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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
SPEAK GOOD WORD FOR PIE
Scientists Give Comfort to Those
Fond of Deiicacy That Is Dis
tinctiy American.

Among the many varieties Of food
that have been attacked on the score
Of indigestibility, etc, pie stands
Iamong the foremost. Laymen, doc
tors, and even philosophers have
warned against the popular pastime
Of pie eating.
Cake, the distant pastry relative, Is
somewhat less likely to form the sub
ject of objections from the physiologic
critic, while puddings usually belong
to the immunes, or at least receive
tolerant consideration. The proof of
the pudding-and why not also the
| pie-is in the eating. Accordingly, a
number of Observation-Disclosures at the
Jefferson Medical college, Philadel-
phia. reports the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association, have come
to the defense of pie by actually de-
terminng the gastric response 10 ii
| and analogous foods in the healthy
human stomach.
Direct comparison of variety of
pies, cakes and buildings representa-
tive Of American culinary art ON the
same persons indicated that pies
''were handled. more readily than
cakes, and buildings somewhat more
readily than either" For those who
can think best in terms OF statistics It
may be stated that the average gas
trio evacuation time Of digestion Of
buildings was two hours and eighteen
minutes, against two hours and TWEEN
ty-seven min Ites for pies; whereas
cakes followed in the wake with an
average record of three hours and two
minutes. Averaging the highest total
acidities, values were obtained for
buildings of %, for pies of 80 and for
cakes of 90.
There is no occasion to report here
the Insignificant distinctions between
custard pie and lemon meringue, for
example, in their gastric behavior, but
IL must be admitted that mince pie,
so often regarded as an arch offender
Of the digestive tract, requires a
rather long time (from "a to 81
hours) to leave the stomach. The adj
ditiOn Of ice cream to a piece Of pie
unique American cOmbinatiOn--dOeS
not increase the burden of the stom-
ach to any extent, and the cOnven-
tional apple pie and cheese likewise
give a conservatively good report. To
few persons 1t may be a consolation
to know that angels food cake re-
manned distinctly longer in the stom-
ach than did devils food cake OF
course, time of digestibility is not the
sole, complete test of the dietary
worth of food.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
For Gullihle Pnnnie ONLY

Arthur b. Reeves in the Worlds
WORK: Quite the climax of the many
wildcat schemes Of London specula-
fOrs generation ago was the organ,
lEEiion of a company such as may
neVag be heard Of again in this cos
mic folly. Bear in mind that the Off
GERS OF this new corporation were
Siormed by wou,d-bc investors. that IA
miniature riot took place on the morn
ing IN question. Remember that for a
subscription to "A EIOO share deposit
~ L was required. and that the entire
issue Of stock was subscribed for.
Then note the project as announced by
fine promoter, cain and cool gentle
man whose name and person alike es-
capped the authoritieS-'A company for
carrying on an undertaking of great
advantage. but no one to know what
10 Is
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Airplane Compass,

An entirely new kind of compass,
for use on airplanes, is the invention
Of German named Bamberg. 1t de-
ponds for its operation upon the cleo
trlcal resistance of selenium. which
varies with any change in the in
tenSity of light falling upon It,
The bowl of the compass contains
two electric bulbs, directly opposite
each other. which throw their rays
through lens whereby the rays are
concentrated upon two selenium cells
mounted on a bridge extending across
the top Of the bowl.
The compass may be mounted on the
tail of the airplane, so as to be at a
distance from all disturbing magnetic
influences, the position Of its needle
or pointer being made known 10 the
pilot by an electrically connected in
diCatOr in front of him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Man and His Cosmetics.

Comes now man writer TO a beau
~ department of an exchange who
cOnfesSes not only that he uses cos
metics, but also states many other
men do the same have been doing il
for years and are doing il more and
more each year But he adds. men
are better makeup artists and their
dolling uD is seldom detected.
Not only does this man make this
confession freely, and indeed with
traces of pride, if not actual bOasting,
but he believes II the duty Of both
men and women 10 improve their looks
when possible with beauty enhancing
devices. and the girl he marries must
be more broad-minded than his moth
er, who believes no girl has any ex-
Cuse for using paint and powder Or
for touching up her hair and eyebrows.
Perhaps the man is only fOoling. bur
II these things be 50, the SncreaSed
election expenses caused by allowing
women To vote will seem as nothing
compared 10 the increased expense of
identifying humanity when men fol-
low the lead of women. A committee
should be appointed 10 investigate this
statement and. if il is found true, a
movement for the conservation of cos
meticS will be in order.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
THAT HAPPY DAY
First Lovers Kiss Lingers Always
in the Memory.
~New Hopes May Bloom and Days
May Come, Etc." but That
Sweetness Never Fades.

