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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
MAIL CARRIERS TOUGH TRIP.
Chris Aim on Route 4 Out of Decor
all Had an Awful Time Monday
Night.

That the mail carriers have no
snap was evidenced Monday night
when carrier Chris Aim on route
one out of Decorah was trying to get
back to town after going over his
route. His rig broke down twice and
the last time was about eight o.
clock when about three-fourths of a
mile from the o. C. Evans home.
The fills on the buggy broke, when
the horse fell in the mud. Mr.. Aim
got the animal up and strapped the
mail on the horses back and led
him to the Evans home. Chris was
all tagged out when he got into the
yard. He sat in a cutter to rest up
little where he was found by Mr..
Evans and taken into the house, and
was given all the attention possible
and warm meal, and he remained
at the Evans home all night.
The horse corked itself and Mr..
Evans took care of the animal and
doctored him up, and gave him
good warm stall for the night. II
Mr.. Evans had not found Mr.. Aim
when he did he would have been in
a serious condition from exposure.
Mr.. Aim is one of Uncle Sans best
and most faithful carriers and the
patrons on route one hold him in the
highest favor. He got to DEBORAH
yesterday morning and resumed his
work. The mail carrier certainly has
no snap, especially when the roads
are in the condition they are now
and they are entitled to every dollar
of salary they get and then some.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
DahIy's Silver King Wins.

Chas. l.. Daily, of DEBORAH, exhibit
ed display of his Silver King corn
at the Iowa State Corn Show held at
Ames on Feb. II to II, and walked
off with a fine lot of prizes as fol-
lows: Ten ears, PROFESSIONAL: ten
ears first; 10 ears sweepstakes;
single ear, first; 80 ears first; so
ears sweepstakes; County Bank
Special, so ears and county trophy
for 10 ears. Mr.. Daily certainly has
every reason to feel proud Of his
winnings, and they speak we'll for
Silver King.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Married Last Wednesday.

Last Wednesday, March II, the
marriage of Miss Martha Valborg
Swenson to Norman Tolstad was
solemnized in DEBORAH, Rev. Otto
Schmidt performing the ceremony.
Miss Sofie Betsy Swenson, sister
of the bride, acted as bridesmaid,
and the best man was ALT Waldemar
Swenson, brother of the bride. The
bride is one of Decorah's excellent
young women, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Swenson, and has grown
to young womanhood here, and has
always enjoyed the friendship and
esteem of many friends. The husband
of her choice is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Tolstad, of Springfield
township and is one of the promi-
nent young farmers of the county
They will make their home on the
groom's farm in Springfield town
ship, four miles south of DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Purchased Reed Garage Building.

Last Monday Messrs. Brandhagen
& Rovang, the auto tire men, pur-
chased the d. E. Reed building on
East Water street, now occupied by
Oscar Bergan, agent for the Nash and
Dodge automobiles. They will take
possession April first. The firm has
worked up a fine business here, and
their business has grown steadily
each year, and they will now be in a
position to serve the public on a
much larger scale. The firm paid
$4,000 for their new home
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
GEO. PAYNE WRITES.
DecOrah Boy Writes His Parents
From Germany.
Ahrweiler, Rhineland
"a 80

AnrWeIler, Rhlneland
Feb. %, 1919
Dear Folks: Got your letter writ
ten Feb. Sd today. Nineteen days is
not so bad. I also got one from Des
Moines dated the 4th. was glad to
hear you were all o. X. I am fine.
Have been all winter, except colds.
There is nothing much to write. 1t is
the same old thing day after day.
Never a day off in the army. You
know today was George Washing
tons birthday. I made about so
kilometers; not much of a day.
However l am at present on duty at
the office where / am writing and
may be called for trip any time.
Well, at any rate l have a good
presto light now. 1t is not like it
was before the armistice. Then when
we went out no one had any light
and there was some grand smashes
some times. You have not heard
from Amunrud have you? ! haven't
seen him for long time. Was out to
the company yesterday. Nick Samuel
son, Aasen. and McLain are the only
DEBORAH boys left beside me. Well
there is nothing more TO write and
a call for a trip just came, so will
close for now.
With love, son,
GEO. l.. PAYNE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
"Hearts of the World" Great Film.

