Across Huehuetenango to Chiantla Itinerary of a Photographer
The writer recalls travel from Quezaltenango toward Huehuetenango and Chiantla, facing police permits and hostile guards. A chief of police, Jefe, and the army general weigh travel permissions while a camera triggers patrols and risk, with photography forbidden and Carranza’s influence cited. The journey continues toward Lija and Quezaltenango as authorities tighten controls.
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Huehuetenango
Quezaltenango
Guatemala
U. S
Chiantla
Jefe
Malacatanello
Carranza
Chiapas
Mexico
Chiantly
Lija
Clam Shells for Hens Cut Living Costs
Mississippi river clam shells are ground to make hen grit, boosting egg production. Button factories along the river leave shells in large piles, now ground and shipped as poultry feed. Prairie du Chien plant has sent thirty carloads to Iowa Wisconsin and other states in recent weeks.
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Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Iowa
Wisconsin
Largest Stock Sale Near Manson Draws Big Crowd
The biggest stock sale near Manson was C B Egli’s held in a large tent with over 1,000 attendees from far away. Nineteen Percheron mares and fillies eleven Percheron stallions and thirty Holstein cows and heifers were sold at top prices. A Somers, Ta man paid 1140 for one team and 815 for another, the highest prices. Professor Cudd of Kansas City gave a lecture at the sale tent.
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Manson
C. B. Egli’s
Somers
Cudd
Kansas City
A Remarkable Potato Record By Dudley Farmer
Frank Dudley a leading farmer in the region reports a thirty year focus on Six Weeks potatoes with no crop failures when planted in dry rich soil. Last year he cultivated 214 acres yielding over 700 bushels.
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Manchester Press
Frank Dudley
Dudley
Bank Car Theft Confession Spurs Iowa Arrest
Sheriff Kezar at New Hampton arrests C. Todd of Kansas City after a grilling confession to breaking into a Fort Atkinson bank car on February 28 and stealing about twenty dollars left by railroad workers. Todd denied it at first but confessed under cross examination as Fort Atkinson officers plan to take him back for custody.
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Kezar
New Hampton
C. Todd
Kansas City
Todd
Fort Atkinson
Call to Colors Mobilizes 12000 Bohemian Sokal Members
All members of the Bohemian Sokal union totaling 12 000 are ordered to report for medical examination and all eligible to volunteer for potential war. Cedar Rapids has 200 members. Examinations are set in New York Baltimore Cleveland Chicago Cedar Rapids Omaha St Louis Dallas San Francisco and Portland Oregon.
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Bohemian Sokal Union
Cedar Rapids
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Newspapers warned over printing the American flag in papers
Des Moines report states the state department of justice ruled that printing the American flag at the head of editorials or anywhere in a newspaper violates federal law prohibiting flags on merchandise or prints. The statute bans flag representations on any article.
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Des Moines
State Department of Justice Today
Thirteen Cows Earned Utley $170 in January
L M Utley’s Holstein herd of thirteen cows produced a gross return of 170 for January. His dairy farm east of New Hampton is noted as a model operation built on careful study and meticulous care.
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New Hampton
L. M. Utley
Monument Buried in Snow Delays Funeral Load
Len Mulholland transported a 5000 pound monument from E J Roggensack shop toward Frankville. On reaching Engelhorn cemetery the wagon tipped into deep snow, burying the granite along the roadside.
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Lansing
Len Mulholland
Frankville
E. J. Roggensack
Engelhorn
Gold Nugget Found in Waukon Crop
Mrs. A. J. Cleaves of the Allamakee hotel at Waukon found a nugget of gold about as large as a pea while cleaning chickens in a crop. The discovery suggests there may be gold hidden in northern soils.
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A. J. Cleaves
Allamakee
Waukon
Dr King's New Discovery Tames Spring Colds
Spring colds bring stuffed head sore throat and runny nose. A dose of Dr King's New Discovery is advertised as relief with a blend of antiseptic balsams to clear the head soothe irritated membranes and break up lingering colds. Do not stop treatment until the cold is fully gone.
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Dr. King
Adv
February Weather Report From Des Moines Records
W F Baker reports February was extremely cold with a mean maximum of 18.6 degrees and a mean minimum 7.8 below normal. The warmest day reached 41 above on the 17th while the coldest were the 2nd and 8th at 25 below. Snowfall totaled 10 inches, December 29.7 inches for winter to date, with 15 clear and 4 cloudy days and 19 days below zero.
