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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
1
Local rates for subscriptions, legal ads, and business cards are listed for Decorah Iowa. Individual page entries include optician services doctors lawyers osteopaths an electrical treatment office and a steamship agency with contact details and hours. The mix reflects a 20th century community notice page with service providers and ads.
A collection of editorial observations and opinions from wartime era. Notes praise on a cheerful helper, remark on politicians and reforms, and commentary on war, finance, and public figures. Includes reflections on Roosevelt Hughes and Lorimer with topical social sketches.
A long column surveys gasoline prices, Rock Island looters, presidential talk, Irish uprisings, and political maneuvering. It notes Ford’s presidential stance, Morgenthau’s resignation, Goethals’ Panama Canal work, tariff inconsistencies, and registration imperatives for the June primary.
The Republican and other papers report voter confusion over June primary registration. County Auditor Winger cites an attorney general letter stating registrars must prepare a new registry by copying names from the prior poll book and adding late registrants. Only those changing precincts or moving into the city since the last election must register anew.
M Mortensen head of the dairy department at Iowa State College urges small town creameries to sell butter locally. He argues the home market offers economic returns with negligible shrinkage and boosts quality signals, reducing operating costs and labor for farmers and creameries alike.
Des Moines Capital notes Howard Hadley predicts a Hughes Nixon era cabinet lineup with Fairbanks Root Woods Roosevelt as prominent leaders. It says labor pay rose $540 million yearly postwar and 860000 more workers earn $35 monthly, signaling a forthcoming readjustment after the war.
The article compares import values and customs revenue under the Underwood tariff with prior Republican and peace-era periods. It notes eight month imports rose to 1 291 000 000 in 1916 while eight month revenues fell to 132 000 000, versus higher revenue under Republican law in 1913 and 1914. The Dubuque Times Journal is cited.
Extension horticulturists at Iowa State College say lead arsenate will replace Paris green to fight potato bugs this year. Paris green has doubled in price to 50 cents a pound, while lead arsenate sells for 25 cents. Lead arsenate is as effective, sticks to leaves, and does not burn foliage, though it acts slightly slower. Apply early in June and repeat through summer.
A health officer urges fresh air food and rest as defenses against tuberculosis and notes U S Public Health Service gains against typhoid fever in some communities. The piece cites common health risks and highlights Samuel G Blythes Saturday Evening Post Mexico article advocating U S aid and sane taxation as solutions.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard began February 28, 1801 with the purchase of 23 acres from John Jackson for 40000 dollars. It now spans 144 acres with nearly three miles of waterfront protected by a granite sea wall.
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