Pottery Industry Urges Protective Tariffs Postwar Reconstruction
The discussion at a British Empire Productions Association luncheon laments German and foreign competition in American pottery. It cites 1890s tariff cuts, rising imports, and labor costs to argue for protective duties to sustain U S pottery, signaling a postwar policy push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beresford
British Empire Productions Association
Havery Hotel
London
Beresford
John Bull
Germany
China
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
William Burgess
United States
Wilson-Gorman
England
Austria
Japan
Democratic Ways and Means Committee
France
Belgium
Holland
Republican Congress
How to Handle the Cut Worms in Iowa Gardens
Iowa State College advises an early summer drive against cutworms attacking cabbage cauliflower and other garden plants. Methods include cardboard cylinders tar paper boards to trap them. digging around and removing worms. daytime collection. and poisoned bran or clover bait using Paris green or white arsenic mixed with bran or leaves, kept away from chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
Smothered in Ditch Tragedy Ends Brother Rescue Effort
Arvig Peterson of Gowrie in Webster county died when a drainage ditch caved in during a digging accident with his brother Milton Peterson. Milton was nearly buried but struggled to call for help and save Arvig, who died before aid arrived. An advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvig Peterson
Gowrie
Webster County
Milton Peterson
Arvig
Iowa Labor Bureau Eyes Factory Help Amid War Demand
State Labor Commissioner A L Urick says many Iowa factories lack workers and will need more as war needs rise. The free employment bureau will survey factory needs via commercial club secretaries and match applicants, similar to its farm help program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A. L. Urick
State Free Employment Bureau
Army
Navy
Urick
State Labor Commissioner
Commercial Club
Extension Department
State Agricultural College
Ames
Towa
Potpourri and Jingles in Tough Times
Rambling Around Decorah T notes thrift and economy as farmers face high prices. The piece muses on hunger, politics, and wartime like fodder for the public, joking about bean bags, a dog census, and the need to part with money to eat and dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah T
Sensitiveness as a Subtle Form of Selfishness
A short moral urging readers to consider their own sensitivity and selfishness. The piece advises giving others the benefit of the doubt, responding with kindness, and smiling through tears rather than reacting with hurt feelings. It suggests examining personal motives.
Boy Recoils From Assault Afloat Then Identifies Suspect
Sixteen year old Cyril Minck, after a Steamer G. W. Hill excursion, was found badly wounded and unconscious on a railroad track south of McGregor. He regained consciousness in hospital and accused local fisherman Spot Tyler of the attack. Tyler was arrested at Prairie du Chien and jailed in McGregor awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Minck
G. W. Hill
McGregor
Spot” Tyler
Tyler
Prairie du Chien
Various Iowa News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Reports from Iowa towns note a sorghum mill at Walker and a new Y M C A planned in Cedar Rapids. Iowa City suffers a 35000 damage storm while Monona and Waterloo push Liberty loan funding. Night prowlers trouble Waverly. a tomahawk find near Elkader and cattle struck by lightning are listed among incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Allamakee
Marshalltown
Jacob Zubrod
New Hampton
Fort Dodge
Dennison
Chicago
Berry Hotel
North McGregor
Liberty
Manchester
Red Cross
Greeley
J. A. Coon
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Liberty Loan
Oclwein
District Court
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Claims Safe Deworming
An old advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe mildly laxative candy tablet for children to treat worm infestations. It lists symptoms like pallor dark circles and irregular bowels and claims it kills worms and helps children grow strong, with pricing at druggists.
An Old Cyclone Sheds Light on Town’s 1882 Flood
Thirty five years ago last Sunday June 17 1882 a cyclone devastated Town Grinnell was nearly wiped out though no cyclone hit the area a heavy rain storm caused river and Dry Run floods. Down's Regulars are advertised by Imany claiming easy operation without griping and without load after Neots. 250 at all drug stores. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Down's
Imany
Neots
Ady
Foley's Honey and Tar touted for cough relief
A reader from Bentonville Arkansas reports using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to cure a years long cough once thought to be consumption. Engbertson's Pharmacy advertises the product as a remedy. New York City's public parks span 8 500 acres valued at 641 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Glazier
Bentonville
Ark
Foley
Engbertson
Pla
New York City
Just What She Needed From Foley Kidney Pills
Mrs. Mary V. Bunker of Milton on the Hudson New York writes of Foley's Kidney Pills saying Just what I needed. The note appears in Engbreetson's Pharmacy advertisement praising the remedy for tiredness backache and dull camedon linked to disordered kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary V. Bunker
Milton-on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Foley
Local folk note many Decorah Ridgeway visits
In June 1917 county news recounts visits and calls across Decorah Ridgeway Cresco and Ossian. Albert Fulsaas Martin Haga etc. frequent greetings and housework help. Families such as Holstad Haga Skadeland Tveter and Ellingson are repeatedly listed visiting and staying with relatives and friends. The items also mention church groups and small social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fulsaas
