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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
7
County News lists funeral services for Mrs Geo Allen Castalia and Mrs Ora Green Ossian. Residents visit, travel and gatherings include Embroidery Club Fayette picnic and Rockford Ill trip. Sunday mail hours set. Ralph Ibright dies age sixteen. local shops repair interiors. multiple residents visit Chicago Cresco and Fort Atkinson.
Ossian residents and visitors populate the week with calls to Castalia Decorah and Webster City. Names include Mrs. Claude Downing Willie Schoeberg Hugo Schneeberger John Mahoney Pearl Weitgenant Grace Carlin F. Sobolik Local exchanges mention visits to Fort Atkinson Prairie du Chien and Osage, plus many Dr. Wagner Beckman Klein Meyer and Bothell family connections.
Kendallville notes include Lucinda Ludden’s brief visit home, socials at the Grange hall, and multiple visitors from Cresco Harmony and Orleans. A severe spring flood floods bridges and cellars, with boats, cattle moved, and the river receding by Sunday. Community groups meet, dances occur, and plans for a miliy L. A. S. gathering are postponed.
Forecast from the Weather Bureau Washington for the week starting June 24 2017 calls for occasional showers and temperatures a bit below normal. The note includes a stray ad for Santos Bitters claimed to aid digestion and blood with a price of one dollar.
Community memos list numerous visits and callers across Decorah Ridgeway and Cresco. Names include John Fulsaas Anna Holstad Ole Tveter and Lars Hovden, with several days of calls Tuesday Thursday and Sunday plus a baby birth for Anton Hovden. Local movement to La Crosse Prairie du Chien and hospital notes.
Mrs Hannah Sharp visited Decorah on Tuesday. The L A B will meet July 12 with Mrs Marion Price. Mrs J F Masters spent Sunday with Mrs E D Weldon. Mrs Warn from Freeport visits the Samaker home. Mrs Martha Perry spent Sunday with Mrs Betty McMullen. Miss Evelyn Reed visitation with relatives in Decorah. Miss Myrtle Pollitt stayed with aunt Mrs B M Wicks. Mr and Mrs Frank Perry guests at EB Reed home. Mrs Harry Pierce left for Hawarden Canada. Mrs Jack Ackerson visited sister Maud Emery. Sarah Bowman visited Martha Perry. W H Emmons and son Ted traveled to Waterloo for a new Reo car. Geo Reid returned to Canada. wife stayed longer. Many drove to Decorah to see the high water. Geo Webb from Michigan stayed with cousin A B Wanless. Mr and Mrs Chas Pollitt and daughter guests at I M Wicks. Miss Clara McMullen returned from Aurora D I L to attend college. Miss Winnifred Mitchell of Creseco visiting grandparents A B Wanless. Mrs James Briggs arrived from Salt Lake City to visit. Jim Gates and wife of Buhl Idaho arrived for a visit. L B Whitney of Decorah hosted at P H Whitney home. Epworth League convention attendees returned from Fayette. Miss Martha Goforth ill last week. Nurse Logadon came from Decorah to care for her. Des Moines visitors, J B Reed and daughter.
Mrs. Sanaker and Mrs. Jennings returned from a two week visit to Freeport Waukon and Lansing. Local families hosted guests at Willard Peacock and Reed homes. Bert Kimball and others drove to La Crosse. an ice cream social at Albert Van Vleit’s raised funds for the Liberty band. L.A.S. meeting at Fred Glise home drew Decorah visitors. Geo Smith home hosted a large crowd for a "lucky seven" social with Florence Price winning the top prize of eight dollars.
Hans Christian Thingvold born July 11 1840 in Sondre Land Norway emigrated to Wisconsin in 1866. He taught parochial school in Rev Magelsons congregation and later near Hesper Iowa. He endured as a prominent church figure and farmer. funeral drew the largest crowd in fifty five years of the Hesper church.
Laura Lomen spent Tuesday night at Sven Towson s location and Wednesday night at L Johnson s. Lawrence Meyer of Cresco works for Eber DeCou. Several locals visited Ossian and Decorah areas, with dances, church and family visits noted. Ole Benson injured by a horse may be under medical care. others attended a club dance and barn raisings.
A rural district remembers a Saturday school closure with a picnic and program. Decorah visitors Longstreet and Sampson passed Ravena midweek taking photos of residents. Mrs. Otto Erickson traveled to Eldorado for her daughter Dorothy’s appendicitis. Neighbors of Mr and Mrs Ludwig Johnson hosted a Sunday surprise for themselves and many relatives. A long list of attendees included Julius Brown Valver Sersland John Aakre Sven Towson Ole Anderson and others, who shared a day before returning home.
A vintage remedy claim promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy tablet laxative to treat children’s worm infections. It asserts symptoms such as pallor dark circles under eyes irregular bowels and stomach swelling. The ad states the product kills worms and helps children grow strong and healthy and notes it costs 5e at druggists.
Mrs E Riley of Ilion New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion stating six months of relief and pleasure from the remedy. The product is advertised as for sale by R A Erigbertson in this public notice style promotion.
Bear's promotes Carhartt overalls as the best made in America and sells them with a guarantee that a new pair replaces any unsatisfactory one, declaring the customer the judge.
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