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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
8
The article recounts a French court drama where a nineteen year old thief on hunger grounds is found guilty and sentenced to five years. A poverty scarred mother then reveals the prisoner is her child, exposing a bitter family coincidence in the courtroom.
The editor argues that education for girls has only recently become natural and necessary, criticizing legal and social contempt toward women. It calls men to lead the reform of gender inequality, likening it to past abolition efforts and urging action now.
In Bingham Maine a unique tramp deterrent called a tramp chair keeps the town free of vagrants. The chair, a strap iron upright seat on wheels, can be moved around town, and a recent tramp was placed inside when no lockups existed. After his brief confinement, no tramps have appeared in town.
A self appointed guide to blind residents notices two men touch the doorways at the asylum to sense crepe on the door. They believe staff avoid informing inmates about deaths, so they rely on the sign to learn when someone dies.
The note argues for humane slaughter of hogs by a direct head shot with a small calibre rifle while the animal is still to prevent suffering. It adds a social reflection that a girl who would not make a good wife for a poor man would also be a poor wife for a rich man.
Orison Swett Marden in the National Magazine likens people to wireless telegraphs, sending out thoughts that attract corresponding energies. He argues that love attracts love and hatred attracts hatred, and that inner goodness or vice influences others through thought radiation.
Sir Sidney Pocock sells Charlton Court Shepperton Middlesex and a very old mulberry tree in the kitchen garden bears a tablet recounting a 17th century event. During Charles II reign a Windsor park fox hid in the tree and was killed the king wished the tree preserved to mark the longest run on record. The text also notes political quips and a stray remark about women and weight.
The memoir recalls Whistler painting in a tall, airy room with windows along one side and a Georgian mirror for constant critique. He used three foot long brushes, held at full arm stretch, enabling a full view of large canvases from the far end of the studio.
The text argues paper money is a promise to pay and that destroying a five dollar note releases the issuer from gold payments. It notes no punishment for destroying one’s own note or precious metals, but warns against passing mutilated currency after destruction. It frames monetary value as diminished by mutilation and urges restraint in circulation.
The passage outlines two forms of eugenics positive and negative. It argues the negative aims to prevent bad marriages while the positive seeks to promote desirable traits, noting uncertainty about trait transmission and interaction. It suggests trusting people to adopt the idea and live rightly, while humorously noting a man who speaks in a pajamas wearing sleep with a British accent.
The late minor league manager Eddie Ashenback originated the term bonehead in a Shreveport Southern league season. He recalled a catcher who could hit but misread a foul ball, taking a blow to the head that revealed his skull was a solid bone, inspiring Ashenback’s quip.
Clean and cut up chicken and simmer with cold water and salt until meat comes away from bones. Remove bones, shred meat, mix with diced ham and sliced hard boiled egg. Pack in a mold and pour over the dissolved gelatine soup. Season, add curry if desired. Garnish with parsley for tea or lunch. Farm and
A tale from Youths Companion recounts John Randolph’s precise egg timing method. Mrs Randolph held a watch as servants lined the dining room to hear in and out signals. Six to seven cooks waited for the moment, ensuring eggs cooked to Randolph’s exact preference.
A Decorah resident E Herwig of Mill Street describes chronic back strain and kidney ache relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial credits the remedy, purchased at Wangler Bros. Drug Store, with improvement. Ad copy notes Doan's as sole US agents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and urges readers to remember the name.
Aged Mrs. Kate Coombs has saved 360 monthly $10 vouchers from her care of machine covers for thirty years. The vouchers total $3,600 but a treasury law requires cashing within two years of issue, risking the loss of her funds.
The last session set a record for oratory with about 18,000,000 words in the Congressional Record, reaching 13,003 pages. Earlier sessions varied in length and page count, including the Fifty-first and Fifty-third congresses, while the war congress of the Fifty-fifth produced 7,569 pages in 215 days.
The essay traces the beard as a fashion in Henry IV's France with round square and artichoke leaf styles. Louis XII’s ascent ended the beard era, giving way to wigs and toupees. It notes Spaniards' veneration for beards and a proverb linking beard absence to lost souls. Mention of a new ten thousand dollar bill as a work of high art.
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