Decorah Ad Rates and Local Medical Ads Highlight 1900s Paper
The Decorah Republican lists subscription prices at 1.50 per year in state and 2.00 for foreign deliveries, plus business card rates of 5.60 annually and legal ad rates. It includes medical and professional notices for Urban and Urban osteopathy, Dr. Harriette Amy, Dr. Woodward, and other local practitioners, with office hours, addresses, and standard phone numbers. A column on local services features Luther Publishing House, insurance notices, and merchant ads for Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Factory, Ben Bear, and Mott & Co.
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Canada
Mexico
Winneshiek County
Commentary on Politics and Society Reflections
A reader’s montage of satirical quips and observations covers tariffs, Prohibition, foreign policy, and public figures. It references Col Bryan, Carranza, gasoline headlines, and the Kansas delegation, with notes on war, industry, and political mood. The piece blends editorial asides and humorous critique in a period voice.
Development Dollars for Home Town Prosperity Message
Broad urging to spend locally contrasts the "Dollar with Wings" that drains away to distant cities with a "Development Dollar" that strengthens the home town and nation. The piece notes wartime finance anxiety, calls for tax fairness, critiques figures like J. P. Morgan, and touches on politics, trade, and public sentiment during the era. It cites remarks on Panama, prohibition, and party dynamics, highlighting a conservative, pro home‑front stance.
Figures Don't Agree In Suffrage Tax Figure Debate
Advocates for women’s suffrage cite low state tax rates in Washington Colorado Wyoming and California as reasons for voting rights. Opponents cite Census Bulletin figures with Washington California Wyoming and Colorado showing much higher per thou sand rates. The public deserves clear, firsthand enlightenment as to which figures are accurate before voting.
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Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
California
Roosevelt Routs Cummins In Town Primary Returns
Preliminary state figures show Senator Cummins leading the Republican Town presidential preference primary on April 10 with an estimated 16 000 to 20 000 votes while Theodore Roosevelt is projected to place second with about 3 000 to 3 500 votes and Hughes running third.
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Roosevelt
Senator Cummins
Cummins
Mughes
Poem lines on pain and endurance in sacred verse
A historical verse passage questions whether strength lies in suffering and wisdom in wandering, suggesting pain enhances art and faith. The speaker ponders if noble rank equals capacity for ache and if sorrow gives sweetness to song.
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Christ
Roosevelt Attacks Wilson on Mexico Policy and Embargoes
The piece chronicles Theodore Roosevelt criticizing President Wilson for fluctuating Mexican policy from 1913 to 1915. It cites embargo shifts on arms, Vera Cruz battles, and bloodshed, arguing Wilson failed to protect Americans while profiting politically. It also notes Bryan family Nebraska campaigns and Bryan’s stance, implying a dynamic political scene.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Mexico
Congress
United States
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Puerto
Carranza
War Department
Villa
San Diego
Wilson
Baltimore
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Decorah
A. K. Bailey & Son, Inc
Iowa
West Water Street
Ek, Acres
Ben Bear
Sookup
Citizens Bank
Albert E. Conrad, M. D
Sayey
Ubney Office
J.* Daly
Larsen Clothing Store
C. Hoeg, M. D
Citizens Savin Bank
Rzcinski
Des. Urban & Urban
Osteopathic Physicians
Harriette B. Amy, M. D
Curtin
A. Woodward, M. D
Office Public Opinivn Bulletin
Ehilaren Telepphone
H. F. Barthell
Attorney At Law and Justice of the Peace
West Ee National Bank
W. Cutting
Attorney At Law
W M. Strand
E. P. Jonson
Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Factory
Otto Dabijelm
Lutheran Publishing House
Rah
Ana Tornado Insurance, Steamship Agency
Main Street
Lo Owa
Mott & Co
General Merchants
Han
Washington Sts
K. I. Haugen
General Merchant
Sringeri
Henry van Dyke
Col. Bryan
Carranaz
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Democratic Party
Europe
Kentucky
England
Standard Oil Company
Des Moines
Kansas
St. Louis
Harris
W. A. Harris
U.S
Great Britain
J. P. Morgan
Germany
Austria
Tom Taggart
Ralston
Tom
United Kingdom
Wm. Waldorf Astor
Indiana
Verdun
France
South America
Whit. P. Martin
Louisiana
Woodrow Wilson
Progressive Party
Panama Canal
Bryan
Henry Ford
Meredith
United States Senate
Maurice Connolly
Mr. Meredith
Asiatic
Turkey
America
Desert
Mr. Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Wichita
Kas
Eolor
Jess Willard
Frank Goteh
New York Tribune
Secretary of State
Henry E. Sampson
Mr. Sampson
Phoebe Lincoln
River St
C. W. Bryan
Wm. J
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
W. J
Wm. J. Bryan
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