Decorah Republican Classifieds and Subscription Rates
The Decorah Republican lists mailing details as second class mail matter in Decorah Iowa with weekly publication at 111 Winnebago Street. Subscriptions to foreign countries including Canada and Mexico are 2.00 per year in advance. Advertisers reach Winneshiek county. rates on application. Business cards 5.00 per year. Legal ads at legal rates. Local ads 10 cents per line first insertion, 5 cents for each subsequent insertion. Standard phone No 198.
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Winnebago Street
Canada
Mexico
Winneshiek County
Tandard Phone
Editorial Comment On Current Events
A long string of editorial observations on politics, tariffs, figures, and public matters. It critiques politicians, tariff policy, Cuba and Mexico, socialism, and public works, with satire on public figures and events. It notes Villa’s background, Alaska railroad, and European grain trade impacts.
Watching for Violations of the Duck Law
The article notes a large number of federal enforcers watch for violations of the federal duck shooting law. It states violators would be arraigned before a federal commissioner and held for trial. Penalties including fines and costs would likely total at least 150 dollars per illegal duck.
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United States
State board buys 177 tons sugar from town dealers
The state board of control last week purchased 177 tons of sugar for state institutions from town dealers. Contracts awarded to firms in Marshalltown, Dubuque, and Waterloo with town dealers underbidding all rivals.
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State Board of Control
Towa
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Waterloo
Merchants to Boycott Stale Eggs After May Fifteenth
W B Barney state dairy and food commissioner leads a plan to protect merchants and the public from stale eggs. Towns will sign an agreement to purchase eggs on a candling basis after May 15, rejecting bad eggs. Inspectors will assist in enforcing back returns of bad eggs and hold dealers responsible for decayed eggs in their possession.
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W. B. Barney
State Dairy
State Dairy and Food Commission
Barney
Liquor Interests Continue Fight Across Major Firms
The Webb Kenyon liquor law fight moves forward as United States Express and Hamm Brewing plan a rehearing in the Supreme Court within sixty days. With express firms winding down business, officials say the brewing lobby will press the case. The ruling upholds the law, striking a blow to liquor interests and forcing bootleggers from many small towns. Railroads and express firms have tightened liquor shipments since the decision.
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United States Express Company
Hamm Brewing Company
Webb-Kenyon
Supreme Court
State Oflowa
Ames College Promises Experts for Disease Outbreaks
President Pearsons says Ames college maintains a corps of specialists ready to dispatch anywhere in the state on short notice to investigate outbreaks in farm animals plants or trees. They will answer questions in writing or verbally by visiting Ames, as a vast organized bureau serving the people in farming and industrial matters.
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Pearsons
Ames
Town State College seniors see strong job demand in electrical field
Senior electrical students at Town State College face ample opportunities as major electrical firms nationwide seek carefully trained Ames men. With more requests than class members, the demand for qualified graduates remains high as recruiters target graduates for skilled positions.
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Town State College
Ames
Warning to potato growers in Towa on seed quality and varieties
The Towa Agricultural Experiment station warns growers to inspect seed potatoes closely to avoid crop loss and huge costs. Prof. A T Erwin notes last season’s heat reduced seed quality and urges obtaining vigorous seed stock from Minnesota Wisconsin or northern Iowa. The piece lists seven main varieties and warns about mislabeling, especially Irish Cobbler vs Rural New Yorker, and how to tell them apart.
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Towa
A. T. Erwin
Towa State College
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Maine
Edwin
America
Ohio
New Yorker
Peerless
Burbank
Geen Mountain
Bliss
Letters on Parcel Post Allow Joint Letter with Package
Postmaster General Burleson issued an order allowing a letter to be attached to a parcel post package if both carry the proper postage and are addressed to the same recipient. The letter must be affixed to the outside securely, not enclosed, to avoid delays and aid business. The change is expected to greatly expand parcel post service.
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Parcel Post
Burleson
Compel Judges to Tell About Knoxville Cure Appeal
Superintendent Donahue of the Knoxville institution appeals to the attorney general to educate district Judges in Town. He says many plead guilty on false promises of cure by medicine, but no cure exists for liquor habit. patients must stay three years or until cured once incarcerated.
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Donahue
Knoxville Institution For
Attorney General
Rehearing Granted in Blue Sky Law Case
Judge Smith McPherson of the United States district court granted a rehearing on the Blue Sky law of Iowa set for April 15 at Keokuk. Circuit Judge Walter I. Smith and District Judge John Pollock will sit. McPherson previously ruled the law valid but subsequent decisions are said to affect the case.
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Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Towa
Keokuk
Walter I. Smith
John ©. Pollock
McPherson
Iowa to turn farms into demonstration experiment stations
Iowa will convert every state farm into a demonstration and experiment station showing best methods, stock, crops, and buildings. The plan, discussed by state officials with Prof. Stevenson, aims to end poor management and tuberculosis-infected stock and to use inmate labor for teaching farming nationwide.
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Iowa
Board of Control
Des Moines
Stevenson
State College
Careless Town Clerks Upbraided By Auditor Bleakly
Auditor J L Bleakly scolds forty five Iowa towns for 1913 annual reports delays. He urges prompt filings for fiscal year ending March 31 and notes gaps in receipts and disbursements schedules. State blanks will be mailed. completeness affects usefulness to engineers and statistical bureaus.
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J. L. Bleakly
Filing woes threaten candidates as deadline nears
Caution grows as candidates face strict filing rules. April 22 is the state level deadline with county offices given ten more days. Many nomination papers arrive incomplete, including missing circulator affidavits. Officials warn papers must meet all requirements or be rejected.
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