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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
5
A Navy submarine commander describes surfacing at 5,000 to 6,000 yards to read the target’s course, then diving to intercept. The sub must aim for a head‑on or toward approach, use gyrocompass to fix position, and pop up briefly to fire a torpedo before diving again for a second shot if needed.
The engineering extension department at Town State college offers over 100 free motion picture film programs to schools and vocational institutions. A bulletin will be sent to county superintendents and YMCAs asking if they provide a motion picture machine. The list includes industrial agricultural scenic and dramatic subjects. Requests for equipment rise as 75 bookings this year compare to 33 previously, signaling growing educational use of film.
Elling Ellingson living near Saude suffered heavy loss last Thursday when fire destroyed his large barn and silo with hay, tools, machinery, automobile. Silo being filled at the time, fire started from engine sparks. Insurance totals about 1200 dollars, not covering the loss, and the ensilage and hay loss is serious for this time of year.
Members of the Grand Chapter of Towa Order of Eastern Star travel to Cedar Rapids October 24 25 26 for the largest state convention yet. Cedar Rapids No 184, the largest chapter, hosts with Mrs George Laird as general arrangements chair.
Edward Young aged 26 a fireman employed by the Town Railway and Light company at its Nevada plant was electrocuted when he went to disconnect a dynamo from a high tension line. Thirty three thousand volts passed through his body and he died a few hours later despite doctors and pulmotor efforts.
The article describes imperial ceremonies at the emperor's coronation, including ancestor spirits worship, the Dai jossi Harvest Festival, and ritual acts with white kimono attire, food offerings, and sacred processions. Emperors perform ablutions, bow before treasures, and dine before the shrine amid music, robes, and symbolic regalia.
The passage traces street numbering from 1513 in Paris to general adoption centuries later, noting Berlin’s early non street tied system 1000 Berlin and Petrograd’s lanterned numbering. It also recalls Mackaulay on London in Stuart times lacking numbers and relying on painted signs for shop identification.
In a 1920s American Magazine piece, Charles M Schwab recalls J P Morgan proposing a million dollar annual salary for leading United States Steel. Schwab replied he would not take a salary and Morgan offered two percent of earnings over seventy million. The exchange highlights their audacious business rivalry and profit motive.
Naturalist Casimer Watkins returns from South America and describes a Peruvian river he calls the Colorado River, renowned for rubber groves and gold in its banks. He warns of the Mascos, cannibal tribes who kill explorers and leave canoes adrift or with uncollected supplies, and says expeditions have failed to return.
Saw New Lights reports George Fishler a 16 year old Chippewa Indian visiting Waterloo Iowa from northern Wisconsin forests. He witnessed his first street car electric light motion picture phonograph and modern school and church. He bought his first shoes and stayed after E C Galloway arranged schooling.
The Brook lyn home of Walt Whitman gets wired after 150 years. April saw 12,000 tons of German steel produced from scrap iron and ore by electric means. The wrecking tug Forward saved half a million dollars worth of tin through wireless aid. Ultraviolet sterilizes 14,000 gallons daily at York springs near Toronto. Germany uses electricity and liquid air to quarry, reducing explosive use.
During the week ending September ninth the value of shells and explosives exported from New York exceeded the total value of all exports in the same week in 1914 or 1915. Maine campaign orators claimed war orders do not affect prosperity, but figures from the custom house and New York show otherwise.
During a storm at Strawberry Point Hayes and Son livery lose one of their best teams. Harold Hesner and Raymond Buechner drove to the Frank Conner farm about 24 miles southwest of town and were struck by lightning on return. Both were killed instantly and the buggy occupants were briefly unconscious. The loss is partially covered by insurance.
The state dairy department reports several cities converted old brewery plants into creameries. Plants are operating on a large scale and earning more from butter manufacturing than beer output. In Town City, crowds once rushing the brewery for beer now line up for buttermilk, according to officials.
A young hunter who gained access to a farmer’s land admits luck but claims none. The farmer reminds him that sunlight brought near-miss luck, as the young man narrowly failed to shoot the farmer’s prized short horn. The Coun try Gentleman reports the tale as a humorous anecdote of near misses and mistaken luck.
Cedar Rapids police and citizens search for a man accused of abducting four young girls in the past two weeks. He lured children into empty houses with candy and money, described as a possible tramp, as investigators urge public vigilance and tips.
Four men dynamited the Boone post office safe and fled in automobiles with 150 dollars and 8500 in stamps. A citizen who witnessed the blast was ordered to surrender but fled as bullets whizzed around him. The explosion used tools taken from the Milwaukee railroad section house.
An Ames dispatch reports the home economics department of the state college has issued a statement declaring hoops hips and ankles are out of fashion this year and no up to date Iowa girl will wear them.
A cautionary note on catarrh from neglectful mothers, explaining how acute inflammation of the mucus membranes can become chronic in children. It urges forethought and the judicious use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent long lasting illness. Available for sale by R. A. Engbertson.
The Deutschland crossed 3800 miles from Germany to Baltimore in 16 days, aided by storage batteries and electric motors. Batteries powered propulsion while submerged, and on the surface electric generators lit interiors, supplied air, ran wireless, and operated winches and cargo loading. The voyage included 90 miles submerged and one period where the sub allegedly slept at the bottom.
The article explains how the tongues of cats and big cats can be dangerous weapons. It notes recurving cartilage spines on the tongue that become rigid when animals are excited, capable of inflicting harm. It cites lions and tigers as examples of fierce animals with notably sharp spines.
The piece describes a stamp trick where paste hides the postmark on the stamp. After the recipient moistens with a damp sponge, the paste is removed and the postmark vanishes, allowing continued reuse of the stamp until worn out.
The Osage Press notes pride in Stanley Thomas Max Miller and Earl Penney for a summer project. These three boys deviated from the usual summer idle time and earned about $300 each in three months of pleasant educational work. Their effort reflects having purpose, passion, and prospects for the future.
An old advertisement urging readers to cut out the slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package. The package includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, marketed as comforting to stout persons from Engbertson's Pharmacy.
Due to a paper price surge The Republican and The Evening Times raise to 34.00 per year starting November 1 1916. Current rates of 3.00 for The Republican and 2.00 for The Evening Times remain offered if paid by November 1 1916. Subscribe now to lock in the low prices before the deadline.
Mercury figures in many fields from medical instruments to lighting and explosives. It occurs as cinnabar mined in California Texas Utah Nevada Oregon and abroad in Spain Austria Hungary Russia Italy and Mexico.Extraction yields metallic mercury via heating with air or without air using lime or iron, producing vapor then purified.
The article explains mercury vapor lamps as pulsating vacuum tube devices converting part of current to a continuous flow, producing a greenish light suited for large area illumination in government, manufacturing, motion picture studios, and photography. It notes mercury's affinity for gold aiding amalgam formation for gold and silver extraction.
The Decorah Republican endorses the Chicago Herald as the top daily newspaper for accurate and timely election coverage. It promotes combining a Decorah price with Chicago Herald value, urging readers to secure a year of metropolitan reporting via mail orders or direct office delivery.
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