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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
8
A reflective verse from the Ohio School Journal portrays a boy's playful mischief and daily frictions at home, church, school, and street. It defends a boy’s effort to do right and notes how adults overreact to youthful noise and curiosity. The poem ends by affirming that even the best man once was only a boy.
Forty years ago Paris housed ten wholesale leech dealers selling 300 000 to 400 000 leeches monthly at about 50 dollars per thousand. Now one dealer, Leya, handles around 130 000 monthly at six to seven francs per hundred, with stock up to half a million. Demand shifted to the United States as imports from Turkey Bohemia Dalmatia Algeria and Russia improved.
Joseph Jefferson and Wilton Lackaye shared a company one season. Jefferson loved curtain calls and greeting the audience, while Lackaye argued actors should stay in character. After one show Jefferson praised the crowd, and Lackaye quipped that only John Drew’s face was fit to shake hands with.
The text blends ancient advice on horse care with notes on Paria rents rising over a decade. Vacant dwellings shrink as fear grows that within five or six years rents will become unbearably high or force residents to move outside the city while calf digestion is noted as easily impaired.
The piece recalls 19th century Russian cadet life where boys trained from age six under harsh discipline. It notes an incident where rye bread shortages led to a mass midnight bread raid, yet no one fell ill, suggesting tough conditions and a pragmatic view on diet in the corps.
A Nova Scotia fish called the frost fish allegedly freezes into ice for ice cream production. The letter notes widespread fish across North America, praising Nova Scotia as the home of real ingenuity while recognizing American fishing talent.
health column argues infant mortality in Iowa is preventable with proper feeding clothing and housing. It condemns neglect and bottle feeding while urging state funded education for mothers and sanitary programs, noting pigs receive funds while children do not.
A buried oak forest, spread over about 200 square kilometers, was unearthed when a riverbed was dragged. The site yields 120 to 180 foot high trunks eight inches in diameter and valued for its first quality wood with colors from brown to rose and blue to yellow. About 150000 ancient oaks have been turned over to cabinet makers. Stormy days also spur farm shops with well equipped workshops.
The article describes ants as improvised weather prophets. Morning activity clearing nests signals dry spell ahead, while afternoon westward and sentinel alerts predict rain this afternoon or night. It notes ants sealing nests before showers and concludes with a remark on workers neglecting labor when politics interests men.
Medical authorities reject greasy salves for eczema and endorse a wash made from wintergreen thymol and related ingredients in the D.D.D. Prescription. A 60 cent bottle promises cure and instant relief as patrons are urged to try the D.D.D. Soap to keep pores clean at K. J. Parman, Druggist, Decorah.
Turpentine is praised as soothing for scalds and cuts and as a stain remover for muslin when mixed with soap. It also helps whiten cloth when added to boiling water. The ad claims Burdock Blood Bitters cure impure blood and sluggish liver, sold as a 35 year market product at $1.00 per bottle.
The guide suggests laying the fabric flat and gently sanding the shiny nap to restore shine without damaging the material. It notes success in dairy farming depends as much on the person as on natural conditions.
A vintage advertisement offering one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. Includes testimonials from I J Cheney’s 15 year reputation and a bank endorsement from National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Frank H. Uline of West Sand Lake New York credits Vinci with curing a severe bronchitis attack. She says the medicine stopped her cough increased her weight and strength and recommends it to others with bronchitis or chronic coughs. The product blends cod liver elements with tonic iron and a money back guarantee.
A vendor offers 200 varieties of tested garden seeds with bulk packaging and in house seed testing. They list beans cucumbers corn lettuce melons onions parsnips radish squash tomatoes turnips and more, noting wholesale prices and parcel post or express shipping options. The ad emphasizes ready access to tested seeds and urges readers to buy now while stocks last.
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