1t was before your voice and your
nerve had developed sufficiently TO
permit you TO ask Dorothy Doremus if
you could take her to church prayer
meeting nights, says writer in the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
1t was after you had "foresworn
your small-boy scorn of all woman
kind, under forty to the extent of per-
uniting Dorothy to walk home with
you when meeting was over
And then one night the Lewis girls
gave a party and you were invited.
dorothy was there, and she had on
something pink. 1t was-well, it was
tise the haze that fingered about the
newborn Aphrodite, though, of course,
considerably Opaquer.
Right there, God or Satan, or may
be the old Adam that lies deep in each
of MS, whispered in your ear a most
understanding suggestion.
kiss her" something said. kiss
her on the way home"
Right there, with your eyes on the
slender figure in pink, you swore you
would.
Your heart hammered in your throat
when you asked if you could see her
hone, and she said you could, with
smile that made it skip four beats en-
tirely.
You didn't talk much as you walked
Throngh the scented night, together,
ciamOrous with insects singing in the
starlight. Your mouth was dry and
once or twice you thought she was
watching you out of the corners of her
eyes and smiling.
On. Eve!
Al last you stood mt her gate. What
made you stand there. too, waiting
while you stammered inane things and
Shuiiied your feet and wondered If she
couldn't hear the pounding of your
heart!
We'll, you said at last, sort of gruff-
by Guess I'll haff to say goodnight"
Goodnight" she said, but she didn't
move.
You took her hand. There never
WIS drawer deed.
Then madness and tidal wave of
enormous force and power over
whelmed you. Your face was on fire
and your hands were freezing. and
some one had hit you in the back of
the head with baseball bat and the
stars in their courses were singing to-
gether.
You had kissed her and the little
boy who had been was gone forever.
Where is she now? you wonder
sometimes. And does she know that
no one has ever paid her a cleaner.
fresher, purer tribute than did that
little boy, long ago in the starlight?
TO this day you can smell the fra
grance of her hair
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Deaths at Soldiers Home in 1920.

One hundred thirty-fve members
Of the soldiers home died in 1920
This number compares with 100 in
1919, but the membership of the
home in 1920 was somewhat smaller
than in 1919 and the percentage OF
deaths in the two years is about the
same.
OF the 1876 deaths, l02 were OF
members while at the home and
thirtv-three others died while on
furloughs. OF those who died at the
home, seventy-fve were men and
twenty-seven were women. Or those
who who died at the home fifty-one
were buried there and ffty-one we're
shipped elsewhere for burial
Deaths of home members IN otnei
vearsohave been: 1913, 1871; l9l =
.l52; Ysl6, 1903; 1915, 1ls; and 1914
'l32.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
2Iae in the Human Body.

In mis- researches at The Pasteur in
Sfiiute in Paris Prof. Delezenne has
discovered, according TO the Scientific
American Monthly, that zinc is an es-
sential and permanent constituent OF
che human body. The metal exists in
an organs, although in rather small
percentage, about 0.OO0 by weight.
The- weight Is variable, the highest
oropeFtion being found In the nervous
ccufers; for example. i'm the brain or
the thymus. When 1t is remembered
that the chemical operations of nutri-
tsor are also connected with the trans
Soynaa ton OF the nucleic acids, |,
s.e,ns probable that zinc is one of the
most necessary agents in the growth OF
int body.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26

greater part of the present criminal
element comes from this class. The
country faces am irruption of the
boldest and most wicked characters
that ever showed their heads in this
free land. They do not know the
of mercy and regard it
only as a weakness. The only way
to deal with these miscreants is to
soak them the limit of the law.
The statutes of most states need
revision to provide severer penalties.
TNe legislators of Iowa should be ex-
aiming the laws of this common
wealth, to see if they are strong
enough to deal with this situation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
THE PRESENT DAY CRIMINAL
Statutes of Most States Need Revis-
ion TO Provide Severe Penalties

