Fifty Years Ago In Decorah July 1864 Highlights
Items from the Republic dated July 7 1864 cover the corner stone ceremony for Norwegian Lutheran College in Decorah the Emigrant and Republic issues the repeal of the fugitive slave law resignations and railway opening news Gen Sherman and Gen Grant dispatches note Kenesaw Marietta and Danville road actions a 200 acre Jackson farm sale near Decorah at $20 per acre and a 160 acre Smalley farm sale at $15 per acre with farmer commentary.
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Norwegian Luther College
Decorah
Laur. Larsen
Preus
Madison
Wis
V. Koren
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
Lutheran College
Koren
Augsburg Confession of Faith
Emigranten
Decorah Republic
F. A. Schmidt
S. P. Chase
Treasury
McGregor & Western Railway
Postville
Plymouth Rock
A. J. B. Abbey
Geology Field Party Camped at McGregor Heights
Prof. A C Trowbridge head of the geology department at Ibwa State University leads twelve students camping on McGregor Heights for a second visit this summer. They study rock formations map the district and collect specimens for the state geological department after visits to Lansing and Waukon Junction. They will spend a month in northeastern Towa near the Turkey River mouth.
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A. C. Trowbridge
Geological Department
Ibwa State University
McGregor Heights
Trowbridge
McGregor
State Geological Department
Lansing
Waukon Junction
Turkey River
Towa
Found Dying by Tracks Near Farley Illinois Central
Victor Peterson, aged forty eight, was found near the Illinois Central tracks by Farley in a weak condition. He claimed Rudolph Peterson, a painter and paper hanger in San Francisco, as his well off brother and nearest relative. He said he walked part of the way and carried about twenty cents.
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Victor Peterson
Ilinois Central Tracks
Farley
San Francisco
Rudolph Peterson
Rudolph
Record Breaking Corn on Willow Lawn Farm West of Waverly
W. A. Watkins reports a giant corn plant at Willow Lawn Farm just west of Waverly. The 49 day old crop averages four feet eleven and a half inches tall, with some spots exceeding six feet, due to fertilizer placed ahead of each corn hill. Plowing finished June 20, the stalks grew large enough to cause breakage risk.
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Willow Lawn Farm
Waverly
W. A. Watkins
Hen Celebration Honors Great American Hen at Alden
Across Alden two counties honored the celebrated American hen during a July Fourth event. About ten thousand hard boiled eggs were distributed for dinner as part of family games including egg races and other sports. An evening display showcased hens in red white and blue.
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Alden
Concrete Bridge Constructions In Cherokee County
Cherokee county has built fifteen concrete bridges this season and holds contracts for fifty two more to be built this year. The total expense will approximate thirty three thousand dollars.
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Cherokee County
Agent Vanishes With County Funds In Rockwell City
H W Sherman posing as Chicago firm agent disappears with 5800 paid as a county warrant for Newton Holt Chicago contract furniture. Board allowed claim, warrant issued and cashed, Sherman delivers, then leaves town after securing 5500 in currency and a 300 draft, cashing the draft in Chicago. The firm vows to pursue the county board for the money.
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Rockwell City
H. W. Sherman
Chicago
County Board of Supervisors
Newton & Holt Company
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Sherman
Ostrich Rearing Trial in Waverly Iowa
Ostrich farming is tested at Rhode Island Poultry farm in Waverly Iowa. Frank Wynhoff Jr and Dodd Latimer oversee incubated eggs from Pasadena California. Six eggs were ordered, five arrived good, hatch hoped. Ostrich eggs take 48 days to hatch at standard incubation temperatures.
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Waverly
Rhode Island
Frank Wynhoff, Jr
Dodd Latimer
Pasadena
Cal
Vital Statistics Count of Deaths by County April Report
The state board of health April report shows Winneshiek 14 deaths, Allamakee 13, Chickasaw 10, Clayton 21, Fayette 16, and Howard 10. Causes include tuberculosis, still birth, cerebral hemorrhage, nervous system disease, pneumonia, pulmonary congestion, Bright's disease, diabetes, prostate disease, birth injury, and premature birth. Eleven males and three females died in this county.
