Local Decorah Ads and Medical Notices Detected
The Decorah Republican prints business cards and ads listing rates for local advertising. It also presents doctor listings and contact details for multiple physicians including RUBERT E. CONRAD M D and HOEG M D, with office hours and phone numbers. The page notes addresses at 205 West Water Street and Decorah Avenue, Decorah Iowa, plus standard postal and subscription terms.
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Decorah
Iowa
West Water Street
The Man Who Throws Bouquets at Himself Seldom Misses the Mark
A long editorial piece surveys politics, economy and society with satirical quips and blunt notes on Wilson, tariff, and international affairs. It mocks self praise, praises preparedness, and hints at shifting party loyalties in Indiana and Oklahoma while highlighting naval and colonial topics.
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James Russel Lowell
Why France Got cent of Mexico
An April Home Companion editorial argues France withdrew from Mexico after the Civil War due to American military preparedness. It contends the United States won the outcome without fighting because a million trained men were ready, making war unnecessary. The piece concludes with a provocative line about apathy.
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April Woman's ‘Home Companion
France
Mexico
Napoleon
Parole Board Records Surging Prison Cleared Fast
Since January 1, 1916 the state board of parole has freed 79 convicts and placed them in good positions. With two agents finding jobs, most paroled men secure contracts for at least six months. The Anamosa reformatory peaked at 799 inmates last month, now reduced to about 780 due to paroles.
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State Board of Parole
Towa Board
Iowa
Board of Parole
Lowa
Anamosa Reformatory
State Board
First Term of Court in Northeastern Iowa History
The Mason City Times details the district's early court history noting the 1852 first term presided by Judge T.8. Wilson in the 2d district, with six minor cases and no indictments. It contrasts population growth with Cerro Gordo, mentions early lawyers and first naturalizations, and reflects on era changes from 1850s to modern times.
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Mason City
Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
Murdock
Garnaville
Clayton County
Samuel Murdock
Sue
Allamakee
Bremer
Butler
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Floyd
Howard
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Worth
Kallevang
Wilson
Levi Moore
J H. Callendar
Dwight Rathbun
Wim Clarke
H. McSwain
David Frazee
R Dean
George Emery
Adelia Emery
Supreme Court backs city traffic ordinances on street parking
The ruling in A. D. Pugh v city of Des Moines affirms cities may ban automobile parking on certain streets by ordinance. Pugh, jailed five times for violations, lost appeals from the district court as the high court held cities must keep streets open and free from nuisance and may enforce traffic rules.
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Supreme Court
A. D. Pugh
Des Moines
Pugh
High Court
Tin Can A Menace To Health
Public Health Service investigators warn that discarded tin cans filled with rainwater breed mosquitoes that spread malaria. A hole in the bottom of an empty can could have saved a life and helped prevent illness. thus, cans should not be left about or should be made with holes.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Plant whole seed potatoes for best Iowa crop
Iowa State College extension expert urges farmers to plant sound whole potatoes as seed, not cut pieces, arguing medium sized tubers yield the best stands and reduce rotting, with machine planters offering precise planting. Small seed should be rotated out to avoid weakening hills year after year.
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Lowa
Iowa State College
Great Britain
Crooked Creek Railroad Sold In Public Auction
The Crooked Creek railroad in Iowa was sold at public auction to W. R. Dyer of Boone for 112300. Dyer is said to represent the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurbans. The line, 17 miles long, runs between Webster City and Lehigh and may be electrified and extended to Fort Dodge. Built during the mining era, the railroad once did brisk business but declined as mines closed.
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Crooked Creek
Iowa
W. R. Dyer
Boone
Education in Canada and Ontario Lead in Public Spending
The Dominion and provinces offer liberal general education with less than seven percent illiteracy among five year olds. Ontario and Toronto allocate the largest share of expenditures to education, and the schoolhouse is seen as key to New Ontario's colonization. A Boston physician recommends going barefoot, implying all humanity.
