Road Reports Perry Township Receipts and Disbursements 1911
Road funds opened January 7 1911 show receipts from county treasurer totaling 610 03 with 55 27 balance on hand and 18 17 balance for board of health 1130 77. Disbursements list numerous payments from April to November 1911 including labor cement culvert tubes and clerical services with multiple individuals named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A T Kain
J A Hughes
Charlee Passmore
J H Hughes
J L Cochrane
C A Miner
J C Gregory
Adam Herweh
Navy
C R Hughes
J L Gregory
Board OF Health
Clerk
Kain
Services Board of Health
George Mikesell
Trustees AT Kain and West Receive 1911 County Funds
Pork Township records show on January 2, 1911 and May 2, 1911, amounts received from the county treasurer. Figures 87 76 and 889 78 appear as ledger entries continued on page six.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. The ad claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for any case it fails to cure, and urges sending for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Des Moines
Practical farm tips on stock care and feeding
A dense digest of livestock management guidance covers cattle grain mixes and salt needs, sheep growth, pigs in quarters, horse handling, dairy practices, and the value of kindness. It stresses balanced rations, clean housing, proper milking, and sunlit, well-ventilated barns for healthier, productive animals.
The Head Man and the Hair Restorer Request
A man in a drug store demands the head man for hair restorer. The exchange hints at a stage joke as an egg hits him on the head in a prior act and he retires to his dressing room for an egg shampoo.
When the World Is Wrong and Happiness Fades
A reflective aphorism by A K Fallows urging self discipline to regain happiness and harmony with self and world for the sake of all concerned.
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A. K. Fallows
Method In Her Madness
A woman withdraws her divorce suit and buys her husband an aeroplane in a quirky town tale. The remark frames undertakers as cheaper than lawyers, reflecting local humor in a Baltimore Sun style.
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Baltimore Sun
Senator Sorghum Speaks on Speaking and Expediency
In a quoted exchange, Senator Sorghum notes his aim to say what he thinks while avoiding remarks that would be imprudent to reveal. He emphasizes balancing honesty with political expediency.
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Senator Sorghum
Age of Nerves and Modern Civilisation Tendency
The text notes the shift in civilization from muscular labor to nerve-driven work, arguing that the burden of breadwinning has moved to nerves rather than physical effort. It frames this as a characteristic tendency of modern life discussed in the Exchange.
City Directory Council members and officials
City Directory lists N. J. Gesman clerk A. C. Kuyper marshal John Buckingham assessor G. W. Kimmell treasurer Councilmen Jacob Plender John Faassen J S Wilson B H Sack A Waechter K Van Isseldorp. Council meets first and third Tuesday night of each month.
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Jacob Plender
John Faassen
J. S. Wilson
Sack A, Waechter
K. van Isseldorp
Freight News in Brief No 470 472 474
Brief items note freight movements and schedules with terse updates. Mentions multiple numbers in the fleet or consignments and hints at ongoing line operations without detailed figures or destinations.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla a steady tonic not a stimulant
An advertisement asserts Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is a tonic not a stimulant and offers a steady, even gain. It stresses no alcohol content and urges consulting a doctor, stating the J. I. Ayer Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts has made Ayer’s Pills for over sixty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
J. <2. Ayer Company
Lowell
Mass
Deter
Tate
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maas
Sun Dial on the Aegean Sea Marks Time by Shadow
The sun provides a natural timepiece on the Aegean Sea with a promontory rising 3,000 feet above blue waters. Its shadow sweeps across islands set at precise distances, serving as hour marks on the world’s largest sundial.
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Aegean Sea
The King's Evil and James I in England
The King objected to the royal healing ceremony when brought to England but yielded after English advisers warned its value in the south. James I prudently resigned himself, as described in The King's Evil by Raymond Crawford.
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James I
England
James
Raymond Crawford
Tones of Insects and their Emitted Voices
A collector notes three insect tones: a low tone in flight, a higher tone with wings held immobile, and a still higher tone when thoracic ribs are restricted. The latter, termed the voice proper, is sometimes produced by the insect's stigmata of the thorax.
The Dangerous Age Quote on Femininity Analysis
A Karin Michaelis line from The Dangerous Age argues that a woman revealing her true self would be seen as mentally ill. It contrasts hysterical outbursts and bitterness with voluntary frankness, noting it is often dismissed by subtle deceit.
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Karin Michaelis
Cement from old notebook for mending china
A recipe suggests filling a small bottle with ground isinglass and adding unsweetened gin to dissolve the material. Heat the bottle in a warm place until the isinglass dissolves, then the resulting cement is ready for use to mend broken china.
Why Is It Thus We Die in Mushroom Misadventure
A Springfield Union column ponders the lure of hunting often ending in tragedy. It contrasts the risks of hunting in wooded regions with the safer, simpler act of gathering mushrooms in a nearby field and dying at home surrounded by family.
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The
Springfield Union
Adirondacks
Maine Woods
Keeping Childs Ears Straight
Night bonnet advice for infants suggests a small open work cambric or nainsook bonnet to help keep ears flat if they risk growing outward. Ensure the bonnet is not tight or uncomfortable for the baby during sleep.
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Pella
Official
SADLER BROS. @ CO
H. H. Sadler
Iowa
Pella, Marion County
Perry Township
AT Kain
T D West
Pork Township
Eadowbrook Farm
Ulin
Kansas
Inc
City Directory
N. J. Gesman
Translatac
Sete
Freight
J. M. Cox
Acenr
BR. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Tam
M.porter
Wormhoudts Clothing Store
A. Benrtein
P. A. Edmond
Wormhoudt
S. G. Vander Zyl
W. F. Crew
Dr. B
Stradivarius Violin
Bertha W. Mardis
Rosedale
Drs. Fellows & Fellows
Rollins Bik
4Th & Walnut Sts
4Th ST
Stickney AS
Catalog House
Stickney
Pella Tank & Pipe Co
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