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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
7
County news from Hesper Iowa summarizes July events including multiple residents buying autos, painting, and visits from relatives. It notes church meetings at Winneshiek County and announcements of visitors from Decorah, Fayette, and Cleveland with social gatherings, a school sidewalk project, a memorial for Chas. W. Hiatt in California, and temperance talks by Mr. Waters in Frankville.
Freeport news item reports July 1915 activities. Allen Price spent Sunday with parents in Decorah. Miss Fortcamp bought a Saxon runabout. Work started on a new dwelling at the County Home. Hazel Sheets visiting Spring Valley. Jesse Limbeck of Ossian a business man in area. Charles Blake of Frankville a piraneus caller last week. Pearl Skinner visited Ed Anderson home in Pleasant. Frankville youths attended a Sunday lecture. Heavy rain damaged crops, especially small grain. Eva Stohr visited mother Mrs. O W Deremo. May Hallman ill with tonsillitis. Mrs Frever and daughter Phyllis visiting Dickinson home. Cora Dickinson at sister Mrs O T Stevens near Cresco. Ed Youmans family and F Youmans of Centennial visited Freeport. Jesse Limbeck and Toe Ossian called on friends. Mrs Sanaker returned to Waukon after two years. Nita Clikeman and children visited aunt Mrs D H’s home.
Mrs Sadie P Clawson of Indiana Pa suffered night and day pain bloating headaches belching and constipation. Her daughter recommended Chamberlains Tablets after her own use and they helped her as nothing else did. Sold by Engbretsons Pharmacy.
In Spilville on July 19 1915 Frank Soukup visited Calmar while Chas Svacha traveled to Cedar Rapids. Numerous locals including Emil Bordorf Emma Novak and Lizzie Lukesh were seen at Anamosa Protivin Calmar and Cresco areas. A. A. Novak drove to Fort Atkinson. Miss Rose Dusk and Gertrude Kapler moved between Elma La Crosse and Cresco. The Svacha Kovarik wedding occurred July 18 at St. Wenceslaus with guests from nearby towns.
Burr Oak notes from July include visits by Mrs. J LeVere and Levalier, a dance at Mabel, Minn., and many rounds of calling and visiting. Details mention weddings and births, church events, a Chas Theodore Brode obituary, and storm damage from a July rain and lightning strike on the Canton schoolhouse.
Rainy spell continues as Bailey and rye near maturity and farmers plan cants. Ralph Schild visited Cresco for dental work, Walter Mealy and J F Sch tl called on Cresco residents, Wes Kraty and brother also made calls. Dr. Tivron Lewis of Vale held several professional visits locally, and Miss Pauline Ramseyer returned home to Ridgeway after a stay with C family.
Mrs John Griffith Ada and Mrs Oscar Moe of Ridgeway called at Goths and Theo Kratz homes while John Butz and George Brinkman worked on the Howard Winneshiek Co line. Rev E J Lang and family from Waterloo visited Cresco and nearby. An accident at the river near J G Kirschman s home left a man in a buggy waterlogged. his horse drowned and the buggy damaged. the man was rescued with difficulty.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Ointment for tired aching muscles after hard work. It claims quick relief without rubbing, calls it a superior counter irritant to mustard, and notes the product is sold by all druggists for 25 cents with customer praise included.
July 20 1915 notes from Madison recount social calls visits and church activities around Ridgeway Decorah Fayette and Canoe with families like Forester Vick Kirkeby and Hovey. Also mention of Dr Dahl and parish events plus a health ad for Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment promising cure for skin ailments.
Local items report haying weather including purchases and farm activity. Families from Ossian Decorah Calmar Eldorado and Castalia appear in visits and market moves. A dance at Andrew Sonam near Calmar and a Decorah band concert are noted. Bear's advertises suits from 12.40 to 15.00 to reduce stock.
Residents and visitors are listed with travels to Decorah McGregor Luana West Union Preston Mason City and Descriptions include Embroidery club meetings and family visits across Castalia Ossian Calmar and surrounding towns. Notable names include Mrs Ed Webster Miss Emma Meyer Miss Agnes Limbeck Mrs Carrie Lee and Rev P J Friedman among others.
Castalia reports guests at local homes as Mrs. Sarah Spahr hosts Me Denharts while Miss Gertrude Kluge visits Miss Leta Thornton. John McKernan from Postville was a business visitor. Mrs. Emma Freeman, former teacher, dropped by Castalia. Mae Mallow left for a five week course in Fayette. Fred O Ray and Albert Christofferson attended the Barnum and Bailey show in Charles City Monday.
Grace Schoonmaker returns home to spend vacation with her parents. Pendleton Indiana resident Mrs Sarah J Roberts arrives for an extended visit. Mrs W C Winn and son Alway return from a three week stay with friends at Parker South Dakota. Ladies club to hold a dance in the opera house July 31 Richards orchestra providing music. Miss Holahan returns to La Crosse with Frances Kane after a brief visit. Rev Hal Riggs and family arrive to stay with Riggs parents. Thomas Barnes of Loviled visits the Riggs home. W H Haefner secures a lot of binding twine amid reports of potential shortage. Carl and Albert Harvey Geo Bachel der and W L Richards travel to Waterloo by train. Harvey Bros purchase a Grant auto and enjoy the trip home. Mr and Mrs Lewis Arford of Toledo arrive to visit Mrs Arford's mother Marion Burns. Arford returns home Saturday with Mrs A remaining longer. Campfire girls return from a week outing north of Luana led by Edna Ames with Thorn ton and Bernhard. Kneeskern and Son stock dealers report thirty five cars shipped. senior partner buys six hundred cattle in Montana shipped here Monday.
An advertisement claims Barker’s Antiseptic eliminates foul odor in 15 seconds. It lists sale by John G. Schmिंग and R. A. Engbretson and ends with a remark about belief and imagination.
An old testimonial advert explains Hall's Catarrh Cure costs 75 cents per bottle and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It features F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and a bank endorsement, inviting testimonials and promising cure for catarrh. The ad also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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