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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
1
The Decorah area ad lists medical professionals including D Jewell and Amy M D offering surgery and general care with specific office hours. It also notes contact details and locations like Curtin's addition and the Public Office hide, plus F Barthell advertising debt collections services near the National Bank.
A collection of reflections on the stock market, tariffs, sugar, and railroads. It cites figures on livestock receipts in Chicago, speaks to tariff effects on living costs, and notes shifts in U.S. banking power toward the Midwest and West, with references to international affairs and public health.
County attorneys are instructed by Attorney General Cosson to aggressively pursue liquor cases showing Webb Kenyon law violations. He clarifies shipments to private individuals for personal use are not the focus, but purchases in suspicious quantities suggesting bootlegging. Enforcement will ramp up as the act takes effect.
Statisticians report the first official national count of movie expenditures. The total nickels spent last year reach 6 380 000 000 for about 3 100 000 000 spectators, with investments over 80 000 000 dollars, more than 200 000 employed, and 10 000 000 feet of film produced weekly.
The article notes President Wilson’s belief in the number 13 as lucky and ties it to Miss Jessie Wilson’s engagement to Francis B. Sayre of Lancaster PA. It traces presidential weddings at the White House from 1811 through 1886 and states Miss Wilson’s wedding will be the thirteenth.
Washington correspondent Judson C Welliver notes in Farm and Fireside that Democrats fear consequences of tariff revision. He cites Democrats split between opposition courage and protectionist sentiment, with many seizing risk to regain power amid worries of hard times and party policy.
Farmers drag roads where public sentiment supports it and where drivers volunteer time. Wallaces' Farmer notes Iowa's seven million annual road spend yields good roads mainly in areas with engaged communities. The new highway commission may change this, but for now dragging drives improvement.
William Jennings Bryan served as acting president of the United States on July 4 as President Wilson, Vice President Marshall, and cabinet members were away from Washington. Bryan was described as sitting on the lid during the holiday.
Attorneys for the railroads filed with the board of railway commissioners a protest against the new law requiring an order to cut railroad round trip rates to state fairs. They argue the law is discriminatory as it targets only fairs with large attendance.
Attorney General Cosson will decide how much power state and savings banks and trust companies hold after a new law allows trust business. A page of queries from A Wolever asks whether the act meaningfully limits banks to trust operations and allows appointment of receivers and guardians. about 800 of 1,700 institutions have adopted the law already.
Data shows the United States remains the top holder of cattle at 56 million and sheep at 54 million, with swine at 61 million. Totals for cattle, sheep, and hogs place the U S at 169 million, ahead of Russia, India, Australia, Argentina, and Germany in global livestock.
State food and dairy commissioner will begin three or four prosecutions of ice cream makers. Tests by state chemists last month found sanitary flaws in some samples. Commissioner Barney says the crusade also targets unclean milk cans and will enforce cleaning before cans return to producers.
The move to replace McKinley with Thomas Jefferson on the common postal card angered Ohio Republicans in Congress and many other party members in Washington. The piece notes the public’s surprise at political shifts and the ongoing expectation of further changes.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska withdraws from the Democratic caucus triggering alarm over the tariff bill. Leaders fear further defections may jeopardize passage as Hitchcock vows to press his progressive tobacco tax amendment on the floor. The White House influence appears limited and party unity hangs in the balance.
The state highway commission designates July as Weed Killing Day urging statewide action from July 1 to August 15 under the new weed law. Officials may bill property owners for weed removal. County failures prompt reprimands and possible removal of three county engineers. other engineers may also be replaced. Boards of supervisors told to hire engineers by the year rather than by the day.
Washington Chamber of Commerce leads a national crusade to ban interstate shipment of veal and to prohibit slaughter of calves under three years and cows under six. Officials say the law would boost beef cattle supply and lower meat costs, with backing from groups across the country.
Ferns are increasingly used to wrap and protect foods for short and long shipments in Germany, following growing popularity in England. The method yields excellent results for delicate items like fresh fruit butter fish and other perishables. In China breaking a cup signifies a brotherhood oath. In an American restaurant such a cup break implies a pledge from the proprietor.
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