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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
5
A fable style exchange shows the Little Puddle Duck seeking better results while the Little Red Hen advises stronger advertising and story telling to boost egg sales. The dialogue contrasts hard work with marketing, urging better methods.
The $2 700 000 000 war tax bill becomes law and taxes nearly every phase of life from birth to death. Heir inheritance taxes rise with higher rates, while a two cent postal card and three cent letter taxes, and amusement taxes on moving pictures apply. Normal income tax rates double with exemptions lowered. surtaxes above 5 000 dollars extend to 50 percent, with a 1 000 000 dollar threshold. Estimated total revenue reaches about 600 million from high earners.
A letter quoted in a October Woman's Home Companion urges mothers to avoid excessive lament over sons at war. The writer recalls mothers weeping at prayer meetings and the somber mood as tales of loss and fear circulate among attendees.
Sampson Davis, longtime Marshalltown resident, is held by police after arrest on suspicion of operating an illicit still in the city’s south part. The device was unearthed by authorities and described as complete as any found by revenue officers in the southern mountains.
Ad text urges readers to mail a cutout to Foley Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Toney and Tar Compound fo r colds and croup and Foley Kid Tablets, promising return mail order materials.
The Census Bureau seeks a constitutional amendment to federalize vital statistics, arguing current state records are inadequate. Director Sam Rogers cites partial state birth and death data and compares to Europe, linking 100 percent birth registration to draft registration accuracy and child labor enforcement.
Attorney General Havner issues orders to streamline absentee voting for Iowa soldiers in the October 15 constitutional prohibition election. County auditors will send official application blanks to company commanders, who will deliver them to servicemen, enabling virtually all Iowa military voters to participate.
Treasury contracts for 10 million Liberty Loan badges are awarded as the second loan campaign proceeds. Design features the Statue of Liberty with the slogan I own a liberty bond, red border and blue center. Buttons will be distributed through banks and other subscription agencies in 12 Federal reserve districts.
Eugene Finch of Alpha is held to the Grand Jury on $1000 bonds after a Wancoma Justice's hearing. He allegedly threatened to kill Benjamin Babcock, a registered Washington state resident moved to Fayette County, who confronted Finch over insults about being a slacker. Finch reportedly armed a shotgun, but bystander interference stopped the threat.
Word reaches relatives that Oscar Heuser son of G F Heuser of Spillville has joined the United States Aviation Corps and is now in France Heuser is described as a good athlete with many friends who expect him to distinguish himself in his flying squadron.
Iowa patriotic women mobilize for the United States Food Administration pledge drive to conserve food. Volunteers target eighty percent household participation, with college girls, fraternal groups, and schools joining the effort to enroll housewives and produce a state leading national participation by October 28.
A personal article by a former heavy drinker argues moderation fails as a health defense. It likens the moderate drinker to a patient deferring surgery, warning daily alcohol weakens internal defenses and increases fatal pneumonia risk.
Resolutions from hog breeders in Iowa Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Kansas and Missouri forwarded to Herbert Hoover food administrator request a price for next spring pigs at a ratio of 14 bushels of corn per 100 pounds of pork when sold after August 1 1918. The move aims to guarantee the projected surge in production demanded by the food administration.
The Spillville Electric Light Co sold its Spillville business and line excluding machinery to Mr. Latimer of Calmar. Latimer recently obtained county approval to erect poles and wire to Spillville Fort Atkinson and Festina, with power from the Upper Iowa Power Co. plant near Decorah.
A reader from Reading Pennsylvania hails Foley Kidney Pills for ending long backache rheumatic pains and swollen joints. The ad also promotes Dean's Ointment for infant eczema and itching skin, claiming safety for children and wide availability.
Herbert Hoover telegram to J. F. Deemer of Burlington urges Iowa farmers to boost hog production to increase fat supplies for national and war needs. He warns of high animal-product prices, possible corn feed surplus, and the importance of domestic supply and wartime exports. Iowa should lead in this effort.
Emmet Scott a third trackman on a grade crossing of the Northwestern and residing west of Ames hoarded 105 dollars in an old trunk at home. Burglars took the money. the trunk later appeared broken open in a corn field with contents intact. Scott reported the find to his bank before checking for further losses.
Fayette Leader reports Professor Samuel Geiser found a remarkable colony of fresh water sponges in the Volga River. He estimates at least one thousand colonies in the group after exploring rivers in North Dakota North Carolina and Iowa.
A reader testimonial from Mrs. A. C. Kirstein of Greenville Utah praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles after years of use. The ad notes it is for sale by R. A. Engbertson.
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