Winneshiek County Crop Yields Report for Last Year
The Iowa weather bureau reports Winneshiek County's last year yields across grains with corn at 2 184 000 bushels oats 2 919 000 spring wheat 98 000 winter wheat 7 2 barley 350 000 rye 8 000 flax seed 2 400 potatoes 121 200 tame hay 94 000 wild hay 6 600 alfalfa 73 tons Allamakee leads tubers with 526 000 bushels. Total state yield 664 596 270 bushels. County ranks and district standings noted. corn per acre 26 bushels due to early frost.
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Iowa State Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Winneshieck County
Clayton County
Fayette
Fayette County
Plymouth County
Clayton
Cedar
Scott
Allamakee
Towa
Poweshiek
Chickasaw
Howard
Ice Cave Creamery Annual Meeting Highlights
Decorah Tee Cave Creamery held its annual meeting at the courthouse with Gus Johnson presiding. Officers were re elected and a year end report noted 1 759 769 pounds of cream tested 22 26 percent yielding 391 886 60 pounds of butter fat and 476 780 pounds of butter produced with 84803 4 pounds overrun. Butter earned 40 2 cents per pound while butter fat sold for 43 5 cents. Receipts totaled 194 393 53. Directors listed include Ole Ellingson Hane Rosendahl and Frank Wilson with guests from the state food bureau and dairy commission.
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Decorah Tee Cave Creamery Company
Court House
Gus Johnson
Ole Ellngson
Ida Thompson
N. 0. Bendickson
O. A. P. Hangen
L. Larsen
Hane Rosendahl
H. H W. Evenrud
Frank Wilson
Ole Ellingson
Henry Lubke
H. E. Forester
State Food Bureau
E. T. Estel
Forester
Mr. Estel
Weaver Buys the Limit War Savings Stamps
Des Moines Iowa January 15 James B Weaver a Polk county state representative becomes the first Des Moines man to purchase the $1,000 limit of War Savings stamps the government permits He says he does not view it as patriotism but as the wisest investment he ever made.
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Des Moines
Iowa
James B. Weaver
Polk County
American Poland China Record issued with extensive pedigrees
The new American Poland China Record Volume 68 lists boar pedigrees 249,881 through 258,027 and sow pedigrees 574,000 to 504,998. Non-members may buy via W. M. McFadden, Secretary, Chicago. The War Department weighs Colfax as a site for a reconstruction hospital to aid wounded European front soldiers. Ex-Governor Boies, residing in California, marked his birthday observance.
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W. M. McFadden
Chicago
War Department
Colfax
Boies
California
A Touch of Old Winter Hits Central West
The county and central western region felt a sharp winter blast last Friday and Saturday. Temperatures fell to eighteen below zero with strong winds and heavy snow, while Friday and Saturday never rose above three below. The storm extended from Illinois to Oklahoma, reaching Arkansas and Kansas, with severe conditions and disruption to trains from Chicago.
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Gulf States
Illinois
Chicago
Calmar
Oklahoma
Kansas
Little Rock
Ark
Decorah
Rock Island
Milwaukee
North
Fifty Years Ago In Freeport And Decorah Reports
Nightly religious meetings are held in Freeport under Rev D S Starr. Jennisch Wendling manufacture more sleighs for Lansing. Winneshiek county has eight inmates at the state insane asylum. Francis Howard shipped bacon to Minneapolis at a good price. An Episcopal church society is reformed and a church will be built soon. D C Shepard, M and St P railroad superintendent, visited Decorah last Thursday but brought no proposal. A stranger offered a horse and buggy for sale near Decorah, later sold at Conover for 25 dollars with a 100 dollar note, horse later found stolen from St Paul livery. Wheat in Conover 1.70 to 1.80, dressed pork 7.25 to 7.75. Dr Wilkins who started a Plymouth Rock drug store disappeared, later reported to have died by own act in Minnesota. Norwegians of Decorah aim to bring Ole Bull for a concert.
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Freeport
Starr
Jennisch & Wendling
Lansing
Winneshiek County
State Insane Asylum
Francis & Howard
Minneapolis
Episcopal Church Society
D. C. Shepard
M. & St. P. Railroad
Decorah
Conover
St. Paul
Wilkins
Plymouth Rock
Minnesota
Ole Bull
Winneshiek Stock Assessor Rates Raised for Next Year’s Taxation
County assessors met at the County Auditor’s office to set stock values for farms for the coming year. Rates increased across most categories including Colts, Horses, Mules, Cattle, Steers, Bulls, Swine and Sheep. Stallion assessments were left to the assessor’s discretion due to variability.