Formerly many criminals put up
more of bluff than they meant to
carry out. They might threaten their
victim with gun, but frequently
they had no intention of using it and
lit might not have been loaded. But
the desperate Williams who have car
ried on the recent carnival of crime
all over the country, are ready to
shoot, and have contempt for hum
an life.
The general way Of accounting for
this brutal spirit, is that these fell
lows served in the war. There killing
was an everyday matter, and they
become perfectly indifferent to it.
Yet the man who will attack de-
fenceless fellow citizen and rob him
of his honestly earned money on
threat of killing him, is so low a
skunk that it is difficult to regard
him as a product of military train
ing with its splendid dicipline. But
the army took in all kinds of men
and some of them had black hearts
to start with, which grew no winter
in the trenches.
War promotes disregard of human
life among many people who are>,not
soldiers, and many yellow draft
dodgers no doubt acquired more of
this spirit which they already had in
considerable measure. Perhaps the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Leather From Rabbit skins.

According 10 American Consul Nor
ton of Sydney. Australia. secret
process, said TO be unknown hitherto
10 the tanngry trade, has been discOv.
cred by an Australian for making
leather from rabbit skins and recover.
ing the fur as a by-product In felt
making. A company has been formed
in Sydney 20 turn this discovery to
practical use, having established
works capable Of handling about 1907
600 skins week. The leather has
already been utilized in sydney in the
manufacture of boot and shoe uppers,
hand bags, gloves and other articles
Scientific American.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26

ing less than twenty-five cents.
FOR SALE-Several good single
comb Rhode Island Red cockerels.
Enquire at Hanson & Jensen's
grocery store. Aft.
WANTED-to rent two modern
rooms downstairs, preferred at
once. Enquire at Public Opinion
office. 4-2-pd.
FARM WANTED-Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good land
for sale worth the price asked. L..
Jones, Box SOL, Olny, Ill.
4-1-pd.
FOR SALE-Pure bred Duroc Jersey
sows for spring farrow.. Also few
Hereford bulls and heifers. Pedi-
grees furnished. N. Richert, Pros
per, Mimi. Aft
FOR SALE-Hay in barn. Otto A.
Severson, r. A, DEBORAH. 32-pd.
FOR RENT-Nice furnished room,
with all modern conveniences. $500
per week. Gentleman only. Enquire
at Public Opinion. 80.
WANTED-An experienced, reliable
farm hand, single man. f. l..
Beard d Son. 80.
FOR SALE-All weather top for
1917 model Ford touring car.
Cheap if taken soon. Enquire of
John Peterson at City Hall, De-
corah. 3-3-pd.
FOR SALE-or rent My farm two
and one-half miles west of Ridge
way, consisting of 100 acres. En-
quire of Mrs. Chris. Haakenson,
DEBORAH, Iowa. 2-3-pd.
FOR SALE-HouSe, barn and two
lots. Enquire Anton Arneson, at
DEBORAH Posten. stiff.
FOR SALE-Nine Poland China
boar pigs, legeable to be recorded,
and 16 gifts. $25 or $50. Enquire
H. S. Herbenson, DEBORAH, r. 4.
Stiff
WANTED-Lumber saving, move
any place, twenty years of ex-
perience. |. II. Hughes, Frankville,
via Postville r 3. Nordness phone.
4S-12-pd.
FARMS and FARM LANDS-In
the James River Valley in the So.
Eastern corner Of ~ d. in the corn
belt and artesian District from
SIS per acre up. Go out and pick
up some Of these snaps before the
land jumps to the same price as
the Iowa lands. Ed. *. Hovden,
DEBORAH, Iowa. 23-If
MONEY TO LOAN-on first real es-
tate mortgage. Winneshiek coun-
ty mortgages for sale. L. II. Nc
Masters, Winneshiek Hotel Bldg.
13-tf.
FOR SALE have a number OF
good city residences for sale. See
me before buying. Geo. P. Q3e,
DEBORAH. Stf.
FARMS FOR SALE have on my
list few farms ranging from 20
acres and up. well located Pos
session can be given March 1st.
Come and see me before you buy,
Geo. p. Ode, DEBORAH. Iowa. 1-tf
WOOD SAWING-Cordwood S5c per
cord. Fleetwood, Sl.25 per load.
Oscar Monsoon. Leave your orders
with Lewis Monson. Phone Red
3SS. Aft.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
WANT COLUMN.

