Local Iowa Stores Advertise Dry Goods and Groceries
An old Decorah advertisement lists dry goods groceries notions cloaks shoes and more. Stores on West Water and Main Streets promote a full line of dry goods and textiles with water street landmarks.
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A. K. Bailey & Son, Inc
Decorah
Iowa
Winnebago Street
Canada
Mexico
Winneshiekyo
Praet Water
Washington Sts
K . Haugen
West Water St
Editorial Reflections on Politics and World Affairs
A column blends whimsy with sharp political critique, touching on November weather, economic policy, and the 1912 era political landscape. It surveys Taft Wilson Lloyd George Taft Taft Taft Taft Taft and the party dynamics shaping a looming tariff debate and Philippine independence questions.
Thanksgiving Feast and Harvest Tastes Across History
A compact note traces a Thanksgiving mood from Plymouth harvest to hostess novelties and abundant plain foods. It recalls early dishes like asparagus, artichokes, peas, celery, onions, potatoes, turnips, and cabbage, ending with a quiet question about damp weather.
Campaign Expenses Reported by State Central Committees
The three state central committees filed campaign expense reports last week. Republican chairman Rawson received 8400 mostly spent. Bull Mooser chairman Franke reported 14473 with 10000 from the national committee led by Geo Perkins, nearly all spent except 965. Democrat chairman Reed noted 15028 with 5000 from the national committee, all but 180 spent.
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Rawson
Republican Party
Franke
Bull Moosers
National Committee
Geo. W. Perkins
Reed
Democrats
Thanksgiving Proclamations From Washington To Lincoln
A brief look at how the first US Thanksgiving proclamation by George Washington evolved from a gloomy draft to a formal yearly observance. It notes Washington’s 1795 proclamation setting a February day, and Lincoln’s role in making Thanksgiving a November annual tradition.
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United States
State Department
Washington
George Washington
Library of
The
Edward Randolph
Abraham Lincoln
Begging Ragamuffins Parade Through New York Streets
Thanksgiving in New York features ragamuffin children dressing in rags or bizarre costumes and going door to door for pennies. They march amid noisy bands and flour-filled stockings, a growing, little-covered tradition that shocks and amuses passersby.
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Metropolis
New Yorker
Gotham
Bey
The Real National Bird of Thanksgiving
An essay argues the turkey is the true national bird, not the eagle. It notes the turkey is native to America, appeared after Columbus, and was once misattributed to Turkey by Dr. Samuel Johnson. The piece contrasts European curiosities with the American fowl’s significance.
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Wickersham
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Europe
Asia
America
Turkey
Carolinas
Samue Johnson
Divining Rod Tests in German Southwest Africa
The divining rod phenomena have undergone rigorous testing in German Southwest Africa with about eight hundred experiments to find water, yielding around eighty percent success. Similar successes were reported in Hanover for locating salt veins of potash. France's agriculture ministry has formed a departmental committee to conduct similar trials.
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Africa
Hanover
Minister of Agriculture
France
Thanksgiving Day Tribute From New York Sun
Poem by M. A. Kidder expressed as a Thanksgiving meditation praising peace, plenty, harvests, home, family, health, and divine care. Lines invoke gratitude for fields, orchards, water, sun, and everyday blessings across lands and seas.
Why Not a Larrabee Park in Northeastern Iowa
An editorial proposes creating a large state park in Iowa’s northeastern corner near Allamakee Winneshiek Clayton and Fayette counties to honor the late Wm Larrabee. It argues the region’s high hills deep valleys and timber offer superior park potential and urges building roads and preserving scenic areas as a lasting memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
Larrabee
Haskell
Owa
Coe College
State of Iowa
Larrabee Park
Thestate
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Clayton and Fayette
Iowa
Jacob
Towa
Thanksgiving Favors in Candy Shops
Decorations for the Thanksgiving dinner table excite strong interest in candy and pastry shops with a record variety. Three inch turkeys become candy boxes while dolls in paper adornments carry tiny pumpkin props. Fruit plates overflow with candy boxes featuring apples grapes bananas pears and lemons.
Melbourne Customs Rules Curb Sunday Papers Bars
In Melbourne restrictions ban Sunday newspapers and bars in hotels from midnight Saturday to Monday morning. Driving past a place of worship during services at speed faster than a walk risks arrest.
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Melbourne
Jin
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Wangler Bros
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