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Dominion of Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Jor
New
Decorah Dollar Day brings 42 merchants into one big sale
Forty two Decorah merchants plan a city wide Dollar Day on Wednesday March 20 with extended help and open aid concerts by the Decorah Merchants Band. Participating firms include Mott & Co Dry Goods Ben Bear Clothier Willis Ness Furniture and many more led by local banks and services. The event aims to offer exceptional bargains across groceries hardware clothing and home goods to attract shoppers from near and far.
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Decorah
Deconan Republican
Decorah Merchants
Mott & Co
Ben Bear
Clothier
Willis & Ness
Hi. M. McReynolds
E. M. McMasters
Holland Millinery
C. J. Wangler
National Bank of Decorah
Citizens Savings Bank
Winneshiek County State Bank
Decorah Furniture Company
Frank Germann
E. J. Parman
Miller
J.C. Hexom Son
Graham's
A. J. Sorenson
Peter Johnson & Sons
Upper Town Power Co
Decorah Gas Co
B. O. Marsh
H. A. Plastmark
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co
J. F. Baker
Decorah State Bank
Rud Brothers
Kate M. Neff
B. J. Reynolds
Henry Haas
Steemmartentnsthlaieemtan
Rise of Russia in European History to 18th Century
The text outlines Russia’s early formation from Ruric the Norseman through Christianization in the tenth century, the Tatar domination in the thirteenth century, delivery by Ivan the Terrible, and Peter the Great’s pivotal role in placing Russia in Europe’s state system.
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Europe
Russia
Ruric
Norseman
Genghiz Khan
Ivan
Czar
Elizabeth
Peter the Great
New York
Vital Statistics From State Health Board Report
The November report shows 1625 total state deaths. In Allamakee county the figures include VW, Chickasaw D1, Clayton 19, Fayette 20, Howard 14, and Winneshiek 15. Causes listed include tuberculosis 1, cancer 3, cerebral hemorrhage 1, organic heart disease 2, artery disease 1, asthma 1, senility 4, traumatism 1, and other causes 1.
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State Board of Health
Allamakee County
Chickasaw
Iowa Man Clem K Quinn Appointed Judge in Honolulu
A note recalls Clem K Quinn born in Elkader Iowa and graduate of Elkader High School. He moved to Honolulu seventeen years ago, studied law, passed the bar, and rose rapidly to become a federal judge in the fourth circuit. Also a quip on fashion and a quote by Horace Walpole.
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Clem K. Quinn
Fourth Circuit
Honolulu
Elkader
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Canada
Acepte
Winneshiek County
E. R. Acres
Ben Bear Block
Soukup
Towa
A. D. Hexom, M
Citizens Bank
Rubert E. Conrad, M. D
J.* Daly
S. Larsen Clothing Store
Co. Hoeg, M. D
M. D. Jewell
DES. Urban & Urban
Osteopathic Physicians
Harriette B, Amy, M. D
Decorah Ave
Curtin’s —S
Barthell
Attorney At Law and Justice of the Peace
National
E W. Cutting
Attorney At Law
Bromley
West Water Shrest
Pacersn
Joan
Strand
E. P. Johnson
Ritson
Sugar Bowl
Otto Dahljelm
Pune
Lows
Lutheran Publishing House
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Low
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al Merchant
West Wut Water
Peace Palace
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Washington
Congress
Wheeling
Germany
England
Col. House
Italy
Adam
Taft
Taft Tariff Commission
Lewis
Princeton
Uncle Sam
Danish West Indies
Porto Rico
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Copenhagen
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Are
Admiral Fletcher
Speaery Daniels
Creston Advertiser
Olive Lehriner
Byron Mahon
Balkans
West Front
America
Charles A. Rawson
Mr. Cummins
Col. Roosevelt
Russeau
Dominican Island
West Indies
King Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Harrison
United States
Indiana
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Atlantic
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Phoebe Lingoln
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Torace Walpole
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