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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 calendar promotion explains a memory method to determine the day of the week for any date by memorizing the first Sunday of each month. Through playful verses linking months to numbers, readers can instantly recall which weekday a given date falls on, with party use suggested.
Judge W H McHenry of the district court held the 12 per cent butterfat standard for ice cream unconstitutional. The ruling sustains a demurrer by Hutchinson Sanders and Arctic Ice Cream of Des Moines to charges alleging sales below the standard, marking a victory for ice cream dealers.
Two married women from Rudd were caught shoplifting at a Main Street store in Mason City after being followed to a second shop and then the Milwaukee depot. They wrapped the 89 cent goods and were allowed to settle and go home.
A revived reminiscence recounts Decorah Fourth of July celebrations on Pleasant Hill and past fireworks mishaps. Committee members C. W. Allison, M. A. Harmon and the writer presided, youths pressed to light rockets, a fire broke out beneath the platform, and older locals later recalled how others sparked explosions by misusing matches and improvised cartridges, including a famed stockings cartridge.
W C Brown former president of the New York Central railroad will make his home in Lime Springs, Howard County Iowa upon returning to the state. A letter from Mr Brown to Lea Stevens, president of the Chamber of Commerce, confirms the plan. Brown and his wife will reside where Browns’ parents settled in 1885 and are buried.
A. D. Beers, commander-in-chief of the G A R, reports that more than 11,000 Union Civil War veterans died in the 12 months ending December 31 1912. At year start there were 191,346 members. 14,799 were added by muster, transfer and reinstatement. Deaths totaled 11,438 with other losses including honorable and dishonorable discharges, transfers, suspensions, delinquent reports, and surrender of charters, yielding net losses of 25,898 against gains. The mortality rate based on membership stood at 6.28 percent.
A compact list extols virtues of habit formation including honesty promptness cleanliness and thoughtfulness. It emphasizes daily practice of useful routines to foster happiness and thoroughness in work and life.
The poem recalls a nativity lullaby with the baby Jesus asleep in a manger. The verses describe stars in the sky, cattle lowing, and the child not crying as the speaker asks for Jesus to stay by the cradle until morning. It presents a tender Christmas scene focused on reverence and comfort.
A brief historical note attributes the first Christmas card idea to English artist W. C. T. Dobson. In 1844 as a young man he created a seasonal sketch and sent it to a friend. The following year he lithographed copies and distributed them to about twenty five to thirty friends, revealing a new Christmas pleasure.
Henry Brink, deaf and dumb, suffered burns after attempting to make coffee with gasoline mistaken for water at the former Big Chris place near the Jones school house. The blaze threatened the home until the Dave Knopf well drilling crew, present on the property, aided in control. The site is now owned by Nelly M. Hart in Union Prairie township.
J Kennedy an expert night shift machinist at West Yards round house claims to have devised a perpetual motion machine. He says his family lineage and lifelong study culminate in a solution long pursued by generations.
Eyewitnesses in Waterloo watched a Great Western train strike an automobile carrying F. Willis Jenks' four children aged 2 to 12. The car was dragged about 100 feet on the pilot and crushed, yet all children escaped unharmed. Engineer Tl. W. Blake of Des Moines, in charge of the engine, called it the most awful moment of his life. He feared the children would be ground beneath the train.
John Gmellen, train dispatcher's office operator at the Northwestern yards, was assaulted by two robbers Tuesday night. He was robbed of $20 and left unconscious near the ice house, lying from 5:50 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A deep eye wound and a head bruise indicated use of a blackjack and a sharp instrument in the attack.
Fred Bonjour a German farmer living between Hampton and the mill was killed instantly while hauling hay. Crossing a highway the load pulled under a string of telephone wires trapping him under the chin. He fell onto the frozen ground. his head and shoulders suffered a crushing blow due to his weight. The incident occurred during a routine farm task and halted work on the farm.
Senator Kenyon pledges to oppose a house post office bill provision that would remove assistant postmasters from civil service leading to broad Democratic appointments. Protests mount from Iowa and other states as deputy positions were similarly targeted. A revealing report shows political shaping of the government printing office since July 1 with 39 promotions all Democrats and 31 demotions all Republicans.
Chairman Woods of the Republican Congressional Committee units his efforts for the 1914 campaign. Headquarters are in the Riggs building Washington as literature rolls out and support focuses on the Second Iowa district special election to replace the late Pepper.
A reader offers a heartfelt New Year message for cards and a playful telegram-blank game. It includes a rhymed verse wishing a year free of blame and brighter hopes, followed by a humorous example showing words broken into initials to spell “New Year’s Day.”
The first White Shrine of Jerusalem in Town is established in Cedar Rapids with charter membership near 200. It will be Gethsemane No. 1, White Shrine of Jerusalem. Eligible members are from the Order of Eastern Star. Towns nearby sent representatives to enroll as charter members. John Burianek of People's Savings Bank presented a Jerusalem olive wood gavel emblematic of the order.
Arnold Amrine a 25 year old track laborer from Town City and Marshalltown street railway employee rode to Riverview park told motorman and conductor he would shoot himself. On return trip his lifeless body was found with a bullet wound to the forehead believed caused by despondency over possible loss of his remaining eye.
L O Eastman of Decorah forwarded Lake Park News clipping detailing Ferdinand Pabst from Sioux Valley who treated cholera in hogs with whiskey after many losses. The dose reportedly revived dying animals and saved the entire herd, with other farmers trying the remedy and reporting similar results.
A Christmas visit at Elkader ended tragically when an automobile carrying Harvey Henning and his siblings turned over. Harvey Henning was killed instantly while his two sisters suffered serious injuries.
Authorities at the central station searched a prisoner and found Schlitz beer in his pistol pocket. The police judge fined him for appearing in public with the liquor, illustrating strict enforcement of liquor laws amid civic purist debate.
Fight bushels of matured Kieffer pears have been gathered by J. H. Robbins from a single pear tree in his Evergreen Hill orchard. The tree, planted over forty years ago by pioneer fruit grower Mr. Kenyon, marks a remarkable local yield for the northeastern town.
The New Hampton Tribune notes Judge Springer’s first two appeals to the Supreme Court were affirmed. His records commend him, and local supporters expect continued success upon re election, praising the district’s longtime judicial selections.
A Brooklyn Michigan resident, S. F. Fish, credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing a long lasting chronic constipation. Sold at Engbertson's Pharmacy.
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