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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
7
The article explains gun wear from eroding hot gases after firing. Steel film expansion cracks the bore, roughening surfaces and causing erratic flight. Linings are replaced when worn, with relining costing about 30 percent of a gun’s price. Small arms and naval guns have defined lifespans by rounds.
Castle Garden was built in 1807 as Fort Clinton from Jonathan Williams’s plan. It changed to a city emigrant depot, hosted Ethiopian minstrels and theater, hosted Jenny Lind in 1860, burned in 1876, rebuilt, depot moved to Ellis Island in 1892, and in 1896 the site became an aquarium.
A florist describes how a single peanut plant grown indoors in a warm room develops into a handsome ornamental. Plant in loose loam, moderately moist, with leaves closing like a book as night comes or rain begins, and small yellow flowers appear.
A medical professional states deep breathing strengthens chest shoulder and abdominal muscles. It improves circulation by moving blood from the trunk to extremities, increasing comfort when hands or feet are cold. Benefits occur with one or two daily sessions, though it limits talking.
Seal Branch California officials illuminate the ocean front with 41 searchlights, each over 25 000 candle power, placed on the pier edge. The beams extend far out to sea and are visible for miles inland.
An early science note argues flying fish use their tail as the propulsion system while winglike fins act as a parachute or aeroplane. The wings’ quivering and tilt shifts are not propulsion but airflow stability in aerial movement. The writer also laments youth after a period of inactivity.
The piece contrasts Bucharest with Western myths, noting its size, dense luxury, and open gambling amid extreme wealth from large estates and cheap labor. It describes nightlife, fashion, and a royal boulevard culture, calling it the “Paris of the East” while linking Romania’s economy to upheavals similar to Mexico’s. It ends with a Kipling quote on East versus West.
A USDA dairy division demonstration at the National Dairy Show in Springfield Massachusetts tracked a herd of nine cows. Complete production and feed data showed Nos. 8 and 9 looked similar but differed greatly in yield, with No. 8 producing 8445 pounds of milk and 346 pounds of fat versus No. 9 with 279 pounds of milk and 198 pounds of fat. The event warned that dairy appearance does not reliably indicate production.
LeRoy Cady notes that large cemeteries nationwide now hire cemetery associations to manage grave planting. The move aims for a park like appearance and eliminates scattered personal planting, despite sentimental resistance to change.
The text asserts that ancient Teutonic women the Urwesh fought beside men in tribal wars and that Roman armies faced defeat by women after defeating the men. It frames a claim of female martial prowess contrasting gender stereotypes.
The sacred road around Thasa in Tibet features limestone rock carvings of Buddha with colorful flags. Pilgrims walk the path, spin hand and larger prayer wheels, and hang flags to send prayers across the river to benefit souls.
County News reports a severe blizzard week with snow and extreme cold closing church services and halting schools. residents endure drifts, trains slow, mail routes disrupted, and communities plan future gatherings and dances as conditions improve.
The article describes the silk crying sound in silk yarn and its desirability, noting the effect of fric tion on skeins. It then pivots to the invention of paper and its vast influence, imagining daily news delivered by moving vans and reflecting on paper’s uses and truth.
A compact collection extols values guiding conduct. It highlights time's value, perseverance, diligent work, simple dignity, kindness, leading by example, duty, frugality, patience, talent development, initiative, and the beauty of service as central ideals.
The Ravena column reports Otto Erickson and Edith DeCou visiting Aug Peck's, Mildred Dean also calling, and various neighbors like Bill Rowan, Henry Miller, Carl Sersland, John Brown, Joe Lansing, and F W Tuttle engaging in errands and visits around Ossian Decorah Castalia Ro chester and Postville. A severe cold spell is noted with thermometer at 32 below, an Edison phonograph bought, and Aug Peck losing a horse stuck in a snow filled ditch.
A properly cut diamond has 58 facets including the table and culet. The 32 facets above the girdle should be about 40 percent of the girdle width with a table angle of 35 degrees and a culet angle of 40 degrees. The line from the table center to the culet center sits one third above the girdle and two thirds below.
A. A. Hawks has been on the sick list the past week. Several residents including Miss Jensen, Miss Lulu Pederson, and Avis Hawks missed time from school due to illness. Mrs. B. H. Quinnell, Mrs. Caroline Knapstad, and Mrs. Ole Molstad hosted or visited, with trips to Rochester noted. Clergy Rev. Tibbetts and Rev. Mettam called at the Talbert home last Wednesday.
Secretary E W Goody Koontz presents the Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association of Winne-shiek county Iowa annual report for the year ending December 31 1916. It details insured amounts in force at year start and end 1916 additions cancellations and increases with a financial statement showing cash on hand receipts and disbursements and a treasury balance.
Philadelphia claims the first church bells brought aboard the Myrtilla by Captain Budden. The bells, purchased in London for 2800 dollars, weighed 9000 pounds with the largest bell at 2040 pounds, and were hung in Christ church.
Local column records movements and visits in Spillville and nearby towns. Names include Chas Smith Calmar James Rena Rae Runkle H J Cooper Mike Herold F J Soukup Lewis Novak Lewis Kuboushek Will Kovarik Jos Ptachek Anna Pletka John Shimek James Mashek Anton Balik Carl Meyers and events from February 2017 detailing travel, visits, dental work and a family emergency.
In the New York Medical Journal Dru, Lewis, Fisher and Isaac H. Jones note that seasickness arises from disruption of the ear's static labyrinth. They state deaf and dumb individuals do not become seasick due to this ear-centered mechanism.
Naturalists say a beaver dam on Eighth lake in the Fulton chain Hamilton New York is at least 150 years old. It shows 125 distinct rings of annual construction and substantial thickness indicating long-term mound growth.
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