Nashua fair threat to close over unpaid debt
A fragmented local notice lists Nashua fair risks if indebtedness on the fair grounds is not settled promptly. It notes other regional incidents including fires, accidents, and legal actions such as six divorce cases in Delaware county and a fatal crash in Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Kansas City
Mason City
Greene County
Iowa Female Suffrage Association
Cedar Rapids
Clearfield
Carroll Little
Nashua
Apple Butter Making From Surplus Apples
A vintage home preserving guide describes making apple butter from surplus summer apples. Pare core and cut fruit, simmer into applesauce, then cook two thirds done before adding sugar and spices. If using sweet cider, boil to half volume and combine with apples, then finish to a thick spread and seal in sterilized containers.
Neck Broken by Fall in Town Yard
G C Jensen aged seventy fell from a tree in his yard and died instantly his neck broken He had been trimming trees in the afternoon and left his work to go uptown Returning he left his saw in the fork of the tree and climbed a ladder It is thought he reached for the saw when he fell No one witnessed the accident but the body was found within ten minutes after he fell
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West Union Argo-Gazette
G. C. Jensen
Women Organize Military Unit in Storm Lake
A new women’s military organization forms in Storm Lake with sixty five members already enlisted. Six companies will recruit twenty members apiece, and members will study military tactics and conduct weekly drills. Canteen services will be offered and stripes earned for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Hog Chautauqua at Cedar Rapids National Swine Show
A rare Hog Chautauqua will be held in Cedar Rapids as part of the national swine show and exposition from September 30 to October 5, highlighting one of the era's most unique Chautauquas.
Child drowns after fall into cracked crock in Shafferee Wright yard
A child died after slipping into a cracked twenty gallon crock in the Shafferee Wright yard. Neighbors reported the crock contained dirt and secured the child before officials arrived.
Forecasting Democratic Aims From Paris Remarks
Washington observers scrutinize Senator Lewis of Illinois for a Paris issued statement outlining Democratic aims. He predicts abolition of the tariff as a party issue and a major debate over government ownership, plus a likely war end before the next presidential race. Republicans note urgency on the war policy and farmer relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Lewis
Ilinois
Paris
Senate
Seed Selection Time Urges Farmers for Two Year Seed Supply
Town officials urge farmers to begin seed corn selection during the September seed weeks from 16 to 28. The 1916 crop showed seed quality can avert statewide corn failures, with emphasis on storing in dry, well ventilated facilities. Decorah news reports a sorghum mill planned by Bucknells and cane pressing gear readied, while sugar cane stripping and ripening guidance aims to boost sugar yields and seed cane stock for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
B. E. Bucknell
Jack 1
Measurements of the male heart size and weight
Historical text notes the male heart weighs ten to twelve ounces and measures about five inches long three and a half inches wide and two inches at its greatest.
Food Administration Flexes Rules on Wheat and Substitutes
The United States Food Administration updates flour rules amid fodder grain shortages. Mixed flours with under 30 percent wheat may be ground for feed. 30 percent or more requires separation. New 80-20 wheat flour blends and substitutions must be offered with every wheat sale. Licenses needed for syrup production and self-ground sorghum. Bee-keepers to file Statement B for sugar allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
United States Food Administrator
J. F. Deems
Burlington
Local Rural Notes Suspended by Social Visits and Farming
Sunday visits mark a flurry of social calls as residents like Ed Waters Geo Young and Mrs Geo Young travel among neighbors. Cattle shipments, seed gathering, and frost related calls dominate week activity with multiple families hosting and visiting across Decorah Hespon and surrounding areas.
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Newton Kenyon
Ed. Waters
Man Pe Kern
Geo
Young
Teeny Hilleman
Bet
Will Ruffridge
Foltzore
Ernet
Aiee Richert
Hespone
Geo. Young
Decorah
Wim
George Valentine Kern
Garth
Ernest Foster
Wm. Thompson
Auction Sale of Farm Stock and Machinery Near Hesper
Auction sale scheduled for Saturday September 28 near press east of Hesper. Items include 2 black Shire mares aged 8, 2 driving mares 8, 1 single driver 9, a registered Hereford bull, 3 milch cows, 6 yearlings, 7 steer calves, 125 ewes and 7 bucks. Farm machinery and miscellaneous articles also offered.
