Decorah Advertisers and Local Medical Services Listing
A Decorah paper presents multiple local service notices and business listings. It includes physicians Harriette R B Amy and Woodward with office locations and hours, plus Barthell and Curtin in Decorah Iowa offering mortgage and printing services, a Lutheran Publishing office, and merchants Enger Mott Co and Haugen selling dry goods and trimmings in Decorah streets.
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Harriette Rb.amy
Decorah Ave
Curtin
Editorial Comment On Current Events And War News
Editorial remarks praise for men of honor and public duty, condemn demagogues, and note wartime concerns. It cites politicians, military events, technology leaps, and social issues, including liquor laws, suffrage sentiment, and tariff debates, reflecting a 1910s press voice. Numerous named figures and places appear, with observations on governance, economy, and society.
Designating All Highways in Iowa Would Cost Nothing
The Iowa State Highway Commission urges in the Highway Service Bulletin designating all public highways, not a few, to bring uniform naming or numbering. Such a plan would ease navigation, prevent confusion in cities like Des Moines, and aid Polk Dallas Boone Story counties. The commission weighs proposing statewide designation to county and state officials as a practical convenience.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Service Bulletin
Des Moines
Polk
Dallas
Boone
Story
Service
Revival of Old Case in Dubuque Court
Announcement reveals actions to be started in United States court at Dubuque against seven men who formed the posse at Greeley two years ago and mortally wounded a lone Black man. Each defendant was fined 8500 and costs previously as the case stirred national interest. The widow in Virginia has now hired lawyers to seek damages for her son's death.
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United States
Dubuque
Greeley
Virginia
Caught in Fly Wheel Ends with Amputation
G. W. Edgar of near Rock Falls sustained a severe arm injury when his limb was caught in a fly wheel of a gaso line engine while starting the machine to saw wood. The damage required amputation.
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G. W. Edgar
Rock Falls
National defense budget nears $400 million mark
President Wilson and advisers study a robust national defense package for the army and navy. Aiming to lift the regular army from 87,000 to 120,000 and create a 400,000 strong reserve, the plan seeks about a $100 million to $160 million rise for the army and a similar navy increase, with a total close to 400 million and possible bond funding.
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Wilson
United States
Garrison
Army
Navy
Daniels
Secretaries of War and Navy
Fish Commission Satisfactory at Bellevue Branch
The Bellevue branch of the United States Fish Commission reports a highly satisfactory season with fourteen workers and demand for more staff. Shipments of the omytie species have reached nearly every eastern and many central states as crews harvest a wide variety, making the work engaging. Superintendent Leach of the Manchester hatchery and Captain Bennett visited Galena to formalize the Illinois territory work with the Illinois Fish Commission.
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Bellevue
United States Fish Commission
Middle West
Leach
Manchester
Bank Foragers Warning Issued By Iowa Bankers Assn
Iowa bankers warned last week about a ring of ten forgers operating in the state. Suspects include Frank P. Forrest who claimed ties to the Alexander Hamilton Institute of New York City. Lambrinos a Greek laborer and railroad interpreter. Sessions representing R. Johnson & Son of Racine Wisconsin. M D Rissman formerly with Northern States Coal & Mining of Chicago. Charles Tremer a horse buyer wanted at Vinton. Wm. Burke and C. Wade with aliases. HM J Whaley. Harry Burns. and George Shimada, a Japanese national.
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Iowa Bankers’ Association
Iowa
Frank PF. Forrest
Alexander Hamilton Institute
New York City
Lambrinos
Sessions
R. Johnson & Son
Racine
Wis
M.D. Rissman
Northern States Coal & Mining Company of
Chicago
Charles Tremer
Iowa Writer Honored by Adame Newspaper Studicate
Howard Kann editor and publisher of the Manchester Press is chosen from a wide field to replace George Fitch dead at the Adame newspaper studicate. He will be succeeded by Random Reels by Manchester humorist Rann. Rann is known in American humor and returns after a hiatus due to business pressures.
