The Thrills of Auto Polo at Winneshiek County Fair
Auto polo headlines a county fair program on Tuesday August Mth with Hankinson's Original Teams offering the main attraction. The description paints the sport as dangerous and exhilarating with cars racing at high speed. It promises a spectacular show seen nowhere else and highlights broad appeal across ages and genders.
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Hankinson
Imperial Household of
Japan
Manila
Anto Polo
Winneshiek County
Fatal injury as man struck by motor truck near station
Lloyd Bird, a young man, was killed Thursday evening when he fell under the wheels of Rubley's motor truck loaded with goods from a local bottling works. The accident occurred a few yards east of the Great Western station at Oelwein as Bird attempted to board the moving vehicle. the driver stopped, a physician was summoned, but death was instant.
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Fayette
Men Find Gold in Sand Near Waterloo
Gold traces were found in Cedar river sand near Waterloo during sand tests for a dry planer machine by Arthur Bunyan and C G Holden. The finest sand yielded free gold, with an estimated eight cents worth per cubic yard, a profitability threshold above six cents per yard noted by mining men. Birth of a Nation Sundae advertised at Parman's Soda Fountain.
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Waterloo
Cedar River
Arthur Bunyan
C. G. Holden
M. Runyan
Parman
Old Swimmin Hole and National Park Bid
A reminiscent column recalls the old swimmin holes around Decorah and nearby landmarks, describing youth in the water near the Tavener mill, the Bernatz mill tail race, and the snag stump, with memories of carefree summers and mothers’ admonitions. Two letters from Senator Kenyon report a $500 Sundry Civil bill appropriation to investigate a proposed national park site at McGregor, with plans to send an investigator and involve the Secretary of the Interior.
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Tavener Mill
West Decorah
Bernatz
Meritol
Oll
Ream
Ruth
M. O. Walker Stage Company
Tack
N. HL Adams
Ant
Winneshiek House
McClaskey
Kenyon
Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Seni
House
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
McGregor
Fat Cattle From Ida County Set New Record Prices
A shipment of 127 head from Ida Grove fed by W S Finch showed soft corn fed cattle can fetch high prices. The lot averaged 1205 pounds upon Chicago loading with a top price of SOM per hundredweight. Finch bought in Sioux City September 15, 115, at 36.4 and fed on pasture stalks until January 1d before switching to soft corn and oil meal. The sale sets a new record for fat cattle from Ida Grove and vicinity.
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Ida County
W. S. Finch
Ida Grove
Chicago
Five-Legged Calf Reported Near Hawkeye
North of Hawkeye Guy Goodspeed shows a two month old calf with five full sized legs and six hooves. The two extra legs grow from the left fore shoulder and are crooked though the other three limbs, including the hind legs and right fore leg, are normal. The calf is thrifty active and will be cared for to display at fairs.
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West Union Argo-Gazette
Guy Goodspeed
Hawkeye
Barn Raising Tragedy Kills Gregory Schacherer Near Edgewood
At a barn raising on the Wm Noble farm near Edgewood Gregory Schach erer was killed when the frame gave way during the last bent. The timber struck him as he stood on the foundation wall about four feet high. R Lillibridge reached his side but he was past aid.
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Noble
Edgewood
Gregory Schacherer
Gregory
R. ©. Lillibridge
Growth of Cheese Factories Expands in Allamakee County
Dairying farmers push for more cheese factories as demand rises. One operates at Rossville, a second is under construction at Volney, and a third near the Delaney store in Hanover township. Additional plants are planned for French Creek ridge and urged at English Beach and Dorchester.
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Allamakee County
Rossville
Volney
Hanover Township
Delaney
French Creek Ridge
English Beach
Dor[chester
Sheriff Badly Pounded In Twin Lakes Clash Near Fort Dodge
Deputy Lawrence Melody of Calhoun County is in Mercy Hospital with a broken jaw and severe facial injuries after a fight with Frank and Clarence Smith at Twin Lakes near Fort Dodge. The Smiths, alcohol-influenced, attacked the sheriff as he awaited transport to Rockwell City. they were later captured and jailed.
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Twin Lakes
Fort Dodge
Lawrence Melody
Calhoun County
Mercy Hospital
Frank
Clarence Smith
Smiths
B. F. Burns
Rockwell City
Boy pays fine with a bag of pennies in Webster City
Justice Tucker accepts 1 035 pennies as legal tender for a fine from Johnnie Hanrahan. The boy and friends from Fort Dodge had been firing torpedoes from a car, pleaded guilty, and asked time to pay the penalty.