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Ublic
Hesper
Walt
Parks in Buenos Aires Cover Vast City Green Space
In Buenos Aires the city contains 97 parks promenades and plazas with a total area around 1,727,000 square meters detailing extensive urban green space for residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Legal Advisory Board formed for registrants
A large list of appointed volunteers from Decorah, Ossian, Calmar, Spillville, Ridgeway, and surrounding towns is named to serve as a Legal Advisory Board to assist registrants with the Questionnaire blanks at no charge. Members include D C Malloy, A A Novak, Stephen Kruchek, and numerous local officials, teachers, clergy, and residents across Iowa locations.
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D. C
J. F. Conover
Calmar
P. Ode
H. A. Dessel
T. H. Goheen
N. E. Goheen
Edward ©. Meyer
Elmer Ringoen
Ridgeway
O. O. Rue
Rollin G. Baker
W. H. Klemme
Fred J. Figge
Ossian
M. J. Carter
R. J. Sullivan
M. J. Klein
M. Oe
Lange George R
T. F. Achianite
Ossian. Co
C. Brown
Orleans Township
Cresco
Rob Reid
Hesper
J. Hook
Decorah
E. W. Cutting
M. A. Harmon
Albert Anfinson
W. F. Baker
L. B. Whitney
F. E. Cratsenberg
B. J. McKay
H. E. Miller
Rev
Tolo
Locust
Einar Kippe
Burr Oak
Joseph Tra
C. A. Hollister
L. M. Enger
James Draper
C. Christen
Brickner
D. Bollman
F. H. Anundsen
P. C. Johnson
Melvin Allison
F. P. Adams
P. Williams
M. D. Whitney
B. ©. Marsh
E. A. Waterbury
O. A. Tingelstad
Luther College
A. M. Rovelstad
Chas
Shattuck
Alvin Rollins
Luther Reed
Oscar L. Olson
M. H. Montgomery
W. B. Reed
M. A. Lange
M. D. Wells
F. W. P. Baker
Chase
Harmony
Minn
Rev. Kr
Kvamme
H. O. Watrud
W. A. Daskam
Kendallville
C. H. Valder
C. A. Whalen
R. M. Miller
Prosper
Jos
Koeh
C. M. Houck
T. A. Jayne
Father M. Hogan
A. ©. Lynch
Decorah High School
Jacob J. Jacobson
A Christen
C. P. Seim
Dep
Ellingson
Frank Jewell
H. D. Paine
G. F. Baker
Frank Bulman
Frankville
Jeo
Van
A. Schreiber
Ft. Atkinson
Trytten
the Schuetz
Hopperstad
Otto Arnam
Rail fare hikes in 1917 shift travel habits worldwide
Early 1917 England raised passenger rail rates by fifty percent to curb travel and push savings for war bonds. The London board of trade reports traffic then rebounded, independent of military movement, while the United States cut fares 33.4 percent but saw traffic recover, prompting Secretary McAdoo to urge minimal travel.
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England
London Board of Trade
House of Commons
McAdoo
Residents Adapt to Lasting Price Hike Overtime
In a field of economic shifts, people gradually become accustomed to higher costs and appear to forget the initial spike. The adjustment period lengthens as the novelty of the increase fades from daily awareness.
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Republican
Lwpd
Delco Restaurant
Fred J. Rosenthal
River and
Jefferson Street
E. Cutler
J. H. McDonald
Waucoma
Towa
Wome
Rud Bros, F
Glasdes
M. J. Soukup
Iowa
N. E
M. E. Kauffman
Optometrist
Is. McMasters
Winneshiek Hotel
Victrolas
Victor
Karl D. Fisk
OPH
West Union
Decorah, Iowa
Pick
Jack Frost
King Corn
Judge Houck
West Union Grant
Stanford Heggen
Huxley
Story County
Cedar Valley Produce Company
Laura Chauncey
Baxter
Peter Egan
Stina Heggen
Pat McHugh
Ed. J. Shafferee Wright
Illinois
Harding
W. T. McElroy
Sugar Division
Ottumwa
Watghis
Decorah, Lowa
Gouraud
Perd
T. Hopkins & Son
New York
St. Choud Hotel
I. H. Conigisky
Optomettrist
Lehigh
N. H. Adams
The
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co
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