Iowa Coal Front News: Early Purchase to Prevent Winter Shortage
Bulletin 48 from the Iowa Engineering Experiment Station urges citizens to buy and store coal now as patriotic duty to avert next winter’s shortages. It cites ample coal in ground but cites labor, transport, and distribution limits as bottlenecks and outlines steps for safe storage and smart selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Engineering Experiment Station
Ames
United States Geological Survey
Towa
Iowa
Nebraska
United States Fuel Administration
Fuel Administration
Village Journal of Postville May 13 1918 Storm Damage Report
County News reports sickness and health updates. Local visits include J. Ryan, Letchford, and Bollman. W. C. T. U. meetings planned May 17 and 23. A severe wind storm damages farms near Postville, with losses at Bollman and other residents. Community events include a Friday singing, a cemetery monument, and a W. C. T. U. institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Samuelson
Joe Ryan
L. C. Spaun
Postville
Hans Stegen
Locust
Gene Owens
J. J. van Wey
Ferdinand Hilmer
Ludlow
Theodore Stock
Waukon
Frank Kneeskern
Castalia
J. A. Peck
Carlton
Lynn Crawford
Baby
Jim Ryan
Joe
Sherman Bollman
Charley Brouillet
Harry Harvey
G. D. Bullman
Decorah
Miriam
Waterloo
Jim Bulman
Son
Frank Bulman
Charlotte Walby
Glen Letchford
Lansing
W. H. Smith
R. H. Waters
Harold Laughlin
R. H. , Waters
Calmar
Schroeder
Carl Letchford
Hank Sebastian
Klettner
M. E
T. J. Crawford
Lisle Bollman
Irving Crawford
Frankville
Fred
Sherman Rollman
Walter Pilgrim
J. 4
Claud van Wey
C. H. Waters
Ray Waters
Arthur Topel
Kiesau
Ida Bollman
Henry Hayer, Sr
W. C. T. U. Institute
Philpot
Cedar Falls
Sherman Follman
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertised By Engbertson’s Pharmacy
A reader from Unadilla Ga says Foley Cathartic Tablets gave quicker relief for digestion and related symptoms than any other product. Advertised as relieving billiousness bad breath bloating gas indigestion and constipation with no eriping or nausea. Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hayward
Unadilla
Engbertson
Adv
Local Social Notes From Perry Kinyon District May 13 1918
Perry Kinyon builds a new barn and a sequence of visits and calls unfolds across Mabel Decorah Canton and nearby towns. The record lists numerous individuals including Geo Young Geo Youngs family Henry Smalley Bertha Bender and others visiting relatives friends and attending a dance and a ladies aid meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Kinyon
Dell Foltz
Mabel
John Kinyon
Jim Smalley
Vernie Bender
Weston Stoskopf
Decorah
Imanl
Looking Glass Prairie
Philip Young
Geo. Young
Leila Young
Geo. Young's
Henry Smalley
Mrs. Soberg
Alfred
Hesper
Oscar Kinyon
C. Fredenburg
Clark Fredenburg
Henry Ruffridge
Lloyd Richert
Ray Smalley
Will Stoskopf
Joy Smalley
Bertha Bender
Martin Johnson
Violet Stoskopf
New Hampton
L. Bolson
John Young
Canton
Henry
Bailey Springs Community Notes May 12 1918
Bailey Springs notes list numerous local names and visits across Sunday and prior week. Residents mentioned include Pete Asguard John Barth John Sanderson Henry Forte Emmons Kern Willard Barth Carl Erickson and several families with social calls chores and a Calmar trip to view cyclone damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Asguard
John Barth
John Sanderson
Bluffton
Henry Forte
Ole Andersons
Emmons Kern
Willard Barth
Carl Erickson
A.erickson
John Bender
Winfield
Decorah
Hesper
Florence Barth
Fred Glise
Otto Viverland
S. Barth
Ben Keane
Mr. Stroud
Calmar
Sam Barth
Halvor Ramlo
Adam Bender
Carrie Hilleman
Mabel
Geo
Matter’s
Canoe
Harry Stoskopf
Valentine Kern
Albert Zueckmayer
Clarence Knoke
Laura Knoke
Hans Stegen
Frankville
Will Hilleman
Louise Broghammer
Wm. Fel Ius
H. Knoke
Henry Dehning
Locust
Bertha Bender
Local man praises Foley Kidney Pills in letter
M W Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes a note recommending Foley Kidney Pills saying they gave relief when other remedies failed. He claims the pills restore kidney and bladder function and relieve backache rheumatic pain and stiff joints. Engered Pharmacy Ady publishes the endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Taylor
Calvert
Ala
Foley
Freeport Notes Include Socials and Plays