"Hearts of the World' Great Film.
d. w. Griffith's great triumph
Hearts of the World" was shown
at the Star last Thursday and Friday
and proved one of the finest pictures
shown at this theatre in long time.
The picture was filmed in France
and showed actual battle scenes, and
they were exciting and then some.
The company carries number Of
musicians, the violinist receives
$125 a week for his services and the
pianist 500. They are going to
Kansas City where they play month
with this violinist and pianist to do
the directing. They go from Kansas
City to Atlantic City where they
play all summer and in the fall will
go to London.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Congregational Church.

Miss Dorothy Jean Starr will speak
for the Schaffler School of Cleveland,
Ohio, next Sabbath. Hear her able
message of the good work being
done in the training of young women
as workers among foreigners, es-
pecially among the Slavs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Farmers Seeking Best Possible Seed
Corn.

Because of the shortage of seed
corn in 1918, many farmers had to
plant any available seed corn. For
their 1919 planting, they are seeking
the best bred, homegrown seed corn.
Winneshiek county has many breed
ers of good seed corn. They have a
nice stock of seed for sale; many OF
them have listed seed corn with the
Exchange; others are requested to
do so that farmers seeking good seed
corn may know where to find their
much needed seed.
1t is poor economy to plant in
ferior seed This is true of any crop,
but especially so of corn, the banner
crop of Iowa. Anyone who does not
have a satisfactory and adequate
stock of good seed, should inn
mediately get in touch with parties
having such seed for sale and i'm
prove, not only the quantity but the
quality of their corn crop as we'll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Card of Thanks.

1t is desired to express our most
sincere appreciation of the constant
loving help and genuine sympathy
extended to us in our grief at the
loss of a true husband and father.
nd. Mrs. c. NJ. Wilson and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Hold
Social.

On Monday evening the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs held basket
social at their rooms and fine time
was abby all. Cards and dancing
was the order of the evening. When
the receipts were totaled up it was
found they amounted to $3.50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
Pa.vate Sale Household Goods and
Furniture.

Starting Thursday, March 20
from 10 to II o'clock a. m. and to
A o'clock p. m. each day, l will sell
at private sale, corner Court and
Main streets, all my household goods,
beds and bedding.
Z. T. REED.
12-1w.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
To Red Cross Magazine Members.
With love, son,
GEO. L. PAYNE

If your Red Cross magazine does
not come to you regularly every
month, kindly inform me at once.
Respectfully
BEN BEAR, Treasurer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

ropeans. They feel intense shame
whenever exposed. The Japs know
is done by Jap gendarmes. Thew
arrested, are stripped naked. This
their bodies had their hands tied
are then, driven across open courts,
Some women who tried to cover
their bodies ha dtheir hands tied
behind them. One Bible woman had
an arm Wrenched out of it's socket
in this way. This missionary told
the senator that scores of men and
women were driven into a church,
1T was securely fastened, then set
on fire. He saw it with his own
eyes.
Buddhism is taught in China ana
Korea without restriction. 1t is the
Christian converts who are thus per-
secuted. The pastor of Presby-
teriaP church said in the report,
Their new church was set on fire
by Jap gendarines. The church
people rushed out to put out the
fire. After the church was burner
these Japs told it, they saw the
Christians fire their own church.
The police stations filled with mu-
tilated men and naked Korean wom-
en- are a veritable hell on earth"
Hhirty million of Cinnamon,
women and children have been turn
ed over to Japanese control-in the
peninsulav of Shantung. They will
suffer in the same way. The Chinese
are protesting, praying, pleading to
have the allies revoke this surrender
to Japan.
When I remember the money
which has been raised for Chinese
and Koreans, in the United States.
and the condition Of these poor OPP
pressed ones-at this time-who
were converted to christianity, by
Christian missionaries, I say to my
self: why does this country submit
to it?'
We are allied with Japan, and
Japan is merciless to these converted
Chinese and Koreans. There should
be remedy.
1 notice that Senator Smith, of
Ga, has called on the president and
Department of State. for information.
He has done this since Senator Nor
ris read to the senate the testimony
of American missionaries. 1t is sure
ly high time that some active steps
were taken in these matters to pro-
tect the Christian men and women
in the Shantung peninsula, and in
Korea.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
Mast EITONS TALKS
CONDUCTED BY
rqasWH. FELTON,
rhel Suffering OF Korean Women

