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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
5
A grocer returns to suppliers after noting no substitutes for Royal Baking Powder. The message stresses Royal as a pure cream of tartar powder with healthful qualities and warns substitutes use alum.
County News reports a wide slate of visits and social news across Ossian Postville Decorah Waukon Castalia and Ravena. Mentions include Fa Scannell Claude Van Wey Paul Topel families and many local residents with several illnesses and a funeral.
Joe Eddy attended a Waterloo gathering and a Grange hall dance occurred Friday night. Sam Moore visited from Decorah. many neighbors traveled for farm sales and family events. A Grange hall skating night and a new literary society formed at church highlight community life.
Ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for nervous headaches liver and bowel disorders. It claims quick relief by stimulating organs and regulating digestion and urges purchase for 25 cents from druggists or by mail. H E Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia and St Louis.
Humorous old style line about a hen and a challenge to unscramble an omelet. Advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlain's Tablets if feeling dull or bilious and constipated. Sold by Eugbretson's Pharmacy in Ady.
John Harter of Locust Iowa recounts impressions from Europe noting cultural values over mere wealth. He praises Paris gardens and museums, notes forestry and education systems, and highlights Strassburg landmarks and Hagenbeck park in Hamburg as must see sites.
H. T. Ramlo, in town Saturday, toured a model barn costing about 3200 with full ventilation, litter carrier, cement watering tank, and running water. Concrete foundations and floors promote health and cleanliness. Ramlo, a breeder of full blood Short Horns and Poland Chinas, has attracted many visitors seeking details on barn construction.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claim to relieve feverishness headaches and teething ailments while moving bowels and destroying worms. They promise to break up colds in 24 hours with a free sample offer from A S Olmstead Roy N Y. The ad cites testimonials about ease of bread making and a claim of cured eczema years of annoyance.
The Court of Appeals rules any Indian with any trace of white blood is a mixed blood under the Clapp Amendment. This clarifies title to White Earth Reservation lands sold to white buyers, affirming government promises and easing settler concerns.
A Bloomfield New Jersey mother praises Vind for her seven year old’s rapid cold relief and strength. The ad touts Vinci as a safe tonic combining cod liver oil and iron, printed labels on packages, and a mother’s guarantee. It also promotes Saxo Salve for eczema from R A Engbretson, Decorah.
A Santaquel style narrator praises Purity Sootless coal as superior for winter cleaning. The ad extols its ability to keep kitchen ranges hot with little ash and claims the stove stays clean with no floor dirt. The speaker's husband dubs it the boss of the cook stove.
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