Hawkeye highway stretch to get long hard-surfaced road in Dubuque county
Dubuque county plans a 26 mile section of the Hawkeye highway with a hard surface at about 160000 dollars funded by county state federal and private sources. Government engineers and Iowa highway officials oversee work to reduce grades and remove dangerous grade crossings. Brick and asphalt paving continues on connecting routes with a Platteville Dubuque route also being upgraded at about 140000 dollars.
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Dubuque County
Iowa
Aoan
Mississippi Valley
Itt
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Sioux City
Missouri River
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Platteville-Dubuque
Milwaukee-Dubuque
Milwaukee
Eagle Point High Bridge
Chicago
East Dubuque
Nlinois
Hawkeye
United States Government
Ilinois Central Railroad Co
Dubuque Automobile Club
Dubuque Industrial Corporation
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Good Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State Highway Commission
Department of Agriculture
Boone and
Story
Connolly
Hawkeye Highway
Corps of Government Engineers
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Center Grove
Julien
Epworth
Dubuque Industrial Corp
Julisa
United States
Farley
Dyeraville
Centralia
Mississippi
Platteville Dubuque
Merchants’ Organization of
Dubuque and Platteville
The High Cost of Loafing Club Quip
A humorous A. B. I. C. Magazine quote contrasts the high cost of living with the cost of loafing. A local club scene joke frames city and country men as sharing the same “club” while ignoring the expense of idleness.
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A. B. I. C. Magazine
Household Washing Hints From Old Remedies
A 19th century style guide suggests adding powdered arms-root to wash water for a delicate odor, hot milk for fruit stains, milk and common salt for gingham spots, turpentine for yellowed whites, wood alcohol for wash silk, and a washboard scrubbing nudge. It also covers setting colors with alum or vinegar, and using salt water or turpentine for black fabrics along with brightening with strong coffee essence.
Some Expert Testimony: Cedar Rapids Rep Calls VP Marshall a Nine Spot
The Cedar Rapids representative brands Vice President Marshall a nine spot and argues the value of a nine depends on their count and the opponent’s holdings. The remark frames a political value comparison in game terms.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Absent Voter Ballot Act Promoted by Iowa Assembly
The Thirty sixth General Assembly enacts a fourteen section absent voter ballot law for any qualified Iowa elector absent from their county. The elector applies to the county auditor or city clerk, marks the ballot in private, seals it, and mails it by registered mail to the county auditor for counting at the regular election.
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Thirty-sixth General Assembly
F. B. Horack
General Assembly
Owa
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Court Jurors Summoned for Anamosa Iowa December 1915
Petit jurors are summoned to appear at the court house in Anamosa Iowa on December 6 1915 at 10 o clock A M. list of jurors and precincts includes Aldrich R H Wyoming Burda Albert Oxford Doder F L Center Junction Collins John Washington DeWitt Ahab Montiosello Dice H C Genter Junction Dostal Frank Oxford Dearborn G F Stone City Emerson 8 E Rome Engle Ernest Hale Egger Fred Castle Grove Flaharty Harry Oaas Foley Charles Wayne Hughes John Washington Hay Archie Jackson Hicks B E Monticello Hanken F A Wayne Hien George B East Richland Hansen A K Lovell Hall C H Oxford Harms Henry Jackson Kiester Hugh Clay Kinnan George Stonelly Lehr Milo Greenfield Ludeman Was Rome Laucamp Ed Rome Millsap J L Wyoming McLees George Castle Grove McCann Dan Greenfield McLaughlin W D Castle Grove McDaniel A Anamosa Newhard Hart Cass Nowachek Frank Wyoming Perigo dobre Fairview Ron wore J Jackson Ringer L faery Sutherland Alt D Scotch Grove Seadow Albert West Richland Strang Joe West Richland Thompson Glen Anamosa
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Court House
Anamosa
Iowa
Aldrich
R. H
Wyoming
Burda
Albert
Oxford
Doder
F. L
Center
Collins
John
Washington
DeWitt
Ahab
Montiosello
Dice
H. C
Genter Junction
Dostal
Frank
Dearborn
G. F
Stone City
Emerson
Rome
Engle
Ernest
Hale
Egger Fred
Castle Grove
Flaharty
Harry
Oaas
Foley
Charles
Wayne
Hughes
Hay
Archie
Jackson
Hicks
B. E
Monticello
Hanken
F. A
Hien
George
East Richland
Hansen
A. K
Lovell
Hall
C. H
Harms
Henry
Kiester
Hugh
Clay
Kinnan
Stonelly
Lehr
Milo
Greenfield
Ludeman
Laucamp
Millsap
J. L
McLees
McCann
Dan
McLaughlin
W. D
McDaniel
Newhard
Hart
Cass
Nowachek
Perigo
Dobre Fairview
Ron Wore
Ringer
The Fight Habit Over Rain and Worry
The A. B. I. GC. Magazine urges switching from fright to fight as a way to cope. It argues that nerve matters more than intellect and that fearing rain when not certain remains a chance to escape bad outcomes. Authors encourage keeping head up and clinging to one's spirit.
Balkan Devils Earn Noted Credit by Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal remarks on Balkan nations, noting none have authored a lifelong peace proclamation and accusing others of starting the conflict. The tone defends Balkan persistence and challenges claims of widespread pacifism.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
What Has Become of Her
An old fashioned girl in plain dress and hair combed down would look odd today yet would appeal to many older residents who recall simpler style and bygone times in Marshalltown's memory.
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Joseph Fort Newton
The
England
Macaulay
Milton
Ruskin
Carlyle
Burns
Marshalltown Times - Republican
Washington Point Difference From War A Year Ago
Washington points out the main difference between the war a year ago and the present as a 365 day interval. The remark emphasizes the passage of a full year to contrast past and current conditions.
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Washington Pont
A Chef and a Chauffeur Returns Doolan Fortune
The Dooland family, after inheriting Uncle Peters wealth, abandon society for New York glamour. Cherry and her mother clash with their new life until a chauffeur, James James, reveals the old family fortune is back in play, prompting the Dulands to reclaim their Sunset roots.
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Doolans
Peter Doolan
Sunset
New York
Doolan
Peter Paul Dulands
Cherry
Mrs. Duland
Mrs. Durand
Dulands
Peter
Mary
Cherry Duland
Jimmy Lee
James
James James
Mrs
Duland
Honey
Cherry Doolan
Peter Paul
Charlotte Duland
Finch
Jimmy
Durands
Peter Paul Durand
San Francisco
Australia
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C. W. Faragher
George C. Lawrence
Shaw’s Cub Divin
Mary Jane Hawley
Etta O
Mrs. N. Mitchell
Wilbert Starry
Olin
James J. Keane
John A. Green
Fairview Township
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Minnie Tomlinson
A. L. Remley
Shaw
John Orisick
W. J. Beckwith
Samuel Pieper
Chancy D. Kline
la Vern F. Kline
J. M. Davis
S. H
Brainard
Grover C. Derr
Bro. R. Easterly
Walnut Fork
B. W. Streeper
A. F. Walters
Scotch Grove
F. M. Franks
E. M. Franks
Onslow
Sokol's
Howard Putnam
R. Q O. Hoag
Nellie E. Soetje
J. S. Hall
John Yarolim
Joseph Yarolim
Clay Township
Dennis Bittner
R. Miller
Jerry Hartle
Brickley
Kate Foley
Wm. Foley
Regina Foley
Soper & Boardman
Lena Englebarts
O. L. Roberts
Olive C. Hosford
Amelia J. Schoonover
W. B. Clark
William T. Preston
C. O. Sweet
Preston
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