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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
5
The Republican reports state horticulturist Wesley Greene says Iowa apple yield for 1914 may reach only 25 percent of normal. The drought last summer weakened trees, lowering fruit production from an estimated 37 percent on June 1 to about 25 percent by July 1. Local consumption may be met, but exports will be limited while other states have winter apples.
A Women’s Home Companion piece argues fathers should train daughters to manage money by giving a fixed monthly or quarterly allowance, housed in a bank with a checkbook. Teaching budgeting builds self reliance, reduces ostentatious spending, and keeps daughters financially independent at home rather than risking reliance on a husband or external labor.
Ink stains on white fabrics can be removed using tomato juice applied with blotting paper beneath the fabric. Rub a slice of ripe tomato over the stain and replace blotting paper until the ink disappears, best if done soon after the accident.
The piece discusses an ancient belief that facial noses reveal ancestry and social class. It contrasts aristocratic high bridges with plebeian flattened noses and notes perceived ties between nose shape and race, including distinctions between Jewish and African features.
The article challenges the common belief that December 21 is the shortest and June 21 the longest day. It explains that the Sun's position changes minutely around those dates and highlights extreme latitudes: London seven hours forty five minutes, Tornea nearly twenty two hours, St Moscow five to nineteen hours, and Spitzbergen three and a half months of daylight.
A list of Iowa inventors receiving patents in the week ending June 30 1914 including James P. Appleby of Ottumwa for a machine making solid balls Harley S Busby of Washington for a dipping wheel Clarence H Charlson of Forest City for a journal bearing Charles Crawford of Webster City for an adjustable wagon end gate Chas W Falls of Iowa Falls for a road drag Harry L Fisher of Muscatine for a moving picture machine Henry H Greenside of Beechside for a churncover Fred R B Hardspeg of Ottumwa for a knockdown carpenter s square Robt S Haun of Ames for a stanchion release James F Hines of Grand River for rotary display shelving Felix B Horn and A Wagner of Cedar Falls for a sheet metal wheel Wm Mangin of Raymond for a window fastener Chas M Rumbaugh of Elkhart for door securing means Harvey P Spencer of Des Moines for a candy puller Frank R Stehm of Des Moines for apparatus for making artificial stone John H Threlkeld of Chariton for an automatic stock and poultry fountain Henry A Weinke of Saborn for a lifting jack Bernard Smith of Oelwein for an intake manifold for gasoline engines.
The Washington Herald advises cleaning dull wood with kerosene on a flannel cloth then polishing with a two to one turpentine linseed oil mix until dry for a rich gloss on trim and mahogany. It also notes cooperation in accident prevention and a railroad company offering blueprints of its prevention devices for use in other plants.
The smallest church in England at Paulfield Romney Marsh was visited by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The ancient isolated building sits in a water surrounded meadow. Six painted box pews were crowded with visitors as the primate preached from a high pulpit with his head nearly touching the oak beams.
A four or five caret diamond placed in a vacuum emits as much light as a comet and its color varies with facets. A ruby in a vacuum appears fiery, while an emerald glows crimson.
Official publication lists the July 6 1914 county board meeting with attendance, bridge considerations in Pleasant township inspection planned for July 7, 1914 and bid awards to L J Bluffen for Pilgrim and Curran bridges, plus extensive financial accounts, payments and county road claims approved to be paid from various funds.
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