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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary classified items from Decorah Iowa include attorney notices at 120 West Water and offices on Main Street, bar and dry goods listings, insurance offerings, and miscellaneous goods with references to mortgages, sales, and law services in a period tone.
A sweeping column of editorial observations on President Wilsons optimism tariff battles with Huerta Diaz and the Mexican situation. It notes court decisions on wives rights and the Missouri court, calendar changes in China, and lively commentary on Bryan Rockefeller and other public figures. It also discusses Washington political maneuvering, party dynamics, and the inauguration, ending with the view that Wilson intends a long presidency amid Democratic office seekers and tariff clashes.
The house approves a regulation measure targeting storage of vegetables and food items including butter eggs and meat. The article notes two common male dispositions, one in public and another exercised at home.
President Wilson issues a formal proclamation convening Congress in extra session at noon on April 7. The notice notes the public interest requires action and plans to advocate tariff revision in his first message. Currency legislation and related subjects may be addressed in a later special message. The Ways and Means Committee will submit the tariff plan to the caucus then to the House.
James Wilson of Tama former secretary of agriculture spoke before the legislature on future prospects for Iowa and the nation. He urged diversifying crops with Smyrna figs Libyan dates Abyssinian grasses alfalfa from Siberia and Turkestan grains from Asia Minor and northern Africa and noted Egyptian cotton could aid the Imperial valley and Nile Valley supplies. He called for scientific milk study poultry by products market prep cost to farmers meat inspection and enforcement of pure food laws.
A Detroit test case shows an express firm using parcel post to profit on Uncle Sam’s system. A Detroit man sent cigars to Milwaukee for 40 cents, delivery claimed by parcel post with 32 cents postage. The express firm earned 18 cents. authorities consider possible action unlikely.
Des Moines reports a full legislative push with 1200 bills, big measures like the tax commission, workmen compensation, good roads, and public utilities under review. The proposed permanent tax commission would appoint three state tax commissioners at 2300 yearly, set county assessors with four year terms, and empower the commission to adjust valuations and tax rates across counties, cities, and townships.
A New York woman who swore a vow of silence has not spoken to her husband for eleven years, a story reflecting on endurance and personal resolve. The remark about luck and power adds a provocative twist to the anecdote.
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