Winneshiek Chronology notes Decorah deaths and events
A long item lists Decorah and surrounding area happenings from August to December, including deaths of local residents aged up to 100, church and civic notes, weather first frost, a sewer contract award, accidents, burn and apoplexy deaths, and several obituaries with locations such as West Decorah, Fourth ward, and Madison township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
West Decorah
E. Weiser
West Main Street
Moore-Seig Construction Co
Waterloo
Herman Buer
Glenwood Township
Fremont Township
Laura Fifield
Lyman L. Cadwell
Fourth Ward
James Farrell
Cresco
Peter Timp, Jr
Cathar
Festina
Frederick Ream
O. E. Severance
Milwaukee
A. W. Grow
Hotchkiss
Colo
Washington Street
R. E. Bucknell
Marjorie Schulze
Luther College
Kendallville
Leo Roney
Bluffton Township
W. P. McClaskey
Gunder Mekeberg
Madison Township
C. T.granger
California
Patrick Hogan
Jas. Burns
al. W. Adams
Rock Island Road
Cedar Rapids
Asa W. Adama
Winneshiek County Horticultural Society
Elmer A. Smith
Canoe Township
C. J. James
Hesper
Cyrus McKay
Madison
Wis
N. R. Groff
Fred Bailey Narrow
Nathan Rogers
Minneapolis
K. W. D. Holway
Costa Rica
Paolo H. Sperati
Mra. C. A. Sperati
U.S
Honolulu
John Asselin
Henry Ford's Europe Trip Fueled by War Peace Motive
A poem by W. W. Eide depicts Henry Ford boarding the Oscar US to end the great conflict. It claims Ford proclaims a pilgrimage to Europe to urge nations English Germans to seek peace and to buy a Liony Ford car as a path to cease fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Eide
Eide
Burr Oak-Hesper
Henry Ford
Europe
T. Henry Ford
Oscar
France
Puts On New Train Service Between Monticello and Calmar
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway started a daily gasoline motor car run between Monticello and Calmar. It leaves Calmar in the morning reaching Monticello at 9 10 a m, connects with the Farley morning train toward Cedar Rapids, and returns from Monticello at 6 50 p m. The single car has a motor section and separate compartments for ladies and gentlemen, carrying about sixty passengers. The service was approved by the state commission after petitions from residents along the Monticello Calmar line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee
State Commission
Monticello
Calmar
Girl Dies From Kitchen Fire Burns Near Hanford
Ethel Holloway aged 18 died from severe burns after her clothing caught fire in the Holloway home two miles northeast of Hanford. The incident describes all clothing burned from her body and extensive burns to her face arms and limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Holloway
Holloway
Hanford
Man Claims Heir Status in Miss Margaret Thomas Estate
Fred A. Armstrong a Marshalltown teamster insists he is the sole heir to an estate valued between 850000 and 40000 left by Miss Margaret Thomas formerly of Dubuque who died in San Francisco nearly a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Armstrong
Marshalltown
Margaret Thomas
Dubuque
San Francisco
Child Burns to Death Near Manchester
Gerald White a one month old child of Mr and Mrs Frank White near Manchester died after his clothes ignited while the mother did laundry in an adjoining building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Frank White
Manchester
Timely Hint on Over Eating
An advertisement from Engbretson's Pharmacy urges relief after meals with Foley Cathartic Tablets to ease belching bloating and digestive distress. It claims to regulate the bowels sweeten the stomach and tone the liver. A stray note mentions a shoal of herrings several miles long in a separate line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engbretson’s Pharmacy
Laughter and Chamberlains Tablets Advertise Digestion Aid
Laughter aids digestion and a dose of Chamberlains Tablets offers stronger relief. If indigestion troubles you, try them. They cost a quarter at Engbretson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engbretson
Ants Nursers and Cows Deep Underground Told by Queen
Howard C T Knapp narrates a tale in which a queen ant explains to Billy about nursery care for helpless grub babies. Ant nurses feed cleanse guard and coax cocoons, then help emerge full ants while describing a growing cow herd producing honey dew for the ant city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Bo Bum
Tam
Jack Robinson
Piel
County News Highlights From Decorah Area Letters
Local notes recount visits and calls across Mabel Decorah Canoe Burr Oak and surrounding townships. Residents such as John Foltz Ole Anderson and Peter Ramlo are listed with multiple calls and social events through Christmas and New Year, including dances and church sermons.
