County News Highlights From Decorah and Vicinity
July 15 1913 items include Mack Emery at E Hears. L A S club supper with Mrs Welling ton Telford on July 24. social visits among Mrs Carl Pierce Mrs Oscar Johnson and Miss Maude Rich. jewelry at post office July 21 to 26. dances bowery and merry go round. many local calls and visits among Burr Oak Decorah and North Dakota visitors. ball game Burr Oak beat Decorah 15 2. tent show nightly. ice cream social July 19. funeral for Alice Donald. Norma Reed hosts tea for Miss Jones guests. multiple Sunday outings and visits across local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Emery
E. H. Hea
L. A
Wellington Telford
Carl Pierce
Oscar Johnson
Geo. J. Forester
Lucile Emmons
Christenson
Sam Anderson
Decorah
C . Masters
Georgia Durkee
North Dakota
Nellie Arnold
Yates’ Harp Orchestra
Janet Mine
Thompson & Kippe
C. Pollitt
Roy Wanless
E. M
Burr Oak
Miss Amble
H. Chase
O. Ward
E. M. Reed
Calmar
L. B. Whitney
Alice Donald
Norma Reed
Misa Jones
Jim Thompson
John Thompson
Dell Morrison
Frank Morrison
West Union
Elmer Keefer
Mary
Lewis
Hannibal
Wis
P. H. Whitney
Thompson
Rev. Schepple
Postville
Miss Jones
Emmons, Rice and
Jr. N. Reed
Norma
Florence Reed
Edna Jones
Cascade
Town
Misa Norma
Ossian Notes Highlight Dance and Local Visits
OSSIAN July 14 1913 Geo Bernatz Eldorado visited town Monday Clair Limbeck returned after Chicago trip Mrs Vance visiting Calmar last week Geo Wiltgen family Mason City spent Sunday with relatives Many attended a dance at Wenzel Lando wery Louis Bernatz returned to Chicago after two weeks vacation Seraphin and Marceline Figge left for Dubuque Miss Olsen and children visiting Mrs Cavanaugh Grace Liebrach Elkader visiting Cloteil Heck Regina Meyer house party at Char Lake J W Cavanaugh Chicago salesman with Bacco Flour in town last week Ossian ball team lost 4 to 1 at Prairie du Chien fans drove down to root Baseball dance with Garimoni orchestra well supported attendees from Lawler Decorah Calmar Hampton Castalia Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bernatz
Eldorado
Clair F. Limbeck
Chicago
Mrs. Vance
Calmar
Geo. Wiltgen
Baby
Mason City
Wenzel Landowery
Louis J. Bernatz
Seraphin
Marceline Figge
Dubuque
Olsen
Omaha
Cavanaugh
Mary
Bothel
Fort Atkinson
Thurada
Dave Weitgenant
Decorah
L. L. Logsdon
Jisse Grace Liebrach
Elkader
Cloteil Heck
Regina Meyer
Char Lake
J. W. Cavanaugh
Bacco Flour Co
Ossian
Praie du Chien
Garimoni
Lawler, Decorah
Calmar En Hampton
Castalia
Postville
Joe Wandas
Svestkas
Jackson Thursay
Rezanka
Conjover
Frank Krall
Conover
Tom Houdek
Our Town
Eldoradore
John Schiefer
Frank Thomas
Jackson Junction
Celia Schreiber
Fargo
N. D
Rose Lusk
Spillville
John Doubek
Regina Herold
Mrs. Holland
Lester Peterson
Pete Peterson
Turkey River
Holland
Andrew Herold
Martha Bush
Paul Witte
Mr. Rourke
Lawler
Dewey Chizek
John
Ame Lake
Peter Peterson
Mildred
Dr. Bush
Ed. Peterson
John Thaler
Fred Hondek
Trina Humnker
New Prague
Minn
Barbarena
Nannie Glass
Kansas City
Henry Witte
Paul
Winona
Gabe Wiest
A. R. Dodd
Donald
Harvey Curtis
Alvin
Joe Shima
Emil Swatosh
Jacob Cap
Owatonna
Jesse Weiler
Arlington
Calmar Caller and Visit Highlights From Fort Atkinson
Fort Atkinson July 15 1918 reports Frank Pouska a Calmar caller Monday J A Jirak of Jackson was here between trains Friday Mrs Frank Kupka of Jackson spent yesterday with relatives Mito Bock departed for Austin for an indefinite stay Ace Bush of Postville spent Sunday and Monday with relatives Miss Ethel Kuhn of Calmar spent Saturday at the Pouska home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pouska
Calmar
J. A. Jirak
Jackson
Frank Kupka
Mtto Bock
Austin
Ace Bush
Postville
Ethel Kuhn
Pouska
Local notes from Charles City and Ossian region events
A sequence of social updates details visits, travel, and gatherings across Charles City Ossian Decorah Calmar Ossian and surrounding areas. People attend dances, family visits, and band lessons while noting car accidents fires and mechanical issues. Multiple names and towns appear with brief activities and movements.
