County News notes local changes and upcoming election
The column records visits and moves of local residents including Arthur Kratz and family, Carl Gen and family moving near Decorah, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mzik visiting Protivin. It mentions church services trimmed by cold wind, eighth grade diploma exams completed, staff changes like Elsie Scheurer joining Reinbeck firm, and social events such as dances, birthdays, and farewells. The county election is set for the first Monday in March, with officials noting Washington's birthday holiday for rural carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kratz
Cresco
Oscar Moe
Ridgeway
Harry Weidaman
Carl Gen
Decorah
L. N. Day
Evangelical Church
The
John Weidaman
Albert Mzik
Protivin
Martin Tupy
J. J. Kreitzer
Joe
Jim
Wagner
Sumner Township
F. A. Cameron
German Evangelical Church
Howard Center
Elsie Scheurer
Malanna Kraty
Nettie Koch
Tsiss Hattie Kratz
Golden Ridge
Howardes
Louis Walter
Renu
John Reinhart
Alta Vista
Washington
Sadie Koch
Nettie
Fred
Ethel Sanderson
Calmar
Schley
Weidaman
Indiana
Iona
Local notes from Clay Hill and nearby townships
Clay Hill and surrounding areas report continuing visits and illnesses. Edits note care and social visits, a large Rastetter farm auction, and multiple residents moving or assisting with farming tasks. Washington’s birthday halts mail delivery. several residents attend a Decorah theater event and others plan or complete moves to new farms and homes.
A Sartorial Nightmare of Harvard College Toga 1836
A 1836 Harvard two hundredth anniversary fashion fad, the college toga, was a loose gingham summer garment reaching to the knees with a belt and tasselled fringe. It featured a broad brim straw hat, matching gloves, trousers, and a cane, likely conceived by Ma’am Dana the college tailoress, who ran sewing girls in a hidden studio near Wadsworth House.
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Harvard
Oxford
College
Jupiter
Wadsworth House
Quincy
Exchange
Air as a Medium for Sound Says Bell Silence Proves It
The Chicago Record Herald notes experiments showing air as a medium for sound. A bell hung from silk in a pumped glass bottle remains silent, while a bell on a metal rod would be audible. Porous iron transmits far less sound than glass, and a stone in Scotland reportedly blocks cannon fire. Liquids and gases conduct sound, and two people sealed in a airtight glass box could not converse even with great effort.
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Scotland
Chicago Record- Herald
Kateteur Falls Crowned World’s Highest Waterfall
British Guiana’s Kaieteur Falls, with a total height of 122 feet, towers over Niagara by fivefold and presents a dramatic plunge into a deep abyss. Local lore ties the site to an old man whose boat carved a stone mark at the fall and whose ghost haunts the area. The falls could generate 1284 horsepower if harnessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Potaro
Niagara
Public Board Proceedings Set Bids On Road Machinery 1914
Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors meets February 16 1914 to open bids for road machinery and approve contracts for a rust of plows drags slushers and rails. Awards go to Austin & Western Company for graders wheelers and plows and to Waterloo Construction Company and Clinton Bridge Works for steel and reinforcing bars. The board approves several tax refunds and authorizes highway engineer to buy steel and bars. A March 17 1914 bid date for bridges and culverts is set and minutes are approved.
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Board of Supervisors
P. F. Meyer
J. P. Kuhn
C. Morton
A. P. Pfister
J. 8. Williams
Frank Jewell
Jewell
Jewell Bridge
Aese
Williams
Pfister
Austin & Western Company
Western Tool Company
Ed. Winger
J. G. Fisher
C. A Funk
State Hospital For
Independence
Freeport
Town
Clinton Bridge
Clinton Bridge Works
Waterloo Construction Company
Bloomfield
Military
Sumner
Bloodlton
Burr Oak
Orleans
Decorah
Pleasant
Hesper
Glenwood
C. N. Houck
Owen Smith
E. P. Shea
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Ain't Berge O. A
Vesu
Ee Brown Julius
Grindeland L
Herold Jos
Bedi Lahde Herold Jos
Larson Knut
Oehler & Hiller
Phillip Jos
Pearson John
Mucus Vt
Berge
Rosenthal Fred J
Moise
Forde Joseph
Felistein Sam
Feldstein Sam
Hruska
Vruske
Plirak 1
Ronan Wood & Land Co
Thomas H. H
Costigan J
Howard County
McCabe
Bert
Froghammer
Weed C. F
Adams N. H
Mdse
C.F
Funk C. A
Steward C.F
Thomas HH. H
Med
Strange Mail From Rural Free Delivery Office
A note describes odd items sent to Assistant Postmaster General Makeslee, including a box with ten rattles and two buttons from a rattlesnake tail. Accompanying letter from Sarah Leiss of Pleasant View, Cole, recounts killing a rattler on the morning of the 19th and humorously asks what is wrong with her at age seventy eight and two months.
