Decorah Republican Advertisements and Local Listings
The Decorah Republican issue lists local services and classifieds including optician and medical practice notices. It notes A. K. Bailey & Con Inc as publisher, a weekly distribution at 205 West Water Street, and subscription details in Winneshiek County. Medical professionals STABO & CAMPBELL, C. Homa, A. Woodward, with office hours and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Bailey & Con, Inc
Decorah
Iowa
West Water Street
Winneshiek County
Bromley Shoe Store and Lutheran Publishing House Ad
Fragmented OCR fragment lists Bromley Shoe Store at 120 and Lutheran Publishing House in Decorah Iowa. Mentions insurance by ENGER Fire and Tornado Insurance and law office in B P Johnson building. Contains stray phrases about printing bookbinding and long history of square dealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromley’ Shoe Store
Attorney At Law
Courte
B. P. Johnson Building
Editorial Lament On War And Unity In America
A sprawling, dated editorial condemns disloyalty and praises patriotism as Uncle Sam faces wartime trials. It critiques German influence, extols American sacrifice, and urges technical study, temperate spending, and global leadership. It weighs conscription, Liberty bonds, and readiness for peace, while urging language study and economic prudence.
Who Bides His Time by James Whit Riley
Poem quatrains where the speaker notes a patient man who endures misfortune with calm optimism. He accepts poverty yet believes a small coin will multiply in his hand, suggesting resilience and hopeful perseverance despite hardship.
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Jamee Whit
Riley
Auditorium to serve Camp Dodge crowd and officers
Authorization for a 5000 seat government auditorium at Camp Dodge to host lectures for officers and soldiers, with a library building planned and a hostess house under rapid construction. Liberty Loan drives push toward the 1 million dollar goal as units compete for top honors before October 25. Depot brigade men prepare to depart for Deming, New Mexico, while others expect orders for the 349th infantry's moves to Texas and Missouri-bound units.
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Camp Dodge
Maj
M. J. Butler
Camp Cantonment
Butler
Ecantonment
Deming
N. M
Forty-ninth Infantry
Mouston
Tex
Deposits Rise Across Iowa Banks and Trust Firms
Iowa banks and trust companies under state supervision report deposits totaling 461,197,355.51 at close of business September 11, up from May 21 by 14,144,200.34 and from September 12, 1916 by 94,720,219.35. The average reserve across all banks stood at 21.14 percent. Since May 21, eleven more banks have opened, and forty more since September 12 of last year.
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Iowa
World record Belgian horse Faréeur sells for $47,500
A Cedar Falls dispatch reports Faréeur 7532 the Belgian horse leading the dispersion sale. Faréeur the first offering sold to C. G. Good of Ogden for $47,000. The seven year old undefeated champion has been owned by Mr. Crownover near Hudson.
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Cedar Falls
Fareeur
Faréeur
C. G. Good
Ogden
Towa
Crownover
Hudson
Farcour
Rally to Your Government Drives Liberty Bond Drive
A wartime editorial urges readers to back the second Liberty bond issue as a fair way for all earners to support the war effort. It notes ample public confidence in past oversubscription and projects full sub scription by the Oct 27 deadline, warning that failure may trigger universal war taxes and urging an over subscription to the three billion dollar goal.
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Korniloff
United States
Great Britain
Financial News
London
Canada
Sam
Seventh
Federal Reserve
Chicago
R. Algyer
Decorah
Wire
Towa
Watkin W
Kneath
Liberty Loan Committee
Government commandeers hundred ships to unify ocean traffic
About 500 American coast wise and ocean vessels of 2500 tons plus were seized last week. Commodore Colby said the move will not delay current work more than a few hours and ships will be operated for government use under England style control. Requisitions are based on fair appraisal and replace private charters with lower rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Colby
England
Sugar Shortage Affects Holidays Across the Nation
A national sugar shortage threatens a candyless Christmas, but Chicago gains relief from a gentleman's agreement with Western Beet Sugar manufacturers. Reports say retailers hold meager supplies and limit sales, while the western harvest begins and shipments to Chicago are expected within ten days, though other regions may wait sixty to ninety days for the new crop.
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Chicago
Movie Exhibitors Show Patriotism in Slide Requests
Government asked 20,000 cinemas to run a slide advertising stenographers. Fewer than 100 refused and only three showed disloyalty. Most objected not to policy but to upsetting patrons who pay to see entertainment. Running the slide could spark future trouble. Ten million attend daily, making it easy to nail a lie but hard to suppress it.
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France
Paris
Presidential Proclamation Sets Sunday Oct 28 as Day of Prayer
President Wilson proclaims Sunday October 28 a four day of prayer for victory urging Americans to seek divine aid for success of arms. The proclamation cites Congress urging nationwide prayer and calls on citizens to observe the day across faiths in solemn supplication for triumph and blessing of the war effort.
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Wilson
Washington
D. C
Congress of the
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
German Food Ration Falls Below Health Needs
The Food Administration released figures showing German rations at the time were far below the amount needed to maintain health and vigor. The weekly ration equates to about four and a half pounds of bread, a half peck of potatoes, a cup of beans or oatmeal, a half pound of meat, two sugar cubes, six pats of butter, and similar fats. Calorie value is under half of the level needed for a sedentary person.
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Food Administration
New Naval Radio Station at Chall as Heights Ready for Tests
The Chal las Heights naval radio station, the most powerful in the Western hemisphere, is complete and ready for official tests. The government spent about $300,000 on the plant, joining Arlington Virginia and Darien Panama stations with another under construction in the Philippines to create a globe girdling radio service. A grounding meter was invented to measure steam use in industrial plants and curb waste.
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Naval
Challas Heights
Hemisphere
Arlington
Darien
Panama
Philippines
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