Iowa 1916 Public Improvements and State Totals
Iowa reports 1916 public improvements totaling over $600000 with 39900 births and 24561 deaths. Notable items include auto registrations near $1915582, road oiling projects, pardons for Rainsbarger brothers, and various municipal fires and infrastructure efforts across multiple counties and towns. The era notes shifts in leadership, rail and road policy, and farming developments statewide.
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Iowa Falls
Earl Striegel
Harper
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
C. A. Robbins
Traer
W. S. Kenyon
Kenyon
Washington
State Automobile Registration Department
Williamsburg
Parnell
Iowa County
Board of Supervisors
Geo. W. Seevers
Iowa
Oskaloosa
E. T. Meredith
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Ernest Carlson
Washington County
Honolulu
Buena Vista
Alta
Idaho
United States
Rainsbarger Brothers
Frank
Nathan
Clarke
Ft. Dodge
M. B. Pitt
Logan
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Pitt
Elwood
Shortess
Neff
Keokuk County
Leroy Townships
Benton County
Luzerne
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Creston
Osceola
C. C. Nourse
Burlington
Shenandoah
Eldora
Light Waves Measured At Tiny Scales In Spectrum
Kansas City Star explains light waves peaking at violet and ultraviolet are minuscule. The shortest measured wave is 120 millionths of a millimeter, about 200000 waves per inch if lined up. The exact size of the electron’s negative corpuscule remains undetermined.
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Earth
Kaunsas City
Evolution of Clothes Through the Ages
Centuries ago clothing relied on a single thickness of wool leather or velvet. The shirt emerged but remained worn by nobility. Later waists coats breeches and eventually trousers appeared. The overcoat followed the medieval cloak and was uncommon until the seventeenth century.
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Sir Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
Very Exclusive Sineglish Class Explains Te Is Come Of High Degree
A Christian Herald note recounts a Sineglish class where a student interprets the phrase Te is come of high degree as meaning his parents were both gentle men. The teacher prompted a quick explanation and a boy offered the answer.
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Scott
Christian Herald
Pop, Tell Me One Thing From The Sea Of Troubles
A fragment from a Baltimore American piece reflects a dialog about troubles and loans with a regional cadence. The quotation evokes financial anxieties as a cultural touchstone. Read as a snapshot of mood rather than a full report.
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Baltimore American
You Can Make Money At Home Like Hundreds Do
Advertises a home business scheme promising easy permanent profit with no risk. Encourages readers to mail name, address and a reference to LL Brown at GG Murray Street New York City seeking to become their own boss.
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LL. Brown
Murray St
New York
City
Robert Browning and Tennyson die as they wished
A pair of notes contrasts Browning and Tennyson’s deaths. Browning died in the Palazzo Resso nicco with his son beside him, while Tennyson passed away at his Surrey home surrounded by loved ones, reflecting their differing temperaments.
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Tennyson
Robert Browning
Browning
Palazzo
Ressonicco
Lord Tennyson
Surrey
Arrogant father aims to pick sons in law
A Detroit Free Press fragment records a witty exchange about a father who is overly arrogant and meddlesome, insisting on choosing his own sons in law, prompting frustration from the speaker. The brief item captures social sniping and family dynamics in a dated newsroom voice.
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Detroit Free Press
Mechanic Finds No Fault in Smiths Car, Newark Tale
In Newark, a mechanic defends his careful inspection of Smiths car saying nothing seems wrong. The garage owner questions the effort, prompting a tense exchange about duties and expectations in car repairs.
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Smith
Newark Hagle
Found a Sure Thing for Stomach and Liver Health
I B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York touts Chamberlains Tablets as the best he has ever used for stomach and liver disorders and notes they are for sale by F D Stubenrauch.
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I. B. Wixon
Farmers Mills
N. Y
F. D. Stubenrauch
Overland Red Fun Notes From the Ledger
A humorous exchange from the Overland Red column features playful banter about a Brown dwelling loss and umbrella survival, a neighborly tent in a yard prompting camping sleepouts, and a wife joking about future power by touch with a tech magazine.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Humorous Anecdotes from Railroad and Public Transport
The excerpt recounts light U S travel humor with a Santa Barbara depot clock quip a child’s refusal to lend a handkerchief and a priest’s teetotaling ruse. It ends with Pat Hoolan’s stubborn wit about drowning the cat rather than signing a pledge.
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Southern Pacific
Santa Barbara
California
Anuric touted for backache and rheumatic woes
Letter from J. Ef. Garber of Leon Iowa praising Anurie and Anuric tablets for backache kidney trouble and rheumatic pains. Claims from Dr Pierce and Invalids' Hotel institute that uric acid causes many ailments and that Anuric aids elimination. Describes supposed potency 37 times lithia and links to other Pierce remedies.
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Doctor Pierce
J. EF. Garber
Leon
Iowa
Bierce
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pauls
Bright
Dr. Pierce
Correcting Breakfast Habits With Chamberlain Tablets
A medical note warns that late or tightly spaced meals cause indigestion and urges five hours between meals. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to strengthen the stomach and restore natural function, sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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F. D. Stubenrauch
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Iowa News
Mason City
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
State Highway Commission
Odd Fellows Temple
Boone
State Dairy and Food Commission
Montgomery County
Europe
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Urbana
Methodist
State Executive Council
State Board of Education
State Teachers’ College
HE. M. Shaw
Farmers’ Exchange
Indianola
Iowa State Railway Commission
Elkhorn
John Fanborg
Atlantic Hospital
John A. Gusher
State Railway Commission
Clifford Thorne
Union College of Iowa
Des Moines and
Central Colleges
General Education Board
Supreme Court
District Court
Superior Court
Board of Control
State Railroad Commission
Robert
Dorothy
New York Post
Overland Red
Binks
Brown
Jinks
Vander Wal Bros
John
Manchester
Pat Hoolan
Patrick
Pat
Jesse A. Cast
Jent
Alyways
Bignutare
Leela
Limberneck
WOLF
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Ill
Vander Linden
Marion County
Golden California
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
el Paso
Douglas
Bisbee
Old Apache Trail
Roosevelt Dam
Los Angeles
United States Mail
Co. F. Dykstra
Agent Pella
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