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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
1
A scattered column of editorials and satirical jabs covers politics on tariffs preparedness and party splits. It coins opinions on Wilson, Roosevelt, and Brandeis, notes gold and auto trends, and critiques presses for参ising civic duty amid war and public funding debates. The survey threads through U.S. energy, trade, and foreign policy with a prairie voice.
Eastern newspapers take note as Cummins supporters press his candidacy in the region. Philadelphia papers see his name on Pennsylvania primary ballots as a significant development with expected delegate gains. Senators Penrose and Oliver mobilize to block Cummins, while talks turn to backing Knox for president to secure Pennsylvania delegates.
Governor Clarke issued a seed corn testing week from February 28 to March 4 as Ames extension warns seed germination is low due to a cold damp season. The plan aims to secure right seed before planting. Northern sections import seed and all farmers should take part.
A. A. Moore, consul for Marshall county for the Lincoln Highway association, offers money and material valued at 87000 to any farmers group in Marshall county who will pay the remaining expense to build a sample mile of pavement as an example of permanent road improvement. The offer stands for cooperative groups within the county.
State reports sixty Iowa counties with in-county school consolidations and 153 consolidated schools, up from about seventy in 1915. In Parnell Iowa county voters consolidated nearby townships on Feb 1, the first such district there. The piece notes auto output, 625 million spent domestically, 100 million overseas, 448 car factories in 34 states, 50 thousand workers, and cars covering ten billion miles annually, praising roads and referencing the 1890s kerosene wagon of Haynes in Kokomo as the seed of a vast industry. ends with a nod to chestnuts this season.
Iowa suffragists deploy twelve veteran organizers to districts across the state with new headquarters and leadership assignments. Notable figures include Florence Leech in the ninth district and Helen McDowell in the first, with support from Minnesota and other state groups. Davenport meeting featuring Witter Bynner signals strong regional backing, while opponents argue suffrage harms state interests and women’s non partisan power.
Washington lawmakers ponder if President Wilson or his wife can tip in Des Moines without violating Iowa anti tipping statutes. The quarrel hinges on whether gifts from the president and his wife are legal or federal and if recipients may keep or spend such gratuities as souvenirs.
A day of quotations on woman suffrage contrasts views from Cardinal Manning, Thomas Jefferson, Ida Tarbell, Heber Hart, Caroline Corbin, and Robert Browning. The fragment highlights debates on gender roles, political rights, and the natural distinctions between sexes.
Washington talk centers on how Roosevelt supporters in Massachusetts influence the Cummins bid. Inside state political circles, Gardner supporters may be beaten by Weeks, with Governor McCall wavering between Roosevelt and Weeks. If McCall allies with Weeks, Roosevelt’s nomination effort could stall, indirectly aiding Cummins.
A March Women’s Home Companion recipe suggests Irish Iceberg a festive St Patrick’s Day treat. Boil water and sugar, add lemon juice, color green, freeze with crushed ice and rock salt, then serve with crème de menthe and chopped nuts including Jordan almonds English walnuts and pecans.
A brief exchange notes signs of sanity in a patient. The remark about a legacy from an uncle highlights paying off a mortgage instead of purchasing a car as an illustrative moment.
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