County News 1916 Christmas Socials Decorah to Harmony
December 26 1916 notes a busy holiday period with many residents visiting Decorah Harmony Mabel and La Crosse for Christmas and New Year events. Frequent travel includes Mr and Mrs MelIntire Headington Reed Wade Edie and Ward families visiting relatives and attending gatherings. The annual creamery meeting is set for January 8 at the I C O F hall along with multiple local social visits and errands across Decorah Harmony Mabel and Osage areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bergman
Decorah
Louis Underbakke
E. Kippe
Harry Cox
la Crosse
Arthur MelIntire
Norma Reed
Mabel
Eugene Headington
W. H. Emmons
Waterloo
Violet Ward
Springwater
Jack Nolte
Bert Kimball
Minneapolis
Bertha Wade
E. M. Reed
Rose Edie
Town City
I. C. O. F. Hall
Claude Headington
A. Butler
Howard Rollins
Bernice Ward
James Wade
Ben Manning
Prosper
B. M. Wicks
Bert McIntosh
Hespera
A. M. Morrison
P. H. Whitney
Will Darling
Teddy 7Mmons
Fayette
C. N. Masters
J. F. Masters
St. F
Myrtle Wade
Mrs. Pierce
Gertrude Glise
Grover
Carl Mullen
Harmony
M. Jacobson
Paul
Dorothy Ulrich
Edie
Alice Morrison
Lucille Emmons
Selman Jacobson
John Johnson
Waterville
Isaac Gates
Will Leonhart
Alice Pierce
H. G. Ward
Ben Ward
Paulosique
MLE
Philippines
Howard
Mary Edie
Hazel Bri
Denter
J. B. Reed
Audrey Ward
Mary Ward
Henry Pierce
James Thompson
Marion Prive
Leah Roberts
Brother Ross
Yates Harp Orchestra
Canton
Edwin Abrahamson
Montana
Jacob Abrahamson
Charles Porter
Chas
Reed and Family
Earl
Clifton
Reed
Florence McIintire
McIntire
Vincent Kimber
Hawarden
Sask. Can
Madison Christmas Visits and New Year Wishes 1916
December 26 1916 notes express New Year wishes in Madison. Nels Haugen stayed with brother Ole Sunday night and Martin Haugen with Ole Friday night. Andrew Boe and family visited Peter Neste while Erick Flaskerud and family visited Otto Neste for Christmas. Ben and Oscar Hansen of Sisseton South Dakota and Ludwig Bothner of Outlook Saskatchewan are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicklovey
Dr. Stabo
Otto Neste
Alex. McIntosh
Peter Gayle
Bertha Grindeland
Highlandville
Peter Haugen
Decorah
Ole
Dr. Dahl
Christ Johnson
Oscar Hanson
Sisseton
S. D
Albert
Archie
Arthur Hoyt
Canoe Township
Walter Hoyt
Carl Gulbrandson
Joe Mikesh
Gullick Thompson
Knut Hefte
Rand Forks
N. D
Vick-Hovey
Nels Haugen
Martin Haugen
Andrew Boe
Peter Neste
Erick Flaskerud
Ben
Oscar Hansen
Ludwig Bothner
Outlook
Sask
West Cresco social notes and holiday greetings
Mrs Henry Butz and Josie Degro visited Cresco for calls. Numerous residents, including Mike Hrushka, Steve Butz, Winfield Kratz, and Carl Hankenson, spent holidays at home or visiting. Cold weather persisted. Sleighs and buggies common. Local shops, school events, and Christmas activities noted with many caregiver visits and family gatherings across Cresco and nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Butz
Cresco
Josie Degro
Mike Hrushka
Ridgeway
Steve Butz
Winfield Kratz
Eileen Vopava
Mabel Kuntz
EK. A. Bakken
Ross Kirschman
Baker-Johnson Co
Chas. Hornberger
John Aegerter
Frey C. Koch
Carl Haakenson
Henry Anderson
M. E
Kchurch
Margaret Brekke
Florence Gremm
Ella Frailer
Alma
Clara Kuntz
Robert Vopava
Jim Soukup
Joe
Albert
Fred
Roy Koch
Carl Hank
Fred C. Koch
Nettie Koch
Sumner Township
Rudolph Ernest
Worthington
Minn
Ford Butz
Chas
Hornberger
Nettie
Lizzie
Fred C. Koeh
Walter Kratz
Grand Rapids
N. D
Leonard Walter
Florenceville
Howard Co
Mike Kratz
Howard County
W. A. Scholer
Wesley
Grand Rapida
Sehild
Joe Soukup
Otilla Soukup
Cough Remedy Praised by Mother in Scottsville Ad
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York testifies that Chamberlains Cough Remedy quickly eased her children’s coughs and cured their colds faster than any previous medicine after using it years ago in Garbutt. Sold by R A Enghertson Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Cook