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W. F. Baker
Des Moines
No Justice of the Peace in Military Township
Military township x Ossian Ree lacks a justice since the year began as Attorney W. M. Allen, the last justice, refused to qualify. The absence has produced no trouble, and local sentiment deems the position a nuisance.
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Ossian Ree
Military Township
Lof Ossian
W. M. Allen
Shipments of 35000 Pounds of Fish To New York City
M Erlich of the South Side Fish Market supervised a carload shipment of roughly 35000 to 40000 pounds of fish from La Crosse to New York City. Thomas Williams of Brownsville Minnesota hauled the catch, mainly buffalo and carp some buffalo weighing up to forty pounds, and the voyage should yield $2000 to $3000. The fish were held in river nets for days due to the year shortage.
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M. Erlich
South Side
la Crosse
New York City
Thomas Williams
Brownsville
Minn
Rails Commission Sets Dates for Viaduct Inspection
The state railroad commission fixed March 8 for inspecting the Oclwein viaduct and, on March 13, will hold a hearing on the suit to cancel an order requiring Milwaukee to run two trains daily on the Calmar branch.
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The
State Railroad Commission
Oclwein
Milwaukee
Calmar
Ducks Frozen in Pond Near Glidden Farm
During a thaw near Glidden Carroll county the ducks on the Sarah Winters farm attempted to spend the night in the pond. They were frozen in and had to be chopped out with an ax but suffered no apparent ill effects.
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Glidden
Sarah Winters
Carroll County
High Priced Hogs
Joseph Thompson sells 88 hogs for 2112 dollars after a Saturday market. A 750 pound hog stood among smaller ones in the lot. Advertisement for Eclectic Oil by D Thomas sells 25 and 50 cent bottles for burns cuts and emergencies. Drugstores carry it.
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Mabel
Joseph Thompson
D. Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Fifty Years Ago Proclamation Spirits Rise In County
A long list of local items: Irish Republic proclamation fuels Fenian excitement while Decorah greets a new Masonic lodge. Contracts let for school house stories to R A Miller. Williamson jailed a year for theft. sheriff and deputy pursue escapee from Giard house. Ira Clapper found dead beside Ossian road with heavy weight over him. Mages Run fire destroys boarding house contents. Merchants vow to ship by Northwestern road via Lansing, not McGregor Western. Frankville wheat oats and corn yields listed. Ad for Dean's Ointment 50c at drug stores.
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Irish Republic
Decorah
R. A. Miller
Williamson
Skofstad
Fort Madison
Arneson
Chicago
Ira Clapper
Ossian
Clapper
Aiken
Mages Run
McGregor Western
Lansing
Frankville Township
Vital Statistics for October in Iowa and District
State health report shows 1 743 Iowa deaths in October. In this judicial district Allamak county 6 Chickasaw 15 Clayton 1 Fayette 25 Howard 5 Winneshick 16. Causes include tuberculosis pneumonia anaemia apoplexy heart disease liver cirrhosis Bright's disease senility drowning and other causes.
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State Board of Health
Iowa
Knights of Old Armor and the limits of medieval protection
Knights of the days of chivalry wore armor that made them nearly invincible to common weapons. Dismounted they could not be harmed except by the misericordia, a thin dagger that pierced armor joints. In several battles fallen knights could only be killed after armor was broken with axes and hammers.
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Misericordia
Cat and town blackout sparked by dog on pole
A dog treed a cat on an electric light pole between Lexington and Mount Sterling causing a cross circuit that plunged Mount Sterling into darkness. The old-time oil lamp was in some way undesirable, but one cat could not put out every lamp in town.
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Lexington
Mount Sterling
Louisville Courier-Journal
How to Prevent Croup Advice for parents and remedies
Guidance to prevent croup in children suggests light evening meals to avoid triggering attacks and early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of hoarseness. Product advertised by R. A. Engbertson.
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Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
Winneshiek County Road Tax Levy Details
Last year’s road tax of 82 813 70 will be collected again this year in Winneshiek County. If carefully spent, it could greatly improve conditions, but under the Pitt Johnson road law before the legislature, the sum would likely only scratch the surface. Tax will be apportioned to taxing districts as follows.
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Winneshiekounty
Corporation Taxes Levied in Decorah and County Villages
The following corporation taxes are levied this year in Decorah and the county’s incorporated villages, totaling $37,520.87.
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T Ie
Tas
Decorah
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