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Howard Kann
Manchester Press
Adame
Studicate
George Fitch
West Pocket
Ranndom
Manchester
Rann
Tie
America
Dubuque
Oiling the Roads Reports Mixed Early Results
The September bulletin notes Mahaska and Winneshiek counties testing oil fueled roadways with a carload of No 4 road oil applied at half a gallon per square yard. Costs for Winneshiek run about 130 per mile for sixteen feet of surface. Calmar to Decorah segment performed well through wet weather. Next year plans include further testing and potential second applications.
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State Highway Commission
Mahaska
Winneshiek
Winneshieck County
Winzeshiek
Calmar
Conover
Spillville
J. P. Kuhn
A. P. Pfister
Decorah
Parole Board Plans Earlier Hearings and More Prison Visits
The state board of parole outlines rule changes and a broader work plan to visit prisons more often, conduct hearings earlier, and supervise paroled inmates closely. It seeks to identify exceptional cases early and expedite placements after parole. The process gathers biographical details, references, and letters from judges, county attorneys, and grand jury records before personal interviews at the prison.
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State Board of Parole
Center of Population Shifts Westward Across the Nation
The nation's population center has moved west about 100 miles per decade. It now sits near Mlineis close to the western boundary, and is projected to cross the Mississippi within a decade. In 1700 the center was near Annapolis Maryland, well east of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Washington
San Francisco
Mlineis
Houndary
Mississippi River
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Iowa Takes First Premium in Panam a Pacific Pony Exposition
The gram championship in the percheron mare class at the Panama Pacific exposition was awarded to Maple Grove Snow, a two year old filly owned by Iowa State College. Maple Grove Snow was bought for the college last March from J. Singmaster of Keota Iowa, by Prof. W H Pew of the animal husbandry department.
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Maple Grove Snow
Iowa State College
J. ©. Singmaster
Keota
Iowa
W. H. Pew
Animal Husbandey Department
Fire sparked by magnifying glass in New York home
A New York house faced near destruction when a magnifying glass left on a wicker sewing basket focused noon sun rays onto flammable material. A blaze erupted but was contained by firemen before extensive damage occurred.
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New York
Cummins Plan Faces Western Path to Presidential Nomination
Senator Cummins campaign shows steady progress with early decisions centering on western states. Indications point to Iowa as a key indorsement, with favorable prospects in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, and parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. California remains uncertain as investigators survey leaders and strategies across states. The shift from Town to other GOP candidates adjusts the field, mainly via correspondence.
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Cummins
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ilinois
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
California
Republican Party
Campaign To Boost Dairy Product Use In Nation
Dairy groups across the country plan a major advertising push to increase milk and dairy product consumption. A Chicago meeting on November 5 will discuss the proposal with dairy cattle breeders, state dairy officials, and other industry supporters. Enthusiasm cites successful ad campaigns by condensed milk makers and analogies to orange and raisin marketing.
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Chicago
California
Plotting Against Washerwomen in Davenport
Davenport meeting of the Town State Launderers association opened with talk on expanding laundry business to the family wash. Speakers claimed every laundry in the state will offer family wash at reasonable prices. They noted college and university students sending laundry home due to high rates.
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Davenport
Town State Launderers’ Association
Stocking the Rivers in Town Report
The town rivers and lakes received nearly 1,000,000 fish this year per E C Hinshaw state fish and game warden in a report to Governor Clarke. Hinshaw expects to place 1,000,000 more before freezing. None were placed in the Upper Town river below the Chester dam despite local officials requests.
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E. C. Hinshaw
Clarke
Hinshaw
Town
Chester
Mr. Hinshaw
Fresh Water Above Salt in Selawik Lake Alaska
Selawik, a coastal Alaska lake, shows a unique stratification where tides pull water from the sea through an underground channel. Bottom waters are saline while the surface layer remains fresh, a curious natural phenomenon noted amid other observations.
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Selawik
Alaska
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