A report was read in the senate
of the United States less than a
week ago, written by Presbyterian
missionaries, that has made my old
Indignation, because of the suffer-
ing inflicted on innocent and de-
serving women by their Japanese
oppressors. There can be no question
as to the truth of this report. The
Presbyterian church of America
vouches for it.
This report tells of inhuman tor
ture-not against people who are
committing crimes, nor against men
who have been adjudged guilty of
and women who dared to say they
love Korea, their own country. The
Japanese are doing their utmost to
drive Christian missionaries out Of
Korea. They hang men by their fin
gers until the joints separate. They
brand the flesh with red-hot irons.
They use all manner of means of
torture. A Mr.. Beck, a Methodist
minister, told Senator Norris, who
read parts of this report to the
senate last week, that he had seen
hundreds of men, women and chill
back, dubbed by policeman, beat
en- by soldiers, pounded into insen-
sibility, stabbed with bayonets and
run up with swords, all because
the IL INNOCENT iS people Joined in
They were a harmless. unarmed
people and not charged with any
misdemeanor or crime. Senator Nor
ris has known this Methodist preach
er for years. He had spent 20
years in Korea. He vouches for his
integrity. He saw these things with
his own eyes in the public streets.
The Presbyterian report says: "a
man had been mutilated % days
before his friends saw him. He was
still alive, one scar, on the upper
part of his leg, had been scared
by a red-hot iron, five inches long.
There were four of those scars.
There are hundreds of similar
cases. They beat Koreans with bam-
boo rods, 80 per day for 8 consec-
sive days, until they are PROSTATE.
Their examination of women who
are arrested is most disgraceful
and humiliating. The Japanese
evince no shame when made in the
presence of the other sex. On the
other hand Chinese and Korean
women cover themselves like Eu-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
HOW This
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
~ NV Ho~self.' Her Sim
certify Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.-"For four years I
suffered from Irregularities, weak
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

