Anamosa Board Approves Various County Confirmations
The Anamosa Board of Supervisors met December 2 1912 with all members present except Chairman Noyes. They approved refunds on erroneous assessments approved bonds for county officers and officials including a new justice of the peace in Fairview township and a soldier relief commissioner. The board also authorized December clerical staff and addressed transfers from the state hospital funds.
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Anamosa
Noyes
Thomson
Murfield
Wyoming
Yond
Jrer
J. H. Walch
Felix F. Pickworth
I. Courts
State Board of Atrol
Hale
John ‘Omsen
W. A. Hogan
F. J. Cunningham
L. C. Lawrence
James Strickelling
3 Peace
Fairview Lanship
Cunningham
Board of Supervisors
Dentlamen
Pres‘t County
Ard
Louis Gardner
I. H. Brasted
Salder
Thomsen
Istice of the Peace
Fairview
GW Preston
Arthur L Remley
Ricklefs & McNeil
J M Young
District Court
GA Harper
John Welch
Felix F Pickworth
Ann Eureka
M Brown
R P Clark
Grand Jury
S Gibbons
Harper
Webhb Co
E Walton
D L Glick
J Mulvehill
F Reade
Hdripps
S Platner
Walters
Joseph Colton
Aojl&p Co
Ann Lbr Co
S$ Gibbons
Hogan
A Burmeister
Wolf
B Dominy
Fox
Frank Fairbanks
Gophers
Ernest Finch
J Hughes
George Gallaher
Rank Kurt
H Lightfoot
JJ Locher
George Stimson
Yal Witham
Huggins
Jackson
James
Jackson Two
Lanais
Trustes
Robertson
Morse
Ana Journal
Eureka
Coxsee
Oxford Mirror
Oj Bailey
Evaney & Son
Kearney Bros
J A Smith
Frank Takes
Jones and Dubuque Co
Hale’s
Henry U Bohlken
Brdgork
Peter Casper
Castle Grove
W Day
Cass
Linn County
Linn
Jones Co
Wm Flaherty
Wapsie River
Gorman Bridge
T Leste
Red Man
J F Whalen
West Soucup
Simon Day
John F W Allen
Bidge
Luther Inglis
Frank’ Kostawheck
O A Leffingwell
L L Williams
Oxford Two
John W Allen
Eldred & Wherry
Dumb Writer Feuds with a Dumb Waiter in Midnight Mishap
In this humorous piece Sparrowgrass recounts a craving for water, a locked kitchen, and a trip down a dumb waiter that ends with a broken pitcher, a ruined lamp, and a midnight scene of barking dogs and a neighbor with his pistol. The tale blends self mockery and rural habit.
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Mrs. Sparrowegrass
The Miracle and a Wonder Between Paragraphs
A dialogue contrasts a wonder with a miracle through a playful exchange. The speakers joke that borrowing or returning could define each term while noting how laughter and sobriety frame daily life. The quotation closes with a Beecher sentiment on a smile bridging light and dark.
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H. W. Beecher
De Wolf Hopper in Court Duel Over Acting Identity
The jurist jokes test Hopper as singer and actor in a rural courtroom. Hopper performs an onthespot scene from Horatio at the Bridge but the judge remains skeptical, declaring no proof he is a true actor. Hopper is fined but not found to be Wolf the Hopper.
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Thomsen
J. H. Sanderson
Is. Sanderson
Thomson
Treasr
Jones County
Counbe
de Wolf Hopper
Hopper
Hop
Wolf
Mr. Hopper
Ike
Chicago Post
Shakespeare
Robbie Burns
Rabbie
Cutting Retort and Considerate Humor Recalled
A young shy surgeon endures a dinner jibe from a pretend twenty year old hostess who mistakes wit for skill. He replies with a neat quip, noting the guest’s misperception. A Balfour anecdote recalls General Booth halting window closures to avoid silencing worshipers before collection.
Parisian Aristocrat of Today and Old Time Apothecaries
In My Parisian Year Miss Maude Annesley notes a royalist set who disdain the republic and favor pomp. Historic apothecaries like John Archer sold tobacco as a cure all, claiming air purification and memory boost with two shillings per ounce, marketed for one pipe.
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John Archer
Charles Ir
London
Archer
London Standard
Early Weather Signs and Punishing Customs in New England
The text notes barometer readings as primary to forecast, with thermometer and wind as secondary. It then cites 17th century New England punishments such as Dorothy Brown chained to a post for beating her husband, Stoneham men in stocks, Anna Ellis whipped, and a cleft stick pressed on the tongue for slander.
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New York Sun
Old New England
Dorothy Brown
Stoneham
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