Iowa County Supervisors Form Districts January 1906 Proceedings
The Story County Board of Supervisors met January 1906 in regular session. Miles Pearson, J O Michaelson and KE Silliman attended as members with Michaelson elected vice chairman. The board drew district boundaries, fixed official newspaper contracts, examined newspaper subscriptions, bridge contracts, and set salaries for 1906 including assessors, county officers, and overseers of the poor. Proceedings cover approvals, appointments, bondings, tax tasks, and routine county financials through January 10 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. BR. Silliman
J. O. Michaelson
Miles Pearson
General Assembly
Iowa
United States
Storyounty
C. B. Peterson
Silliman
Pearson
J. O. Mchaelson
Michaelsons
Palestine
Franklin
Washington
Milford
Howard
LaFayette
Pearsons
Grant
Nevada
Union
Indian Creek
Collins
Sillnman
New Albany
Sherman
Warren
Richland
Michaelson
Pearon
T. J. Matheny
A. ©. Elliott
A. H. Confare
District Court
County Ret
Geo. A. Armstrong
Story County
Evada Journal
The
Watchman
Nevada Representative
Wisers
Story County Lawn
Lincoln R
W. E. Batleu
J. O. Michelson
BE. R. Silliman
Board of Supervisors
Nevada Journal
Ames Times
J.O Michaellson
E. R. Silliman
Edgar A. Fawcett
W. A. Ricsells
J.C Welty
John M. Wells
Harry Allen
Simpson Weir
C. D. Shepard
H.C. Thompson
D. L. Lang
Ver Havner
Story City
S D. McCall
Peace
Elias Eide
Robert Jackson
Effie M. Sanford
P. J. Bellesfield
IL Burris
Nevada City
A. Wortman
B. Johnson
Gullick Horton
Thomas Maroney
Peter Skola
Helland
Ole O. Roe
Ed Chapman
C. P. McCord
I. C. P. McCord
C. P. McCond
State of
W. A. Ricketts
W.A. Ricketts
Penenne
State of Iowa
Ss. I
Ole Langland
County Board Proceedings Open Session January 1906
The Story County Board of Supervisors approves warrants for bills and salaries, authorizes county funds warrants, and appoints commissioners for the Cole New Albany drainage. Engineer John M Wells to survey John Hopkins drain project. petition for Boone Story joint drain referred back for correction. Attest: Michaelson and Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Story County
Iowa
Michaelson
Silliman
Aye
Pearson
Cole-New Albany
F. W. Hill
M. C. Marwick
John M. Wells
John Hopkins
John M. Welle
J. O. Michaelson
C. B. Peterson
Jamaican Lady Endorses Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the superintendent of cart service in Kingston Jamaica, reports years of beneficial use of Chamberlain Cough Remedy for coughs croup and whooping cough and would not be without a bottle at home. Sold by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Michael Hart
Cart Service
Kingston
Jamaica
West India Islands
Judisch Bros
Mystical Welsh Ring Snakes And Odd Remedies In 19th Century News
In Welsh mountains curious glasslike rings are linked to superstitions about snakes and luck. Camden notes St John’s Eve snake unions creating bubbles that ring wearers will prosper. The piece also mentions Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as harmless for children, a housekeeper’s joke about work, and a Philadelphia observer’s claim piano sounds repel insects by vibrating them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Camden
St. John’s
Philadelphia
Duelist’s Fearful Resolve Before a Tremulous Shot
A duelist, pale and shaken, is urged to stand firm as his opponent, a notoriously poor shot, prepares to fire. The urging voice predicts the adversary will fire into the air, yet fear remains.
Babies in Holes in Uganda Field
A missionary sister recounts finding a Uganda mother with baby Maria hid in a leaf-lined burrow to prevent crawling or rolling. The arrangement places the infant in a shallow dug cavity under bark cloth while she works in banana groves, claimed to be safe from beasts at midday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uganda
Donahoe’s
Maria
May Live One Hundred Years Believe It Possible For Mrs Duncan
Mrs Jennie Duncan of Haynesville Maine aged 70 writes that Electric Bitters cured her twenty years of chronic dyspepsia and left her as well as a young girl Electric Bitters cure stomach and liver diseases blood disorders general debility and bodily weakness Sold with guarantee at L M Bosworths drug store Price 50 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Duncan
Haynesville
L. M. Bosworth
Rapid motions and daily human exertion
The passage notes extreme speeds and efforts in everyday actions. It cites Webers Moto Perpetuo with 4 541 notes in under four minutes and Chopins Studies demanding 26 notes per second for 2 1/2 minutes. It also mentions eye motion across 5 000 miles of text, a waiter covering 8 to 15 miles daily, jaw force during meals, and a man winking 6 870 times yearly with handshakes lifting eight tons one foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Chopin
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
Dangers of a cold are often fatal when untreated yet proper early treatment prevents complications. The text promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt and effective, describing how it loosens the cough relieves the lungs opens secretions and aids recovery. Sold by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Judisch Bros
Proper Caper Sparks Short Note Exchange
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press notes a dispute where one party scolds another for using the abbreviation Dr in a note to Burroughs while the other defends it as appropriate. The gag centers on money owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Burroughs
Philadelphia Press
Experienced Man. She-Is my hat on straight?
Somerville Journal reports a terse exchange where a man seeks confirmation that his hat is worn correctly and notes it is not placed horizontally. No further context is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Journal
Triplets Named William Willie and Bill Cheer Mother
A mother joyfully announces she has triplets named William Willie and Bill. She credits Rocky Mountain Tea as her good luck and signs L. M. Bosworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Willie
Bill
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
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Ysely
Sheida
F. M. Bell
Gilbert
J. E Hale
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John Peck
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Parney Steiden
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J.A McKee
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Ellsworth Gibson
Maxwell
H. M McCall
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H. M. Dayton
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A K. Webb
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T. B. Smeltzer
O W. Wilson
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C. E. Haverly
M. Johnson
John N. Scott
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George V. Granger
Fred Hoitby
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F. B. Hansen
J. R. Larson
DD. Botheras
A. Gibbon
James Meekins
Lincoln
Wiersydness
P. N
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Jr. Howard
A.W. R. Boker
E Armstrong
W. J. Cure
Anuwine
County Recorder, Story Co
O. B. Petersen
Judish Bros
Philadelphia Ledger
Foleys Honey
IAR
Foley
P. I. Cordier
Mannington, Ky
W.L. Straub
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bay
Port Tampa
Balier
A. & C. RaiLway
Ames
Dickie
Entese P. M. P.M
M. K. Smi
M. Greeley
Paesipent
H. Westerman
Manacea
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H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton
Crown
Ae Mutual
Gamble's
Gardner
Ames, Iowa
F. H. Waters
Ames Savings Bank
E. S. McCord, M. D
Bosworth's
Mutual
W. E. Harriman
McWilliam
Margaret M. Jones
C. W. Payne, BM
Boone, Iowa
B. G. Dyer, M. D
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M’carthy & Lef
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Calla
E. F. Posegate
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