Rates--One Cent per word. Moth
ing less than twenty-five cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
LEGISLATIVE
NEWS LETTER
CONTINUED from first page.)


ALREADY proposed, and by the end of
the session new laws of this charac-
ter will fill book
change the general taxation laws to
provide that all property shall be as
sessed at its full value will be put
forth again. in a bill by Senator
Whitmore. Only four orner states in
the union, the author claims, now
tax property on per centage of its
real value.
"Blue sky" laws are in prospect.
Representative Weaver of Polk coun-
ty, in the House and Senator Whit
more i'm the Senate have introduced
joint bill for regulation sof stock
promotion schemes that will put a
lot of id-gloved statesmen out of
jobs in this state. Secretary of State
Ramsay admits that he is the real
author of this bill, however, and
that it will Go what he believes the
state of Iowa wants done in this
matter-prevent the sale and pro-
motion of skin games and speculative
stock companies and corporations.
The bill will be attacked as too dras-
tic, of course, as other bills of less
violent effect have been attacked
heretofore.
Representative Mayne of Palo Alto
county has his bill in again at this
session to do away with the state
wide primary law. Several other bills
dealing with the primary law and
changing it, materially have been
sprung, or will be, before the session
ends.
The proposed industrial court bill
of Representative Kline of Fort
Dodge came on the scene of action
early. 1t is intended to prevent
strikes and lockouts in this state and
is patterned after the Kansas law
advocated by Governor Capper. La
Dor leaders are strongly opposing the
measure.
Women of the state are asking for
law limiting the number of hours
that women may be employed in
general lines of work in Iowa.
The chiropractors introduced their
bill Thursday in the House. DR.. Eli
oft, member from Davenport spon-
sors the bill and it is what the CHI
ropractors say they want to give
them square deal in using their
science of healing in this state. Sena-
tor Price of Abba introduced the
same bill in the Senate.
Senator Cessna of Poweshiek coun-
ty has introduced bill to grant to
women the right of exemption from
jury duty on proper application for
same.
Representative Ingersoll OF Tama
has a bill that will provide for levy
of two mills for cemetery improve
ment purposes where desired. The
present. law limits such assessment
to one-half mill.
And this week these and many
other proposed bills will begin to
come out of the committees with
their reports. There will then be
some interesting features that are
rot so much speculative as most leg
islative reports that are now being
sent out.
G.. l.. Caswell
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Great on Defense.

"Our defense Is fine" said "A foot
hall coach during a game between his
smaller college and a larger rival.
'lIow about your offense?" he was
asked.
Don't know. Haven't had the hall
yet" the coach replied. Boston Tran
script.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
Monarch's Mummy Finally at Rest.

The mummy of the celebrated
Egyptian king. Rameses H. reposes
in the Egyptian museum in Cairo.
The mummy was first Inferred at Bib
anet-Muuk and was subsequently
concealed from grave robbers in the
shaft at Deir-el-Bebri, where IL was
found in 1891, and later removed to
The museum mentioned,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
SAL-TONIK

The natural method of keeping
HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP and
HOGS in good condition.
THE ADAMS SEED COMPANY
Distributors, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
al !. c. HuDers FEBRUARY AGe'io
Sales.

Fred Jewell, DEBORAH, Iowa
VIM. Cassen DEBORAH, Iowa.
Ole Oleson, DEBORAH, Iowa,
Thos. Nolan, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Smorstad Bros, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Berg Bros, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Jos. KelIner, Protivin, Iowa.
JOS. Doer, Calmar, Iowa.
JOS. Kobliska, Eima.
Frank Dushek, Ehma.
Edward r. Deaves, Cresco-
J. B. Cable, Cresco.
Gustave Ofterbro, Spring 1roV'
Mimi.
Anyone figuring on Februa
sale kindly let me know 70 yo,
earliest convenience. Have just a re-
lates opens ID )
PEMEMBER, you get Kat az
Touse Embalmer that kills and III
our premises Of rats and mice !
THE ADAMS SEED COMPANY.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-17
GOOD BUSINESS.