old bach, so no doubt thinks Scotchy
would make a good Lifetime nurse
with only one patient-and that him
self. She said downtown she was
turning a corner and collided into
him, and was just thinking about
MN MN when it occurred. You know
Ihlnk about the bad man, he ap-
pears, rangels and hear flutter of
their wings.
She was the angel! Oh, Marge,
II 40 story about them, The angel
and The Man How's that? After
write one about you first. De-
Ponds on how much it costs to get
some editor to print it,. I'm afraid
"a; "a never find one who'd publish
tor here in town, Mr.. Speilman, of
the Daily Progressive, printed an ar
t;cle for me You know how Ia
always Ionged to get inside a news
paper office and hear the racket and
got my head in the. crack in the
paper department of The Weekly
Gazette" and heard a little noise,
and concluded where a real paper
was being made there'd be more
d real editor and what he looked
like. couldn't break in Carrie Ma
ton style, so armed with pen writ
ten article in one hand. l nerved my
self to open the door with the other
beautifully, and tried to get an air
on, I've done this sort of thing all
my life So 1 handed it to the edt-
tor. He was six foot tall and
weighed about three hundred, more
or less. And, he babe me be seated.
sat. No mortal ever was happier
than I, breathing aid divinely satu-
rated with printers ink and laden
with typewriter's clinking music,
real flesh and blood editor reading
my scribblings! Good" he beamed
down upon me. Then, turned away
to tell somebody to get me a check.
Then a woman appeared and smiled
don't pay" Bother pay! Just SOS
they never made me pay 'em to use
it! I'd been out the night before
roaming. the streets, mixing with the
crowd listening. to New. York guy
who had a voice like a bass drum
or a Georgia mule braying, below
ing for it like he did long ago, when
he was an east side news,ooy and
later a pickpocket, etc, and cutting
monkey shines generally, jotted
down in memory his antics and
words, also mixing in the cosmopo1-
itan crowd. I caught every stray SEN
tence passing judgment on him that
came my way, and arriving home,
wrote it off, then copied. 1t made
an interesting tale, too. This news
paper featured the New York news1e
rather strongly, anyhow. But the
thing I didn't report to any one III
no Wtell to you. sCh n9a n ae+arn 1or5n
He'd married a woman on the coast
on twenty-four hours acquaintance.
They'd come here together.
Continued in Next Issue)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
all yet me join your most interesting letter
box? have been silent reader ever
since it started, but never have found cour-
age enough to write before. I, like most of
the cousins, live on a farm; have never
lived in the city, but thing l would prefer
country life most. Aren't we all glad to
see SO many of the soldier boys coming
back home? 1 didn't have any brothers
old enough to go, but had several cousins
to go. One has never come back yet. Guess
1 had better describe myself and go. ]
have red hair blue eyes. fair complexion,
feet and inches tall, weigh 135 pounds.
Will be sweet 16 the 21st of this month.
Would like a letter and card shower on
that day. VIII ask a riddle and 60: l
washed my hands in water that was Meth
er rain nor rum, and dreid them on towel
that was neither wove nor spun: Your W., low
ing cousin, HATTIE LOU WAITE.
Cullomburg, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a North Carolina boy into your happy
band? I have been a silent reader of the
letter box for some time but have not writ
ten as l am new cousin. VIII descrlDe
myself, feet inches in height, weigh 135
pounds and sixteen years old. 1 live an
farm and like farm life fine. Say, cousins,
I suppose you are glad the war is over.
bad one brother that went but he is back
home and more, am in favor of the twi-
light club for it will be great fun think
Aunt Julia is doing great work by adopt
ing French orphan and am inclosing 10
ter too long for fear of Mr.. W. B. Some of
you cousins write me, for l would like to
correspond with you. Aunt Julia, if this is
not too long please print it. Your new
cousin, HOYLE SWAFFORD.
Ellenboro, R. 8, N. c.
Good morning, Aunt Julia: Cousins, what
have you ALL been doing this fine hot wealth
err? live on the farm so you know have
plenty to do. 1 read for pastime. Girl of
the Limbertost' is my favorite book. Aunt
Julia it surely was nice of you to think
of adopting the little French baby. I am
sending 3 cents for her. Papa takes The
journal and 1 have been reading the letter
box ever since it started and think the cous-
ms letters are real interesting. l haven't
seen very many letters from North Carolina,
so thought l would drop in for a short
chat. Aunt Julia said not to write long let
tiers, l will describe myself and be going,
1 have blue eyes, brown hair, fair complex
ion, weight about ITO pounds and four
teen years old. Cousins write to me. new
cousin. GRACE GERMAN.
Heranson, n. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
AUNT JUL-IA'S
LET TER BOX
My Dear Children:


letters
tell that in addition to
closing wish would mark PERSONAL
the envelope.
that it must make happy to
certainly would
tell fable about service
a
the
still served they made not
withe
other members with it, when they realized that
just with all We
n for the best of all
has been mind
started began
the All
Lovingly
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

