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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
6
Copyright notice appears for The Last Five Minutes published in 1908 by The Shortstory Publishing Company with rights reserved and British copyright secured.
On a liner Hartley debates duty and sin as a stranger, Henry Gilman, confesses past thefts. A shipwreck brings truth and a vow of restitution. Hartley later exposes Gilman to his daughter Margaret, leading to a buried fortune and a family reconciliation that ends with gratitude.
Grinding wheat to flour can be done at home as easily as coffee. The New York Medical Journal urges buying wheat from seed dealers for cost and efficiency. The grinder also processes bracking wheat corn barley oats rye and other grains for breakfast cereals. Home cereals require long cooking and a fireless cooker becomes nearly indispensable.
County News records social calls and visits across Ossian Calmar Spillville and nearby towns. The community notes include Mr Theo Smith's death at 64 and a long funeral procession, followed by multiple visits from relatives and neighbors through the week.
The piece notes the winter fattened tree sparrow and gulls breaking clam shells by dropping them on rocks. It observes robins nesting in the morning with dew on grasses and hints at spring auto overhauls. The Motor Supply ad signals needed auto parts for a smooth running engine.
Miss Anna Yerkovske visited Ossian Saturday. Mrs. Jake Thomann visited Decorah Saturday. Peter Meyer hosted Alma Hauber Ridgeway. R. J. Becker called at Decorah midweek. Chas Ebert of Waterloo renewed acquaintances Wednesday. Kensington club met at Mrs. O. O. One’s home. Ana Swehla of Spillville staying with M. Gilmartin. Minnie Christianson had dental work in Os. Peter Klein of Waterloo spent days at Peter Meyer home. Josephine Hosper of Spillville visited her father. Jacob Stenseth visited from Ludlow. Geo. Eppens Sr. left for Nebraska Kansas Wyoming. Bertha Wangsness returned to Decorah after visit at home, Kampmann left for Dubuque to visit relatives.
The black buck of India is a graceful animal weighing 30 to 50 pounds. The male’s hide is inky black on the back and white on the belly, with black spiral horns averaging about 18 inches and up to 26 inches in rare cases. They typically move in herds and are difficult to approach on foot as they alert to stalkers by tossing their heads.
The air bladder within fish enables vertical movement by adjusting its volume. In deep water the bladder compresses, shrinking the fish to match displaced water. In upper layers the bladder expands, keeping the fish equiponderant with surrounding water as it rises or sinks.
The article notes that world tea production figures are unavailable but exchange between nations totals about a billion pounds. It is worth producers around 150 million dollars and costs consumers more than double that amount.
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