Annual report of receipts and disbursements for Pella Iowa 1916
The city of Pella Iowa presents the annual financial report ending March 31 1916 detailing receipts from taxes bonds licenses fines interests water sales and other income totaling 85 908 68 and disbursements across departments including water works sewerage electric street lighting and administrative salaries and expenses with debt figures and pending indebtedness at date. City Clerk A C Kuypers signed the report on April 20 1916.
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Pella
Iowa
Rock
Magnet Bill Saves Tires at Auto Plant
A grizzled plant supervisor nicknamed Magnet Bill works daily with a tin bucket and a magnet on a shovel handle to remove nails and metal from roadways. The president of a major car company says Magnet Bill saves his salary many times over, preventing punctures that could cost about $20,000 yearly in tire damage.
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Magnet Bill
Popular Science Monthly
World's Advance
Window glass through the Pompeii ages and beyond
The record notes that glass windows existed in Pompeii and were glazed in antiquity. It traces early uses to the third century, with Benedict Biscop introducing glass windows around 674. Private Italian houses used glass windows as early as 1177.
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Pompeii
Benedict Biscop
Italy
Change of Direction in London Mail Humor
In London, a humorous exchange unfolds as Bobbie offers a screwdriver to Mr. Binks amid a joke about a “screw loose” while London Mail notes a political pivot. Senator Sorghum quips about opponents forcing a candidate to change route. Washington commentary follows.
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Bobbie
Mr. Binks
London Mail
Senator Sorghum
From the Ship's Well and a Duchess of Paris
A shipboard anecdote recalls a witty exchange with an admiring captain about carrying a well aboard. The piece notes the Duchess de Mazarin, said to have died in 1775 from tight corseting while posing for a Venus statue, per G. Duval in Shadows of Old Paris.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Venus of Milo
Duchess de Mazarin
G. Duval
Paris
Rugs and Linoleums Offer Discounts on Orders
A regional advertisement promises savings on rugs and carpets with a stated discount of five to fifteen dollars per order. The offer emphasizes money saved by placing an order, detailing a straightforward price reduction.
Million Dollar Look Tailoring Prompted by Royal Tailor Ing
The ad offers a premium tailoring experience promising the million dollar look. Patrons are invited to get measured with prices ranging from 15 to 35 dollars in a concise promotional notice.
Mothers Only Knew Powder for Children
Pioneer remedy relieves feverishness headaches and teething disorders. Moves bowels and destroys worms in 24 hours. Widely used by mothers for 28 years. Available at druggists for 25 cents from Sam A Gray Co.
Great Army of Women at Work in Iowa Suffrage Drive
Iowa suffrage campaign grows to a wide, organized movement with about 12300 women leaders. Counties vote June 6 with state and national figures touring April and May to push for political equality, drawing support from surrounding states and national suffragists led by Carrie Chapman.
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Iowa
Ninty-Nine
United Womanhood of
South Dakota
West Virginia
Missouri
Norman Hapgood Supports Woman Suffrage Reform
Norman Hapgood editor of Harpers Weekly outlines five reasons supporting woman suffrage. He argues democracy requires both halves of the population in power and notes women’ s broader interest in legislative issues, labor, and public life. Kansas example counters suffrage skeptics.
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Norman Hapgood
Harper's Weekly
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