The other day a stranger entered
the Indiana National bank and asked
to borrow IS. He was told that the
bank did not lend such small sums.
"But," he went on Tending money
is your business, isn't it?"
The banker admitted that it was.
"Well, I have good security" said
the stranger, "and want to borrow
S."
Finally the banker, half from ia
tigue and half from amused curiosity,
agreed to make the loan. When the
note was all drawn and the interest
of 35 cents paid, the strangre drew
from his pocket $4,000 worth Of
government bonds and handed them
over as security. Before the banker
could express his establishment the
stranger said:
"Now, this is something like it.
Over at this other bank they wanted
me to pay $40 just for a safety de-
post box to keep these things in"
News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-17


Lawrence, Feb. 18.-Total regis
tration at the University of Kansas
since September has reached $685.
according to announcement from
George o. Foster, registrar, at the
close of the regular registration per-
iod for the second semester. The to-
tai is made up of 1856 men and l.
297 women. With the addition of
5S4 students enrolled in the regular
summer session the total enrolment
for the present academic year is T..
237, new record for the school. In
addition to those who have enrolled
regularly at the institution there have
been 1;;;612 men and women Of all
ages enrolled in courses and classes
offered through correspondence and
extension division classes. This
means that grand total Of 5,Slo
persons have had opportunity to gain
a higher education through efforts of
the University Of Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-17
SEWARD COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The last meeting of the Seward
County Teachers association for this
season will be held at the courthouse
in the court room, Saturday, Feb.
10, at Q p. M, when the following
program will be given:
Music by Liberal high school
Address-"War Lesson" by Supt'
A. B. Steele.
Reading-Miss Sarah Snow.
Report State Teachers Meeting
Miss Rebekah Davis.
Miss Davis attended the state edu-
cational council in January and will
give her report at this time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-17
SANDSTONE BURNED OUT
GENERATOR IN CITY PLANT

The heavy sandstone of Tuesday
afternoon burned out generator at
the power plant and certain parts OF
the city were without lights last
night. An electrician IS expected
here from Hutchinson today to assist
in making the repairs. 1t is not like
" that the machinery can be repair
ed in time for service tonight and
those parts fthe city without lights
last night will also be afflicted to-
night. The section is that west and
north of the corner of Fifth street
and Sherman, and east of Washing
ton avenue and north of Third street.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-17
KANSAS GIRL CARRIES SECRET
TO GRAVE, POISON MYSTERY
81 Love Him and VIII Not Tell What
Happened" Was Dying Declar-
alton of Esther Repstein.

Atchison, Kas., Feb. 16.-Esther
Repstein, who died mysteriously Sat-
urday in the Milwaukee hospital, was
the daughter of Louis Repstein,
farmer Of near here. Miss Repstein
was employed until recently by the
Western Union Telegraph company in
Kansas City.
News of the young woman's death
carried reports that she had been in
the clutches of Barney Farrell, under
world leader Of Milwaukee. The dis
patches also said she had been going
under the name of Marian Davis in
Milwaukee.
"I love him and never will tell what
happened" the young woman is re-
ported to have said shortly before
dying. An examination revealed she
according to the dispatches which
had swallowed bichloride Of mercury
quoted w: C. Zabal, prosecuting at
torney, as saying an investigation
would be made to determine whether
she had committed suicide or had
been given the poison while in a
stupor. Her body was covered with
bruises when she was taken to the
hospital by two men.
Miss Repstein's' father lives five
miles south of Atchison. The young
woman went to Kansas City six years
ago to learn telegraphy. On complet-
ing her course she was employed by
the Western Union company there. A
short time later she was transferred
to the Chicago office and about a
year ago the company sent her to
Milwaukee.
81 don't know what caused the
death of my daughter" said Louis
Repstein Monday "When received
the last letter from her, month ago,
she said everything was all right. Her
mother died three years ago. Her
body probably will arrive in Atchison
Monday night"