Spring Fever in the Land of Nod
Billy Be By Bo Bum, tired and lazy, is visited by Tinker Teedle Tee who explains his Spring Fever. The elf begins a tale about Father Winter retreating as Spring arrives, bringing warmth and new life, before Billy’s mother calls him to supper and the story awaits continuation.
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Billy
Green Forest
Tinker Teedle Tee
Elf
Tinker
Rascal
Little Elf
Redel
Father Winter
Mr. Sun
North Pole
Southland
Billy Boy
Merry Little Elf
Men's wash goods sale ad listing prices
A brief ad notes menswear fine wash fabrics at 6 for a 1 lot with price two for 25 cents, listing seller Larsen.
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Larsen
Farm Names Registered in Winneshiek County
County Recorder logs recent farm registrations in Winneshiek with Pleasant Ridge Fruit Farm in Pleasant township noted as the old John Harter place now owned by Walter Casten. Other entries include Spring Grove H Thuente Sumner and Garden Grove L C Goldberg Hesper among multiple stock farms and residences listed with owners and towns.
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County Recorder
Winneshiek County
Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Township
John Harter
Walter Casten
Spring Grove
H. Thuente
Sumner
Blooming Grove
J. I. Infeld
Urban View
M. O. Libby
Lincoln
Maple Grove
Pleasant
Walnut Corners
E. DeCoy
Springfield
Sunny Slope
M. Kratz
Garden Grove
L. C. Goldberg
Hesper
Highland Prairie
C. O. Casterton
Highland
Grand Meadow
F. J. Fencl
Oak Lawn
F. J. Schissel
Washington
Wayside View
A. J. Schmitt
Silent Brook
W. P. Donald
Old Flour Sacks Found In Wall Near Town Addition
Henry Haas building an addition north of the city disturbed wall material and uncovered two old flour sacks dated 1865. One bag bore the name J. S. Tavener the other D. Addikon. The sacks likely stored long ago unknown how.
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Henry Haas
J. S. Tavener
D. Addikon
Stop Bad Stone Throwing into River from Park
A report urges halting the practice of boys throwing stones from the park into the river. Stones missing the water pose injury risk to passersby, including a man who was barely missed by two stones. Authorities are urged to intervene.
War on rabbits ridges First ward gardens ruined
Citizens in the First ward declare war on a pest of rabbits. The animals are visible in the evening and morning and have a taste for young sprouting vegetables, with several gardens nearly ruined.
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First Ward
New Cigar Brand From Local Maker F. J. Helwig
Cigar maker F. J. Helwig announces a new brand called the F. J. using Zimmer tobacco and Pennsylvania broad leaf. Smokers rate it a better nickel cigar than the Lincoln or Birthplace.
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F. J. Helwig
F. J
Zimmer Tobacco
Pennsylvania
Trouble With the Birds
Deputy Game Warden Bucknell was alerted by a farmer on the game preserve that he would shoot pheasants if action was not taken. The farmer reported a bold cock pheasant entering the barnyard and driving away young chickens and turkeys from their feed.
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B. EB. Bucknell
Goats from Kansas City Arrive for Local Farm
Messrs. Rowan Curtin and Baker received two carloads of goats, 300 in total, from Kansas City and placed them on their farm north of the city to clear land left by last summer’s 900 flock. While visiting the farm this week, Ronan and Curtin also praised their 49 mule-foot hogs as the coming herd for the area.
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Messrs
Rowan, Curtin & Baker
Kansas City
City
Ronan
Curtin
How to Fight Potato Insects Bulletin No 155
Ames agricultural experiment station issues Bulletin No 155 a sixty four page pamphlet on potato insects and control measures. It is richly illustrated showing insects in all stages and how they damage crops. Copies are free by writing the station at Town State College Ames.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Town State College
Butter Trademark Delayed by Copyright Battle
The effort to secure the official Town but ter trademark copyright is unresolved delaying its use by state creameries. Once secured the committee led by W. B. Barney will set the rules governing its use.