Centennial Social Notes Record July 14 1913
Miss Trene Pankow is on the sick list. Numerous visits and calls occur across Centennial including Theodore Rosa visiting Ossian, Mrs Archie Jones traveling to Decorah, and Nellie Daniels returning to Charley Daniels home. Visitors from Cresco Melvin and Ravena mark a lively week with family gatherings and dances at local homes and barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene Pankow
Etta Stevens
Cresco
James Phalen
Ossian
Centennial
Theo. Rosa
Geo. Broihier
Archie Jones
Decorah
Chas. Moore
Moneek
Nellie Daniels
Charley Daniels
Theo. Daniels
Chas. Ginapp
Willlin
Ellendale
Minn
J. A. Juen
Theodore Rosa
Dave Rosa
Melvin Monson
New Barn
Geo, Allen
Freeport Social Draws Attendance in 1918
July 15 1918 Freeport notes list multiple Decorah visitors and locals at church socials and village gatherings. Residents and guests include Miss Knowlton Decorah, Mrs. Will Thayer Decorah, Bob Bailey Decorah, Stella Sorenson Clay Hill, Rev Lackland Decorah, and many others from Decorah Ridgeway Glenwood and Clay Hill visiting or attending services and social events. A large turnout is reported for the social last Friday evening with numerous locals and visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Knowlton
Decorah
Will Thayer
Our Village
Bob Bailey
Lackland
R. Tyler
Kuntz
Ridgeway
J. Warn
Glenwood
Freeport
Leslie Limbeck
Ossian
E. Lanaker
G. H. Kirkland
K. Shaves
Maude Sweitzer
Lanark
Rev. Wolf
Adventist Church
Joseph Nelson
Jennie Wolcott
Pocahontas
Town
Frank Roney
John Roney
Canoe
P. Roney
Mabel
A. M. Sheets
Martha
Cornelia Sorenson
Griswold force reshingles barn. piano bought. visitors in town
In July 1918 Hesper notes a Griswold crew reshingling a barn for Ole Molstad last week. John Reid bought a fine piano and placed it at J. W. Welch's house. Miss Laura White of Minneapolis visits her grandmother Mrs. Bryant. Aunt Louisa Johnson returned from La Creuse to attend the Chautauqua. John Plunkett and family from Omaha visit his parents. Mandolin guitar harps delivered and seem satisfactory. Mrs. Peter Thorson hospitalized in La Crosse and underwent surgery. Funeral attended for Mrs. Donald at Prosper. she died of cancer last Thursday. H. Carter reported rain at Highland and a heavy downpour here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Ole Molstad
John Reid
J. W. Welch
Laura White
Minneapolis
Peter Thorson
la Crosse
A. V. Cy Hutchinson
J. W. Woelch
Donald
Prosper
H. ©. Carter
Highland
Hail, harvest tides, and community notes from Mabel area
Hail south of town pounded corn and fields while barley harvest nears. Miss Ella Bryant and Ev ans (Mrs) visit Frank Casterton near Canton. Mrs. Worth attends chautauqua with Rob Reids car. Mrs. Ray Franklin undergoes appendicitis surgery in La Crosse and recovers. Henry Pearson recovering from typhoid fever. Howard stronger with pneumonia. Mail carrier aided by Frank Smith and team. Chautauqua at Mabel well attended with Hesper participants. tickets for next year exceed demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bryant
Mrs. Evans
Frank Casterton
Canton
Casterton
Worth
Chautauqua
Rob Reid
Ray Franklin
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Henry Pearson
Howard
Frank Smith
Shuggy
Mabel
Helpful Household Hints and Quick Cleaning Tricks
A collection of practical tips for home care and cooking. Includes methods to deter mice with lye paste, ink stain removal using a match head, chalk and ammonia for bathroom stains, ammonia in wash water for combs, and gasoline stain cleanup with a backing. Also offers potato with bacon, patent leather cleaning, citrus rind use, steak tenderizing with vinegar and oil, croquette eggs, cream wool whitening with onion skins, croutons in a corn popper, mint sandwiches, soaked salt fish, candied lemon in bread pudding, piano key cleaning with lemon and silver w hiting, cedar oil for mold control, cheese-topped crackers, and egg preservation in salt.
