Local Notes From County October 9 1917
County News lists numerous visits and errands. People mentioned include Geo Allen, Chas Daniels, Joe Ehler, Ole Sersland, Rae Runkle, Mrs Daniels, Miss Lelia Jones, Henry Meyers, Lelia Jones, Florence Thornton, Sylvia Lukenbill, Chas Ginapp, Arch ie Jones, Will Duff, and others with activities in Decorah Ossian Calmar Mundt and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Vance
Geo
Allen
Chas. Daniels
Decorah
Joe Ehler
Calmar
Ole Sersland
Ossian
Missee Lukenbill
Rae | Runkle
Bert Daniels
Anna Daniels
Henry Heiman
Lelia Jones
Henry Thornton
Embroidery Club
Wei
Rae Runkle
Mrs. Daniels
Henry Meyer
Frankville
Chas, Daniels
Ed. Breitsprecher
D. Wilson
Amanda Ginapp
Will
Ssent
Minn
Fort Atkinson News Notes Residents and Visits
Fort Atkinson hosts and visits unfold with Calmar trips and relatives. Names include Louis Rosenbaum, Nina G F Summers convalescing, Mrs Chas Glass and daughter Mrs Amos Stribley, Dewey Chizek returning to Chattanooga, Mrs G Scoffield visiting from Strawberry Point, Minke family moving into Chizek property, Henrietta Einwalter and Clara Kubish at Decorah institute, Paul Witte from Dumont Ta for a weekend visit, Frank Staska helping paint, Roy Gossman and Alice O'Brien with relatives in Decorah, Havel family visiting Ft Dodge, Rinwalter returning from Walker Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rosenbaum
Calmar
Nina G. F. Summers
Chas. Glass
Amos Stribley
Dewey Chizek
Chattanooga
Tenn
G. Scoffield
Strawberry Point
G. F. Summers
Minke
Chizek
Henrietta Einwalter
Clara Kubish
Institute
Decorah
Paul Witte
Dumont
Frank Staska
Yerkofske
Roy Gossman
Alice O'Brien
Havel
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Local Notes From Castalia and Surrounding Areas
Castalia items report residents visiting relatives and traveling to Decorah Chicago Bruce Wis. and California. Movements include teachers attending institute, Hollingshead moving, Kiuss visiting Camp Dodge, and Ford theft in Cedar Falls. Blanche Ri at Chicago hospital recovering from operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Jacobs
DeWitt
Claud Winn
W. A. Harvey
Decorah
Te Institute
Hollingshead
John Kiuss
Camp Dodge
Joe
Hook
Elias Reed
Glimpse
Edw. Wirsching
Chicago
J. L. Windell
Jennie Riggs
California
S. A. Hunter
Ray Hunter
Mr. Witt
Monona
Barney Teepe
Bruce
Wis
A. F. Smith
Cedar Falls
Blanche
Care of Seed Corn After Harvest
The article advises immediate drying after husking seed corn by hanging ears on binder twine or using wire racks in a ventilated dry place. It warns against leaving ears in husk or sacks to avoid sprouting, mildew, and weevil infestation, and suggests slow, well ventilated heating only if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Origin of the Expression Ducking Stool Tale in Salem
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls Pilgrim era talk in Salem as justice Winslow sentences Dame Keziah to ten immersions in the bay ducking stool. The exchange frames how the phrase origin is linked to colonial punishment and local judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Pilgrim Fathers
Salem
Justice Court
Hooker
Winslow
Keziah
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tennyson and the United States in a Vancouver clipping
A Vancouver Province note on a commonplace book that preserves three verses by Tennyson labeled suppressed yet worthy of readers. The stanza calls America a gigantic daughter of the West and urges united war messages across oceans to defend freedom and Britain’s blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Tennyson
England
America
Am I as heavy as sister after Christmas dinner
After a Christmas dinner the family and guests gathered in the sitting room. A young gentleman guest held Willie on his lap due to a chair shortage and Willie asked if he was as heavy as his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Little Willie
Decorah City Council Adopts Street Grades and Public Safety Measures
The Decorah City Council met with all members present. They approved September minutes, adopted a finance resolution paying numerous city expenses, joined the National Septic Process Protective League, passed Ordinance No. 316 establishing grades on West Vernon street, and approved multiple conditions for street condemnations and park-driveway adjustments. New health physician Dr. A F Barfoot was appointed, and traffic safety measures including parking prohibitions at key intersections and hydrants were enacted. The meeting adjourned to Oct 17 at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hook
Finance Committee
Iit
Winneshiek Co. State Bank