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State Board of Health
Winneshiek County
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Bright
Two Colleges Merge Charles City with Morningside
Charles City College will consolidate with Morningside College in Sioux City. The transfer includes the endowment a large library and laboratory equipment and the services of three or four top professors. Charles City College began under the Northwest German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and moved from Galena to Charles City in 1841 after forty years in Galena.
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Charles City College
Charles City
Morningside College
Sioux City
Northwest German Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Galena
A Strange Pigeon in Waukon Barn
A pigeon with a leg band bearing Ald LATA and a rubber band showing K Senett of Milwaukee was found at H A Mendrickson barn last week. It appears to have originated in Colmar and was released there but did not return home.
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Waukon
H. A. Mendrickson
K. Senett
Walent St
Milwaukee
Wis
Colmar
Today in history July ninth marks rulers events across centuries
July 9 marks a string of historical events spanning 491 to 319 vessels at Spithead. Highlights include the deaths of Anastasius I and Philip V, battles at Sempach and Fort Duquesne, births and treaties, and notable political shifts in Europe and the Americas.
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Anastisius I
East
Leopold II of
Styria
Sempach
Arnold von Winkelreidh
Signs Mark All County Roads In Hamilton County
The Board of Supervisors and county engineers begin erecting three hundred road signs across Hamilton County. Signs indicate county and state roads, town destinations, danger signals, and slow warnings, with a large S marking each county road. Signs near town entrances show the town name. funding comes from county funds except for slow and danger signs half financed by the Hamilton County Automobile Association.
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Board of Supervisors
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Automobile Association
Infant Dies After Washing Machine Scalding Accident
The infant son of prominent Clear Lake farmer William Stump was severely scalded when he pulled the plug from a washing machine filled with boiling water. The child, who had been playing near the machine as the mother did laundry, died from the injuries.
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William Stump
Clear Lake
Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer changes after consolidation
The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer will be improved after the Chicago Record Herald and Inter Ocean consolidation led by James Keeley. Features stay under current editorship while prices for Decorah Republican and the Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer renewals remain 81.85 until Oct 1 1914, urging early renewals.
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Inter Ocean
Farmer
Chicago Record-Herald
James Keeley
Decorah Republican
Tarly
Decorah
Iowa
Apache basket art faces decline amid modern trade pressures
A long critique contrasts the dwindling traditional Apache basket weaving with its prized heirloom pieces. It notes a few elder weavers keep the craft alive in mountain villages, while mass tourist demand erodes quality. The piece also cites musings on chins by Sir Ray Lankester and Dr. Forbes Ross, linking physiology to modern views.
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Sir Ray Lankester
Dr. Forbes Ross
Sir Ray
New York American
Drinking Less Whiskey in U S During Past Year
Washington July 3 Americans drank less whiskey in the last year than the year before yet beer consumption rose and cigar ettes were widely smoked. Internal revenue reports show total fiscal year receipts down 864,069 compared with the prior year mainly due to spirits taxes. Tobacco taxes rose about 2,800,000.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Legibility First in Handwriting Says Kate Upson Clark
Kate Upson Clark urges clear, well punctuated handwriting for all graduates. She notes signature forgery concerns but argues everyday writing should be plain and good looking, with informal style appropriate yet not harshly judged.
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Kate Upson Clark
Leslie
One Cause of Family Trouble in New Year China
Oldfield notes marriages falter at breakfast and dinner tables due to small platters and messy meals. Husbands carve on impractical dishes, ruining tablecloths and decor. New Year calls demand costly silk robes rented as hours pass. Archdeacon Moule cites lavish attire in Chinese customs. Gambling flourishes during ceremonial days despite Megalaland law and morality concerns.
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Josiah Oldfield
China
Moule
Meteorite Falls Near Woman In Zululand Johannesburg Discovery
A 37 pound meteorite fell in Zululand months ago near a native woman who witnessed it from about 15 miles away. The stone, discovered after her information, remains intact and is believed to contain platinum according to chemical circles in Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Zululand
Courtesy as a Timeless Virtue
A reflective piece on courtesy defining it as spontaneous kindness rooted in heart and love. It argues courtesy transcends motive and reason, arising from human goodwill.
Popcorn Farmer Reaps $1350 From 1913 Crop Near Macedonia
Money in Popcorn reports S J Gonsor of Macedonia Iowa earned 1350 dollars from his 1913 popcorn crop. He grew 000 bushels on 37 acres at 1.50 a bushel from a seed concern. He plans to plant eighty acres this year. It is likely Potta wattamie county will see more popcorn farmers in the future.
