Local Tidbits From Mabel and Surrounding Towns
A March 5 1918 diary of visits and moves across Mabel Decorah and Lime Springs lists residents well known in the area. Names include B M White Lawrence Flak Mamie Flak Albert Ellingson and Alma Peterson with social calls at Emil Hellums and George Linzenmeyer homes. Recent moves see Albert Iverson and Applen families relocating farms near Lime Springs and southwest of town.
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B. M. White
Lawrence Flak
Mabel
Mamie Flak
Albert Ellingson
R. Reid
Prairie du Chien
Charlotte Young
Emil Hellum
C. L. Hutchins
Highland
Minn
Belva Pearson
Alma Peterson
Albert Applen
Lime Springs
W. A. Plunkett
G. C. Rowe
Florence Burt
L. A. Robinson
C. A. Smith
Florence Halsey
Howard Wold
Albert Apple
Ralph Fawcett
EB. R. Mitchell
Granville Fawcett
Arthur Carrington
Carl Anderson
Arnold Golberg
John Wold
Effie Wold
Selma Burreson
Decorah
Tavener
W. E. Chase
Buddy White
FB. J. Wold
Losen
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
U. S
Carrie Tavener
Isaac Fawcett
Red Cross
R. J. White
Oscar Street
Decorah Lutherans raise funds for war work drive
In the latest campaign, Decorah congregations were asked for $050 and raised $1200, including $300 from Luther College.
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Lutheran Brotherhood
Decorah
Luther College
Information Wanted Citizens of Winneshiek County
Information appeal seeks a complete muster list of Winneshiek county men in U S military service. Oscar Winger, County Auditor, Decorah, Iowa, asks residents to send full names, enlistment place and date if known, department, unit, current assignment, and location to aid quota calculations and tax adjustments.
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Winneshiek County
Winneshick County
United States
Undersi
Department of the United States
Oscar Winger
Decorah
Iowa
Letter for Mr Ben Hlirseh Left at Decorah Post Office
An advertised letter remains at the Decorah post office addressed to Mr Ben Hlirseh. The notice indicates the item is held for pickup and requires proper identification for claim. Public postal records show the correspondence awaiting recipient action after delivery attempts.
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Decorah
Ben Hlirseh
Winneshiek County Prominent In 1917 Iowa Crops
November 1917 state weather bureau report shows Winneshiek county performing well compared with others. Corn and oats yields rank high, spring wheat leads, barley third, potatoes modest, tame hay tops, wild hay weak, alfalfa minimal. frost blamed for low per acre corn. Other counties like Clayton, Fayette, Allamakee, Kossuth, Harrison, and Lee lead in various crops.
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State Weather Bureau
Iowa
Winneshiek
Clayton
Fayette
Fayette County
Winneshiek County
Scott
Sioux
Allamakee County
Kossuth County
Algona County
Harrison County
Lee County
Chickasaw
Howard
Waukon Mob Threatens Pro-German Attorney
A Waukon crowd of several hundred gathered before the home of Attorney J. K. Kaufman, ousted as assistant county attorney for pro German sympathies. The mob, angry at his unpatriotic remarks about County Attorney Shafer, threatened tar and feathering and driving him from the city on a rail. Kaufman appealed for protection to D. J. Murphy and his wife pleaded with the mob, which then dispersed. Demonstrators vow to rid Waukon of unpatriotic citizens.
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Waukon
J. K. Kaufman
Kaufman
Council of Defense
Shafer
Camp Dodge
February Weather Report Highlights Unusual Month
Weather summary notes February showed an 83 degree range between high and low, with mean max 29.5 and mean min 6.1, both deviating from long term averages. The month stored 24 inches of snowfall and 0.25 inch of water, with 15 clear, 2 cloudy, and 11 partly cloudy days, marking it warmer than typical February.
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W. F. Baker
Fifty Years Ago In Cresco Local Notes
Fifty years ago Louis Nolte left for the Fatherland and Joseph Steyer planned a quick departure after business. A railroad talk suggested Decorah via West Union to Dubuque. Thief activity rose with wood piles at stake. Henry Vincent to lecture Friday at the factory hall, now Meritol factory story. Theodore Tilton spoke to Sunday school children. Cresco Episcopal church about to be built and a bell donated by Jay Cooke. Ads list R A Miller and Finn Bros John Finn.
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Louis Nolte
Joseph Steyer
Decorah
West Union
Dubuque
Henry Vincent
Meritol
Theodore Tilton
Cresco Episcopal Church
Jay Cooke
R. A. Miller
John Finn
Finn Bros
Fire kills sleeping child in Lemars blaze
The 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Weiner died from burns after a fire destroyed their home ten miles south. While at work in the yard, Weiner saw the house in flames and ran inside to save the child who was asleep in a crib. He suffered severe burns during the rescue and the baby died an hour later after being taken to a hospital. The house and other farm buildings were totally destroyed.
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Chris Weiner
Lemars
Weiner
L Enfant's Washington laid out in 1791 and memorialized
The article recalls Major Peter Charles L Enfant who formed Washington in 1791 and died in 1825, with his body later moved to Arlington and a memorial unveiled in 1909. It notes his associate Alexander Ralston, a Scot, who helped plan Indianapolis and died in 1827.
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Washington
Peter Charles L’enfant
America
Lafayette
General Washington
Prince George County
Maryland
Arlington National Cemetery
Taft
Senator Root
Indianapolis
Alexander Ralston
Enfant
Versailles
France
Ralston
Training Sea Lions and Stage Quarrels in Acts
The piece notes sea lions require constant petting and encouragement at each lesson and that jealousy within a troupe leads to frequent quarrels. It adds repetition until a sea dog performs a trick readily, with timing known only to the young trainers. A sales pitch for a men’s woolen suit at $25.00 contrasts a $35.00 price elsewhere, from Bear's.