Dentistry in Ancient Rome and Teeth Transplants
Under early Roman law the twelve tables banned burying gold with the dead but allowed gold used to hold teeth together. Martial notes the contrast between two women's teeth, one bought and one her own. Transplanting slave teeth to mistresses is said to have been common in the empire. A town man late to his wedding learns fate can be kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Martial
Hin
Adventures of Johnny Northwood and the Dewakan pirates
Johnnie Northwood sailed the Alastor through Malay waters when pirates from Dewakan island attacked with pistols and proas. Engineer McCracken threatened by washing decks with boiling water, forcing marauders overboard. The ship escaped to open sea as the island faded behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohnnie Northwood
J. D.ross
Far East
Dewakan
Malay Archipelago
Johnny Northwood
McCracken
Johnnie
Sandy
Sherman and the boy who paid the vice president bill
A Detroit Prep Press anecdote recalls Vice President Sherman sharing a railway diner tale. A 17 or 18 year old boy, recognizing him, asks to pay for the meal to boast at home about dining with the U S second official. Sherman relents. A second quip notes that when a girl says she hates a man it hints she still cares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Mr. Sherman
United States
Detroit Prep Press
Growth of Education in Russia Expands Schools and Pupils
Russia has pushed popular education rapidly, with major gains since the 1860s. From 4,077 public schools in 1860 to 100,295 elementary schools and 6,180,295 pupils now, with substantial zemstvo grants and rising teacher salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Zemstvos
Alexander Tit
Nicholas II
Antitoxin Cuts Snake Bite Fatalities Worldwide
The Pasteur Institute in Paris developed an antitoxin that has greatly reduced deaths from cobra bites in India and venomous snakes in the United States. Dr Raymond Ditmars of the New York Zooological Garden reports near elimination of bites he has witnessed, noting three recent bites in New York were cured by the antitoxin kept at the Pasteur Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Raymond Ditmars
New York Zoological Garden
New York
New York Pasteur Institute
Chicago Journal
Summer Resorts Paper Dolls Spark Quiet Hotel Furore
A young woman using watercolors paints paper doll sets that sell well at exclusive summer hotels. The hobby delights little girls and hotels often host the sales at candy or cigar counters. High school girls could adopt this quiet moneymaking pastime for extra outfits during commencement. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek quip about stopping a woman's tears by telling her they redden her nose.
Creamed Celery and Almonds Recipe Summary
Boil two cups celery cut in one inch pieces until tender. Drain and add to a cream sauce of butter flour and milk or celery stock. Stir in blanched chopped almonds and season with salt and pepper. Sauce may be half milk half celery stock.
Maple Shortcake Biscuits With Maple Sugar Topping
Make a rich baking powder biscuit dough roll it very thin brush half with beaten egg cover with fine maple sugar then place the other half of dough seal and cut into tiny cakes brush tops with egg and bake in a moderate oven Serve hot A dry politician throws dirt while a wet one throws mud as a quip.
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Iowa
A. K. Bailey & Son
County News
Paul Krumm
Charles City
Horace Goddard
Clara Humker
Wm., Rausch
Festina
John Jacobi
Winters
St. Lucas
Ivanhoe
Verb Schmitz
F. A. Schreiber
Messrs. Schreiber
Schmitz
Johnarud
Little
Kitteras
Geo. Huber
Gertrude
Clarence
Myrtle Stevens
Mary Stevens
Hesper
Stogedale
Stockdale
Bright
B. A. Stockdale
Utica Building
Des Moines
Timothy
N. H. Adams
Republican
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
Pennsylvania
Decorah Motor Car CO
Bonn
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