No 1’s Banquet Honors Decorah Rescue Hose Company
Rescue Hose Company No. 1 held its annual banquet at city hall last Thursday with city officials and invited guests present. Foreman Emil Rosenthal announced supper, speeches followed, and officers were elected including P. H. Pierson as Foreman. The piece notes the company’s history from 1875 and its status as an early, long-standing volunteer fire unit in Decorah.
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Baker
E. W. Cutting
Rev. Whalen
J. A. Nelson
Geo, Hislop
F. E. Biermann
Rescue No. 1
Solberg’s Hall
Babcock Chemical
George Hislop
Decorah
P. H. Pierson
L. B. Gregory
John Curtin
Carl C. Bates
Winneshiek
R. F. B. Portman
Congregational Church
Bucknell
Winnebago Street
Good Roads Conference Names Five-Member Executive Committee
For Good Roads declares 365 day roads referendum in Iowa county bond issuance. The executive committee of five selects representatives from each county to promote good roads and build support statewide. Members: R. P. Bolton, Frank C. Carson, W. G. Haskell, W. M. Kelley, and Senator John Foster.
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Lowa
Man Detained After Erratic Acts Near Giard
County authorities remove a troubled man identified as Will Morgan to Elkader insane asylum after he claimed Bloody Run was the Ohio River and said he belonged on the Kentucky side. Guards faced multiple attempts to free him and return to the woods.
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Giard
Elkader
Will Morgan
Bloody Run
Ohio River
Kentucky
Injured by Dynamite near Humboldt in Rock Blast
Jim Allen was seriously injured by a delayed dynamite blast at a rock near the Ed Strachaar place southwest of Humboldt. He placed a charge, the rock failed to explode, and he was struck by the delayed blast. His eyes were blown out and his jaw fractured with cuts to the face. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge.
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Jim Allen
Strachaar Place
Humboldt
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Potash Beds and Fertilizer Urged by Iowa Farmer Commentator
John Zhornik of Jackson township argues the United States must take over potash beds in Texas and elsewhere to prevent monopoly and ensure fertilizer supply. He cites 1915 corn yields, shows how fertilizer increased output, and urges government action to manage potash for national use.
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Wallaces
John Zhornik
Jackson Township
Zbornik
United States
Texas
Germany
Peculiar Accident Sees Man Injured In Echoes Of Fracas
Waukon resident W K Collins 31 of Lycurgus met a peculiar accident at his sister in law Mrs Ed Eggleston’s home in West Waukon on Sunday evening. He toppled after the chair was moved and a high school girl named Nierling fell across his stomach, causing serious injury to both.
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Waukon Standard
W. K. Collins
Lycurgus
Eggleston
West Waukon
Nierling
We and Our Neighbors Local Notes Roundup
Northwood Owls lodge organizing while Quasqueton Clarence Eddy receives threats. Garner Masonic temple dedicated. Iowa City Mrs Holland gives birth to sixteenth child. Waucoma Cochran home burned. Webster City Elks bowling tourney for Elks. Charles City English Methodist church gutted. Waverly Bremer taxes collected total 16968. West Union good roads convention March 15 with speakers. Postville C Limbeck shipped twelve carloads of dressed poultry. Ossian. Shell Rock Ackerman 100th birthday with long smoking era. Lansing blasting caused window damage at Temple Hall. Burlington Basket Co buys 200000 ft softwood logs from H M Kevan.
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Northwood
Charles City
English Methodist Church
Waverly
Bremer County
West Union
Postville
C. Limbeck
Ossian
Shell Rock
J. O. Ackerman
Butler
Lansing
Temple Hall
G. R. Peacock
Burlington Basket Co
H. M. Kevan
Lansing Township
Helplessness of Democrats in Washington discussed by Republican
A prominent Republican member warns that Democrats appear paralyzed in Congress amid lopsided legislation failures financial strain and a split over the president's preparedness policy. He says Republicans have waited for action while observers see the party in despair and disarray.
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Congress
Washington
Democratic Party
White Grubs Active Again In Northeast Iowa
Entomologist R. L. Webster says white grubs will be common this spring in several Iowa counties including Allamakee Clayton Delaware Dubuque Jones and Jackson with parts of Winneshiek Fayette Buchanan and Linn. Grubs take three years to mature with most damage in year two though most bugs in northeastern towns will be in year three this spring. He notes feeding is early and serious damage fades by early summer and urges thorough cultivation to control the grub.
