Short Items of Interest at State Fair Encampment and Home Club Plans
The article outlines the Short Course Institute at Decorah starting March 23 in Marsh hall for Winneshiek County teachers. It details instructors from the Town State College of Agriculture, housing, and a Boys and Home Club program with various age and activity specific courses, entry rules, and essay requirements for the Town State Fair August 20 to Sept 1, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Marsh Hall
Winneshiek County
Town State College of Agriculture
Ella Treat
Ethel Phelps
GH. Johnson Manuel
R. K. Farrar
State Fair Management
State plans clubs to promote home canning and market surplus
The article describes forming clubs of five or more with a local leader to study home canning methods including boiling, pressure, and market for surplus products. Adults do not compete for junior prizes. Teachers and others have volunteered as leaders, and Ames will later aid by township meetings. Interested individuals should send names to the County Superintendent's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College At
Ames
March 12 feast days and notable events in history
The excerpt lists March 12 as the feast day for St. Maximilian St. Paul of Cornwall and St. Gregory the Great with a reference to Luke 19. It then catalogs deaths from various years and a long sequence of births and events by year, highlighting political, scientific, and military milestones such as Virginia surrenders in 1652, Maryland settler actions in 1660, and 1902 Earthquake impacts and 1912 legal actions.
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St. Maxmillion
St. Paul of
Cornwall
St. Gregory the Great
Christ
Zaccheus
Luke
Pope Innocent I
Cesare Borgia
Alessandro Piccolomini
Prince Henry of
Spain
Duc de Montpensier
Prest Fernandez
Costa Rica
John
Abyssinia
Altgeld
Illinois
Casimir Perier
France
Curtis Guild
Godfrey Biblo
George Berkeley
John F. Daniell
Joseph Francis
Prince Luitpold
Bavaria
Thos. B. Reed
Simon Newcomb
Virginia
Cromwell
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
James TE
Kinsale
Treand
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
House of Commons
New England
Oxford
City liquor shipments to be routed through station
Mason City city commissioners arrange with five express firms to handle liquor shipments. Express companies will not deliver direct to customers. all liquors go to the depot first. A police officer will inspect shipments to certify lawful deliveries and seize questionable consignments.
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Mason City
O Connor on Trial for DA Position
Department of Justice officials say no permanent filling of the northern Town district attorney job has occurred. Frank O Connor remains as temporary DA and may be named later, with the department taking him on trial and delaying a firm appointment.
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Department of Justice
Department
Frank O'Connor
Mr. O'Connor
Letter Fifty Years Old From Civil War Soldier
A published excerpt features Luman Cadwell’s Civil War letter to his wife dated February 5 1864 aboard the steamship Star of the South near Fortress Monroe. He details marching to Alexandria Virginia ships loading troops and horses, provisions salt junk and hard tack, plans to sail via New Orleans and Red River, and expresses concern and affection from the front lines.
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L. L. Cadwell
Steamship Star of the
Alexandria
New Orleans
Gen. Banks
Red River
Libbie
Wisconsin
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Sam
Luman
Winona Endorses "Officer 666" at Opera House
October 20 letter from Burlingame of the Winona opera house praises the show "Officer 666" saying it played Winona last Thursday to satisfaction. He calls the company good and urges audiences to enjoy "Officer 668" next.
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Burlingame
Winona Opera House
Messrs. Weiser & Bear
Winona
Ady
Farmers Sue Over Railroad Tax Fight
A suit filed by 230 farmers challenges the Floyd county rail tax vote. Plaintiffs name the Charles City and Western railway the board of supervisors the county auditor and the county treasurer at Charles City as defendants seeking to restrain tax collection for the railroad extension.
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Charles City and Western Railway
Board of Supervisors
Charles City
Floyd County
Charles City and Western Railroad
Invention Brings 37500 for Mason City Sportsman
Joe Kautsky, Mason City, a leading state sportsman and state secretary of the sportsmen’s association, earned 37500 for a "single trigger" invention. No American waits for time and tide, for both move with speed limits.
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Jgoml
Joe Kautsky
Mason City
Sportsmen’s Association
Vinci touted as child tonic in mothers letter
A Bloomfield New Jersey mother testifies Vinci helped her seven year old recover from a six week illness and strengthen during whooping cough. The ad praises Vinci as a safe cod liver oil and iron tonic with full ingredient disclosure and adds a eczema salve guarantee from R A Engbretson, Decorah.
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E. W. Cooper
Bloomfield
N. J
Vinci
P. S
R. A. Engbretson
Decorah
Loyal to Old Winneshiek Caller Moves to Decorah
Hamilton Campbell, longtime Winneshiek County farmer, requested a change of the Postville Review address to Decorah after moving there last week. He settled on the Military road between Postville and Castalia sixty six years ago and has long been noted for hard work.
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Postville Review
Hamilton Campbell
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Postville
Castalia
Dead man returns home after eighteen years
Louis Brown, son of Mrs. Michael Brown of Castle Grove township Jones county, reported alive last week after being declared dead years ago. His estate was administered after a seven year period and he had been absent in Washington state for eighteen years.
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Louis Brown
Michael Brown
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Washington State
Cat Sets Off Dynamite Blast At Farm Home
A farmer and his two children faced danger when two pounds of dynamite in the cellar exploded after a family cat allegedly knocked the sticks from a furnace shelf. The blast damaged the house and the cat has not been seen since the incident near Alli son in Butler county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Tellinghausen
Allison
Butler County
Tellinghausen
Bank President Convicted in Hazelton Case
The jury in the Town versus Adam Kiefer, former president of Kiefer Savings Bank of Hazelton, convicted him at Independence after a weeklong trial before large crowds. He faced one of fifty one indictments tied to the bank’s collapse last March for cheating by false pretenses tied to two $700 notes paid by D. B Stoner.
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State of Town
Adam Kiefer
Kiefer Savings Bank
Hazelton
Independence
Savings Bank
D. B Stoner
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Republican Decorah
A. K. Batley & Son
Short Course Institute
Congress
United States
Bordeaux
Bordeaus
Georgia
Ki Shen
Hongkong
Nevada City
Cal
England
Turkey
Russia
Geo. Peabody
London
Jacksonville
Roseade
Lord Elgin
India
Gen. Grant
U.S
Vesvailles
Vincente Quadra
Porto Rico
Reichstag
Szegedin
Hungary
Bac Ninh
Anam
Bernardo Soto
Tonkin
Honduras
Cuba
Kiangri
Amia Minor
Marshal Su
Toulon
Russel Sage
Russel Sage Foundation
Jos. Petrosino
Italy
Sugar Trust
Indianapolis
Luman L. Cadwell
Winneshiek
Cat
Bank
Ingvoldstad & CO
N. R. Groff & Son
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