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Frankville
Washington
Fremont
Burr Oak
Hesper
Highland
Orleans
Bluffton
Canoe
Pleasant
Lincoln
Madison
Decorah
Glenwood
Sumner
Calmar
Springfield
Jackson
Military
Bloomfield
Jackson Junction Corp
Ridgeway Corp
S. J. Gonsor
Macedonia
Iowa
Skeletons Found Near Abergele in Ancient Battle Field
Two human skeletons in perfect condition were unearthed during trench widening near Abergele North Wales. They were buried with other remains at a site near ancient British encampments where historic clashes between English and Welch occurred.
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Abergele
North Wales
Lightning Rare Return for Luck in Seemingly Lucky Phrases
The column jokes that lightning does not strike twice in the same place and luck rarely returns for a second appearance, noting the idea as a colloquial superstition. The writer plays with the saying to observe patterns of fortune.
Tibetans Value Glass Eyewear Sold by Chinese Vendors
In Tibet the glare from sun on snow drives demand for smoked or colored spectacles sold by Chinese vendors. The bright sunlight causes eye blindness, making these glasses highly valued for protection and daily use.
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Tibet
Hall's Catarrh Cure sworn testimonial in 1836
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County and Frank J Cheney swear as senior partner of F J Cheney Co that one hundred dollars will be paid for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure Sworn before A W Gleason Notary Public on December 6 1836 Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces Send for testimonials free Sold by druggists and Hall's Family Pills for constipation
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason Notary
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Teke Hall
Justice of the Peace Finds Draft Lecompton Constitution
Justice of the Peace Joseph A Headley of Milltown New Jersey reports finding what he believes is the original Lecompton constitution draft in a bundle of papers from an uncle who died in Kansas The document, long sought by Kansas authorities as the state’s first organic law allowing slavery, was recognized by President Buchanan before being superseded by a later anti slavery charter.
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Kansas
Joseph A. Headley
Milltown
N. J
Lecompton
Headley
Buchanan
Frohman plans new Strauss operetta by Oscar Strauss
Frohman announces a new Strauss operetta credited to Oscar Strauss the Austrian composer of The Waltz Dream and The Chocolate Soldier who, in his forty third year, is composing brilliantly. Feed the American Conditioner and Worm Expeller to your hogs, sold by W H Pollitt in Decorah.
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Strauss
Frohman
Oscar Strauss
W. H.pollitt
Decorah
House Boss in Egypt
An old Egyptian master carried a stick to discipline his wives. Mummies reveal many forearm fractures from such beatings, as he struck in a bad mood and women hid their faces to ward off the blows.
Absurd Man Advises Allen's Cough Balsam Use
Advice about treating a cough or cold with Allen's Cough Balsam is promoted as soothing and effective. The ad claims no harmful ingredients and notes years of satisfaction with bottles priced at 25c, 50c, and $1.00.
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Allen
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A. K. Bailey & Son
Republic
Winneshiek Timothy
Vital Statistics
Maurice of
Saxony
Albert I
Brandenburg
Sievershausen
Jean of Navarre
Ferdinand II
Holy Roman Empire
Rudolph I
Bohemia
Philip V
Spain
League of Augsburg
Braddock
Fort Duquesne
Fort Ticonderoga
New York
White Plains
Congress
Edmund Burke
France
Magdeburg
Westphalia
Argentine
U. S
Monterey
Calif
Zachary Taylor
Prest.Boyer
Haiti
Damas
Laurel Hill
W. Va
Morgan
Indiana
Port Hudson
Gen. Banks
Morris Island
Charleston
Georgia
Horace Greeley
Alton B. Parker
Alexander of Battenberg
Nicholas
Bulgaria
Inter Ocean and
Woman
Saint Teresa
Saint Agnes Grammar School
Nera Me
Eeteates
Gymnasium Werk
Egypt
Erry Davis
H. B. Montgomery
Ben Bear’s
M. J. Sookup
Sam
Republican
College of Saint Teresa
Winona
Minnesota
Sisters OF Saint Francio
Conservatory OF Saint Cecilia
Saint Clare Seminary
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