Wealth of the County Brightens Decorah Profile
The Republican of Decorah Iowa reports Ossian as the wealthiest Winneshiek community with deposits totaling 949000 and a per capita wealth of 1113. Castalia and Fort Atkinson show 584 and 633 respectively. The piece credits Decorah’s wealth article for statewide attention and calls it free advertising for the city.
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Ossian
Castalia Savings Bank
Castalia
Home Savings Bank of
Ft. Atkinson
Fort
Aeropuiican
Prescott
Ariz
Decorah
Repuelian
Towa
Switzerland Trail Proposed for Decorah to Cedar Rapids Route
H P Hancock, Fayette county road booster, notes Ben Bear’s idea for an official automobile route from Decorah to Cedar Rapids via West Union Oelwein and Independence. The plan calls for painted markers and local interest to fund and maintain the road, with Hancock endorsing and proposing the name Switzerland trail. The West Union to Decorah path via Eldorado would showcase scenic Iowa lands.
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West Union Argo-Gazette
H. P. Hancock
Fayette County
Ben Bear
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Oelwein
Independence
Hancock
Eldorado
Switzerland
Lowa
Consistency in Allamakee County Fair Boost Plan
Allamakee County fair managers print the premium book in La Crosse rather than locally and seek newspaper help in Waukon to boost the event while opposing newspaper promotion. The piece critiques the apparent contradiction in their approach.
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Allamakee County
Newspper
la Crosse
Waukon
Log Cabin Erected On County Grounds With Festivities
Buchanan county agricultural society builds an old fashioned log cabin as a reminder of early days. Last Thursday featured a racing matinee and a ball game between Independence and Aurora. A large crowd gathered to enjoy the sports and help raise the cabin.
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Buchanan County Agricultural Society
Independence
Aurora
James J Long Killed by Barn Fall
James J. Long of Howard Center died after falling from the top of his barn while at work on a hay fork track. The fall was witnessed by a younger child who called for help. Neighbors carried him to the house where he remained conscious for a short period.
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James J. Long
Howard Center
Fine Cattle Drive Through Waukon Stockyards
Eighteen steer head aged two to four years were driven from the M. W. Eaton farm to the Waukon stockyards. The herd averaged about 1400 pounds and sold to Kneeskern for around 2200 dollars.
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Waukon
M. W. Eaton
Kneeskern
Wragg Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding at Delhi Farm
Mr and Mrs P F Wragg of Delhi long time Delaware county pioneers marked their golden wedding last week on the farm they have occupied since 1865. Four generations attended the celebration.
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P. F. Wragg
Delhi
Delaware County
Helped remove capitol backer dies age eighty two
Guernsey Smith a wealthy retired farmer of Hawkeye died at home after celebrating his eighty second birthday with relatives. He suffered heart trouble for six months. Smith was active in Fayette county public affairs and helped move the state capitol from Iowa City to Des Moines. He once worked as a Mississippi River boatman, a Montana gold miner, and a Utah stage coach driver. He joined the Pocahontas survey rescue party after the Spirit Lake massacre and drew a state pension for that service.
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Guernsey Smith
Hawkeye
Smith
Fayette County
Mississippi
Tennessee
Montana
Utah
State Capitol
Iowa City
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Spirit Lake
Pays to Keep Books for Better Cow Production
Four years of cow testing among ten farmers in the Janesville Cow Testing association Bremer county Iowa show milk output rising from 6483 to 8648 pounds per cow per year, or about 33 percent, and butter fat from 246 to 312.6 pounds. Profit per cow rose from 32.42 to 66.02 dollars, with total butter fat increased by 11056 pounds adding 3316.80 dollars to annual income. The more productive cows require no extra barn space or care.
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Janesville
Bremer County
Iowa
What Mothers Should Remember in August
In the August issue of the Better Babies department mothers are advised to keep babies cool during the dog days by sponging with cool water. Ensure sanitary country conditions, pure milk, proper food, and screened houses to prevent summer diarrhoea from unclean milk or wrong feeding. Feed under one year every three hours starting at six, and adjust food strength for hot weather. If diarrhoea occurs, give castor oil, fast for 12 to 24 hours, offer cooled boiled water, and consult a doctor. The piece notes the second summer need not be feared with correct diet.
Strength in Hollow Stems and Structural Lessons
The text explains that hollow stems in bamboo, grasses, wheat, and oats remain strong under bending, while solid columns offer no extra strength. It notes hollow iron shafts and center-holed steel shafts reduce weight without losing strength, and describes how branch thickness relates to load with horizontal branches thicker than vertical ones. It cites a typical breakage factor of about one in ten, versus a sixfold engineering safety factor in timber.
Man Scalded When Radiator Cap Blows Off
H. D. Peterson suffered severe burns after stepping in front of his car on a rough road between New Hampton and Charles City. The radiator cap blew off, showering boiling water on his arm and side before he was rushed to Charles City hospital for treatment.
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H. D. Peterson
Tie
New Hampton
Charles City
Charles City Hospital
From Soup to Superintendency at Elwood Schools
Ed C Sauerby of Strawberry Point rises from waiter to head of Elwood Indiana schools after graduating Town University last month. He worked his way through college and finished near the head of his class. The Elwood board and the department of education supported the appointment for a September start.
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Ed. C. Sauerby
Strawberry Point
Town University
Elwood
Elwood Board
Department of Education
Webster City Seeks City Manager Election Date
Petitions circulating in Webster City urge Mayor Banks to set an election on adopting the city manager form of government. More than enough names collected. petitions likely filed with City Clerk Crittenden early this week. law gives the mayor ten days to designate an election date. He has no choice.