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Iowa
R. L. Webster
Ames
Allamakee
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones and Jackson
Winneshiek
Fayette
Buchanan and Linn
Mr. Webster
Rapid Parole Leads to Quick Return to Town
Oscar Knighten of City town pled guilty to assault with intent to commit injury. He was sentenced to one year at Anamosa, paroled and sent to the reformatory, then returned home the next morning as a free man.
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Oscar Knighten
Town City
Knighten
Anamosa
Editor Missing Sparks Chicago Wide Search
Chicago police conduct a city wide search for Scott Laird publisher of the Oelwein Daily News and former Winona Republican Herald editor who disappeared from his hotel after attending a meeting of the middle west newspaper men leaving his belongings behind. Friends report no trace.
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Chicago
Scott Laird
Oelwein Daily News
Winona Republican-Herald
Laird
Fire Extinguisher by Steam Saves Rockwell City Home
An oil stove left burning to thaw a faucet exploded in the cellar causing fire and melted the water tank, but escaping steam from the melted faucet cooled the blaze and saved the Walters home in Rockwell City. The family was away at the time.
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J. H. ‘Walters
Rockwell City
Railroad Settles Largest Hamilton County Claim at Webster City
The North Western railroad paid 86 325 to the wife and eleven children of John F Nelson of Stanhope after a fatal wreck at Dunlap. Nelson was a prominent farmer. The settlement marks a historic case in the county.
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Hamilton County
Webster City
Northwestern Railroad
John 4
Nelson
Stanhope
Dunlap
Calmar Creamery Annual Report Shows Strong Butter Output
The Calwar creamery reports a thriving year with 419 085 pounds of butter produced and total receipts of 111308.32. Butter fat costs 07 220.82, leaving a comfortable treasury balance. An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic, priced at 1.00.
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Calwar Creamery
Cyclones and Panthers Near Plainview Arkansas
In a 1915 Republication letter F W P Baker of Plainview recalls a cyclone that torn through Ola with a brief sheltering storm, a mental bombardment by a local troublemaker, and a rare panther sighting after cattle losses. He lists illnesses and a self caused fire while noting neighbors’ concerns and peaceable terms with the aggressor.
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Plainview, Ark
Republican
Decorah
Ola
Happy Hollow
Law and Order League
F. W. P. Baker
Hogs Bring Good Price at Cresco Market
Hans Hoffland near Saude brought three hogs to the Cresco market last Wednesday netting him 108 dollars. The three hogs weighed 1440 pounds and brought top price of 7.50 per hundred weight. Hoffland had faced a prior year with a large corn crop but cholera reduced hogs, yet he held corn from a poor year to finish the hogs and place them in good condition.
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Cresco Times
Hans Hoffland
Near Saude
Cresco
Hoffland
Buttermaker Mrs Manfal Sells Butter Weekly
Mrs Arthur Manfal who lives north of Tracer has marketed an average of 65 pounds of butter weekly at a local store for a year and has received 8922.87 for the output.
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Arthur Manfal
Tracer
Chamberlains Tablets Advertised For Constipation
A promotion extols Chamberlains Tablets as pleasant and natural in effect for constipation. Sold by R. A. Engbertson. Also notes that tradition is easily killed by explosions.
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R. A. Engbertson
Vinci touted as remedy for delicate children in Palmyra notice
Mrs Slack testimonials a chronic cough and weight loss improved after using Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. The letter endorses Vinci as a health aid for delicate children and invites mothers to try the product via Druggist R A Engbertson of Decorah Iowa.
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Palmyra
R. A. Engbertson
Decorah
Johnson vetoes Freedmen's Bureau bill fifty years ago
Thirty days after passage President Johnson vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau bill. The era's political clash highlighted federal oversight of former slavery programs as the nation grappled with Reconstruction policies and civil rights.
Jury Awards Damages Against Marshall Oil in Fire Injury Case
Miss Nellie Carter of Mason City won a verdict of 89 373 including interest in a damages suit against Marshall Oil Co for injuries from an oil can explosion while lighting a fire. The suit claimed the company filled a farm tank with an oil more explosive than kerosene.
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Nellie Carter
Mason City
Marshall Oil Company
Prosperous Creamery Report From Silver Springs Ossian
The Ossian based Silver Springs creamery reports strong yearly results with 328,657 pounds of butter produced and $76,348.48 spent on butter. Total receipts reach $91,826.21 and the business holds a comfortable working balance on hand.
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Silver Springs
Ossian
Jit
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatism attacks instantly with a few drops on the affected area. A testimonial from H. B. Smith of San Francisco says after three to four days of use he recovered from chronic rheumatism and stiff neck. The ad notes 25 cents at druggists and promotes Miller's as a trade destination.
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Sloan
Tefus
Sloan’s
H. B. Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Adv
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