Story County Board Proceedings Open Ditch No. 7 Damages Set
The Story County board met June 5 6 7 8 1905 in regular session approving contracts and reviewing tax and road matters. Damages for ditch No 7 near Kelley were fixed with listed claimants awarded amounts including the Chicago Northwest Railway Co. for 675 dollars.
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of Supervisors
Story County
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N. M. Stark & Co
Bett
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Iowa
K. A. Fawcett
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Berry
J. B. Shaw
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New Albany
Lincoln
Silliman
C. C. Harris
S. M. McHose
Buchanan County
Wm. M. Mulliken
Dayton
Marshall County
Bartlett and
Howe
W. J. Noe
E. A. Shorthill Co
S. A. Allison
Sherman Township
N. W. Koepper
Miles Pearson
J. D. Michaelson
E. RK. Silliman
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Albert A. Lande
Brit Olson
Erick Cleveland
Jobo Opsanger
Sarah Lande Opsanger
Amos K. Lande
John Roney
James H. Roaney
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co
Anton Reinertson
W. LD. Meltzer
Deafness cured by constitutional remedies claims
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness case it cannot cure, and mentions Hall's Family Pills and other remedies. It also notes a trades ad offering a three horse power gasoline engine for exchange and promotes tonics.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
A. L. Kibby
Watkins Mfg, Co
Lawes Against Elaborate Meals and English Blank Verse
An excerpt notes Charles IX of France in 1563 forbade a civil offense to Blank Verse. It traces blank verse from Surrey through Sackville and Norton, Marlowe, and Milton, noting its rise in drama, later spread to various poetic forms, and enduring use.
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Charles IX
France
Earl of Surrey
Sackville and Norton
Milton
Four Course Dinner Offense Under Royal Edict
The law prohibited offering more than three courses at a meal. A fourth course incurred a 200 franc fine for the host, 40 francs per guest. A fourth course to a guest could trigger broader penalties, and selling a four course dinner could lead to fifteen days imprisonment on bread and water. Repeated offenses risk whipping and banishment as a state danger.
Padding in Russia Turns Coaches Plump
Burton Holmes reports that coachmen in Russia gain an inflated look due to carefully padded liveries. Cotton padding is used to create an abnormally stout appearance among fashionable carriage drivers.
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Russia
Burton Holmes
Sunset dialogue at hilltop ends with playful quip
Miss Guseh asks why Chappey missed the hill sunset. Chappey replies he sent his man to view it, noting the action and understanding the gesture. The exchange reflects lighthearted social banter from a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt.
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Miss Guseh
Yaas
Chappey
Phiadelphia Ledger
Taken Up Time and Heiress Tale
Dialogue excerpt shows Mr Newlwyed-By speaking to Mrs Newlywed about a beautiful heiress who once wanted him as a husband. Mrs Newlywed responds she has never heard of such a tie before.
Must Be In. Would Be Musician- Do You Think There Is Any Music In Me
Conversation suggests a professor believes the speaker has musical potential and that singing or music may emerge with encouragement. The exchange hints at latent talent and the possibility of artistic development.
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Hone
Fragmented Phrase Reflects Mixed Wisdom and Paradox
A short fragment contrasts that not all good things are great while suggesting that even things deemed great can have caveats. The line hints at caution in evaluating success and happiness.
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Demosthenes
Coleridge’s Nether Stowey Home Described by Van Dyke
Dr Henry Van Dyke notes Coleridge’s cottage in Nether Stowey as a plain, poorly kept house at the village edge. He describes four bare rooms, a precarious stairs, no view or garden, and mentions a back plot once belonging to Coleridge near his friend Poole’s estate.
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Nether Stowey
Poole
Henry van Dyke
Scribner's
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