Decorah Thursy
Martin Haga
Ridgeway
Halvor Skadeland
Gena Haga
John Fulsaas
Lena Holstad
Anna Holstad
Ole Christen
Henry
M. O. Haga
Even Peterson
Ole
C. O. Blekeberg
Gilbert Blekeberg
H. O. Myran
Christine Myran
Henry Fretheim
Gilbert Larson
Martin Tveter
H. O
Olaf Myran
Anna Haga
Ole Melans
Netta Skadeland
E. C. Ellingson
Minnesota
Steen Johnson
Norma
Nels Frose
S. A. Nygaard
Lena
Gilbert
Oscar Hovden
John
Albert Fulsans
Carl Hage
Cresco Suny
G.G. Hovden
Tena Olson
Peter Ask
Harold
C. O
Elmer Ellingson
Martha Christen
Alfred Gilbert
Elvin
Ove
Clarissa
Ernest
Ella Qualle
Netta
Henry Skadeland
Luella Knutson
Rochester
Minn
Torgerson
Chautauqua and Local Calls Across Ridgeway Cresco
Miss Gladys Hoffman visits Minnesota brother. Anton Novak and John Lucas make calls in Ridgeway and Cresco hosts several visitors. Chautauqua at Cresco and Decorah this week. Local residents attend dances and routines, shop, and help with farming tasks while friends and relatives visit Elma and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krall
Albert Koch
Steen Johnson
Pene Elmer Ringoen
Rollie Kratz
Tom Moe
Ridgeway
Fred Butz
Thelma
Verna Sanderson
Fred Koch
Will Kuntz
Decorah
Esther Aegerter
Elsie
Schild
Ole Sanderson
Fred C. Koch
Peter Boys
E. L. Bechtold
W. 8
Evangelical Church
C. Schild
The
W. A. Scholer
Cresco
Dene Kratz
Sumner Township
Theo. Kratz
Tanks
Babe
Amel Koch
Ed. Thompson
Robi
Vopava
Eileen
Sam Kuntz
Harry Wiedeman
Chris. Haakenson
Henry
Carl. Haakenson
M. E. Standard
John Reinhart
Dan Krueger
Jones
Florenceville
Fred Falck
Ollie
Opel
Carl Hankenson
Myrtle
Carl
Geo. Schamel
E. P. Thompson
Winfield Kratz
Gladys Hoffman
Minnesota
Anton Novak
Oscar Moe
Will Wagner
Chris Haakenson
Carl Haakenson
John Lucas
J. Bechtold
Albert Aegerter
John Soukup
W. EB. Wiedeman
Henry Albers
FE. L. Geelstoll
W. E. Wiedeman
John Aegerter
Ray Steckel
Edwin
Elma
Local social notes from Ravena and surrounding towns
June 18 1917 Ravena Notices show Willie Dickson at Wenzel Lansing and many visits among the Lansing Tovson Schweinefus and Ossian families. Chautauqua at Decorah, a Sunday at Festina, a Catholic school play last Thursday, and numerous calls in Decorah Ossian Calmar and Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Dickson
Wenzel Lansing
Myrtle Oakland
Sven Tovson
Philip Lansing
Otto Schneeberger
Festina
Pat Finnegan
Frank Schweinefus
Ed. Schultz
Ossian
Andrew
Atteldorf
Calmar
W. Lansing
Oscar Tovson
Oscar Monson
Centennial
Anton Anderson
Theo, Sersland’s
Herb Kleisart
Knut
Carl Drier
Philip Wagner
Ossian S
Philip Barthelme
Peck
Eber
Edith DeCou
Decorah
Louis Thide
Sigurd Towson
Julius Brown
Ella Haugen
Near Decorah
Halvordersland
Indian Missionary Recounts Remedy Saving Life
A Des Moines church lecture recounts an Indian missionary who fell ill in the interior and credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life. He notes the medicine is used in India as preventive and cure for cholera and suggests it helps milder wet complaints in this country. Sold by R A Engbertson. The piece ends with a remark on gazing at a titled personage’s picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
India
Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Forethought Saves Big Expenses In Simple Household Practice
E. W. Archer of Caldwell Ohio praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a family staple for years and while traveling. Sold by R A Engbertson. Dusty shoes stay cooler when polished, reflecting heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Foley Cathartic Tablets Sell Well Despite Critics
Indigestion causes worry and distress, a Raleigh Georgia reader reports Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse the system without gripe or pain. The ad claims the product is different and satisfactory compared to other pills and notes Engbertson's Pharmacy as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McRae
Raleigh, Ga
Engbertson
Notice to Bidders on Culvert Pipe Supplies
The Board of Supervisors of Winneshiek County Iowa invites bids on culverted pipe by 1 30 PM June 28 1917 at Decorah Iowa. Bids must meet Iowa State Highway Commission specifications for 12 inch 15 inch and 18 inch pipes with quantities 570 feet 1220 feet and 380 feet respectively. Oscar Winger County Auditor and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors announces the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Towa State Highway Commission
Decorah
Towa
Oscar Winger
Notice in Probate for Julia Ronglien in Decorah Iowa
Probate notice for Julia Ronglien late of Decorah township Winneshiek county Iowa calling interested parties to appear and show cause why will should not be admitted to probate. Clerk of District Court 16 May 1917 seal. By Deputy C A Johnson Willett Nelson attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Julia Ronglien
Decorah Township
Winneshiek
J Moore
C. A. Johnson
Willett & Nelson
Never Neglect a Cold Dr Kings New Discovery Ad
A vintage cold remedy advertisement urges early treatment with Dr King s New Discovery after exercise or drafts. It promises to quell inflammation soothe cough and repair tissues and notes 50 cents or 1 00 at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Walker
Lansing
Waterloo
Guy Bond
Bunker
N. ©. Edenburn
Charles B. Crain
Vinton
Hilda A. Berg
A. Blilie
Floy Jones
F. M. Martin
Martin Thompson
Streckfus Steamboat Company
North Madison
Lincoln
Ravena
Gouraud
T. Hopkins & Son
New York
the Adams Seed CO
Marsh
C.F. Ambli
Highlandville
Burr Oak Mercantile CO
Burr Oak
J. C. Beard
Lehigh
Portland
N. H. Adams
Colorado
Rock Island Lines
Denver
Colorado Springs
Ray
Love
Safety and Service First
T. Schrempf
Decorah, Io
Reum’s Market
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
Rud
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