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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
1
Ex penditures from January 1 1924 to January 1 1925 for Gay Township detailed in the board proceedings show balances at start and end of year, receipts and disbursements across all funds. Claims include labor, grading, maintenance, and drag work by numerous individuals and firms, with a final 1924 year end balance and total receipts and disbursements recorded.
Recapitulation of Benton Township 66 funds for January 1 1924 through December 31 1924, listing receipts and numerous line items for drag and road work payments to individuals and firms including Andy Thompson Safely Bros E J Real Est Blair Scott Roy Gordon J R Mick and others, with totals and clerical entries.
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the County Auditor of Taylor County Bedford Iowa until 10:00 oclock March 10 1925 for 200000 feet Standard Sawed Douglas Fir Lumber 6000 feet Red Cedar or Cypress Piling 40000 lbs of reinforcing steel and 3060 feet of corrugated metal culvert pipe Plans specifications and proposal forms may be secured at the above office or at the office of the County Engineer Bedford Iowa February 8 1925 T F Armstrong County Auditor.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram item notes a pharmaceutical house recommends dimethylaminophenyldimethylpyrazine as a medicine with one syllable instructions after meals and at bedtime.
The text notes no wild tribes in North America while pointing to parts of South America, especially the Amazon forest regions, where tribes have not yet achieved civilization. It contrasts regional differences in perceived civilization among indigenous groups.
The essay recalls mid century memories of flies as harmless dinner guests and contrasts them with today’s knowledge. It notes that flies breed rapidly, carry typhoid and other diseases, and insists on early screen installation and removal of breeding sites to protect food and homes.
The Saint Marys River links Lake Superior and Huron and hosts a historic ship canal system. From 1838 to 1934 locks expanded to 24 foot drafts, with 125 vessels passing daily at peak. In 1922, 17,388 ships carried 57,043 passengers and 66,067,258 tons of freight valued near one billion dollars, moving lumber, flour, grains, copper, iron ore, coal, oil, stone and more.
Crop rotation helps prevent disease and pest buildup by shifting crops among garden beds. Rotate root crops with leaf crops, move beans and peas, and swap tall crops like corn and tomatoes to opposite sides each year. If space is small, compensate with careful fertilizing and occasional liming to maintain soil health.
A seventy two year old woman was charged with drunkenness after claiming she jumped from a window to escape a locked room. She said she was upset because her mother locked her in and she had to jump. London Tit-Bits reports the incident.
Notice to all concerned that a road commencing at the east corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 24 township 60 range 34 will be vacated. Objections and claims for damages must be filed with the Auditor by noon on April 6. Owners James Salter and Mrs. Bradley abutting properties may appeal.
A fragmentary verse like line extols the physician as a figure of high science and societal value, blending notions of mustard passion with sea usefulness, attributed to Balz. The text appears as a quotation or aphorism in a damaged OCR fragment.
A fragment notes polar bear feet and soles with an heir, describing the animal staying still on the ice while a ping or contact is prevented. The readable bits suggest a scene of a polar bear posed on ice with an obstructed interaction.
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