Geo. M. Bechtel & Co
Wm. Dickson
Ira Rima
L. L. van Horn
I. L. van Horn
Albert Hammersness
Bucknell
Iowa League of Municipalities
E R. Bucknell
S. Dale
Hislop
H. Engbretson
B. Bergeson
Geo. Hislop
L. B. Willis
Counceil
J. J. McAndrews
B. J. Mear
SSS Sas Upper Iowa Power Co
Light
Deedrah Journal
Peter Johnson & Sons
Renkin
F. A. Kuntz
Hook & Ladder Co
St. Cloud
Henry Symonds
J. P. Burns
Hook & Hose Co
Hose Co
Renkinee Ors
B. M. Graham
Upper Iowa Power Co
Neptune Meter Co
Dale, Ladder Co
Renkin Fire
McAndrews
McKay
Willis
Bergeson
Engbretson
National Septic Process Protective League
West Vernon Street
Willlis
Bers
Vernon
Broadway
Park
Franklin
Decorah
Iowa
City Park
Upper Broadway
West Park
Park Street
E. C. Bailey
E. E. Berg
Franklin Street
Vernon Street
Ber
Conrad
A. F. Barfoot
Washington and
Water
Winnebago
Court
Grand Opera House
Lyric Theatre
Water Street
Embroiderers Learn Cleanliness with French Chalk
The article notes many women embroider linen and lawn items for friends and warn some will soil their work. It suggests making fabric clean by generously sprinkling French chalk and rolling the piece for a day or two, then shaking out the chalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Cause Out There Smokes Drive and Hair-Kicking Quip
A wartime plea urges readers to support soldiers by sending cigarettes via a Sugar Bowl barrel. The appeal emphasizes morale through smokes over heavy combat and notes a humorous aside about a character named Will defending his sister from Satan. The fragment includes a quip about kicking her shins and a reference to a child’s dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Satan
Notice of hearing Latimer electric line rights
Notice of hearing on the application of A H Latimer of Calmar Iowa for right to erect and maintain an electric transmission line along public highways in Winneshiek County Iowa. Hearing before the Board of Supervisors at Decorah Courthouse October 22 1917 at 1 30 PM. Objections will be heard. Oscar Winger county auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Latimer
Winneshick County
Iowa
Calmar
Winneshiek County
Board of Supervisors
Spillville
Sumner Township
Towa
Said Township
Lincoln Township
Ridgeway
Winneshiek
Chickasaw
Decorah
LMT
Profit in Purchasing Schooners Demonstrated by a Wall Street Banker
A Wall Street banker notes soaring freight costs and suggests buying schooners as a profitable hedge. He recounts a case where a man borrowed 75,000 to acquire a 1,200 ton schooner with an outward cargo of 45,000 and homeward cargo 54,000, totaling 119,000, net profit 17,850 after costs, and partial repayment the next days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
West Africa
Codfish Appetite Stretches From Brooches to Hares
A Scotsman writer notes codfish swallow almost anything and in huge quantities. Aberdeen fishermen report cods with silver brooches, clasp knives, books, rubber balls, a stone over a pound, and many crustaceans and fish, including their own young, found in their stomachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotsman
Aberdeen
Scotland
Crosslets’ Sudden Loss on Town Trip
A fragment reports Crosslets’ misfortune after traveling to town for a dollar’s worth of piano and losing half of it on the return. The line hints at cashing a piano-related purchase and an accidental loss during the trip.
Loyalty in Duty to Help Grow the Nation
A wartime era line urges steadfast civic duty using farming imagery. The speaker rejects aiding the unruly German nation while affirming commitment to soil work and germination of the homeland through hoe and spade. The verse frames patriotism as practical effort.
Appendix Surgery Offer Brings Touring Car Wish
A husband considers an $1,500 appendix operation after illness, while his wife jokes she'd rather have a touring car than the medical procedure. The exchange shows a lighthearted domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promotes Women Needs
An appeal urges women to aid nursing and home care while describing many health issues among women. Testimonials claim quick relief from weakness and liver and stomach troubles using Doctor Pierce’s products, with addresses in Buffalo New York Council Bluffs Iowa and related households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. M. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Stoues City
Ilowa
Council Burrs
Iowa
Pierce
Mra
R. E. Day
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Centennial
Fort Atkinson
Castalia
United States
Atlantic
Europe
Official
Oscar Winger
New York
West Water Street
N. H. Adams
General Assembly
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