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Post Office Department
Makeslee
Sarah Leiss
Pleasant View
Cole
Methodist Minister Endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Rev James A Lewis of Milaca Minnesota praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a long trusted home remedy for colds coughs and croup. He urges readers to try it and notes many others will continue use for years. For sale by Eirfs ons Pharmacy Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Lewis
Milaca
Minn
Chamberlain
Eirfson
Moon Rule and Latin Trick for Moon Phases
The article explains a whimsical rule to tell moon phase by shape, using D for deceit and waxing, C for calm waning, plus a Latin adage Luna semper fallase to invert the moon’s claim. It notes a theater fine in Athens for a woman wearing a large hat, proposing confiscation as a question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
West Point Cadet Arrested Over Marriage Acknowledged
West Point officials arrested a cadet for getting married. The incident contrasts with displays of courage by soldiers, which are not ordinarily condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims constitutional cure
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases combined and for years was deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is presented as a constitutional remedy, taken internally, claimed to reach blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 dollars for any failure and urges sending for testimonials and circulars. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Wenzel Wagner
John Hopperstad
Mr. Kostohryz
John Vrba
Emma Kratz
Dan Krueger
John Aegerter
Lydia
Charley Ernst
Stice
Clay Hill
A. L
Yler
Florence Olsen
Fred Thompson
George Frye
Garnaville Foltz
Clarence Stoskopf
Sattre
Gross
Wednesdar
Malli
Whil
Carolan
Bluffton
Rastetter Farm
Amund Bleka
Ole Kraby
Glenwood Township
Stella
Phoebe Sorenson
Hager Delaney
Grace Haas
Harry Skinner
Carrie Hanker
Nell Rastetter
Charles Broghammer
Louis Neste
Madison Township
R. Novotny
Cartie Brown
Chas. Goettheman
Helmer Finholdt
Hattie Barth
Pleasant Township
Caroline Gross
Adam Bolger
Chas. Goettleman
Sam Goettleman
Jno, Enger
Franklin Prairie
Official
Proceedings OF the Board OF Supervisors
PORM
Nature
Fakiwin DW
Brwsses
Reed Meet
Ey. Co
Barthell
Pea ‘Barr Will
Brown
Blant HG
Wit
Crawford
Chivington J. F
Clark
D.C
Coffeen A. R
Sall ‘Ier
Soland
Swezey
Insanity Humker Jos. B
Houck
C. Clerk
G. Ira
Linnevold Wm
Metropolitan Bayery Co
Morton C
Session Moen Olee
Pfister A. P
Plunkett W. A
Man Wood & Landa
Wood C
Rowe J. A
Reed FE. T
Richards W. L
Schmitz T. F
G.shea W. Myne Sree
Soukup F. J
Sind O. H
B. of
Holland
Iverson L
Ames
Pilgrim Frank
G. JJ
Ee Peter
D. Co
Rovang
Ole A
Reed L. O
P. D
Seevle A. A
Vie Kruse
Geo. W
Kuennen John
Ture Long Joe L
Miller H. E
Bias Miller H. H. E
Meyer P. F
Macal J. B
Maller F
Goa
Marron Tom
Puster A. P
Practical Drawing Co
Quinn Peter
Bailiff
G.I
Rowe H. C
Reed
Saxvik
Fos
Unders
Inneret
Vesind O. H
Shippy
E.M
Viste John
Vopava Joseph
Woldum Martin
Wheeler W. H. & Co
Wheeler W. H
Text Books
Warner Ph
Williams J
ALCAM
Phoebe Lincoln
River St
Chas. Trzcinski
National Bank
Victor Records
Caruso
Melba
Schumann-Heink
Tetrazzini
M. J. Soukup
Chicago Record -Herald
Chicago
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America
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