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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
5
A long Iowa article by Wallace Irving Thompson explains how fur bearing animals altered as settlement expanded. It covers foxes skunks coyotes opossums minks and weasels, fur values season and latitude effects, prices from cents to thousands, and trapping tips including camouflage and glove use.
A reader recalls asking a callow youth about a mysterious bird. The girl replies the bird is extinct and points to Mise Sere leaf for possible sighting, a curious note from the Birmingham Age-Herald.
In a 1920s style admonition ALICE B. KIRK argues that nurselike neat dress in the home elevates mood, efficiency, and harmony. She contrasts dark utilitarian wear with light clean outfits and white aprons, claiming proper attire improves meals, housekeeping satisfaction, and even marital happiness.
A column describes Russian peasant life with signs on shops and painted houses aiding navigation. It notes bells at stations, tariffs for writing letters, and post boxes marked with a letter image to guide peasants who cannot read. A small ad promotes Ely Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with contact details.
Dr J D O Kihe discusses the Iowa water supply focusing on artesian wells as the purest source. He notes typhoid fever and cholera as water borne risks, describes artesian reservoirs beneath southern Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois and Missouri, and cites Fort Dodge Cedar Falls Waterloo Keokuk Clinton Sabula McGregor and Mason City as having artesian wells. He urges municipalities to protect and secure artesian water despite hardness for domestic use.
An authoritative bulletin is being prepared to guide municipalities on an important subject. It urges all towns and cities to adopt the guidance promptly to ensure consistent application and oversight.
A historical census note surveys Virginia in 1790 with about 750 000 residents, one fifth of U S population, and 12 000 free blacks. It links Virginia’s early settlers to future states and notes Virginia-born influence on 1860 Congress, amid expanding western settlement.
A London evening paper questions Keir Hardie’s patriotism citing his speeches and writings. It notes a published photo showing Hardie with a Union Jack beside him and mocks that he keeps the flag for boot cleaning.
A quip about heroines in novels marrying poor men, voiced as a dialogue between Minerva and her mother, ending with the witty remark that it is fiction. The exchange evokes literary irony as a judge-like aside.
An advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease powder in foot-bath relieves chilblains and foot aches instantly. For lasting comfort, sprinkle the antiseptic powder in shoes. available from all druggists for 25 cents.
The Board met December 30 and 31 1912 with most members present and minutes read. Auditing claims, approving minutes, and warrants issued. detailed schedules list highway road and bridge construction payments, county motor vehicle funds, bounty and poor claims, and labor for various contractors and officers. Chairman Selnes and Clerk Christopher signed the records.
Miss Lea Dumas of Malone New York credits two bottles of Vinci with restoring health after a run-down period. The ad touts Vinci as a strengthening body-builder with an ironclad guarantee, promising money back if it does not help.
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