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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
6
A fragment from a 19th century Decorah Iowa newspaper includes an uplifting poem urging readers to endure hardships with resilience. It extols personal effort, neighborliness, and a hopeful view of everyday life amid a rough world.
Captain Ritchie aboard the Michigan notes a new North Atlantic barometer mark as the storm peaked near latitude 50 10 and longitude 33. Ships report mountain waves yet the Michigan stayed comparatively intact, engines stopped for sixteen hours, and winds and spray blinded vision during a hurricane pass.
An agricultural note describes bottle feeding as a new method for winter hothouse fruit. A needle and coarse cotton threads are inserted into young fruit and routed to bottles of sugar water syrup. The syrup travels into the fruit, increasing size and sweetness by roughly eighty to ninety percent.
The piece notes dogs have highly developed nervous systems making sharp sounds like trumpets and violins painful, while soft tones please many dogs. Cats also enjoy music, but dogs suffer most from harsh sounds though gentle harmonies soothe them. A diapason movement is ideal for the intelligent dog. The closing reflection suggests life as a dream regardless of status.
A compact quotation urging vigilance against complacency during sorrowful times. It argues that distress signals rapid progress while comfort and idle ease invite stagnation. The speaker emphasizes courage and action over fear of hardship.
A study of modesty norms shows wide global variations. The piece cites the Heroes of South Africa demanding head coverings for women while other dress rules vary by culture. It notes foot exposure in Uganda and immodesty judgments for beachwear, bathing customs in Japan, and historical European bathing practices.
The Boston Herald notes long standing debate on paper collars versus celluloid. It recalls paper collars and dicky eras, mentions Hildebrand Montrose and a Civil War era steel collar, and laments modern cleanliness with a toothbrush refresh.
A discussion from 1728 noted Boston papers debating the cost of feeding a middling family on bread and milk. As cattle numbers rose milk grew common, with ministers remarking milk as one of the few cheap goods in New England.
During Edwin Forrest's Boston engagement a poor artist visited the Winthrop House with a painted picture and a note asking for help. Forrest read the note, examined the painting of himself as Spartacus, and instructed the clerk to give ten dollars, saying the artist must be near starvation if the portrait reflected his condition.
A gray haired man, about 50, bought three singing canaries from Mike Connolly in Chicago. He released the birds in the street and explained he had just been released from Joliet after 15 years and wanted the birds to share his freedom.
A story recalls Henry Ward Beecher visiting a family and facing a theologically framed remark. The sister cites God’s will, but Beecher answers that the trigger is a stinking cabbage in the cellar.
The text describes preparing alligator pear by slicing lengthwise, removing the large stone, and using a light dressing of olive oil and vinegar or mayonnaise. It also notes that very ripe fruit is tasty without dressing.
Local notes show Dr. J F Conover visiting Decorah, Agnes Dvorak a salesgirl at Olson store, Bertha Klein traveling to St Paul, and Carl Meyer returning from Mason City. Many residents visit family in Mason City, Dubuque and Chicago. several attend commencements, weddings, and church or civic events.
June 3 1913 Burr Oak items report Rev Scheppel visits Epworth Miss Milne with home folks and new light plant at M E church locals at Canton Decorah and Mabel visits. Supper meeting June 11 2 1 2 at Glise home moving picture show June 12 local fishing outings commence exercises at Mabel and Burr Oak school memoria roerstom observance and cemetery march.
Castalia residents mark Memorial day with family visits and a community ball game as young players beat Pleasant Ridge 6 to 5. Local events include a high school class play, a street family orchestra show, and a Lutheran church supper next Friday evening.
Alfred de Musset’s ardent affection for George Sand elevates his verse while Chaucer’s lifelong devotion to Philippa Picard de Ronet inspired poems. A nine year wait to wed and culinary notes on salsify pair with a note on Egypt graft scandals and a Hertlion system, offering a mosaic of historical curiosities.
Ambiguous market notes show corn and wheat prices alongside burley tobacco and flax values. Mentions include dairy butter hogs and wool, with unclear figures and units due to OCR errors.
A long list of Decorah residents and friends visited Freeport and nearby towns with callers and social visits last week. Community events include a church ice cream social June 6 to raise funds for Rev. Lacklind’s salary.
June reports show residents from Ossian Centennial and nearby areas attending gatherings, church and Cemetery Decoration Day, and visits among families. Mentions include Dr Haviland, Iola Hostetter of California, Amanda Ginapp, John Rosa, and several local households from Festina, Ravena, Castalia, and Rockville with multiple weekend activities and travel.
Standel and children Hyles and Lucile of Owatonna join Mr. and Mrs. Fred Piage and Mr. and Mrs. H Schweine ns. Mary Stevens and daughter Etta host visitors from Cresco. Will Wiltgen hosts a large surprise gathering with dancing and high spirits. An article from London Mail discusses aging and arterial decay with Dr Andrewes noting dangers after age 50 55 and urging slower pace in work and lifestyle.
Use about two cups cold cooked rice in a covered dish. Gently break rice, stir in two cups milk two eggs half cup sugar half teaspoon cinnamon one cup raisins if desired. Bake until brown and serve with cream. Hot boiled rice also works one fourth cup rice yields one cup boiled rice.
Mix chopped cold boiled fowl with one tablespoon white wine vinegar salt and pepper. Add mayonnaise sauce, then garnish with hard boiled egg quarters capers and olives. Finish with tender lettuce leaves in a salad bowl.
A recipe describes mixing olive oil vinegar salt paprika and onion for French dressing. Each vegetable is presented in a separate bowl and covered with the dressing. after dipping the veg onto the platter the dressing is reserved for later use.
The text discusses gray eyes as a sign of creativity and cunning yet often linked to selfishness and cruelty. It notes gray eyes may show shrewdness and talent and mentions clever people with gray eyes often have small orange spots around the pupil.
The snippet jokes about a railroad company and seasonal rail buying, mentions a Japanese cabinet minister Gombei Yamamoto, and notes New Haven planning an 82 million dollar post office. It hints Yale students as great letter writers amid light business satire.
A press item notes a man with a thick dark mustache weighing about 6 feet 7 inches, likely to visit Caletuta, with police told to watch for him. The text questions terminology when describing intoxication calling it psychic consciousness and suggests using plain soused.
Arthur A. Larsen petitions to quiet title to extensive parcels in sections 15 11 and 10 township 97 north range 7 west claiming adverse possession for over ten years. Defendants include G P Adams John Boon Edwin Adams John Olson Jonathan Beckner John McKay Henry Wilson the Savings Bank of Decorah and other heirs or unknown claimants to the described lands seeking decree establishing Larsen as owner and barring adverse claims with a September 2 1919 deadline to appear.
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