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Webster City
Banks
Crittenden
Boy Lands Big Cat After Stream Rescue
Eight year old Raghley Hertzberg son of Mr and Mrs George Hertzberg near the south bridge reeled in a cattish weighing about 14 pounds the fish dragged him into the water up to his knees Harold Bantz aided in the effort and the anglers landed the big catch.
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Independence Bulletin
Raghley Hertzberg
George Hertzberg
Raghley
South Bridge
Harold Bantz
Those whelps of yours and my sons
The New York World notes a contrast in a father’s language depending on his sons’ behavior. He blames the mother when the boys misbehave, calling them “Those whelps of yours,” but praises them as “my sons” when they are well behaved.
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New York World
Hayfield death at Rossville claims Ezra Stanley
Ezra Stanley, about forty, formerly a Rossville store conductor, died after falling from a hay load in a Rossville hayfield in Allamakee county. He survived only about twenty minutes after the neck was broken.
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Ezra Stanley
Rossville
Allamakee County
Scorch Stains Erased By Sun With Soap And Bleach
A simple method uses wetting stains and rubbing with soap and bleach, then drying in sunlight to lift scorch marks from fabric or paper. The process relies on chemical cleaning and sun exposure to fade or remove stains.
Stricken Blind Freight Conductor Seeks Sight Restore
Roy Cleveland, a well known freight conductor on the 1. amp. M., was stricken blind Tuesday and has been unable to see since. He woke from a nap in great eye pain and has gone to the cities to consult specialists hoping for restoration of his eyesight.
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Roy Cleveland
Iowa land owner Ella Wheeler Wilcox history surfaced
County recorder notes show Ella Wheeler Wilcox once owned Cerro Gordo real estate after Marcus H. Wheeler bought a Thornton area farm in 1874 and deeded it to Ella five days later. She later sold to Col. H. J. McConlogue in 1887.
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County Recorder
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Cerro Gordo
Too Many Dogs In Clermont Prompt City Injunction
Judge Hobson ruled that thirty dogs are too many for a single resident to keep on town premises. He granted a temporary injunction against James Johnson of Clermont, triggering a mass exodus of both big and small dogs from the town.
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Hobson
Martin
Clermont
James Johnson
Las
Sole Origin of Right Quote by Mazzini
A short quotation asserts that every right originates from a duty fulfilled, arguing virtue and sacrifice are essential to rights and responsibilities. The speaker emphasizes a strict, principled stance on duty as the root of liberty.
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Mazzini
Evading the Inevitable Quote by P. C. Ainsworth
Ainsworth warns that avoiding one’s worst fears leads to harsher consequences. Refusing to face personal sinfulness shelves the issue, allowing guilt to deepen in darkness.
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P. C. Ainsworth
Rural America and the Rural Origins of American Virtue
A historical reflection contrasts rural America with cities like Philadelphia and New York, noting the outnumbered, agrarian society preferred to avoid urbanization. Jefferson and De Tocqueville are cited on rural virtue and republican institutions, followed by a Walder College catalog notice for rural graduates in Decorah, Iowa.
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America
Washington
Philadelphia
Delaware
New York
Boston
Jefferson
de Tocqueville
Walter Weyl
Harper's Magazine
Walder College
Decorah
Towa
Local Notes Roundup of County News and Incidents
It reports growth of corn growth at maturity and a $10,000 fire in McIntyre last week. Births in Clayton county totaled 552 for the year ending June 30. An ankle fracture occurred in a Strawberry Point runaway involving Wam Whitmarsh. A Canton schoolhouse cupola was struck by lightning. Myrtle Keeney of Mason City, eight, fatally burned trying to light kerosene. Garder Congregational plans pool and billiards in their basement. Cherokee contracts sewer lines and plans a $100,000 high school. A Waukon league forms with Mc Gregor, Waukon, West Union, Ossian, Elkader. Ray Cooley and Lafe Biggs, Nora Springs youths, sent to Anamosa reform school for hide theft. Mr and Mrs A M May of Waukon celebrate golden anniversary. May was a Waukon pioneer and former editor. A Mason City jail delivery ends with J Cooley alias Conway placed in solitary after letter to sister requesting a saw.
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Clayton
Wam
Whitmarsh
Strawberry Point
Canton
Myrtle Keeney
Mason City
Congregational Society
Garner
Waukon
McGregor
West Union
Ossian
Elkader
Ray Cooley
Lafe Biggs
Nora Springs
Anamosa
A. M. May
Mr. May
Standard
Cannibalistic Black Foxes Challenge Island Fur Industry
In Prince Edward Island 300 farmers raise black foxes but cannibalistic traits in captivity cause pups to be eaten by parents and females killed or partly eaten by mates, creating a serious industry drawback.
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Prince Edward Island
Indigestion Preventive Through Thorough Chewing
The article explains that thorough mastication prevents or cures indigestion. It notes saliva acts on food, converting starches to sugar for absorption into the bloodstream.
Man willing to pull ladder down for others
Ad copy notes a man staying at the bottom of the ladder to pull it down and promotes Deans ointment for children with eczema or itchy skin, claiming a small amount is effective and safe at 50 cents a box in all stores.
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Dean
Ady
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Janesville Association
Better Babies
August Woman's Home Companion
G. Schimming
Rural America
George Washington
McIntyre
J. Cooley
Conway
Cooley
Hart Schaffner & Mara
T Rou
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Bear
Ingvoldstad & CO
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