Decorah Classified Notices and Local Services Listing
A Decorah weekly notice page lists advertisers and services including medical offices Urban & Urban osteopathic physicians Jewell & Jewell undertakers and furniture, Farrie Amy M D physician, A Woopwarn dentist, special medical attention and electrical treatments, Barthell attorney at law, E W Cutting attorney at law, and local business contact details with office addresses and phone numbers. The notice also outlines postal matter and subscription rates for the newspaper, with local and foreign subscription pricing and legal advertisement rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mexico
Trade Advert Listing Various Local Businesses
A fragment listing multiple Castalia Decorah area businesses including print and publishing firms, insurance, steamship agency, clothing and footwear, dry goods, dress goods, and drugstore services with scattered addresses and trade descriptions. Names include ENGER, MOTT & CO, HAUGEN, RIGGS, and references to retail offerings in 19th or early 20th century Iowa communities.
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Square Mott & CO
Editorial Comment On Current Events Of 1913
A mosaic of opinions on tax policy, suffrage, war, and politics. The piece notes Mexico's turmoil after Madero, discusses tariff and income tax notions, reflects on Taft and Wilson inaugurations, and critiques U.S. public life and press saturation with partisan views. It blends editorial asides with references to Canteloupe pests, bridge lobbyists, and the lumbering pace of reform.
Beware the Jabberwock in Wilson's Cabinet
Col. Watterson denounces Bryan in the Courier-Journal warning that Bryan would infect Wilson's administration with quibbles and dreams. He argues Bryan's policy beliefs cannot become law and that placing Bryan at the cabinet head would invite conflict and shipwreck.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Col. Watterson
Bryan
Jim Dahman
Nebraska
Harmon
Ohio
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Courier-Journal
Wilson Board
Mr. Bryan
Congress
Napoleon
Woodrow
The Downtrodden Farmer and a Car Bargain
An Ottawa man offered to buy a farmer’s car to help the family facing financial strain. The farmer was away, and the daughter asked which car was for sale, highlighting a humorous miscommunication. This compact quip reflects rural hard times and wry Midwestern wit.
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Ottawa
Kansas City Star
A Republican Record from the Taft Years
Waterloo Reporter highlights a four year Taft administration record ending March 4 1913. It cites sacred constitution high treasury surplus strong foreign trade full employment prosperous agriculture rising crops sav ings at a peak Sherman act enforcement postal banking parcel post self supporting postal department peace with nations readiness of armed forces near completion of the Panama Canal and broader river and harbor improvements.
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William Taft
Taft
Panama Canal
Waterloo
Taft Vetoes Webb Bill Prohibiting Liquor Transport
President Taft vetoes the Webb bill that would ban legal transportation of liquor into dry states. Cabinet meeting shortened so the message could be sent before adjournment as the veto is argued unconstitutional by officials and lawmakers. Senate approved the veto 63 to 21 and the House 244 to 95, sending the measure to the courts.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Webb
House of Representatives
Wickersham
Senate
House
Deaths in Iowa counties report by Guilford H Sumner
Vital statistics summary from state registrar Guilford H Sumner for December records 16 deaths in Winneshiek 10 in Allamakee 14 in Chickasaw 42 in Clayton 16 in Fayette 14 in Howard. Causes listed include whooping cough erysipelas cancer cerebral hemorrhage kidney disease senility and railroad accidents.
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Guilford H. Sumner
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Winneshiek County
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Decorah
A. K. Bailey & Sow, Inc., Proprietor
Iowa
Winnebago Street
M. Strand
Attorney At Law
B. P. Johnson Building
P. Urban & Urban, Osteopathic Physicians
Wise Ness
Red
East Water Street
P. Jewell & Jewell
Rednsk
Farr
Tte
B.amy, M. D
Aven Sourtl Baudition
Curtin
Woopwarn, D
Office
Hissf
Barthell
Mae
Attorney At Law and Justice of the Peace
West
Ey National Bank
E W. Cutting
Wangier Bros
West Water Street
Becorate Towa
Theran Publishing House
Eat Lutheran Fishing
L. M. Enger
Pire and Tornado Insurance
Steamship Agency
Main Street
Standard Ponstra Bear
General Merchants
K. I. Haugen
General Merchant
Jn. Dez, Goode, Groverier
Notloke
Sts Decora
K. Riggs
Lephone Exchange
Castalia
James Russell Lowell
Francisco I. Madero
Union
Des Moines
Huerta
Bridge Trust
Agricultural Department of California
Swift & Co
Chicago
Messrs
Swift
Woodrows
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
United States
Jessie Woodrow
Margaret Woodrow
Cincinnatus
Heine Miller
California
Joaquin Miller
New York City
Manhattan Island
Madero
Mr. Taft
Mr. Wilson
Capitol
Republic
France
Paris
District Court
Kossuth Couny
Larrabee
Kossuth County
Winneshiek
Algona
Sea City
Roosevelt
Diaz
Chas. Trzcinshi
National Bank
J. C. Beard
Shores
Lewis Monson
the Shores Man
TRGAT
Republican
A. K. Bailey & Son
Vital Statistics
Erford Blhayes
Pip
Harri
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