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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
9
Community items from Oelwein Iowa note testimonials for Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and various visits. Local meetings include the WCTU at the Carter home and social calls among residents from Castalia Decorah Calmar Lawler Ossian and Festina with neighbors gathering for hospitality and church-related visits.
A health book popular in its era urges every woman to own The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser. Plain language makes it accessible for accident or sickness. Send three dimes to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York to receive mail order of the book.
County News reports a day of visits in Decorah with Mrs Tosson, Miss Anna Rilling visiting Fort Atkinson, and many locals from Decorah, Washington Prairie and Ridgeway visiting relatives. A wedding, Gustav Ingeman Moen and Anna Maria Wangeness, occurred in Decorah with Rev. Paul Koren officiating, and the couple will reside in Albert Lea.
Ossian sees W M Ossian visitor Ossian and Decorah residents visiting towns including West Union Calmar La Crosse and Des Moines for events such as a dental convention and a sermon. Local residents like Nell Cahill Miss Cahill from Austin and Julia Hanson host and visit relatives. Jurors were selected for a Decorah court session.
Community happenings in Centennial include visits from residents of Decorah Ossian Castalia and Frankville with many calls and guests at local homes. A baby girl named Mary Florence was baptized in Ossian and a woman suffrage meeting is planned at the Centennial church on May 6 with speaker Mrs Amy of Decorah.
Farm Life argues the corn belt no longer a fixed belt but a growing section. It notes Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and even the Dakotas join the belt with Georgia Alabama and the Carolinas proving high yields. The piece predicts expansion from Canada to the Gulf and toward the Rocky Mountains, broadening arable land across the United States.
Fifty years ago Congress passed a bill making Colorado a state and awaiting the president’s signature. A telegraph feat saw the North American company send a 1,000 mile message without repeating in New York. Decorah’s Masonic lodge renamed Harmony Lodge to Great Lights Lodge. Curtin Bros secured the Decorah to Belleville mail contract via Hesper twice weekly. Dr Shannon and the Dayboys plan freight service between Omaha and Denver. Mr Williams injured when the Curtiss farm team bolted at Frankville. The Osage National Bank was robbed last Saturday of $16,000 in cash and bonds.
A Pennsylvania Representative on the congressional floor condemns the Post Office Department for broader service curtailment and a money saving bias. He argues rural and city delivery suffer, public dissatisfaction grows, and voters may back the Republicans due to unprogressive policy.
The squash bug lays eggs on the underside of leaves in dark chestnut globular clusters. The borer deposits eggs on the stem and the larvae bore into the stem. A common remedy is a saltpeter solution to spray on the plant, or sawdust saturated with turpentine around each plant.
The 1915 United States crop production valued at about 647 million dollars, up 9 percent from 1914. Animal products reach 83.49 million dollars, up 2 percent from 1914. Total gross value of crops and livestock is about 10.321 billion dollars, up 6 percent from 1914. Forest products are estimated at 115 million dollars in 1915, about the same as 1914.
George Kaiser aged 80 a retired Clemons Iowa farmer died of heart failure after spending the afternoon burning corn stalks at work. He was found dead by his son near Clemons in a lane to the barnyard. Kaiser settled in Davenport in 1856 and lived in Marshall county since 1867 leaving a large family.
A quirky agricultural tip notes that each hill should hold at least two corn stalks and each stalk at least one average sized cat. Replant any hill with no plants once corn is an inch high, even if late, as it yields good cattle feed if nothing else.
The state board of parole last week freed thirty five men from the Alabama penitentiary. Each parolee had a job secured before release, in line with board rules. Parole agents monitor and assist them, staying in touch to help them avoid trouble.
Lime as an insecticide is described as a dry hydrate formed by slacking fresh lime with a small amount of water until crumbly. It remains caustic and fatal to larvae of asparagus beetles, slugs, and other moist-surface larvae. Best results are achieved in the morning when plants and insects are still damp.
Farmers and housewives can use Parcel Post Marketing guidance from Farm Bulletin 703. It covers postal rates, parcel limits, and best container types plus grading and packing methods to ensure fresh attractive produce. It stresses fair pricing, producer consumer relations, and clear remittance and return policies to minimize disputes.
Farmers should craft simple, professional letters to improve sales and supplier relations, with focus on clear language and proper letterheads. A workshop on farms aids tool care and repairs, reducing depreciation by housing tools and enabling repairs, reassembly, and storage.
A Swedish scientist creates a novel fertilizer by treating feldspar or similar potassium mineral with carbon and iron in an electric furnace. The report notes a mix of science and a stray quote about fault and jail.
The piece recounts a legend from 2000 years before Christ about a Chinese royal romance. A nobleman sends tea blossoms to a princess, who brews the twig in water, enjoys the drink, and shares it with courtiers. The tale credits this as the origin of China’s tea culture and later global industry.
A historic monument at San Juan Puerto Rico has fallen to a relentless sea surge. Strong surf battered the coast causing extensive damage to the shoreline and threatening nearby structures. Local authorities mobilized crews to assess the site and shore up protections.
A batch of campaign filings from Winneshiek County announces candidates for state representative, supervisors in multiple districts, county auditor, county treasurer, clerk of the district court. Names include H P Nicholson Jr, Jd P Kuhn, J Lind e, J S Williams, T F Connor, Oscar Winger, L C Christen, S J Moore, Will Tobias on. Most entries note nomination or re election pending Republican or Democratic primary decisions in June 1916.
I announce my candidacy for renomination as County Attorney of Winneshiek County Iowa pending the primary election on June 5 2016. CN HOUCK seeks continued service in this office with experience and commitment to public safety and legal integrity.
A set of 1916 primary announcements from Iowa officials includes O C Ellingson seeking a second term as sheriff and M C Reagan, A M Morrison, Chas A Johnson, W B Coup, and Magne Force announcing bids for sheriff or county recorder. Each statement notes candidates run subject to party primary decisions and requests voter support.
A collection of curious animal anecdotes describes how a fly prefers climbing a window pane, hens scratch with the sun behind them, cats favor their left side, dogs lie with outstretched paws, and mice hoard food while delaying seeking their hole. Tame snakes approach their captor for food after months, and homing pigeons return home by instinct rather than location sense.
Raisins and figs split open serve as poultices for boils and relieve toothache when a raisin is placed over the gum. Figs are noted as a laxative. Fine table linen never flavors a poorly cooked meal.
Ancient reptile fossils unearthed along the northern Dwina reveal remarkable humanlike chins in primitive creatures. The creatures likely could not speak due to their tiny brains, and their chin structures may have served a purpose other than speech.
The excerpt evokes morning life across nature and labor with precise imagery. Lark thrush swallow tree milkmaid mower scythe matin bell mountain bee fireflies glow worms beetle crickets and a student’s lamp are described as the day awakens all things from dew to rivers.
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