Land of Nod Stories: Owl Hunter and Fairies Marbles Tale
Billy and Tinker track Sharpnose the Mink through White Forest as they learn from an elf how Too Whoo the Owl eats victims and leaves fur and bones rolled into marbles. They discover a dead rabbit and ponder longevity claims about Thomas Parr of Shropshire, England.
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Billy
Bo Bum
White Forest
Tinker Teedle Tee
Merry Little Elf
Sharpnose the Mink
Tinker
Mr. Owl
Whoo
Sharpnose
Elf
Mr. Mink
Mr. Rabbit
Busybody
Bluejay
Rimway
Rabbit
Bunny
Frisky
Waukon Opera House Seats 1200
Local notes report Waukon's new opera house will seat 1200. Oelwein dealer fined $10 for tobacco sale to a minor. Miss Lois Stuart donates $5,000 to a German seminary in Dubuque. Mason City acquires park land. Clayton County banks total deposits reach 5,626,173.40. Foot and mouth disease outbreak noted in Buchanan County. Mr and Mrs John Hartwick celebrate golden wedding. Rowland Marsh of Waukon marks his 90th birthday.
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Waukon
Lois Stuart
Dubuque
Mason City
Clayton County
Buchanan County
John Hartwick
McGregor
Rowland Marsh
War Ends as Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox
Fifty years ago the Civil War ends with General Grant receiving Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 8. Rebels may keep side arms and personal effects. towns celebrate with cannons and marches as news spreads. Reports note blow up of rebel ironclads and moves of soldiers and locals.
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Lee
Dee
Temple
Philo Brown
Vreeland
Cyrus McKay
J. Spencer
Decorah
James ‘River
Jeff Davis
Captain Gibson
12Th
Iowa
Fort Gaines
Mobile Bay
Trains Delayed as Cedar Rapids Line Stalled in Drifts
Several Decorah travelers faced long delays after the Milwaukee line train from Strawberry Point bogged in a six foot drift near Donnan Junction. Passengers walked to the station and waited an hour for the Rock Island train, arriving Decorah about two hours late. The Milwaukee engine was dug out the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Railroad
Strawberry Point
Donnan Junction
Rock Island
Second Winter Delays Mail and Rail Travel
The article notes a late winter storm bringing over four inches of snow and drifting roads. Rock Island trains faced six hour delays while Milwaukee failed to make connections causing mail backlog Friday.
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Marek
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Federal Grand Jury Draws Decorah's E Rosenthal
A federal grand jury panel to meet in Dubuque next month includes E Rosenthal of Decorah among those drawn.
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Dubuque
E. Rosenthal
Decorah
18 News
Gexl News
Dr King's New Discovery Tackles Cold Early
The ad warns against neglecting colds and coughs noting they wear you down and can lead to serious illnesses. It promotes Dr King's New Discovery as the right medicine to ease symptoms, clear the head, open the airways, and restore vitality with an early dose. Buy a bottle today.
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F. W. Fitch Co
Boone
Iowa
al Attendan
Edwin Klove Dies After Long Public Service in Decorah
Obituary notes Edwin Klove a longtime Decorah and Story county public servant who died in Nevada Iowa at age 78 after a brief illness. He served as Winneshiek county treasurer eight years and later worked with I A Ringheim in Nevada. He leaves a wife Christina and six children and was a lifelong Lutheran with a strong sense of duty.
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Edwin Klove
Decorah
Nevada
Story County
Shirek
Lutheran Church
Mr. Klove
Voss
Norway
Iowa
I. A. Ringheim
Christina Howard
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Ringheim
Geo. A
Nettie
Henry
Sac City
Edwin J
Ames
Fred H. I
Aberdeen
Idaho
Louise
Chilcago
Alice
Fred C. McCall
Fred
Winneshiek Land Values by Township and Corporations
The table lists land values by township in Winneshiek County for last year. Frankville leads, with Bloomfield close behind. Fremont, Hesper, Burr Oak, Highland, Orleans, and others show varied totals. Several township and village corporations also contribute to the overall county value, totaling over 846 million?
