned man of affairs. The older man urges forgetting the past, noting that dwelling on past mistakes prevents progress and blinds one to present opportunities.
A historical advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to restore health by stimulating the stomach liver and bowels. The copy claims the product gently compels right action and ends distress. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
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