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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
8
Community notes from Decorah and surrounding towns list illnesses and visits by residents and neighbors. F. Miller and Samuelson suffer health issues. Beatrice Brousseau and others travel, while Tornado aftermath prompts Red Cross help and a dance fundraiser. Obituary for Matt Taylor and local civic notices conclude the item.
Spillville notes activity with visits from Celestine Seifert to Austin and Dr S Bush of Fort Atkinson. Local social rounds mention Mrs Harbara Becker of Marion visiting Anna Kulish, Mr and Mrs Martin Soukup from Decorah, and others from Cresco Calmar Ridgeway and Jackson Junction. The Red Cross held a meeting last Wednesday. L A 8 club hosted by Mrs Robt Heuser.
Local residents from Burr Oak share weekend trips and visits with relatives in Nordness Decorah and Plymouth Rock. Memorial services are planned at the I C C F hall with J A Nelson of Decorah to give an address and graves to be decorated.
M W Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy he has used. He says they restore regular kidney and bladder action and relieve backache rheumatic pains and stiff joints.
B B Hayward of Unadilla Ga reports Foley Cathartic Tablets gave quicker relief than any prior remedy. The tablets ease digestion related issues including billiousness bad breath bloating gas indigestion and constipation with no griping or nausea. Sold by Engbertson's.
The piece discusses cooperation among farmers and government agencies to eradicate rodent pests in North Dakota and other states, highlighting campaigns that saved crops and reduced losses. It then shifts to pruning mature apple trees, advising proper sunlight access, central growth, and timing for dormant pruning to improve fruit size and color.
A Farm and Fireside piece by R. G. Kirby discusses lowering feed bills without stunting chicks. It covers using sour milk, clover chaff, chopped onion, dry rolled oats, sprouted oats, boiled oats, and green feeds to cut costs while maintaining growth and health.
A theatrical fragment contrasts romantic prose with a practical reply as a man proposes while intoxicated. The line about a prior proposal hints at a long marriage, ending with a gentle rebuke to go home. The passage closes with a wartime population fact about Belgium: 7 700 000.
Farmer C. C. White of Riley County Kansas outlines soil and seed prep for potatoes. He covers manure input, selecting varieties like Early Ohio, seed treatment with formalin, planting depth and spacing, cultivation, harrowing, fertilization, and disease and pest control steps including Bordeaux mixture and Paris green.
The Scientific American notes that large chains are largely crafted by hand rather than machine. Chains are built link by link under careful workmanship, with workers acting as continuous inspectors, a traditional blacksmith’s trade in the United States.
The piece advises a diet suited to age and occupation, warns that weak stomachs need careful eating and slow chewing, and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and bowels when constipated or dull after meals. It adds a note about an artistic core to be almost entertaining.
The article urges testing seed corn to ensure a strong crop across 100 million acres. It notes many belts saw corn that did not mature last summer, with dead germ in poor samples. Germination tests, done by schools or individuals, protect profits and serve community farming goals.
Local residents testify to Anuric, from Doctor Pierce of Buffalo New York, easing kidney and bladder disorders backache rheumatism and uric acid trouble. A woman reports relief after years of suffering and urges others to try the double strength preparation and Dr Pierce’s accompanying Liver Pills.
The first glass window in England appeared in an abbey around 680. Glass windows took centuries to spread and by 1579 the glass casements at Alnwick Castle were regularly removed whenever the Northumberland family left their home.
G G Bucknell retired farmer at 404 Day St. reports kidney pain and backache that eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He cites local use and relief and urges others to seek the same remedy priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the pill.
Notice of appointment of Ed Wicks as executor of Roxy A. Bisby deceased, Decorah township Winneshiek County Iowa. Creditors to present claims and debts to executor. Also probate notice for Mary Anderson will in Decorah township. hearing June 4 1918 at 1 30 pm at Winneshiek County Court House.
LINUS A CURTIS named Administrator with Will Annexed of the estate of Abigail A Fancher late of Orleans township Winneshiek County Iowa who has taken the trust by bonds as required. Dated Decorah Iowa April 29 1918 A B E Barker Attorney.
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