Around Decorah Area Christmas Visits and Health News
The column records Christmas visits and social events across Decorah and nearby towns on December 25 1915. People mention illnesses notably Miss Mary Harris grippe and several families hosting relatives at their homes. पै
Pleasant Township Roundup and Holiday Visits
December 28 115 Pleasant Township notes share New Year wishes and social calls. Narve Narveson and Elvin Ellis visit Iverson home. Henry Levi and Marvin Ellingson also stop by. Albert Levi and N Stine visit Lars Sorenson’s sister. Dist No 5 teachers enjoy a week off. Anderson’s new well aids water supply. Arthur Ellingson and family travel to Waukon. Iverson siblings visit Decorah. Martha Thomas returns from visiting Sarah Valle. Local youths attend US PLUS at Columbus church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Foltz
Mabel
Geo
Onny
Stono’s
Oscar Street
Decorah
Perry Kenyon
Henry Broghammer
Ole Anderson
Peter Ramlo
Jack Halse
John Peterson
Will Hilleman
Nicolai Levi
Helge Jacobson
Peter Leseth
Canoe
Rob, Tillapaugh
Edgar Thorsen
Philip Dehning
Dorchester
Rutfridge Boys
Valentine Kern
Andrew Anderson
Lars Lane
Highland Township
John Richert
Rob Tillapaugh
Bertha Bender
Albert van Vliet
John Anderson
Isaac Peterson
Valentine Stoskopf
Weston Stoskopf
Casper Queal
Ida Bergeson
Burr Oak
Ray Smalley
Jas. Smalley
Pete Osgaard
Charlie Linzenmeyer
Will Ramlo
Canton
Halvor Ramlo
Geo. Foltz
Peter Brandaas
Waukon
Chris Rasmussen
Lars Osgaard
Marie Peterson
Valdez College
Messrs
Andrew
Ole
Alfred Anderson
Robert Selnes
Luther College
Laura Shipley
Secheley
Hugo Noecker
Raymond
Clure Reed
Frank Perry
Hazel Briggs
Violet Stoskop
M. Carter
Fayette
Wm. Rasmussen
Henry Dehning
Locust
Tenry
Albert Allen
Myra Sall
Idella
Wall
Tillapaugh
Barr Oak
M. E
Henry Smalley
Severson
Thief River Falls
Minn
Olr
Ole Asgaard
Will Welch, Jr
Anna Peterson
Will Cameron
Bluffton Christus
Weston
Arthur Stoskopf
Violet
Friends Church
Hesper ‘Viday
Vernie Perry
Dee
Robinson
Mel
John Burreson
Henry Barth
Perry
Elmer Queal
Johnnie
Fred Darrington
Ambrose Emery
Peter Eggen
Einar Peterson
Narve Narveson
Elvin Ellis
Iverson
Henry Levi
Lars Sorenson
Anderson
Arthur Ellingson
Near Sattre
Theodore
Emma
Mabel Iverson
Martha Thomas
Sarah Valle
Columbus Church
Why You Should Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for its proven reputation and long use. It claims the product loosens a cold, aids recovery, contains no narcotics, and is affordable at a quarter, sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Engbretson
Albert Blosser
Lima
Ohio
Household remedy for ailments sold at 25 and 50 cents
A sly old timehouse ad promotes Dr. Thomas Ecleetic Oil as a universal cure for children's croup bruises sore throats and lame grandparents. The sales pitch emphasizes family cures with modest prices of 25 cents and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Mamma
Grandma
Thomas
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Ethan
Meritol
James Carr
Mason City Times
Land O’ Ned Stories
Howard CT
Knapp
Dean
County News
Looking Glass Prairie
Centennial
Mary Harris
Henry Ginapp
Rae Runkle
Amelia Douglass
L. D. Burrows
Walter DeCoy
Chas. Daniels
Geo, Allen
Duff
Will Boeckman
A. M. Jones
Joe Ehler
Lewie Felke
Errol
Henry Mundt
Charley Mundt
Castalia
Webb Rosa
Herman Logsdon
Fred Westphal
Doe Ehler
Will Wiltgen
Ted Uhlenhake
Will ‘Duff
Lewie Rekward
J. E. Russell
John Moen
G. Tinderholt
Bernice
Carl Sersland
Victor Ehler
Henry Boeckmann
Claire Emery
Clermont
Emery
Larson
T. J. Daniels
Nelle
Theo
Rosa
Allen
Ed, Youmans
Edna
Morris
Lynn
Stanley
Helen
Mary Stevens
Archie Jones
Lilia
Rae
Marjory
Ralph Jones
Ossian
Will Duff
Bert Daniels
Alice
Win. Rathbun
Blanche
Mat Wiltgen
Charley Daniels
Buggenhagen
Frank
Richard
Harvey
James
Eleanor
Chas. Ginapp
Pleasant Township
Winneshiek Co. Farmers’ Mutual
Iowa Mutual
C. O. Maltby
W. D. Whitney
J. C. Beard
Iowa
Reardon
James Reardon
Lehigh
Portland
N. H. Adams
Iven
Webster
Flanders
Ah Peitzer
Father
Peter Johnson & Sons
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