Bohemian Girl delighted Ottawa audience by Aborn company
The Aborn Opera Company presented The Bohemian Girl to an enthusiastic Ottawa Free Press crowd. Juno aria highlights, with Harold Blake as Thaddeus and Jeanette Wells as Arline, earned repeated encores. the troupe included Francis Tyler and a skilled acrobatic Bedouin troupe. Tickets ranged from 50c to 1.50.
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Aborn Opera Company
Ottawa
Arline
Thaddeus
Devilshoof
Florestein
Harold Blake
Jeanette Wells
Albert Willersted
E. J. Parman
Visual Lesson At Apple Show Highlights Spraying Benefits
A horticultural exhibit at Iowa State College compared sprayed and unsprayed apples from four Iowa orchards. Sprayed trees produced higher yields and cleaner fruit across Underwood Bagley Allen Lapota and Polk County Home orchard examples, while unsprayed fruit were smaller, shriveled, and less marketable.
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Iowa State College
Agricultural Extension Department
Ames
H. M. Underwood
Bagley
Cedar Rapids
Polk County
We and Our Neighbors News Roundup
A survey of local events notes a cold winter ahead as the tussock moth swarms Monona. Fayette County sees no delinquent tax list this year. Republican gains sweep Fayette townships. Hampton church suffers fire damage. Waterloo burglars hit six homes with limited loot. Mrs. Sarah Johnson dies suddenly in Marshalltown. Mrs. Arthur E. Pratt breaks hip in a fall at Waukon. Kullmer drug store in Reinbeck robbed of about 100. Prosper M E church spends 1500 this fall on improvements. Upper Mississippi winter work halted due to cold. Mason City residents plan a Thanksgiving dinner for soldiers on the border. Hall Roberts of Postville leaves 8000 to Congregational church in town. Marshalltown Evangelical Deaconess hospital dedicated. Peter Vesey, 17, of Monticello killed by Milwaukee freight train near Rhodes. H A Crowns of North McGregor injured hands in freight train coupling.
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Monona
Chickasaw County
Fayette Co
Christian Church
Hampton
Waterloo
Sarah Johnson
Marshalltown
Arthur E. Pratt
Waukon
Kullmer
Reinbeck
M. E
Upper
Mississippi
Mason City
Soldier Boys
Hall Roberts
Postville
Congregational Church
Peter Vesey
Monticello
Rhodes
H. A. Crowns
North McGregor
West Yards
Rosenthal Named Iowa Manager for Western Vaudeville
Louis Rosenthal of Dubuque is appointed Iowa manager for the Western Vaudeville association of Chicago. He will assume duties January 1, 1917, supplying top attractions for outdoor fairs and the Des Moines state fair plus ElkaderWaukonDecorah and other towns with headquarters at the Majestic theater run by his brother Jake Rosenthal.
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Louis Rosenthal
Dubuque
Iowa
Western Vaudeville Association
Chicago
Mr. Rosenthal
Towa
Des Moines
Elkader
Waukon
Decorah
Majestic Theater
Jake Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Telegraph-Herald
November Dandelions Bloom After Warm Weekend
November weather produced a rare scene as dandelions bloomed on Sunday in the first ward. The sun’s warmth melted most snow and the unseasonal blossoms surprised locals on their way to church.
Serenaders Decorate Door with Eggs After County Auditor Wins
A Thursday election celebration by local youths honored Herman Tank, elected County Auditor on the Republican ticket. When greeted unfavorably, the serenaders marched through town and retaliated by throwing eggs at Tank's front door and porch.
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Lawler Dispatch
Herman Tank
The Grip and a Farmer Remedy Tale
A humorous vignette on grip in plain terms. It notes grip is common and rarely fatal and contrasts whiskey as a dubious remedy with a farmer’s odd preventive claim that washing feet each autumn avoids the grip, prompting startled reactions.
Accurate Weather Forecasts and Public Expectation
A weather discussion notes the U S Weather Bureau often makes accurate forecasts. It cites recent predictions for the six days after December 12 and for the coming week for the Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States, predicting fair conditions early, then unsettled weather with possible snow and rain and lower temperatures by mid to late week.
