County News notes and social rounds in Cresco area
March 26 1916 county news recounts visitors and residents in Cresco and surrounding towns. Ed Barnes spent Sunday in Cresco. Ole Ellingson loses a cow. Mr and Mrs Nelson welcome a baby girl. Rev Rutherford walked from Albin to preach. W C T U meetings planned with a medal contest April 5. Anna Brown visits family. Daskams and Ellingsons host relatives. snow gives way to mud. other local journeys and busies noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Barnes
Cresco
Adelle Smith
Reuter
Ole Ellingson
Nelson
Rutherford
Albin
Elmer James
Clifford Eddy
Mr. Hoopman
Anna Brown
W. A. Daskam
Ed. DeGraves
Albion
DeGraves
Pitleco
W. A. Dasham
Mabel
Mary Ellingson
Luella Lunes J
John Sunningdahl
Helen Gager
Orleans
John Ellingson
Here
Fayette
Paul
Hawkeye
Mia
Walter Robinson
Kendallville L. A
Western Lincoln Notes and Local News Highlights
Margaret Peters remains ill while Oscar Moe nurses rheumatism. Chas Hornberger visited the Kuntz home, and Leap Year is noted. Several residents attended calls in Protivia and Cresco, with odd jobs and farm work described. A snow storm closed District No. 3 school, and winter weather persists as Easter approaches. Nearby eagle sightings and visits to relatives are mentioned along with various local errands and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smh
Oscar Moe
Chas. Hornberger
Chas. Kuntz
John Butz
J. G. Kirsehman
Carl Haakenson
Alfred Peter, Sr
Halvor Rue
Theo
Kratz
Fosse Bros
Amelia Kratz
Oscar Mow
Ridgeway
Mike Kratz
Golden Rev
W. A. Scholer
Cresco
Schild
Dr. Hess
Wesley Kratz
Rubert Landsworth
Quiet wedding at Cresco parsonage joins Walter and Kratz kin
A quiet wedding was held at the M E church parsonage in Cresco on March 20 IMG. Leonard Walter and Hattie Florence Kratz were wed. Friends and relatives from Cresco and nearby areas attended as they plan to settle at the old Walter farm northwest of Cresco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sobolik
Ridgeway
Lewis Schorr
Cresco
Theo. Kratz
Christ
Protivin
Christ Haakenson
Decorah
Carl Haakenson
Fred Albert
The
Evangelical Church
Mary Kratz
Crescet
Mike Hrushka
Baby Grace
Amel Koch
Earl
Joyce
Vern Kirschman
Albert Aegerter
Carl Hankens
Epworth League
Brekke & Hopperstad Hall
Martin Kriedlein
Joe Vopava
Fred Koch
Fred Falck
Ollie
Henry Haakenson
M. E. Parsonage
Will Kirwin
Leonard Walter
Wm. Walter
Hattie Florence Kratz
Mike Kratz
Florenceville
Howard County
Win
Walter Farm
Local Notes From Clay Hill March 1916
March 27 1916 Clay Hill notes report various brief items. Dr. Wilson of Decorah visited Will Tieskotter's place. Mrs Sam Tolstad visited Mrs A M Sheetz in Freeport. Mrs Ben Jewell of Decorah spent time with her father John Elliott. Miss Marie Malliah suffers an ear abscess. Miss Louise Williams visited Decorah with sister Mrs Walsh. Mrs Caroline Gross and son Herbert visited Freeport. Willie Erickson leaves for Reeder N D to work with brother Carl. Mrs Ben Stortz and baby visit Greenville area with Mr and Mrs Michael Griebel. Rose Tieskotter ill with pneumonia. Mrs Florence Olsen aided Decorah household. Mrs Caroline Sorenson and Emma of Riverbend visited Sam Sorenson. Mr and Mrs Martin Peterson of Lake Charles La and Mr and Mrs Jonas Akre of Highlandville visited Henry Petersons. Will Kreutzer family moving to John Elliott farm. Elliott to Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Tieskotter
Dr. Wilson
Decorah
Sam Tolstad
A. IM. Sheetz
Freeport
Ben Jewell
John Elliott
Marie Malliahs
Louise Williams
James ‘Walsh
Caroline Gross
Herbert
Walter Gross
Willie Erickson
Reeder
N. D
Carl
Ben Stortz
Franklin Prairie
Michael Griebel
Rose Tieskotter
Florence Olsen
BE. W. Cutting
Caroline Sorenson
Emma
Riverbend
Sam Sorenson
Martin Peterson
Lake Charles
Jonas Akre
Highlandville
Henry Peterson
Will Kreutzer
Mr. Elliott
Our Spring Suits Offer Finest Line in Decorah
A Decorah store markets its best line of men’s, young men’s, and children’s suits and furnishings, touting lower prices than any American competitor. A blue serge hand tailored suit at $22 and a fine all wool grey spring suit at $15 are highlighted, with promises of square dealing and money-back guarantees. Ben Bear signs the letter.