Rat Bacon as a Simple Rodent Destruction Method
A reader suggests a cheap method to kill rats by using a cork smeared with lard and fried to a brown color with salt. The cork is fed to the rat, causing choking. the rat attempts to swallow, then dies outside the house after seeking water.
Radium and the End of Man Aboard a Cosmic Cycle
H Gernsbach in Electrical Experimenter argues radium powers a vast energy beyond coal, predicting an incandesced earth cycle: heat from radium could turn the planet to a sunlike explosion then cool anew. He cites Soddy and Joly, linking radium to evolution theory and planetary fate.
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Soddy
Colorado
Simplon
Joly
Simpson
Lord Kelvin
Earth
Space
Jupiter
Saturn
H. Gernsbach
War Wrecks Are Made Over in British Hospitals
Sir Alfred Keogh directs British army medical service as Europe’s military hospitals report breakthroughs in preserving limbs and restoring nerves. Amputations declined through improved surgery and nerve repair, with Keogh’s leadership credited for wartime medical advances.
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Europe
England
Sir Alfred Keogh
British Army Medical Service
Alfred
Alfred Keogh
Army Medical Service of
Great Britain
Roscommon
Sir Alfred
The Luxuries Would Cease
In a Brooklyn Citizen excerpt a girl’s father asks if the suitor can support her in the accustomed style. He concedes he cannot. the daughter agrees she will not demand lavish gifts or dining out after marriage and even accepts walking distances instead of taxis.
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Brooklyn
The Silver Ship Fate and Its Historic Voyage
The Silver Ship once a rich man's toy and Robert Louis Stevenson’s last voyage vessel became Casco a north Pacific fisherman. It drifted from a private yacht to a seal fleet boat then idle before refitting. Innovations include a gas waste heater and an electric range finder for naval use.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Vallima
South Seas
Casco
North Pacific Ocean
Fakarawa
Stevenson
San Francisco
Victoria
British Columbia
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Deadly Observation Mine Operated From Shore Station
A historical report describes an observation mine system where a buoy floats under water with a fixed firing pin. An electric line runs from a shore anchor to a station. Driving the pin triggers a bell or light, alerting the observer to a vessel passing over the mine. the circuit is then armed and the mine explodes.
Area of Earth's Surface and Land Use Distribution
The superficial area of the Earth is about 196,797,000 square miles, with 55,500,000 land and 141,050,000 water. Of the land, fertile regions cover 20,000,000 square miles, unproductive plains 14,000,000, deserts 4,861,000, and polar ice-bound areas 6,970,000 square miles.
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Lincoln Telephone Co
A special stockholders meeting of the Lincoln Telephone Company Iowa held at Ridgeway on January 14 1918 adopted amendments to the articles of incorporation after due notice and legal conformity with state laws. The document records the corporate action and majority representation approving the amendment.
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Lincoln Telephone Company
Iowa
Ridgeway
Towa
A. S
Ih‘corporation
Amendment to Articles of Lincoln Telephone Company
Amendment to Article Seven of the Articles of Incorporation changes one member to five members and adjusts division rules. The amendment is recorded with the secretary of state and county recorder. Secretary T. Trytten is authorized to perform acts needed for effectiveness.
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Cc. T. Trytten
Lincoln Telephone Company
The Leap of the Black Bass In Fly Casting
The leap of the black bass is described as always rising directly upward when hooked. It often falls tail first, but may rise vigorously to the fly and curve in the air before diving head first back to water. All Outdoors.
French scientists revive caterpillars after repeated freezing
Two French researchers exposed caterpillars to an ice salt cooling mix at 15 to 20 C for repeated sessions. The larvae survived six freeze cycles in a month, yet each subsequent freeze slowed their movements and responses. The note ends with a remark on life’s troubles provoking kindness and mentions more strikes in ballparks than factories.
Why Tempt Fate Doctrinal Pun Baffled Nurse Patient
A patient admitted that morning begs the nurse not to let Dr Kilpatrick operate, fearing a misidentification. He insists the surgeon is Patrick Kilpatrick, a senior house surgeon, and vows no chance for an operation. The tale hinges on a nurse’s careful correction and a humorous misunderstanding in a New York Globe item.
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Doether
Expert study backs Douglas fir for Norway reforestation
A Norwegian expert who has spent over a year examining American and Canadian forests recommends using the Douglas fir for reforesting western Norway. The suggestion follows extensive field study and evaluation of local climate and soil compatibility.
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United States
Norway
Railways Burn Over Forty Two Million Barrels Of Oil
The United States railways consumed 42,126,417 barrels of oil in locomotives last year, up 447,951 barrels from the prior year, reflecting a significant increase in fuel use across the system.
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United States Railways
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County News
Hesper
Agestoetendente Reenter
BEAR
Attorney Kaufman
Republican
Bear's
Radium
United States Navy
The
M. J. Soukup
Burr Oak
C. J. Steno
Rt. 1
Prosper
Blaisdell
N. D
G. Jorgenson
Vesper
Albert Iverson
Ingvoldstad
Sts
CG. J Stono
East Decorah
F. P. Adama
Washington St
Ingvoldstade
Rud Bros
Sotf
Kondon
Kondon Mfg. CO
Miratarouis
Mina
Kondons
West Water Street
N. H. Adams
E. H. McMasters
Winneshiek Hotel
Lam
Pillsbury Flour Milling Company
Minneapolis
Douglas
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