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Tucker
Webster City
Young
Johnnie
Hanrahan
Fort Dodge
Florida May Get Mexican Monopoly in Twine
Farm and Fireside asks if Florida can compete with Mexico for binder twine. It notes scrub palmetto, once worthless on Florida acres, rising as a rival to sisal. A company claims to have produced palmetto twine stronger than sisal, made from harvested leaves without killing the plant.
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Florida
Mexico
Farm and Fireside
Raises Much Tobacco Near Meihegov
Elmer Pullen, noted for his tobacco crops near Meihegov, has completed planting four more acres on the same ground that has yielded large crops for six years. His seven year old son and nine year old daughter assisted by riding the transplanting machine and dropping plants from a basket between them.
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Elmer Pullen
Meihegov
Summer Goods Clearance and Remedy Ad Tie-In
A local store promotes a sweeping sale of summer goods including hats underwear shirts hosiery and suits to make room for winter stock while also advertising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a push to buy now. The ad notes sale by R A Engbretson in Ady and suggests customers will eventually trade at Miller's.
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New York
Chamberlain
R. A. Engbretson
Ady
Mississippi Flood Rates Rise Across Iowa Towns
The May report records the Mississippi at Clinton 18.0 feet LeClaire 12.1 feet Davenport 15.9 feet and Muscatine 17.7 feet the highest since 1892. A levee break near Muscatine flooded 37 000 acres with crop losses around 810 00 an acre. In Dubuque district April May floods caused 225 000 in losses.
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Department of Agriculture
Biacabeebe Dt Bureau
Clinton
Iowa
Mississippi
le Claire
Davenport
Muscatine
Town
Muscatine Island
Dubuque River
Dubuque
Head-on Auto Collision Near Postville
On July 4 at about 10 30 p m two cars from Ossian and Castalia collided head on one mile west of Postville injuring several occupants Terrence Finnegan unconscious for about twenty minutes Lloyd Ban and Chas Shara’s party were in the other car the force threw occupants in all directions and wrecked the fronts of both vehicles
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Ossian Bee
Terrence Finnegan
Ossian
Chas. Schara
Castalia
Postville
Terrence
Lloyd Ban
Shara
Special Saturday Buys on Men's Wool Suits at Bear's
Fifty all wool suits offered in three price points ten fifteen dollars each with a promise of superior value. Also urged to use California cling stone peaches from Hutchinson Grocery Co. in fruit salad, described as crisp and delicious at twenty cents.
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Bear's
California
Hutchinson Grocery Co
Irowers
Jews and the War Courage Amid Global Conflict
The Chicago Post notes Jewish loyalty to the country of residence while many serve in foreign armies. It cites over five thousand Jews in the British forces, with at least 450 holding commissions. Austrian Jew Julius Reif fell in battle after advancing from private to sergeant, his acts turning peril into victory at critical moments.
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Chicago Post
Julius Reif
Look Good Feel Good Feelings From Dr Kings Pills
An advertisement promises relief from constipation with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims users will feel revived after taking one or two pills tonight and wake up with a lighter, energized feeling. The ad states price as 25 cents at the druggist.
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Dr. King
Adv
Barley Harvest Drops in Winneshiek County 1915
A 1915 barley harvest in Winneshiek County shows a 9,000 acre decrease and 158,000 bushels less production than 1913. Yield per acre fell from 25 percent to 21 percent, with detailed township figures listed for Fremont Orleans Lincoln Bluffton Madison Calmar Washington Hesper Canoe Decorah Springfield Military Highland Pleasant Glenwood Frankville Bloomfield Castalia Ridgeway Jackson Junction. Bear's offers underwear at 25 cents per garment and union suits at 50 cents.
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Winneshiek County
Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Lincoln Township
Bluffton Tournaling
Madison Township
Calmar Township
Washington
Washington Townshi Hesper Township . Canoe Township
Decorah
Tso
Springfield
Military Township
Highland Township
Pleasant Township
Glenwood Township
Frankville
Bloomfield Township
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Jackson Junction Centio
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Winneshirk County Fair
Miller’s
Parman’s
D. W. Griffith
Man of Peace
Elliott & Sherman
Scosnsia Nessneee
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