Freeport items report mumps cases for James Delaney and Millicent Anderson, church services, cyclone viewing at Calmar, and many visits between Decorah and Freeport residents. A local stage production features the cast of the graduating class with a May 22 commencement address by D. D. Murphy and baccalaureate by Leigh Soule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Winn
Ruth
Harold Vincent
Martin
Ruth Winn
Len Everett
Harold
John Haefner
Rozelle Witt
Mary Floody
Ruth Riggs
Lyle Winn
Ethel Allen
Leonard Anderson
Helen Rathbun
Edward Floody
Ruby Ferguson
Adelaide Shipton
New Hall
D. D. Murphy
Leigh Soule
United Brethren Church
Decorah visitors and cyclone notes mark May day
May 5 1918 reports Decorah visitors H Kneeskern and wife and others toured Calmar cyclone scene. Rural Carrier Stanley improves after February stroke. A car crash injures one occupant but no serious injuries. Red Cross events in Decorah and Castalia drive. War Stamps drive ends with J Kneeskern leading in district. Castalia incorporation short of goal. Notice for four act play Home Ties by Arthur Lewis Tubbs to be staged May 24 in the new hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kneeskern
Decorah
Calmar
H. L. Meyer
Ruby
Lester Meyer
Waucoma
E. J. Wirsching
Red Cross
Eileen Malloy
FE. Malloy
F. A. Stanley
Joe McKernan
C. W. W. Club
New
Reevaaian
Arthur Lewis Tubbs
Woman Credits Dean's Kidney Pills For Relief
Decorah resident Mrs D A Lee says hard work weakened her kidneys causing backache and fatigue. After using three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills she reports good results. Price 60c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY are manufacturers of Dean's Kidney Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Decorah
D. A. Lee
Main St
Dean
Lee
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfgra
Buffalo
N. Y
Herbal tonic for women promoted for wartime use
An advertising claim touts a non alcoholic herbal tonic for women sold in liquid or tablet form at most U S drug stores. It cites 50 years of sales and offers a trial package by sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coryrnoy
Iowa
Pierce
Emma Suanks
United States
Invalids
Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Appointment of Executor for Roxy A. Bisby Estate
Notice of appointment of an executor for the estate of Roxy A Bisby deceased of Decorah township Winneshiek County Iowa testate. The subscriber has been duly appointed executor and has taken oath and bonds as required. Creditors and others owing the estate must present claims and debts owed are to be paid from the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy A. Bisby
Decorah Township
Winneshiek
State of
Iowa
Abigail A. Faucher
Abigail A. Fancher
Orleans Township
Linus A. Curtis
Decorah
A. E. Barker
Richard Barnes
Fremont Township
Mary M. Barnes
Boice & Hook
Alice Whalen
Nellie McCaffery
Willett & Nelson
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M. So
Accorah
Manchester
Rufus Trebon
Fairbanks
James Harper
West Union
Cedar Rapids
James Horn, Jr
Tama County
France
Charles City Gas Company
Mason City
Britt
Ernest McFarland
Turner
Rock Island
Root River Power Company
Houston
Chas, Wedenmeyer
Alvin Jones
Chin Foy Hong
Northwood
Minneapolis
Iowa Telephone Company
Mra. A. A
Riceville
Bollman
Allamakee County
Bank
Arlington
Fayette County
American Bank
County News
Roma Padden
Herb Waters
Will Schutta
Mr. Gress
Bailey Springs
Freeport
James Delaney
Millicent Anderson
M. Ruffridge
Harold Dinger
K. Tolstad
W. Stortz
Roger Delaney
E. Connor
James Hallman
Burr Oak
A. K. Sweitzer
J. A. Robinson
John Roney
Springwater
Elmore Kirkland
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Henry Gross
Fortcamp
Thomas Norton
W. Blooming
Anna Lane
Dickinson
Eric Storla
Nordness
Eugene Smith
J. A. Headington
Mary
Chester Delaney
L. Coughlin
J. H.coughlin
Trout Run
Andrew Anderson
Washington Prair
W.bloomfield
Chester Sheetz
Fred Sorenson
Jefferson Barracks
Glenwood
L Wtvedt
James Lannon
Frank Malli
Clark Headington
L. Pearson
F. B. Thomas
Mr. Son
Mirs
John Enger
G. T. Pearson
P. Ronan
D. Riley
Dahl
H. Haas
To & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Bertson’s Pharmacy
Batfour
Dr. Pierce
Allie Mul- Downey
Gouraud’ S
FERD
T. Hopkins & Son
New York
Wicks
Winneshiek County
Mary Anderson
J. Moore
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
RUD Bros
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