Iowa Coal Industry Overview by L E Stamm
L E Stamm outlines Iowa coal production across twenty three counties listing Monroe Polk Appanoose Mahaska Dallas Wapello Jasper Boone Marion Wayne Webster Lucas Van Buren Keokuk Greene Guthrie Page Taylor Adams Jefferson Warren Davis Scott and others. He explains coal types thicknesses and coal measures along the Des Moines river as a foundational educational piece for teachers and readers.
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Iowa
Webster County
Des Moines
van Buren County
Monroe Polk
Appanoose
Mahaska
Dallas
Wapello
Jasper
Boone
Marion
Wayne Webster
Lucas
van Buren
Keokuk
Greene
Guthrie
Page
Taylor
Adams Jefferson
Warren
Davis
Scott
Winter Weather and Local Happenings in Decorah Area
County News for January 26, 1914 notes sharp winter, snow and limited sleighing, visits by Foltz and others, Del Morrison to move back to Burr Oak, grandchild born to Thorsons, school talks planned, a rural schools lecture by J A Woodruff, Prof Farrar on rural school problems, Miss Logan on home clubs, an Educational Society lecture by Rev Sylvester, V I S lunch proceeds, and WCTU meeting with England program and luncheon.
FRANKVILLE Community Notes January 25 1914
Flora Birdsell of Ravena visits Mrs Ike Birdsell while John Ronayne of Waukon calls in town. Charley Crawford visits at home, L R Letchford and Geo Sherman visit Decorah. Walter Brandt and Walter Pilgrim visit Ossian. Kelse Webster and Charley Letchford visit Decorah. Tom Webster from Waukon visits his mother. Lawyer Acres of Decorah conducts business. Paul Topel trips to Decorah with his auto to take Miss Clara. Wallace Waters reportedly sold his farm and will move to De, Mrs Waters improves to sit up. Miss Kneeskern returns to Castalia after a visit. Grant and Charley Birdsell leave for Bruce, Wis. Miss Collins from Dubuque visiting. Leora Letchford returns from Castalia. Miss Grace Schoonmaker visits Castalia. Jeasie drives home after her visit. Harvey French to auction stock and machinery five miles southeast of town on Feb 6. Arthur Brandt visits Postville. his mother recently visited relatives there. Raymond M ... struck by an axe during an incident. needed stitches.
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Flora Birdsell
Ravena
Ike Birdsell
John Ronayne
Waukon
Charley Crawford
L. R. Letchford
Geo. Sherman
Decorah
Walter Brandt
Walter Pilgrim
Ossian
Kelse Webster
Charley Letchford
Tom Webster
Lawyer Acres
Paul Topel
Clara
Wallace Waters
Lewis Woolsey
Castalia
Claude van Wey
Rvinan Wey
J. A. Peck
Postville Valeens
Miss Kneeskern
Grant
Charley Birdsell
Bruce
Wis
Waters
Miss Collins
Dubuque
Leora Letchford
Grace Schoonmaker
Jeasie
Harvey French
Arthur Brandt
Raymond M ‘Hile
Ravena Dates Busy With Hogs and Weddings
In Ravena on January 25 1914 Herman Lansing and Andrew Barthelme of Ossian are among locals transacting business while several visits occur with Calmar Clear Lake Decorah and Festina connections. A church wedding of Catherine Miller and Joe Einek at Ossian followed by a honeymoon to St Paul and Charles City is noted with best wishes for their Minnesota home.
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Herman Lansing
Ben Kimers
Calmar
Herman Schroeder
Ossian
Fred Martin
Postville
John O. Meyer
Evelyn Schweinerus
Clear Lake
Minn
John Duvee
Andrew Barthelme
Ravena
Ervin Hughes
Frankville
Lewis Schweinerus
Wenzel Lansing
Regina
Decorah
Cecelia Lansing
John ©. Meyer
Joe Broghammer
Lewis Johnson
Kate Feil
Chicago
P. Barthelme, Sr
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
M. J. Thiltgen
Catherine Miller
Joe Einek
Festina
Henry Miller
Henry Einck
T “Hlenhake
Carrie Miller
St. Paul
Charles City
Minnesota
Flier Face $50 Cow Death Claim Across Europe
Brindejon Moulinaise, an aviator, is sued over an incident after a flight from Paris to Copenhagen. A German farmer near Coesfeld claims his cow died after being frightened by the aeroplane, demanding $50 in damages in what is described as the first aerial livestock damage suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brindejon Moulinaise
Paris
Copenhagen
Coesfelt
Clay Hill Residents At Decorah Show And Local Movements
Several from Clay Hill attended the Decorah show last Friday evening. George Mall is working for Joe Holland near Trout Run for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Novotny plan to move this week to Lies south of Decorah. John Mall will work for Bert Ryggs in Castalia starting January 18 for an indefinite period. Walt Stortz is recovering from a knee injury. Fr Frank Broghammer returned to Duluth after a ten day visit with his parents.
