Iowa Spends Huge Sum on Roads and Bridges
Des Moines Iowa auditors report state spending on roads tops six million dollars this year with an additional three point eight five million for bridges. The report includes county township and road drag funds and notes rising road taxes and an auto tax contributing to road funding. It highlights efforts for permanent road construction and concerns that taxes may not match road quality.
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Des Moines
Iowa
F. S. Shaw
W. H. Williams
Auditor's Office
Township
Auditor of State
Clarke
Better Roads Commission
Bernard Murphy
Vinton
General Assembly
D. W. Norris
Marshalltown
J. W. Foster
Guthrie Center
HE. T. Meredith
James H. Brockway
Letts
Farmer
James C. Davis
Chas. E.cameron
Alta
Ed F. Rose
Shenandoah
Murphy
Manual Study Advantage in Invention Development
The principal of a technical high school notes invention rarely appears in manual training students but may in others. Manual study fosters invention instinct, especially as intelligence rises. Dentists, seen as highly intelligent, often contribute inventions beyond dental work, showing invention can arise in any field.
Indian Boy Named for Theodore Roosevelt at San Diego Exposition
During Col. Theodore Roosevelt's visit to the San Diego exposition an Indian boy born two hours earlier was christened Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt participated in the ceremony saying this was the finest Indian boy he had ever looked at. The photo shows mother Hania Trujile, an Acoma Indian, holding the infant as the former president admires him.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
San Diego Exposition
Exposition
Hania Trujile
Matting Care Instructions For Durable Weave
Rub every two or three months with salt water lukewarm and dry quickly with a clean cloth to maintain the matting finish. Keep away from direct heat and moisture to prevent damage.
Father and Jingo Define Patriot in Simple Lesson
A small boy asks the difference between a patriot and a jingo. The father explains a patriot fights on principle, while a jingo wants others to fight on general principles.
Native Life in New Guinea Exposed by Fly River Expedition
Sir Robert Clarke's 19th century expedition along the Fly river in British New Guinea reveals tribes practicing kuri kuri magic that allegedly kills by suggestion. He describes ritual murders, head collecting for marriage, tree houses loopholed for arrows, and bamboo armor against long bows in a volatile war culture.
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Fly River
British New Guinea
Sir Robert Clarke
Robert
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Women in Military Training and Public Service Across Nations
The article notes women in Germany receiving elven military training and women earning roles in censorship in Pittsburgh. It highlights Mrs. Isabella N. Goodwin’s police matron service in New York and Miss Rose Pitonoff’s 12 mile swim. It also cites Canada’s 41 year divorce history versus the U S record, and mentions English munitions factory employment and Chicago police age rules.
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Germany
C. T. Turner
Camden
N. J
peHcewomen
Pittsburgh
Isabella N. Goodwin
New York
Rose Pitonoff
Dorchester
Charlestown Bridge
Boston
England
Chicago
A. Florence Yerger
Philadelphia
Dominion of Canada
United States
Curious tale of Petrograd police and a missing purse
The Dundee Advertiser recalls a tale from the early nineteenth century about Count Benckendorff mourning his son Count Peter killed in action. A predecessor reportedly lost a pocketbook with money and had it restored within days, only to learn the cash had been collected by the police themselves.
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Petrograd
Count Benckendorff
Count Peter
Dundee Advertiser
Drawbacks of Medieval Meat and Salted Provisions
The London Chronicle notes that medieval meat was often poor despite being plentiful and cheap. Cattle and sheep grew fat only late in summer before root crops, and winter fodder shortages kept livestock scarce. Slaughter on St Martin’s day began six months of limited fresh meat, with salted beef and mutton the staple until spring grass returned.
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Cobbett
St. Martin's Day
London Chronicle
When Self Invades the Door, Happiness Flies
A cynical woman debates happiness that fades despite attempts at joy. A sharp listener challenges her by asking if she ever forgets herself for long, noting the old proverb that self at the door drives happiness out the window. The exchange probes the source of lasting contentment.
Australian cattleman rules vast empire of 28 million acres
An Australian ranch owner holds 28,809,000 acres of land comparable to a state the size of Pennsylvania. The figure marks him as a monumental landholder, prompting comparisons to famed captains of industry and land barons.
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Pennsylvania
The Cross Story Told By The Spirit Of God
The passage presents a sermon style view of the crucifixion focusing on Golgotha the crown of thorns and the supernatural darkness. It explains the cross as the wisdom and power of God contrasting human wisdom and emphasizes the substitutionary atonement of Christ for sin.
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God
Golgotha
Christ Jeans
Corinth
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Christ
Israel
Calvary
Jesus
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Norris
J. I. Gibson
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Iowa National Guard
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Garrison
Towa
Texas
State Farm School
West
Joseph Wall
Pacific Coast
Mr. Wall
Ames
Logan
Plattsburg
Congress
Centerville
John Chivari
T. G. Fee
John C. Mitchell
Free Employment Bureau
Urick
Welker Given
Town Industrial Commission
E. R. Harlan
Historical Department of the State
State Register
R. C. Clarkson
General Bussey
A. M. Barrett
Crocker
Riga
Kovno
Dunaburger
Russia
Alexander III
Barki
Erie
French Street
First Aero Squadron
U. S. Army
Uit
Sifien
Poland
Alsace
Joffre
Scientific American
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New Guinea
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