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Frankville
Orleans Township
Bhuften Township
Steak Canoe Township
Pleasant Township
Lincoln Township
Madison Township
Decorah Township
Glenwood Township
Sumner Township
Calmar Township
Springfield Township
Frankville Township
Jackson Township
Washington Township
Military Township
Bloomfield Township
Shasae Decorah Corporation
Calmar Corporation
Ossian Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Sae
Ft. Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction Corporation
Mit Spillville Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Etias Ues
County School Census Report for 1914
The biennial department of education report shows in this county 420 male and 8254 female students ages 5 to 21 totaling 642? The number of nonattending males and females is 64 and 68. Salaries paid to teachers include 5700.20 for males and 23005.25 for females. There are ten private or denominational schools: four in Decorah, one in Ossian Festina Fort Atkinson Spillville and two in Calwar.
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Department of Education
Decorah
Ossian
Festina
Fort Atkinson
Spillville
Calwar
Make Your Own Cough Remedy at One-Fifth Cost
Household cough cure advertised as 2 ounces of Schiffmanns Concentrated Expert oract mixed with a pint of water to make a simple home medicine. Claims cure for bronchitis asthma croup hoarseness and whooping cough with no narcotics and a money back guarantee from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiffmann
Oract
Wangler
R. J. Schiffmann
Peg O' My Heart returns to Grand Opera House Saturday
Oliver Morosco proclaims his Doris Moore led Peg O My Heart company the best among nine North American troupes. Moore, the youngest Morosco star, was chosen after Laurette Taylor left for London and signed a three year contract. The show has played seven New York theatres and is a peak Broadway production.
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Oliver Morosco
New York
Peg O
United States
Canada
Doris Moore
Grand Opera House
Miss Moore
Morosco
Laurette Taylor
London
Peg
New York City
Moore
Peg” Collony
Greater
Died at County Farm and Burial Policy Change
Jennie Brogden died at the county farm on Sunday and was buried on Monday. A new policy ordered by Manager Funke with ministers will give all county farm deceased a Christian burial rather than a plain burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Brogden
Fort Atkinson
Funke
Werner Named Postmaster Nominee for Rapid City
Ossian native Theodore B Werner, son of John Werner, is nominated by the president for Rapid City South Dakota postmaster. A former Bee and republic support staffer, he now co owns and edits the Rapid City Guide. His friends commend the appointment.
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Theodore B. Werner
Senate
Rapid City
Werner
John Werner
Ossian
Bee
Yewoorah Republican
Rapid City Guide
The Secret of Beauty Free by C Allen Gilbert
An illustrated color reproduction titled The Secret of Beauty by C Allen Gilbert offered to Gouraud's Oriental Dream users. The 11 by 22 inch panel depicts a girl figure and avoids printed matter to allow framing, with stamps covering wrapping on stage and a New York address for ordering.
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C. Allen Gilbert
Gouraud
Mr. Gilbert
Orden, Ferd. T., Hopkins & Son, Props
Creat Jones St
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For Catarrh
A promotional notice proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward for any single failed case. It asserts the medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and strengthens the patient constitution for recovery. Includes endorsements and address F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Takeis Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Tiall
Waidin
Forest of
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Bold van Dregeiass
Te. Takei
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R. A. Engetson
Munn & Co
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Land OF Nod Stories
Howard Knapp
Thomas Parr
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Republic
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G. R. Willett
Grinnell
Eli George
Tremont House
Oregon
Federal Grand Jury
Winneshiek County
Winneshiek
Ossian Boy
Nasby
Beauty
Gray
Allen S. Olmstead
leRoy
Ingvoldstad & CO
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Winneshiek Hotel
Phoebe Lincoln
Mott & CO
A. J. Sorenson
E. J. Parman, Imogen Lincoln
Phoebe Lincoln Chemical CO
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