Township Road Reports and 1915 fund details
Readable excerpts show the 1915 balance on hand and receipts from the county treasurer for Washington and Oxford townships. The records list numerous road work payments, draggin and king dragging costs, cemetery lots, poll taxes, and fees for meetings and telephones, with detailed line items and a balance on hand for Jan 1 1916.
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Washington Township
Co Treas
Reed
Co Treau
Dr Agging Fund
David Stanton
Obas Gavin
Manternach
Tel Calla
Martin Martensen
Old Bill
C D Baldwin
Frank McMahon
Irve Gavin
Joe Gavin
Koop & Devaney
Dominy & Supple
Cigvand Broa
H J Jansen
Dominy & Kurt
C H Huntington
Will Dolphin
Chan Gavin
V Manternach
C H Auntington
Joe Morrison
Drug Fund
Jas Dixon
Victor Manternach
Cash Gavin
J E— Skadbill
Calla
Fund Reed
Thomas Reisdorph
Raymond McMahon
John Ludwig
Jos Gavin
Leo Mullen
Oxford
J. E., Skabill
Oxford Township
John Latory
Jones County
Joe Tye
Ernest Copper
Frank Slouha
Sam Carrington
James Cubbage
Otto Wosoba
Chase Quirk
Albert Pegorick
Ury Dahling
M W Wosoba
Ambrose Jeffery
Manford Jattrey
JA Mulvibill
Ray Carroll
A J Burda
L & Williams
Anthony Henak
Ambrose Jettrey
Vernon Hodgden
LL Williams
Chas Benhart
Ervin Leslie
Ambrose Jeffrey
John Henak
J Hansen
OU Manford Jeffrey
JA Malvibill
Lasack Bros
Plank
Joe Powelka
Frank Kenny
Lew Williams
Vernon Hodgdon
A S Jeffrey
A J Skinner
Vernon M Hodgden
King
Art Lathrop
A L Williams
Jefirey
L L Williams
H J Ingversen
Matt Parrott & Sons
Anna Bhimanek
John Nowachek
Frank Kolarik
Manford Joffrey
J A. Mulvihill
John M Petersen
Richland Township
Huntington
J C O’brien
J O O'Brien
CH Huntington
N Kremer
Jackson Township
General Fund
A L Huggins
L D Starry
S & Benadom
Seth Ruhl
Stampa
Anamesa Journal
Chas Sinkey
Jay Morrissay
Guy Byerly
W E Hay
John Brady
Austin Western Co
Jay Morrissey
G C Preston
Joe Cook
FM Grafft
Express
M Glenn
Obas Sinkay
Grafft
E Carter
John Morrissey
Dragging Fund
J M Shields
Paul Hanken
EK J Hines
Bal Due Co
Chas Voorhees
CM & Stp RR
Treas
Gen Fund
Babne Hartman
Dames
Philip Bailey
T Belknap
J F Waggoner
Tees
Chas Voorheass
J Platner
C Preston
Gratft
B Johnson
L Power
D James
Geo Voorhees
Ira Grassfield
Stekel
EH Glenn
Glenn
Leo Morrissey
Peter Robertson
Dragging and General Fund
Indigestion Warning and Remedy Advice
A health note warns that breakfast at eight or later lunch at twelve and dinner at six can cause indigestion as meals crowd digestion. It urges spacing meals by at least five hours and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets from Kettlitz & Kay for quicker recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Kettlitz & Kay
Maggie Coil
Golden City
Fat and Forty Hints For Reducing Weight
A period article outlines practical weight loss advice emphasizing balanced intake and vigorous activity. It recommends morning lemon water, fruit breakfasts, salads for lunch, and flatly avoiding cakes and bread while promoting open air living and daily sweat. It cautions chronic dieters to rely on willpower and steady habits.