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valleys
U.S. Weather Bureau reports the week starts Sunday January 15, 2018. Forecasts include growing temperatures Sunday and Monday with snow by Monday and Tuesday, then a return to fair weather. Expect higher temperatures after midweek. A fragment notes a Bellevue bag containing a fowl with a chicken neck and ducklike feet.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Upper Mississippi
Misouri Waleys
Bellevue
We And Our Neighbors War News Roundup
Cedar Rapids raised 6507 for Jewish war sufferers and a Masonic dance at Osage netted 1000 for the Red Cross. A dozen local incidents include a 14 year old boy killed coasting at Clarksville, burglaries at Lansing, and forging checks at Howard Bogan. Burglars also stole 195 from Hefty butcher shop. The Livilow creamery produced 297793 pounds butter. Lime Springs creamery reopened after a year’s closing. Four horses and more were stolen near Grinnell. The Indian mounds around McGregor may be preserved. The Illinois railway shops in Waterloo employ 675 at 100 percent Red Cross. Arthur Bechtel sold a 665 pound hog for 100+. Tax changes include Fayette county tax increase of 62000 and Adair county declaring corn and oats held for speculation taxable. August Schmitt arrested in Cedar Rapids on suspected disloyalty with WWI literature. Judge Williams’ old rail gap noted. Adolph Wendt held up a bakery after parole. August Taege, 59, Luzerne Bank VP and Cedar Rapids’ tallest man, dies. Page county parochial schools closed, English service pledged. Butter car from Spirit Lake broken into at Charles City. butter recovered. A Red Cross auction at Woden features an egg selling for 64.
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Cedar Rapids
Fayette County
Howard County
Osage
Red Cross
Burr Neal
Clarksville
McGregor
Newton
Lansing
Howard Bogan
Livilow Creamery
Allamakee
Will Scharf
Town City
Fred Overholt
Manley
United States
Ilinois
Waterloo
Arthur Bechtel
Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
Lime Springs
A. Jd. Nielson
Grinnell
Board of Supervisors
Chickasaw County
Adair County
Decorah
Celia Goyle
J. H. Mooney
Springer
August Schmitt
Williams
Beulah
Bikader
Adolph Wendt
Fort Madison
Angsut Taege
Luzerne Savings Bank
Bright
Page County
Spirit Lake
Charles City
Quality in Dairy Products in the Corn Belt
Quality determines dairy success through clean milk and sanitary practices. A Utah farmer advanced pure milk for babies, with TB-testing, sun-rooms, and strict cleanliness, earning high prices. Butter and cheese quality drive premiums, sustain stores, and boost demand, while neglect lowers standing and profits.
Quality improvement boosts business standards overall
Improvement in quality means higher average business standards, signaling advancement and success across operations. The statement ties quality gains to elevated performance and better outcomes for the company.
The Fuel Value of Wood and Its Heat Output
Forest Service experts explain wood fuel value relative to coal, noting that two pounds of seasoned wood roughly equal one pound of coal in heat. Different woods vary, with resinous types giving more heat per pound. Cord requirements to equal a ton of coal depend on species, moisture lowers heat value, and standard cord measures affect usable wood.
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Wallaces
Des Moines
Iowa
Forest Service
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited By Decorah Reader
A Decorah reader Charles OL Moore of W Water St praises Doan's Kidney Pills from Wangler's Pharmacy for kidney pains swelling ankles and irregular kidney activity. He urges others to use Doan's at every opportunity, noting posters and Buffalo company ads.
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Decorah
Chas
OL Moore
W. Water St
Dean
Wangler
Doan
Regional Wood Burning Qualities and Preferences
The text reviews regional wood choices for domestic use in farms. Hickory tops fuel value for non resinous woods, followed by oak, beech, birch, and maple. White pines burn quickly with hot flame but fade fast, making them preferred for hot kitchen days. Gray birch mirrors these seasonal uses. Resinous pines produce oily black smoke.
Rats at the Front and a Jaundice Epidemic
A World War I era report notes rats on the front equal to prior campaigns and multiplying faster than supplied dogs. It claims rats carry a spirochaete microbe causing jaundice in humans, with a doctor seeking a counteracting serum to combat the disease.
New Motorcycle Street Sweeper Debuts in America
A motorcycle mounted street sweeper with a side car chassis feeds dirt loose by a steel brush placed before the sweeping mechanism. The design aims to improve cleaning efficiency by allowing the broom to recover loosened dirt more effectively.
Foley Advertising Offer For Trial Foley Remedies
A promotional slip invites readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets for coughs colds and croup.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Our First Battleship Texas Navy Icon and Fate
The first American battleship Texas traces to 1886 authorisation and a 1892 completion. Built just over 300 feet with 6 315 tons displacement, the modern Texas grew to 554 feet and 27 000 tons. The old ship ended as a navy target. another adage notes choosing self direction over marriage.
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Texas
Congress
Anuric touted to flush kidneys and fight uric acid
An old promotional piece claims poisons in the blood are filtered by the kidneys and liver. It urges drinking water between meals, taking Anuric tablets three times daily for a month, and following a milk and vegetables diet to reduce uric acid linked to gout and rheumatism. It cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and a trial-verified patient endorsement.
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Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Scatter
Iowa
Tam
H. Danby
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