Story County Board Schedules Election Jurors and Officers
The Story County Board of Supervisors met at Nevada Court House on November 14, 1904. They canvassed the November 8 general election, corrected juror lists for several precincts, and declared elected county officials including Auditor Peterson and Clerk McCord. The board adjourned to 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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Board of Supervisors
Story County
Iowa
Court House
Nevada
BE. KR
Stiliman
Miles Pearson
J. C. Michaelson
Randomi Petit Jurore
Nevada City
Grant Township
Indian Creek
Washington
Supreme Court
Horace E Deemer
John W Sullivan
F Johns
Willis
Benson
Nathaniel
Ketchum
Peter Manatrey
Geo. W. White
KR Jones
County Auditor Co
Peterson
Herimaeson
Eo H Mellor
Aaron Hemping
OL Wilson
Ole Langland
Johnsen
Ed Gratton
Ed McCall
Henry Vasey
EB Silliman
A Baz
Geo H Richardson
O.B Peterson
C P McCord
Atorney
Ka McCal
E K Silliman
Justice of the Peace
Coline
Felshaw
Fred Holtby
D Botheras
N Stanton
Franklin Township
Walter Morris
W M Canady
A Johnson
Kooser
Lincoln Township
A Armstrong
P Bran
Learn to Laugh with Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
L M Bosworth promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a nighttime remedy to ease sighing and bring laughter. The short verse urges readers to switch from sighing to smiles by using the product.
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Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
The Hotel Breakfast in American Taste and Traditions
The London Mail notes the American hotel breakfast as a feast from fruit to oysters, cereals, and hot cakes. It highlights plentiful choices from regional seafood such as weakfish and shad to baked eggs with butter, potatoes, and maple syrup pancakes. Coffee replaces tea, and the menu reflects a bold American appetite.
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England
Paris
London
London Mail
First Pie Plates by German Potters in Philadelphia
The article describes early eighteenth century pie plates made by German potters in Philadelphia. It explains preparatory steps from clay cutting to forming, rolling, and drying, then slip decoration with goose quills. A Lutheran minister’s dinner remark is noted as Pennsylvan ia German humor.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
A Rebel Actor Earns Respect After Stage Fracas
Frederick Lemaitre, the French actor playing Robert Macaire, kicked a garrison soldier who then struck him, causing a loud altercation in a French town. Lemaitre returned to the stage, saluted the soldier, and invited him and a comrade to lunch the next day.
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Frederick Lemaitre
Robert Macaire
France
Lemaitre
Hats Boots and Hearts in Irish Banter
Mrs. Nolan voices disparaging remarks about her husband’s friend Phelim Herlihy’s costume. Mr. Nolan retorts with sharp wit comparing hats and boots to a warm heart, defending Herlihy and deriding the critic.
Miss Sightseer in Egypt Scene Sparks Banter
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt, Miss Sightseer mocks Mr. Newrich for scaling rocks like a pyramid climber. Mr. Newrich recounts his past as a hod carrier on a two story ladder before his big break.
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Egypt
Mr. Newrich
Detroit Free Press
The Retort Caustic
Mr. Lapleigh recalls a quiet evening with the beloved companion Miss Pert. She teases him about solitude and their affection, as illustrated in a light page of Bits.
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Miss Pert
Illustrated Bits
Hats Tax in Georgian Era Noted for Small Sums
In the reign of George III hats faced taxation with the lowest duty set at slightly over 12 shillings and a tax of 2 shillings imposed.
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George III
Hobo stew and hobo camps outlined in old notes
The article describes how professional hobos form camps on outskirts of towns, pool profits, and cook hobo stew in a large iron pot. Camps relocate to avoid detection, with tramps migrating seasonally from April to September north and east, then toward the south and Pacific coast in winter.
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Middle West
Pacific Coast
Lilerim
Fruit mysteries and seedless bananas discussed by horticulturists
The article notes the banana is seedless or nearly seedless for centuries and propagated by suckers. It mentions occasional seeds in bananas and seeds in some eggplants. It covers thorn reduction in oranges and lemons, mentions thorny King oranges, and describes efforts to breed thornless raspberry and blackberry plants for easier harvesting.
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United States
Cochin China
Florida
Learn to laugh and tell a good story
The text urges choosing cheer over gloom, advising a bright smile and light talk. It promotes laughter as medicine and a well told tale as welcome in sickrooms, while discouraging complaints and public display of pain.
Fashioned Robes of Heian Rank Women in Japan
Describes eleventh or twelfth century high ranking Japanese women wearing numerous robes at great palaces. At a fete some wore up to twenty five costumes, with sleeves and skirts woven in gold and patterned with blossoms, jewels, and colors such as purple crimson green rose yellow and brown.
Shams and Realities: virtue in reality versus display
A reflective maxim contrasts two characters: one acts quietly for real duty, the other seeks public display. The speaker, Robert Hall, highlights the distinction between genuine goodness and performative appearance.
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Robert Hall
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