Scottsville
N. Y
Garbutt
Chamberlain
R. A. Enghertson
Ady
Ridgeway Christmas News and Local Visits 1916
December 25 1916 Ridgeway notes many residents visiting Cresco Decorah and nearby towns for Christmas. Frequent travel from Decorah to Ridgeway, dental visits, family gatherings, weddings, and concerts outlined along with a Ridgeway concert band event on December 29 at the M E church.
Ossian Holiday Visitors and Home Folks Gatherings
Ossian records Christmas and holiday visits with relatives from Dubuque La Crosse Decorah Madison Ames and Chicago. Local residents travel for the season to spend Christmas with family while others return home from Des Moines Washington Milwaukee and Lansing for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Allen
Cresco
Ben Eliféon
la Crosse
Carl Hermansen
Mamie Uhlenhake
Charlotte Gunderson
Dubuque
Dowd
Spillville
Harry Bullard
West Union
Fred Peglow
Monona
Harry Bothel
J. A. Wagner
Willie Brockmann
Dubuque, I
C. F. Sobolik
Stacyville
A. F. Meyer
Mary Funke
Jessie Limbeck
Decorah
Meta Kerndt
Lansing
Boyle
Rose Meyer
Mason City
Irene Meyer
Chicago
Alicia Gunderson
Ames
Stenerson
Clay Waters
Postville
Julia Groff
Edgar Fiske
Faribault
Yuletide
Sanerssig
Louis Ebelherr
R. W. Carter
M. J. Carter
Waterloo
Jim Powers
Charles City
Mullaney
Clotile Heck
St. Louis
A. F. Fleisher
Henry Etteldorf, Jr
Milwaukee
Marquette Col
Alban E. Bernatz
LaCrosse
Mr. Bernatz
Ossian
New
Oakland
Prof
Gill
Strawberry Point
Miss Hang
Miss Lovitt
Volga City
Dubuque College
John Britton
Bart Carey
Viv Figue
Leo Timp
Virgin French
Fayette
Lillian Anderson
Sylvia Lukenbill
Cedar Falls
Rufus Cajitt
Hugo Etteldorf
Ruth Gunderson Red Wing
Constipation Ad Promotes Clear Complexion Remedy
An advertisement claims dull skin stems from a sluggish bowel and offers Dr King s New Life Pills as a bedtime laxative to ensure a full morning movement. It promises relief from fatigue due to overloaded intestines and sluggish liver and urges purchase at druggists for 25 cents. A separate note notes value of moose teeth found in Wisconsin creek bottom at 850 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Jitney Offer Promises Sample Pack for Five Cents
An advertisement urges readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Bley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Engbertson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Bley
Foley
Engbertson
Local Residents Share News and Holiday Visits
Rae Runkle called from Calmar Monday while Lido Lange bought a new Overland runabout. Ossian visitors attended events, Miss Freda Koch visited from Waterloo, and several families spent holidays with relatives across Cresco Ossian Decorah and Centen nial church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Runkle
Monay
Lido Lange
Charley Ginapp
Ossian
J 'S
Ginapp
Freda Koch
Waterloo
Theodore Rosa
Dave
Adam McMullen
Lawler
Geo
Allen
Iowa City
Raymond
John Uhlenhake
Festina
Will Wiltgen
Dorothy Russell
L. D. Burrows
Ed. Youmans
Fran Youmans
John Learn
Stevens
Edwin Ginapp
Ellendale
Minn
Will
Harry Alexander
John
Missouri Valley
Walker DeCou
Hans von Smash
Stella Threadson
Centennial
Decorah
Bert Daniels
J. A. Daniels
G. W. Rathbun
Mat Wiltgen
C. O. Daniels
Jane Townsend
Lanky Lake
Sask
Can
Anna Daniels
Townsend
James Peyer, Jr
Jeanette
Cottonwood
Idaho
Peyer
Christmas Visitors and Community Notes in Calmar
Calmar residents host visitors from Decorah, Iowa City, Waterloo, Sioux City and beyond during Christmas break. Local students and children participated in church and school programs, with several families and relatives gathering for holiday visits.
