Landscape design lecture inspires Edora town improvements
A Friday evening lecture at a Congregational Church urged Edora to adopt landscape planning ideas. The speaker emphasized three lawn principles, urged shrub massing, curved lines, and proper pruning, and proposed a river drive and uniform street tree planting to enhance the town’s riverfront and county seat surroundings.
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Congregational Church
Bacon
Division Street
Iowa Falls
Faurmera
Lidora
Ames
Marshalltown
Mother instinct dies in bridge tragedy near Liscomb
Two 16 and 8 year old girls, Minnie Trimball and Verain Cook, were struck and killed by a northbound Iowa Central freight train two miles north of Liscomb on a trestle over Doud creek. The incident occurred during a neighborhood stroll as a second extra train approached. Minnie died trying to shield Verain. coroner ruled accidental death with no railroad fault.
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Minnie Trimball
Verain Cook
Iowa Central
Liscomb
Doud Creek
Iowa Central Railroad
Miss Trimball
Union
Nichols
Susan Trimball
Cook
Charles Cook
C. A. Bowen
C. J. Brown
Sam Swearingen
Hampton
Brown
County Legislation Schedule of Claims for Tardin County Oct 1908
A list from the Board of Supervisors detailing approved claims and expenses for the October 1908 session. Itemized entries include mayor and justice fees, bridge and drainage work, witness fees, text books, repairs, burial costs, water works, street and road work, and various suppliers. Names of individuals and firms appear with associated payments and amounts, reflecting municipal disbursements and services contracted by Tardin County and its towns.
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Boars of Supervisors of
Tardin County
American Book Co
Brelthanpt
Boone Blank Book Co
Fuantssinns
Supdhus Co
Bryson
Justice Fees
Bleeker
Crippen
Carpenter
Vaughe
Curry
Vane
Craly
Chas
Eldora Cioy Water Works
Water Court House
Jatloo
Eldora Mleetrle Light Co
Mts
Foster
Gee
Fullerton & Gray
Ginn & Coy
Iemin
John Witness
Gumel
Nancy
Gifford
Frank
Gardner
Wun Grieves
Harry Stone
Huobard
Sam
Alden
Tein Falls
TOR Money
Town Lumber Co
Baanher Lawfise
Johnson
Lee
Ton Jones
Ceeeeca Bomats McMillen Co
Merrill & Co
Asta Ib
Sean Pos
Neuman
August Conmaisstor
Nichols
Parrott
Mate Sonus
Paigelson
Robb
Hiehtsiellen
Big Whless
Tilia
van Stringer
Foohardwate Ow
Orls Baber
Tyler
Gmutomayor Fees
Weaver
Geo Service
Walsh
Wheeler Whe & Co
Sunday church notices from multiple denominations
Sunday announcements list services for PRESBYTEREAN Bible School at 12 15 reading room hours Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 3 to 5 p m CHRISTIAN SCIENCE services at Universalist church 11 a m and 8 p m Wednesday reading room open Baptists preach and hold communion at 11 30 with Sunday school 10 a m Congregational rally day next Sunday for church and Bible school Pastor Ramsay and Superintendent Hardin urge attendance Usual morning and evening services
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Bible
Christian Science
Universalist Church
Congregational Church
Bible School
Ramsay
Supt
Hardin
Roosevelt to talk in London in 1910 visit
London reports in The Times say President Roosevelt will tour England after his African trip, delivering the Romans lecture at Oxford and receiving an honorary D.C.L. degree during a university commemorative event. He is also planned to visit Paris for an address at the Sorbonne. exact dates and lecture details remain undecided.
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London
Times
Roosevelt
England
Oxford
D.C. T
William
The
Paris
Ideliver
Sorbonne
Pointed Paragraphs From Chiccapo News Teases Nonsensical Maxims
Fragmented OCR style brief lists aphorisms and garbled phrases about hospitality, money, rivalry, and time tables. The readable bits mention Paul, John, a parlor setting with a father, and scattered phrases about notices and a county office. No clear event or named outcome.
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Paul
John
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Citizens Savings Bank
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Eldora, Iowa
Eldora
Shell
Lisgome
Miss ‘Trimball
Lowe Central Train
Liscomb Hill
Aval
Arn
Petit Jurors
Groceries Ostheimer
Rose
Peters
Albert Groceries
Douse Rent
Nau
Mr* Johnson
Ackley
Charles Benedict Cherm
New
Charles Balvanzee
Blattspeiler
Ackley SM Risor
Union AW Wilcott O
Eloci Falls
Isaac Bucy
Hubbard Peter Tholener
Steamboat Roel
Calvin Boylan
Hubbard
Trickey
Lowa Walls
Stebbins
Hubbard J Shaner
Lowa Mulls
Jhuech
Ldora
JW Anderson
Ainae
Poset
Buckeye
Waldo Sheen
New Providency
Morris Nelson
Lown Alls
Joseph Taylor
Steamboat
Lockard
Valentine
Hauser
Whitten
New Providence
Bowman
Owasu
Fred Winterfield Pennee
Walker
Chas Custer
Ciristlan
Hunt
Dr. Young
Thei
Sadise Tas
J Sn
Bae Were
Teli
Thiber Co
Teagh
Dora
Octobi Ag
Nori
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