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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
8
W M Federmann of Kansas City, a leading druggist, urges Rexall Orderlies as a safe, gentle, inexpensive laxative for home use. He emphasizes it promotes health and can pay dividends as the best family laxative in tasty candy tablet form appealing to all ages.
The document preserves a 1916 ownership record for Decorah Deedness Iowa. It lists publisher A K Bailey & Son Inc Decorah, editor E C Bailey, managing editor E C Bailey and general manager E C Bailey all of Decorah Iowa. Owners include A K Bailey & Son Inc and E C Bailey with several individuals in Decorah. It records a notary sworn affidavit dated March 20 1916 and a commission stamp. The text cites the required legal form for the ownership statement under the August 24 1912 act.
Mrs Lider of Saude and many Decorah visitors frequent the area with callers from Cresco Elkader Ridgeway and Ossian. The Calmar hotel dining room set to open, a baby boy born to Beevers, and a suffrage lecture by Mrs Dorson. Local clubs, church events and school spelling contest notes fill the page with social visits and community happenings.
Hogs delivered by Neste Bros. and many residents visit relatives and attend events around Decorah. Names include Flaskerud Fretheim Dahle Hovey Hanson Engen Neste and others. mentions visits, a quilting party, twin births, travel to Prairie du Chien, and a funeral in Decorah.
Decorah visitor F. W. Meader attends in Hesper on March 21 1916. Mr. and Mrs. O L Street spent Sunday at Buddy White's. Prayer meeting held at John Welch's. Chas Smith and Chas Mitchell visit. Nina Johnson and Vera Koppen meet. Mrs. Julia Johnson returns from La Crosse. Ella Stensland stays with R Reid. Oscar Sanden returns from La Crosse. H C Rowe family visit Elmer Griswold. B M White hosted Frank Smith. Emery family moved to a farm south of town. Mrs Lassen hosts ladies. R Reid, Chas Smith, Alma Peterson join. Cemetery association meeting at U S church parlors. Lawrence Rey and I C Dickinson visit A A Hawks. Mrs Lassen returns to Glencoe Minn.
March 20 1916 Freeport Iowa a roundup of social visits church events school news and the obituary of Byron Plato Barker born 1893 died 1916 at Oxford Colorado. Mentions lectures by International Bible Students and Women Suffrage talk plus village happenings and property transfers. Funeral held at Decorah with burial in Russell cemetery.
An old lady’s cheerful demeanor signals good digestion. If digestion is impaired or meals are unappetizing, take Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen the stomach improve digestion and stimulate gentle bowel movements. Sold by R A Meason.
In Fort Atkinson Albert Novak of Spillville was a business caller Saturday. Dr. Horton and wife of Calmar were visiting friends here Sunday. Mrs. F C Smith spent Thursday with the Clem Smith family near Watcoma. Ed Peterson family moved into the Geo E Cooney property on Fort Hill. Farmers Co operative Produce Co held a meeting in the town hall on County Attorney C N Houck of Decorah was in town on legal business last Moss. Anton Moser and Schrandt went to Stacyville Monday for a short stay with relatives. Mrs Jos Sobolik spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Novak at Spillville. Mrs Amos Stribley of Calmar spent the latter part of the week with the Chas Glass family. Miss Ruth Preston returned to Grinnell last Thursday to spend her spring vacation with her parents. F J Huber returned home from Somo Wis Tuesday last where he had been called by the illness of his sister Mrs Giesen. Miss Ida Herold and niece Gertrude Reihle from near Lawler went to Decorah today for a few days visit with the latter's sister Mrs Donald
A Decorah resident farmer Chas 0 Moore testifies to relief from kidney pain and ankle swelling using Dean's Kidney Pills from Wangler's Pharmacy. The ad urges readers to buy at 50 cents and credits Foster Milburn Co as proprietors, Buffalo.
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