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U. & Weather Bureau
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Accident on Rock Island road delays train and passengers
A coal car stalled on the track near the depot after the late train arrived. Crew labored sixteen hours under law to right the issue but could not fix it. The night passenger train missed the depot and passengers were let off at the stock yards and walked in.
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Rock Island Road
HOCKEY CLUBS ORGANIZED AT LAKE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Ice on Wall lake is six inches thick and locals say it has frozen to a record depth for decades. Hockey clubs for boys and girls were organized at Lake View High School in Sac City and strong play is anticipated on the ice.
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Wall Lake
Lake View High School
Sac City
Self-Feeder Planned By Iowa Farmer For Hog Farm
A farmer from Klemme Iowa named A Arnold plans a 50 foot long self-feeder attached to a double corn crib with grain spouts from overhead bins. He keeps about 200 hogs and says farming would end without the feeder.
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A. Arnold
Klemme
Towa
Towa State College
Lynx Captured North of Lansing Causes Mystery
A lynx was captured north of Lansing after dogs chased a claimed cat. John Ladd released the animal, mistaken for a large cat, until an investigation confirmed the rare lynx, a member of the wild cat family.
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Lansing
John Ladd
Burglars Swipe Ten Gallons of Whisky from Depot
Burglars broke into the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific depot at Garrettson Benton County through a waiting room window and stole ten gallons of whiskey from the baggage room placed there the evening before. No trace of thieves has been found.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Garretson
Benton County
Three Hurt in Hawarden Freight Collision
A collision at Hawarden last Friday between a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul freight and switch engine left three seriously injured: Engineer Eugene Leppey, Fireman Harry Dickson, and brakeman Minor Corkin.
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Hawarden
Eugene Leppey
Harry Dickson
Minor Corkin
Fire Destroys Fred Richardson Barn and Horses
A large barn at Bear Creek in Clayton County owned by Fred Richardson burned Tuesday night last week. Ten horses, feeding sheds, grain, hay, straw, harness, scales, and farm machinery were destroyed in the fire.
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Fred Richardson
Bear Creek
Clayton County
Christmas number features noted authors and guides
The December Woman's Home Companion showcases fiction by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Mary E B Wilkins Freeman Elsie Singmaster Margaret Widdened Mary Heaton Vorse and nonfic pieces like Who is the Rich Man Play Producing for Amateurs and Deciding What to Make. It highlights Christmas advice fashions cooking and a rich picture section.
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Mary EB. Wilkins Freeman
Elsie Singmaster
Margaret Widdened
Mary Heaton Vorse
Arnold Bennett
Bear's Christmas Gift Pickings Urge Early Purchases
Bear's promotes early Christmas shopping urging customers to select their wants now and offering delivery or pickup options for purchased goods. The note emphasizes convenience for shoppers who do not wish to transport items home themselves.
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Bear
The New Dimes Describe New U S Coin Design
The article notes the new dime features Liberty on one side and a Roman column with E Pluribus Unum on the other. Designer A Weinman is identified, with initials in monogram. officials may remove them or suspend coinage temporarily, as with the Lincoln cent.
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National Bank of Decorah
Liberty
United States of America
A. Weinman
Treasury
Curtin Honored on Marketing Conference Delegation
Governor Clarke named a committee of honorary delegates for the national conference of marketing and farm credits in Chicago December 4 to 9. Among those named is FE J Curtin of Decorah.
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Clarke
Chicago
FE. J. Curtin
Decorah
William Look's Death Suspected Suicide at Fayette Residence
The Fayette Leader reports Wm Y Look aged 56 10 8 was found dead in a milk house at his brother in law M V Newcomer near Fayette. A note on the table and surrounding circumstances indicate self harm. Look is described as educated and fond of reading but lacking practical know how after four bouts of diphtheria.
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M. V. Newcomer
Fayette
Wm. Y. Look
William
George and
Julian Look
Canoe Township
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Burdock Blood Bitters Marketed as Health Tonic
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for impure blood and liver issues. It claims the product has been on the market for 35 years and is sold at 1.00 per bottle, targeting healthy men as kings and unhealthy men as slaves.
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Ottawa Free Press
Aborn Opera Co
Serenade
la Grippe
Col
Tom Weldon
Winneshiek
Tom
December Woman’s Home Companion
E. J. Curtin
Wm. L. Look
Willard
Peter Donnaon
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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