What Home Folks Say About It in Oelwein Iowa
An old testimonial ad from Oelwein Iowa touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for women’s ailments linked to deranged womanly functions. It claims many mothers and wives recovered health and vigor, urging readers to obtain the remedy or request a free book from Buffalo New York. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets for constipation as an effective cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Valids' Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
No charge for this book
A fragmentary notice offers a free revised medical adviser in exchange for three dimes or payment of mailing and wrapping, implying a promotion tied to addressing sickness or accident needs. The garbled text mentions invalids and a sense medical adviser with color plates.
Christmas Holiday Guests Visit Area Homes
A long list of residents and relatives from Calmar Charles City Iowa City Ridgeway Des Moines Gettysburg Indianapolis Castalia Eyota and Dubuque spend Christmas at family homes. Visitors include Laura Dahl Florence Yager Elvina Wangsness Bertha Christopherson Hazel Gunderson Teddy Winger and others returning for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Sioux City
Laura Dahl
Charles City
P. Dahl
Fred
John Ary
Iowa City
Anthony Huber
Lyle Horton
Chicago
C. D. Horton
Leo Fischer
Austin
Frank Uher
Albert Anderson
Ridgeway
L. D. Wangsness
Chas. Kellogg
Stanley
Charles Oy
Florence Yager
Des Moines
S. R. Yager
Alice
Johanna Numedahl
Ole Christopherson
Hazel Gunderson
Indianapolis
Adolph Gunderson
Lloyd Ernst
Eyota
Minn
L. E. Wangsness
Teddy Winger
Minneapolis
Dena
Dubuque
Gunder Winger
Agnes Flaskerud
Garretson
8. D
A. Flaskerud
Stopped Children's Croup Cough with Foley’s Honey and Tar
A parent details two of his children choking with croup three weeks ago. After giving Foley's Honey and Tar before bedtime, the next morning the cough and croup signs disappeared. Advertisement from Engbertson's Pharmacy notes the product. Also includes a sound speed table pricing dry air water and steel wire speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billiette Eckert
Foley
Engbertson
Adv
Woman’s Last Word Cited In Conversation Claim
A witty saying asserts that a woman always has the last word and that she may influence 98 percent of preceding dialogue, reflecting a humorous take on communication dynamics. The remark emphasizes gendered speech patterns as a cultural joke.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Decorah Woman
A Decorah reader cites backache and urinary trouble from weakened kidneys. Mrs. D. A. Lee reports relief after using three boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills, praising the remedy endorsed nationwide and sold for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. promotes the product from Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Decorah
D. A. Lee
Main St
Doan
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Alma Aga
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Jacob Powers
Lauretta Kuntz
Ajlie Bakken
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Carl Mankenson
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Leonard Walters
W. H. Klemme
Marion Ringoen
Henry Johnson
Kessel
Spencer Anderson
Albert Lea
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Birdie Ellingson
Aletta Opstedahl
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Anna Bakken
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Aue
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