This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
4
A writer details harsh daily routines at the Presidio during World War I. From reveille at 5:30 a.m. to lights out at 10 p.m., 120 men endure grueling drills, breakfasts of hash, fatigue duties, and physical training. They simulate periscopes and death, dig trenches, and face uncertain chances of commissions as 1500 start and about 1200 remain.
Local meat dealers forecast plentiful turkeys for Thanksgiving with little chance of higher prices. Large cold storage stocks and a national food administration plan to release them for sale suggest pressure toward lower turkey prices during the holiday demand.
A Glenville area theft reports a ransacked home of Pard Cottress one mile east, with $105 taken. Hired man Allison had cashed a $100 Glenville bank check and hid $90 at the house. thief recovered it plus $15 of Mrs. Cottress's. Officials suspect local involvement, noting a second sizable Glenville haul in two weeks.
Joseph Brosh, an employee of Kalo Brick and Tile in Fort Dodge, suffered a shattered spine, broken right ribs, and punctured lungs when about 60 pounds of clay and timber collapsed on him at Kalo's clay mine in Kalo. He is not expected to live. The report notes a 20 percent rise in England’s shipping in the prior month, and asserts that the submarine menace is diminishing.
War Department and express firms unite to speed Christmas packages to soldiers in France. Boxes limited to twenty pounds and two cubic feet, wood, sturdy with hinged or screw tops, no foods except canned or glass jars, clearly addressed to American Expeditionary Forces. Sender’s name in upper right, and box marked Christmas. Address printed in ink, with permissible labels like Happy New Year. To ease transport, aim for packages under ten pounds. boxes must reach Hoboken by December 5.
Iowa reports 85,000 more cards signed for voluntary food conservation, totaling 517,000 enrolled families. The state leads in both total enrollments and percentage, surpassing Missouri and Louisiana, with a goal of 425,000.
Je Marsh, manager of Marin Pres Tina, startled promoters by depositing a certified check in Chicago as a forfeit to bind a finish match with Earl Caddock Jos Stecher Strangler Lewis or Charley Cutler. He also wagered up to 500 on his man defeating any accepting opponent.
C. E. Smith shot a rare white squirrel two miles east of Oxford and plans to place the animal in the university museum. The creature is described as extremely rare, akin to a white blackbird, with Town City holding one of the few statewide habitats for the species.
A St Paul shipment of 1200 dollars worth of chickens to Northern Town Produce Co. was killed when a car was sealed tightly and the birds suffocated. The ill fated lot arrived at the siding and was destroyed by fire.
Nearly twelve tons of honey were shipped to a Sioux City firm by John G. Wagner and Herman Ahrens. Wagner sent 12 000 pounds and Ahrens 11 780 pounds. They blame a poor season for bees due to cold and lack of sunshine, with basswood and clover flavored honey noted.
Ames college raised 20375 dollars for the Y M C A. The Mason City factory produced its first sugar. Oelwein pledged 592 cards. Tama Red Cross auction netted 52.85 for a pumpkin pie. Chickasaw county taxes total 372475.31. Wm Thurn made 700 gallons of sorghum. Liberty bond signings in Tilden township. Duck hunting along the Mississippi praised near McGregor and Lansing. V Price left Webster City pulpit to husk corn. Fort Dodge police uncovered a vehicle fencing scheme. Ray Hanley and Ray Moellerman captured 15 skunks in two weeks. Mississippi navigation outlook uncertain. Keokuk locks may stay open to Nov 20. Henry Pierre nearly lost his arm at a wood saw. Waters estate suit against C M St P Ry ruled for company. Humboldt dairy plant burned. 30000 in loss and 14000 chickens. Peter Wehl killed crossing street in Marshalltown. Sumner citizens built gravel road three and a half miles. Washta grain elevators narrowly escaped incendiary fire. Infant Zein burned by hot coffee. Douglass Starch notes corn byproduct as rubber substitute. Grundy Center Joe Alberts farm barn fire. losses include horses, hay, silo. Lincoln school sixth graders refused to sing Watch on the Rhine. Geo Hann to aviation corps training at Waterloo. Phil Lahner farm barn fire with five tons hay and harness lost. partly insured.
A four year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs H Harriott, was killed instantly in Charden Greene County when his clothing became entangled in a fly wheel of a gasoline engine used to pump water to a tank on the house. He was playing with his older brother and sister in the cellar. the injuries were extensive, with crushed bones and fatal trauma.
Hay brought 17.50 per ton at a McGregor area farm sale while farmers anticipate 25 a ton by winter as bumper regional crops contrast with poorer yields elsewhere fueling a price rise beyond normal.
The U S Weather Bureau forecast for the week beginning Sunday November 11 1917 covers the Plains States and the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley. Expect fair weather early then rain or snow by Monday in the north and rain by Tuesday in the south with generally unsettled conditions in the second half of the week. Temperature is not unusual for the period.
A new cancer book by Dr. O A Johnson at Suite 528 1320 Main St Kansas City Missouri asserts a combination medical treatment cures most cancers if given early. The claim cites living witnesses treated 3 to 17 years ago and offers free distribution of the promise filled volume upon request.
Governor Merrill visited Decorah this week. The Chas Plunkett theater company performed at the court house with Miss Carrie Storms. The Norwegian M E congregation is building a church near Erick Anderson. The Agricultural Society leased Dennis ground for five years and will build a fence and race track. Orlando J Clark married Stella McCurdy at the Congregational church on November 24.
United States Department of Agriculture releases Farmers' Bulletin 861 on stain removal. It advises identifying fabric type and stain nature, using cold water first, avoiding heat on protein stains, and applying specific chemicals like ammonia and oxalic acid when needed. Copies are free while supply lasts.
A stage anecdotes collector recalls a young actress who rents a new apartment and hires a maid named Nancy, a Black woman. Neighbors pester with sales until Nancy says they have all they need. A visitor offers a cockroach exterminator, but Nancy replies they already have all the cockroaches they want.
The piece contrasts seventeenth century romance writers with later authors noting William de Morgan’s conciseness versus the sprawling works of de Coudery and La Calprenede. It cites Cleopatre and Parthenissa as examples of early novels’ diffuse length and slow character introductions beginning from page one.
A lyrical couple dances the one step as a heavenly melody fills the air. She praises the roses and silken dress while he swoons, hearing a Whitman comparison in her arch smile. He asks for a poem, she says any will do, noting the feet are mixed in all of them.
A long-ignored by product from soap boiler activity once produced foul sludge dumped into streams. Efforts to collect and refine it transformed the noxious liquid into glycerin, a valuable modern chemical.
Mrs A C Kirstein of Greenville Minnesota reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the quick cure for colds and bronchial trouble in her home and hers for years. The ad notes it as the most reliable cough medicine used and lists R A Engbertson as the seller. It also promotes Deans Regulats as an easy laxative at 30 cents a box.
The superstition about spilling salt is ancient. In Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper Judas knocks the salt cellar with his elbow in a 1498 painting. The belief dates back to the early Christian era and was likely current then.
A short notice recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup symptoms in children. It claims quick relief when used according to printed directions and notes availability from R. A. Engbertson.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.