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W. B. Barney
Ramlo Boy’s Runaway Horse Rattles Burr Oak
Excitement in Burr Oak Friday as a Ramlo horse pulling a buggy bolted through the street. The buggy struck Dr. Emmons’ pump, wrecking the vehicle and scattering pens. Young Ramlo leaped free before the crash and was unharmed.
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Burr Oak
Ramlo
Town Merchants Postpone Annual Meeting to September 21 23
Secretary J A Cunningham announces the annual meeting of the Town Retail Merchants Association has been postponed to September 21 through 23 due to building trades strikes delaying completion of the Hotel Julian at Dubuque where the meeting will be held.
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J. A. Cunningham
Town Retail Merchants Association
Julian
Dubuque
Cooper Stays at Fayette as University Keeps President
At Upper Iowa University board meeting in Fayette the resignation of President Cooper was not accepted. The school remains independent of the Methodist church with an endowment of 265000 dollars and a 26000 dollar budget. Enrollment is rising and preparations begin for agriculture and general business courses as the institution seeks further growth and stability.
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Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Cooper
Methodist Church
State Educational Department
Floyd County Census Shows Countywide Gain in Five Years
Floyd County and towns Floyd County Charles City Rockford Nora Springs Rudd and Marble Rock report population gains in a completed census. Floyd County now totals 18 198 up 1 079 since five years ago with Charles City at 6 361 Rockford 1 183 Nora Springs 1 143 and Rudd 450.
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Charles City
Rockford
Nora Springs
Rudd
Floyd
Marble Rock
Floyd County
State to Buy More Expensive Enameled Auto Plates
State executive council revises auto plate specs for next year opting for enameled plates of heavier iron. The change will likely prevent Fort Madison warden from competing with outside firms for the contract. Also an advertisement for Dean's Regulats laxative notes 25e at stores.
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Fort Madison
Big Bass Tales From Freeport Inmate Catch
A county farm inmate used a home made pole to fish the river and landed a five pound black bass. Two boys fishing at Dry Run caught a sixteen inch bass. The catches occurred in the Ronan pasture.
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Freeport
Flag Day Observed Across Decorah And Nation
Decorah marked Flag Day with residents displaying flags pinned to clothing for those lacking flags. The text notes the first stars and stripes were made in Philadelphia in May 1776 and approved by General Washington, with adoption by Congress on June 14 1777, declaring the flag 138 years old.
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Decorah
Philadelphia
Washington
United States Congress
Mrs Marion Duncan Longtime Mason City Teacher Dies
Miss Marion Duncan, who died at Clear Lake after a two day illness, taught at Central school in Mason City for thirty years in grade four and had a forty eight year teaching career. She was one of the state’s most popular teachers.
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Marion Duncan
Clear Lake
Mason City
Busy sparrows build nest at Citizens Bank window
The passage describes sparrows as busy workers from sunrise to sunset. A nest about half a bushel in size is pictured under the south window awning of the Citizens Bank building on Bape Street, showing straw and hay carried there piece by piece over a week.
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Citizens Bank
Bape Street
Tree Census Reveals 2003 Trees in Mabel Village
A village census counted 2003 trees across twenty three kinds in Mabel as students noted the arboreal diversity. The notice then shifts to a sales pitch for a young men’s suit line offered by Larsen, inviting readers to view styles and find a perfect fit.
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Mabel
Larsen
June Weather Through a Quirky Month
June brings unusual weather with only five clear days and four cloudy days by Monday. Rain was scant with a total of 0.01 inch on two days and a near danger point temperature of 36 degrees last Sunday. The almanac predicts summer begins next Monday and BEAR'S offers cheapest clothing.
New York City Spends More Per Year Than National Government
City officials report New York City spends more annually than the national government outside military and postal services. This comparison highlights funding levels and budget priorities affecting city programs and services.
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New York City
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Sepfiomore
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Bear's
Jno
G. Schimming
School OF Music
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Engbretson
Decorah, Iowa
Phoebe Lincoln
Mott & CO
Imogen Lincoln
Dubuque College
Dubuque, Iowa
State of
Iowa
S. Larsen
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