a year is enough unless you have an
obstinate case. There are two kinds
of black oil. Be sure and get the
sort that is sold to the hog raisers
for mango and lice. L make mop
or use an old brush and swab it well
into the scales and up to the feathers.
l have used coal oil and lard, but it
usually TAKES more than one applica-
ton, especially for cases of long
standing. l also paint the roosts
with black oil at this season of the
years, for it stays on longer and there
are not. many mems to set until the
last OF August, and the oil will be
absorbed by then.
This is the time to look after your
young chickens. Put them on roosts
and let 1t be in cool place. Have
you any that seem to have their
neads sWelled? Dip their heads in
water made purple with permaga-
the water till the bubbles come up.
Those bubbles show that they have
taken the medicine into their heads
and washed the infected places. That
is one form of roup, brought on by
sleeping too close together, they get
hot and take cold. Kill them or cure
them right away, for roup is highly
infectious. Eggs will be at least
dollar a dozen this winter. We are
getting as much right at the door for
table eggs as we used to get at
Christmas time.
Have you plenty of sunflowers to
furnish the hens seed this winter,
They need them. l find the Mann
moth Russian the sort to give most
Seed They only have one large
flower, but it has as many seed as
all on one 81 the smaller lowered
sort. With the one head it is easy
to put a bag over it and save it from
the birds. Leave one or two heads
out for the redbirds
Concord grapes are ready to use
for jelly. l often make jelly out of
the green grapes, especially if
think vine is not going to ripen
the whole crop. The jelly is deli
cious and a beautiful color, The
Farmer furnishes every meal with
something sweet mixed with butter
and that grape jelly is a great ia
VOrta
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
DEAR MARGERY
BY MARGARET WILDE
Continued from Last issue)


If he imbibes firewater too freely
and stays in the sun it sets fire to
the alcohol and burns him up. He
soon dies. But they got Colonel Bean
here in time to save him. And, he
had southern doctor I've lain
here amused at their drawings that
filtered in to me. They murdered
Ntheir RS and said reckon So" and
talked politics; all about demycrats
came in for discussion. After he
got able to sit up and stroll about,
one day Scotchy bolted unceremo-
niously into my room. The door is
most always open. SO hot we'd
otherwise die, alcohol or none.
feel tipsy, Marge, but it soon wears
off and 1 forget I thought 1 could
rise and fly) Scotchy bolted in and
was buslly clearing away my
door and saw-oh, Marge!-a big
Eat man, bald-headed, go waddling
Sast and toward the bathroom, where
ne disappeared. He'd recovered suf-
ficiently for plunge! But 1 most
died and Scotchy was in commissions.
Because that man had on his night
robe! She warned me to not be
chuckling when he returned, so
lay quietly sleeping when he march
ed out again, only to- explode in
sonorous snore as he got opposite
my door. Scotchy was shocked at
me and gave a smothered you!
Your But she wasn't mad at me.
She shook all over, too. He passed
again next day in the same outfit,
and gave a hasty look in here, then
ducked his head and bolted on for
his bath. L ducked my head, too,
hiding myself behind the big maya
zine Van brought me. 1 heard lit
tie high school girl nurse telling
him when they dismissed him, "Nev-
er let me hear tell of you being
up here again on this charge" and
she said it playfully like and I i'm
agined was shaking her finger at
him as he departed to hatch ex-
cuses for frequent returns. He's an
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

Many things could have hap
pened to prevent his writing
you. He has been very faithful
in writing for the past year, so
I can see no reason why you
should not write and ask him
why you haven't heard from him
in three weeks. He may have
been ill-the letters may have
gone astray--any one of a dozen
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
EyeIid Taken From Leg
For Man Totally Blind

Having lost both his eyelids in an
explosion of chemicals, John R. Wat
son, of Standish, Me-, has recently
had a very unusual operation per
formed which has restored his sight
and given him two perfectly good
eyelids.
For forty-seven years he has been
looking out on the world with no
lids to protect his eyes; and, though
at first he could see, the strain final
ly blinded him and cataracts formed
on both eyes.
A short time ago he went to a
Philadelphia hospital, and there they
took some flesh from his legs and
grated on his eyes a new pair of
lids Then they removed the cata-
racts and now the man can see.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

cure any female trouble. Mrs.
Alice Heller, Christopher, III.
Nervousness is often a symptom
of weakness or some functional de-
rangement, which may be overcome
by this famous root and herb rem
edy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, as thousands of women
have found by experience.
If complications exist, write
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions in re-
gard to your ailment. The result
of it's long experience Is at your
enthusiastically
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25

ness, and was
in a run down
condition. Two
of our b Z S t
doctors failed
to do me any
good. l heard
so much about
what Lydia T..
+ j n k h a m S
Vegetable Com
pound had done
for others, |
tried it and
was cured. | am
no longer ner.
vouS, am regu-
lar, and in eX-
cellent health. !
n " a m