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Clay Hill
Decorah
George Mall
Joe Holland
Trout Run
John Pearson
Nellie Rastetter
Andrew Stortz
Nebraska
Chas. Broghammer
R. J. Novotny
Fred Sorenson
Allie Headington
Riverbend
Sam Sorenson
John Mall
Castalia
Bert Ryggs
Herbert Gross
Walter
Freeport
A. J. Swezey
E. C. Bolson
Walt. Stortz
Hans Sorenson
Frank Broghammer
Duluth
Minn
West Leads Safety First Push in Rail Travel
Ray Stannard Baker reports from the West on the Safety First movement in rail travel. He notes Chicago business leaders and railroads backing safety efforts, citing Northwestern Railway data showing fewer employee and passenger injuries and deaths from 1910 to 1913, illustrating a shift toward prioritizing human life over property.
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Ray Stannard Baker
America
West
New England
East
Middle West
Chicago
Association of Commerce
Northwestern
Ralph C. Richards
Curious Anomaly In Philippine Sunday Timing
The Philippines once observed Sunday on a different weekday than nearby Borneo due to their separate discovery routes from east and west. Spanish navigators arrived from the east around Cape Horn while Portuguese explorers reached Borneo from the west, causing sailors to lose or gain a day when crossing the Pacific.
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Philippine Islands
Borneo
Philippines
Cape Horn
Portugese
Pacific
Tiger shark’s stomach full of odd trophies in Key West harbor
A tiger shark captured in Key West harbor yielded a cow head dehorned and jawless, a sheep vertebral column, green turtle scutes, bones and feathers of two birds, tin cans and sea weed. Its jaws measured 1 foot 4 inches across, prompting questions about the name goat or ostrich shark as alternatives.
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Key West Harbor
Window Glass History in Pompeii and England
Recent Pompeii discoveries show Romans fused window glass while English houses long lacked glazing. By the late eighteenth century some men earned their living pasting oiled paper into window sashes, filling the gap in domestic light and visibility.
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Pompeii
England
Numerous Kinds of Fairies and Other Creatures
A fragment lists many mythical beings an elf differs from a stresl not to be confused with a pixy, plus skelpie gnome brownie ko bold nis and urisk. The ad promotes Dean's Ointment for skin itching with a 50 cent box price and mentions druggists selling it.
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Dean
Rest and a Lone Life Turtle Finds Permanent Home in Central Park
A California sailer turtle now lives in Central Park New York. Students count the squares on its shell and claim ages near 800. The creature rests and eats, offering a calm example amid hurried crowds.
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California
Central Park
New York
Funeral Customs in Peru Reveal Mourning Etiquette
The piece notes Peruvian funeral social rules: women rarely attend funerals or weddings unless very close. pallbearers carry the coffin with an empty hearse trailing by horses, followed by male relatives and friends on foot, with empty carriages behind. After burial, attendees return home by carriage.
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Peru
Swedish Bridal Superstitions and Folk Rituals
Swedish wedding customs include the groom fearing trolls and sprites and sewing strong herbs into his clothes. The bride carries bread to share with the poor to avert misfortune. Returning from church, the couple visit cow houses to bless cattle and ensure prosperity.
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Sweden
Evolution of the Piano Through the Ages
A condensed history recounts early harp shaped keyboards evolving into the cithara and dulcimer with hammers, the clavicytherium, spinet, harpsichord, and finally the 1710 Bartholomeo Cristofori keyboard that modern pianos use. It notes continual improvements through the last century toward current perfection.
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Elizbeth
Bartholomeo Christofoli
A Bridge of Coffins on the Pekin River Pontoon
report recalls a 1860 incident when British forces in Pekin used collected coffins as a pontoon bridge to span a swollen river after the fall of the Taku forts. coffins were hollowed and reinforced with casks to carry artillery across, enabling a safe crossing.
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Pekin
Taku
Swimmers Seized by Eels in New Zealand Stream
A New Zealand stream, once a popular bathing spot, proved deadly as a large eel would grip a swimmer by the leg or foot, drag them under, and vanish beneath the swift current. The mystery of sudden disappearances was solved when researchers confirmed the eel attack mechanism.
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New Zealand
Compliment Gone Wrong at Political Meeting
A chief speaker, a budding orator, basked in publicity during a political meeting. After his long address the chairman, grabbing the speaker’s arm, praised with a punchline comparing the speech to champagne for its froth and dryness.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Versatile Skin Remedy
For frost bite and chapped skin conditions the Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is praised as a fast pain reliever and rapid healer. The ad claims it treats skin diseases itching tetter piles and similar ailments with a 25 cent price and mail order option from Bucklen Co St Louis. It also contains a humor line about charitable donations and delivery costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Bucklen & Co Neon
St. Louis
Allen's Foot-Ease Shoe Size Ad and Quip
A compact old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease claiming shoes can fit a size smaller when shaken into them. It touts use for dancing and breaking in new shoes, pricing 25 cents with a sample offered. The ad ends with a witty line on sass versus repartee by a big man.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Worth While in Reading
A suggestion to devote Sunday reading to a single purpose for a set period. Choose a topic such as a country or a painter and their works and study it for one to two hours each Sunday. After three months, readers should see definite mental progress.
Allen's Cough Balsam Endorsed for Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Allen's Cough Balsam as superior for coughs and colds with appeals to beauty and virtue. It notes long sale history and endorsements, pricing bottles at 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar, urging readers to buy for relief.
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Allen
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Smalley
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