Notice of Hearing Establishment of Secondary Road District 436
Cherokee County Iowa to hear petition for establishing a gravel surfaced secondary road district. Two miles of road between sections 12 2 and 11 in Township 92 Range 89 described real estate included. Hearing before Board of Supervisors September 2 1936 at 10 00 AM in Cherokee Court House. August 14 1936 H M Montgomery County Auditor.
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Cherokee County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Cherokee
Court House
Notice of Hearing on Road District 536 Establishment
The Cherokee County Auditor will hear a petition for establishing Secondary Road District 536 Two miles of road between sections 2 and 3, 25 and 26 in Township 92 Range 89, on September 2, 1986 at 10:00 AM at the county office. The notice cites the included real estate description.
Establishment of Secondary Road District 636 in Cherokee County Iowa
The notice records the formation of Secondary Road District 636 covering land between sections 4 and 5 and between sections 23 24 25 26 in Township 93 Range 39, including multiple owners such as Maude Sanford H Leroy Draper Ben McCulla and others. Public action scheduled for September 2 1986 at 10 00 A M with dates noted as August 14 1936 and involvement from the Federal Land Bank and Ins Commissioner C H Felton among parties.
Fatherly Advice on Honesty and Sagacity
Santa Fe Magazine quotes a business man advising his son that two things are vital for success honesty and sagacity. He defines honesty as always keeping your word once given, while sagacity is never giving it.
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Santa Fe Magazine
Right Again Ma and the Old Man’s Ante
A conversational snippet shows a child asking if Mr. Fulhouse is very old and another voice explains the question by referring to last night’s raised ante. The exchange hints at humor and a social tip about perception and rumor within a family scene.
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Fulhouse
What do you know about the ark
A London schoolteacher asks a pupil about the ark during scripture class. Jimmy replies with a humorous misinterpretation that the herald angels sing. The quaint exchange highlights classroom wit and childlike misunderstanding.
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London
Jimmy
Contrasting Replies At Baby Show In Ireland
A distinguished visitor compliments a baby as a girl and notes two infants of the contrary sex. The father agrees both babies are girls, amid lighthearted banter and anticipations of parental vigilance. The exchange captures humorous social exchange in a Irish setting.
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Ireland
Ghostly visit at midnight unsettles resident
In a humorous exchange a resident reports a ghost appearing through a wall at about twelve, then vanishing through the opposite wall in the same eerie fashion. The odd incident prompts lighthearted reaction from the speaker.
No Choice Tom and Harry on luck and riches
Tom asks if one would choose luck over wealth. Harry answers that being born rich would feel lucky, and being lucky would lead to wealth. He admits the trouble is he was neither born rich nor lucky.
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Tom
Harry
Lam
Child asks if chickenpox will grow feathers
A five year old girl, Agnes, asks her grandmother whether catching chickenpox will cause feathers to grow on her body, expressing excitement about the illness among neighbors' children.
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Agnes
Driver and Victim Clash Over Street Argument
A heated exchange over road etiquette left both parties asserting driving experience. The man claims ten years behind the wheel while the woman counters with fifty years as a pedestrian. The incident highlights tensions between drivers and walkers in city streets.
A Riddling Joke About a Delegate-at-Large
A humorous dialogue turns on the phrase delegate-at-large at a convention. A father explains the term to his son with a quip that the delegate went alone without his wife. The exchange hints at social expectations of the era.
Afton Vicinity Social Roundup
Mrs Earl Awick reports residents from Afton vicinity on recent travels and visits. The piece notes Mrs Guy Robinson and Lema returning from a Lake Okoboji cottage while an ex was stolen from Arnolds Park but recovered at Spencer. Other entries include trips to Cedar Rapids Manchester Mankato and Altamont Illinois, and gatherings with friends and relatives.
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Guy Robinson
Lema
Lake Okobois
Arnolds Park
Spencer
Gilbert Clow
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Clow
Georg Zwick
Laurine
Sheldon
Mankato
Minn
Axel Rasmussen
Henry Everhart
O’brien County
Ellis Stiencke
Roy
Ruby
Karl Zwick
Raymond
Isabelle
Lake Okoboji
Leo Kelly
Joyce
Russell Parks
Larrabee
Larrabee For A Visit With Mr. Parks
Altamont
Illinois
Troy Mummert
Sioux City
Bill Scott
Cheraldine
Frank Hill
Peterson
Cedar trees mark old Bermuda weddings at gates
Bermudas brides long ago planted Bermuda cedar seedlings at the gateway to their new homes as wedding accents. Today the custom is largely forgotten but many older entrances still feature two tall cedars commemorating past marriages.
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Bermuda
Spread of the Mafia in 19th Century Seaboard Cities
The Mantia appeared in the 1860s in immigrant districts along seaboard cities and later reached western elites. The code of the modern gangster resembled the Black Hand of those days.
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Seaboard
Birds and Crawfish Taste Compared in Michigan Cook’s Note
A Michigan cook claims many birds are edible, praising sparrows and stamiines for mating, and noting a resemblance between blackbird and diver. Water crawfish are likened to shrimp and toad legs are said to be tastier than affrous.
Puzzle Lines and Snappy Quips From Montreal Star
The fragmentary chatter features a jokey exchange about complexion honesty and a self serving home economist line. It includes a joke about cheap cooking and a quip about a missing master’s drawer.
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H. M. Montgomery
Sa Si
Martha & Wm. Peitz
GJ. Buddenhagen
Cimma Buddenhagen
Wilson Bowers
Ieank Kolpin
Ludwig Pingel
Lottie Covell
John M. Whitney
Streele Farms Inc
Leota Sleezer SE
Og Upal Cave
Mary Cole
Nora
Cyril Johns
W. N. Sleezer
Same Wi
Albert Ky Grasholf
Mino A, Fee
Steele Farms Inc. SE
George & Eleanor B McCurdy
Mrs. Nettie Dreyer
Township
Maude T. Sanford H. Leroy Draper
Ben B. McCulla Maude Tl. Sanford
Alfred Bensch
Charles F. McCormick
Edwin Dn. Beck
Garchim Rkoggo
Christ C. Felton
Christ H. Felton
K. W. Clark
Ins
C.H. Felton
Federal Land Bank
Henry H. & Emma Sump
Emma Tigges
Henry H
Emma Sump
William Leutkeman
Des Moines
State Mall
Atlantic City
Afton
Earl Awick
Isaac Clow
Lake Ark Sunday
Sean Syue
Manifold Blanks
Remittance Books
Scale Books
Aurelia Sentinel
Montreal Star
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