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Decorah
America
Mesa Verde's Sun Temple and cliff dwellings reveal ancient Pueblo life
The article traces Mesa Verde National Park's Sun Temple discovery by two herdsmen in 1888 and describes the cliff dwellings as the era’s most advanced civic centers. It details Mesa Verde’s geography, pueblo architecture, art, tools, and adaptable farming on the arid cliffs, with warfare evidence and evolving habitation from caves to surface structures.
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Asia
Alaska
Europe
Greenland
South Sea Islands
South America
Arctic
Antarctic
Peru
Central America
Mexico
America
Southwest
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Congress
Mesa Verde National Park
New Mexico
Mesa
Fewkes
Richard
Alfred Wetherill
Cliff Palace
Red Letter Days in April from an 19th century note
The piece lists four red letter days in April: All Fool’s Day, April 6 marking the North Pole discovery, Lith birthday of Thomas Jefferson, and April 27 the birthday of General Ulysses S. Grant. It also promoting Dean's Liver Tone as a mild tonic for liver and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Thomas Jefferson
A. S. J Grant
Bear's Hat Shop Promotes Newest Styles
A local retailer touts the newest hat styles under the Bear's brand. Shop offers a range of fashion hats and seasonal selections to refresh wardrobes.
Grapevine Pruning Practices Discussed in Illinois
Farmers' Review weighs timing of grapevines pruning with no single best season. Summer pruning begins when buds swell. remove weak buds to retard sap and strengthen remaining growth. Fall and winter prune dead wood and weak shoots while considering variety tolerance. Overseason care links vigor to mildew resistance and fruiting potential. Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Long Words and the Welsh Town’s Toothache Cure
A London Academy list ranks gargantuan words including decipaucinihilipilification and honorificabilitudinitatibus with noted usages. It highlights Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as a famed fifty four letter Welsh place name, whose pronunciation is a notorious challenge and humorously labeled a “cure for the toothache.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Academy
Walter Scott
Shakespeare
Rabelais
Academy
Justice Lawrance
Anglesey
Assizes
Bryn Roberts
Llanfair
Linotype Bulletin
The Arctic Sea Cow Vanished From Bering Island Herds
A 1742 sighting sparked harpoon hunts as ships arrived one after another. The Arctic sea cow, a large walruslike creature, was persistently hunted until, by 1780, none remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Island
Watch Child for Worms Tell of Kickapoo Worm Killer
Watch for worm signs in a child and treat with Kickapoo Worm Killer. A candy worm remover that acts as a laxative, paralyzing and expelling worms to improve digestion and health. Administer until all signs disappear, 25c at druggists. Also a closing note on appreciation of every person.
Mrs Clayton’s Letter Praises Vinol For Strength
A Louisville woman crying of nervous exhaustion reports improved health after taking Vinol a cod liver and iron tonic without oil She letters that Vinol helped her recover and calls it the best medicine for nervous weak run-down and elderly people The ad cites R A Engberston Druggist Decorah IA as supplier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Engbertson
Decorah
Clews to His Writing and Handwriting Rules
The article discusses deciphering difficult handwriting by applying three rules. It cites Henry Ward Beecher and notes a copyist who read him easily by ensuring no dotted i, no crossed t, and no capital starting sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Dan Emmett and the song Dixie a 19th century staple
Daniel Emmet born in 1815 in Ohio wrote Dixie in 1859. He traveled across the United States and England and was connected with Dan Bryant at one period. The note adds a remark on beauty being only skin deep, a sentiment echoed in the era’s social attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Daniel Emmet
Ohio
England
Dan Bryant
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Decorah Woman's Back Comfort
A Decorah resident credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from a three year long backache. Mrs Ed Ostenson of 610 W Main St described dull persistent pain in the lower back, sharp pains while sweeping, fatigue and dizziness. She used four boxes from Wangler's Pharmacy and saw marked improvement. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Ed. Ostenson
Main St
Iowa
Doan
Wangler
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Clay Hill
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DR. Clark
E. H. McMasters
Winneshiek Hotel
Karl D. Fisk
Huber
Mechanic Street
RUD Bros
Jim
Bill
U. S
South Dakota
the Adams Seed CO
West Water St
Ford
Detroit
Harvey Brothers
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