An Ugly Little Man A Grammar Lesson Tale
A school inspector tests grammar by linking adjectives to nouns. Children answer quickly they are a man then a little man. After prompting the inspector nudges deeper until a child proclaims an ugly little man, highlighting the lesson with eager humor from Pearson's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Blue Flag Flower Described As Stateliest Iris
The piece extols the blue flag or blue iris noting its stately character and alternative names iris fleur-de-lis. It blooms May to July in wetlands from Newfoundland to Florida and Arkansas, relying on bees for pollination, with blue coloration to attract them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ruskin
Longfellow
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Florida
Arkansas
Pittsburgh Press
Sting of the Agy Plant in Madagascar Inspires Pain
A Malagasy climbing plant known as the age causes severe tingling burning pain when hairs shed from its pods. Mr Montg ery describes rapid pain spreading from hands to ears and neck as villagers rub and wash him to ease symptoms. The hairs protrude from pod coverings that burst in ripe pods during a wind, injuring anyone beneath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar
James Sibree
Mr. Montgomery
A Prince's Chilly Dip and Other Oddities
A sketch of Prince Henry of Prussia known as a strict sailor but willing to endure hardship. He ordered all hands to bathe on a bitter North Sea day and swam dauntlessly, impressing sailors. Also recalls a countess famed for kleptomania and odd anecdotes about a percussion stock inventor and a misnamed pet dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
Prussia
Pearson
North Sea
Inspiring Words Prompt Controversy in Chicago News
A Chicago News feature questions what constitutes the most inspiring words in English. The piece cites a controversial line “Inclused-find check” as part of a broader stylistic discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
No man is a good physician who has never been sick quote
A brief excerpt from the Boston Transcript contrasts child discourse with a proverb from Arabian saying no man is a good physician who has never been sick. The exchange features Mother and Elsie reflecting on behavior and understanding.
Break the cold habit with morning bath and open window
A health tip recommends a 90 degree sponge bath on waking and sleeping with the window open to reduce colds. If illness arises, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to shorten the bout, per Kettlitz & Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain’s
Kettlitz & Kay
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Satisfied User
J R Moore of Lost Valley Ga reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured his hacking cough and colds after taking several bottles. The testimonial appears in Wyoming Iowa Chamberlain's ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
Kettlita & Kay
Iowa Woman Credits Mayr's Remedy For Recovery
Mrs. William Litzenberg of Montezuma Iowa says Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured long standing stomach and digestive troubles. She reports immediate improvement after the first dose and full recovery after several bottles, claiming permanent benefits for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. The testimonial promises money back if not satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Litzenberg
Montezuma
Iowa
Mayr
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad in 1886 Toledo Folio
Lee Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio promising one hundred dollars for any untreatable catarrh. The firm advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims it affects blood and mucous surfaces. Notary A. W. Gleason validates the oath dated December 6, 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Lee
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
I. J. Cheney & CO
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the Township Road Reports
A Coon
A Jeffrey
King Dragging
AJ Burda
King Dragpe Pee
Rank Ambrose Jeffrey
King Drag
F ¥ "Nowachek
Geo P Rogers
JB Fagan
Baker Mfg Corpison
JC O’brien
Cigrand Bros. Rors
Oo Huntington
J N Kremer
Nick Manterpach
B Fegan
Geo F Rogers
O'Brien
Cigrand Bros
Commission
A Huntington
Baker Mfg Co
Replia
Kreimer
Nic Manternach
J B Fagan
D Hebner
N Rogers
C Decker
Geo W Hein
G Oltmans
JC O'Brien
EA Fagan
D Denner
J N Rogers
J Oltmans
Sim Te
Geo P. Rogers
Detroit_ Wree Press
I. B. Wixon
Farmers Mills
N. Y
Countess
Cork
Httle Binks
Elsie
Mamma
Boston Transcript
Prince Albert
P. A
Prince Albert Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N.C
R. J. Reynolds, Tobacco Co
J. KE. Bateman
Monticello
Scotch Grove Township
R. Fishwild
Wyoming
Seattle
United States
John F. Adams Co
Third Avenue
Washington
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
The
J. E. Pond
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Monticello Town
W. A. Mirick
M. D
Realaence
South Cedar St
Wentworth & Kester
Clinton, Iowa
Horse Hospital
George Albery
North Cedar Street
Flist Street
E. G. Rawson
Onslow, Iowa