Decorah Local Business Directory and Advertisers List
A Decorah Republicam page lists advertisements and notices. It details rates for local and legal ads, business cards, and subscription prices for Winneshiek County, plus listings for professionals including E. R. Acres attorney, M. C. Bokur optician, Drs StaBo and Campbell physicians, Dr Hoeg, and a local attorney and insurance/steamship agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshir County
Canada
Mexico
Winnesh
Standard Telephone
Brar Co. Clothing Wholesale and Retail in Decorah IA
EN BRAR Co. offers gents furnishings footwear fur coats trunks valises and dress cases. Forty one years of square dealing with general merchandise including fine dress goods and trimmings. Full line dry goods on hand at corner Wong and Washington St Decorah Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wong and
Washington St
Decorah
Towa
Degier
West Water St
Iowa
War era editorial notes on duty and economy
The piece laments wartime sacrifices and urges civic duty, praising American resolve and urging broader participation. It comments on beer bans, suffrage ideas for British women, scrutiny of war taxes, and the need for patriotism in farming, industry, and defense while noting global events and policy debates.
He Was So Delicate Mother Seeks Discharge for Son
A Fresno California woman wrote to Marine Corps headquarters claiming her son is too weak and delicate for service. She notes he is a blacksmith's helper by trade and prefers him to stay at his last job. Officials replied he must remain a Marine for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
United States Marine Corps
Butter gift lands record price for Christmas dinner
President Wilson received a pound of Towa butter that set a high price, $587, the most he ever had. Mrs. C. B. Masterday of Marble Rock Towa produced it and the Red Cross auxiliaries of Union and Seott townships auctioned it at a fair.
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Wilson
C. B. Masterday
Marble Rock
Towa
Red Cross
Union
Seott
Call for Vigilance Corps by American Defense Society
Mayor E J Hook publicized a call from Richard M Hurt urging citizens to form local Vigilance Corps to aid the government in countering German propaganda and disloyal activities. The plan classifies residents and directs reporting to police, justice, and military intelligence, with emphasis on notifying the public and assisting a forthcoming census.
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E J. Hook
Richard M. Hurt
The
American Defense Society
Russia
Italy
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Berlin
Executive Committee
Police Department
Department of Justice
Army
Navy
Washington
America
Income tax officer to tour county in January
The federal income tax officer Louis Murphy will visit Decorah January 2 to 15, Calmar January 16 to 28, offering free help to prepare returns for 1917. About 674 taxpayers are expected. returns are due March 1, 1918. Taxpayers should prepare by calculating income and expenses, with guidance on eligible deductions and penalties for late or false filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy
Court House
Decorah
Calmar
Census of Resources for Iowa War Effort
Governor Harding announces an official census and survey of Iowa covering people and resources to aid state and federal war efforts. Registration will occur at voting precincts over three days, with women registered under the Council of National Defense. The move aims to identify manufacturable resources and redirect non essential plants to war production. A defense committee drafted plans after a recent meeting.
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Iowa
Harding
Trémaury Department
War Savings
Women’s Committee
Council of National Defense
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Tratding
C. C. Deering
Frank Warner
Homer Miller
Hl. J. Metcalf
The
Defense Council
Tragic Janitor Suffocated by Ammonia Fumes
Frank Hrdensingy of Cedar Rapids, a janitor at T. M. Sinclair Co, died when a section of ammonia piping in cooling rooms fractured. He was overcome by fumes in the plant.
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Frank Hrdensingy
Cedar Rapids
T. M. Sinclair Co
How Long Will You Still Wait Civilized World Appeal
A committee on public information reveals a striking appeal by Siegfried Balder urging Germans to overthrow autocracy and join civilized nations. The document attacks Kaiser rule, contrasts monarchic flaws with elected ministers, and argues for responsible government, noting Germany’s emperor holds power over cabinet and policy. (Continued on fourth page.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Committee On Public Information
Siegfried Balder
Germany
Switzerland
Balder
England
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Bailey & Son, Inc
West Water Street
Winneshirr County
E. R. Acres
Ben Bear Block
M. ¢. 50Ukur
DRS
Stabo & Campbell
Physicians and Surgeons
Decorah State Bank
Hoeg, M. D
Citizens Savings Bank
PRS
Urban & Urban
Osteopathic Physicians
Harriette B. Amy, M. D
Decorah, Ave
Curtin’s Addition
A. Woodwarp, M. D
Barthell
Attorney At Law and Justice of the Peace
National Bank
Bromley’s Shoe Store
W. Stranp
Attorney At Law
RE. P. Johnson Building
Lutheran Publish
HOUSE
Sapertens
Lutheran Publishing
Steamship Agency
Main Street
Standard Phone 104
EN Brar Co
K. I. Haugen
Phoebe Lincoln
River St
J. C. Beard
Jeroosh
D—M Kaiser
Linotype
Chicago Tribune
Gen. Haig
Gen. Byng
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Robert Cecil
United States
Hindenburg Line
Uruguay
Freedom
Wisconsin
Verdun
Congress
Great Britain
Europe
Democratic Party
Japan
France
California
Los Angeles
Express
Weldner
Nebuchadnezzar
Chicago
Secretary of Treasury
Mr. Kitchen
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Sam
Charles J. Brand
Tve
G . i. Voney
Call For Vigilance Corps
National Defense Society
Vigilance Corps
American Des Bose
Phat Bon National Hleadone
23Rd Street
New York
Kaiser
Leichstag
Rethmann-Holweg
Zabern
Eha
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