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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
5
The advertisement asserts Real Difference Cream of tartar from grapes makes Royal Baking Powder superior to alum or phosphate based powders. It urges consumers to switch for better results and healthier food quality.
The town reports revival meetings at the Evangelical church and local calls by residents visiting Cresco, Ridgeway, and Decorah. Farmers begin corn picking earlier than last year while residents attend the Birth of a Nation show, sangerfest, and institute events.
October 9 1016 reports show Henry Young and family picnicked here last Friday Betsey Pederson visited Harmony friends Saturday Ole Ellingson and family visit his mother Ervin Barnes guest at parental home Sunday Mr and Mrs Chas Smith Sunday guests at Reuter home Mrs DeWalle Orleans spent Thursday fishing Bernice Davis visiting Bernard in Orleans W C Fifield family Sunday at Wm Howard home Orns Gladys Holness from Harmony visiting local friends
Local residents report small farm tasks and social visits. Fred Glise and Henry Barth conduct business in Steno and Mabel, while Hugo Noecker and family drove to Decorah. A player piano was left at Bertha Bender's home by Marsh of Decorah. An upcoming dance in Hesper hall features Yates orchestra.
Announcement that The Republican and The Evening Times raise yearly rates to 4.00 effective November 1 1916 with current 3.00 and 2.00 rates valid only until then for Cedar Rapids readers. Subscriptions may be paid through January 1 1918 if paid by November 1 1916. Included closing adage about women and men.
Mrs. J. M. Gaskill of Etna Green tail reports severe back ache and sharp pains, unable to stoop, and credits Foley Kidney Pills with great relief. The ad promotes the remedy as safe for kidney trouble and bladder ailments and mentions Engbertson's Pharmacy as the supplier.
A 1916 rural roundup from Frankville lists numerous visits and arrivals from nearby towns including Postville Waukon Decorah Ossian and Castalia. It reports social calls church attendance a moving picture show a bridge rebuilding and a D Y N T meeting plus a letter from London noting Lyle French wounded in the war.
The article lists residents visiting relatives and attending events across Decorah Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. It mentions political activity with Carl Evans and others calling on voters, community visits to Festivities at the Ruen home, and a warning about a fraudulent mail order scheme linked to the National Mail Order Brokerage Exchange.
Friday visits include Mrs Christ Helgeson with Mrs Mary Erickson and John Griebel of Decorah making calls. The Clay Hill school closes Thursday for a month long vacation. Various locals visit relatives in Decorah Spillville Calmar Fort Atkinson and Nordness.
Hipparchus known as the father of astronomy established the precession of the equinoxes and implied Earth's spherical shape. He catalogued 1000 stars and devised a latitude and longitude instrument. The text also includes medical and advertising lines for Burdock Blood Bitters and Dean's Regulats with typical early 20th century ad tone.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Ecleetic Oil as a household remedy for pain burn and bruise with two sizes 25 and 50e sold at all drug stores. The piece also notes history making events keeping all hands employed working overtime.
In Early American Craftsmen Walter Dyer notes abundant drinking vessels in 18th century homes. Cider consumption in New England was extensive with elaborate equipment including tankards tankards with S handles flagons and communion vessels.
The Westminster Gazette notes coffee shrubs bloom in year three, yield small crops until year five, and in Java three crops are harvested annually with only the second being vital. Flowers last briefly as petals fall within a day, and a full flowering estate is striking but fleeting.
The Decorah Republican promotes the Chicago Herald as the best daily newspaper to follow national and local election developments. It urges readers in Winneshiek County to enroll in a one year subscription, highlighting Keeley edited coverage and expansive news gathering as superior. Mail orders or in-person delivery offered.
An authority notes onions yield medicinal value mainly in the boiling water, so they work best in a vegetable stew. Spanish onions suit aperient use, while small spring onions are as potent as larger ones for aiding sleep per the Exchange.
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