Sealed bids invited for Pella sewer project 1911
The City Clerk of Pella invites sealed bids by August 2 1911 at 6 pm for furnishing labor and materials to construct sewers on city streets. Work begins by August 22 1911 and must be completed by December 1 1911. Bids require a $300 certified check and 50 percent bond, with payment via special assessments and sewer taxes.
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Pella
Marion
State
Iowa
Trans
A. N. Vander
Winder
A. C. Kuyper
Teachers In Session At Marion County Institute
The annual Marion county Normal Institute opened Monday at the high school. Attendance is light but expected to grow. Supervisors Ourmyer Seigel Richards Woods and Miss Sadie Batten lead instruction while Mrs. Mary Beach Langton lectures on The Treasure House of American Literature and Sept. Eige discusses Agriculture each afternoon.
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Marion County Teacher's Normal Institute
Ourmyer
Seigel
Richards
Woods
Sadie Batten
Mary Beach Langton
Eige
Respect the Electric Wires Education Theme
A historical notice urges safe respect for electricity as a powerful servant. It highlights extensive wiring across the country and warns youth about dangers of climbing poles and handling live conductors, while advocating learning and cautious experimentation with safe electrical devices.
Teaching Safety On Electricity For Boys
The piece compares unseen danger in circuits and gravity to high voltage lines. It argues that currents cannot be seen and stresses teaching children to avoid electrical wires at home and school to prevent accidents. It likens safe acts to safer choices like avoiding high building jumps and handling steam pipes carefully.
Weather Crop Bulletin July 16 1911 Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines Iowa weather bulletin reports cooler conditions and scattered showers across the state but rainfall amounts were too small to prevent crop damage from heat waves. Corn tasseling shows early damage, southern and central districts are hardest hit. Grasshoppers injuring grain clover and corn. Small grains largely harvested. pastures gardens and potatoes deteriorating. Early potatoes failing. late varieties drying up. GeoRge M Chappel, Section Director.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George M. Chappel
Des Moines Plan Under Fire From Local Critics
An Iowa note complains that Des Moines city government is plagued by council clashes and misuses of the city automobile. The piece cites as examples joyful rides by officials and attendants, suggesting ongoing waste and improper use of city resources amid public dissatisfaction.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Ash
Walnut Street
Evening Tribune
MacVicar
Repair costs Mentioned For Machines Reach 2000 Yearly
The article notes about two thousand dollars annually for supplies and repairs on these machines, not counting the original purchase price. It highlights the ongoing financial burden and contrasts ongoing upkeep with the initial investment, implying substantial total costs.
Doctor Talbot Dies of Glanders in Des Moines
Dr. Henry E Talbot a veteran Des Moines veterinarian born in Pella Ia in 1864 died at his home 1118 Pennsylvania avenue of glanders likely from work exposure. He held leadership roles including president and secretary of the Iowa Veterinary Medical association and state board of veterinary medical examiners. He practiced with Dr John M Vernon from 1910 at 607 Des Moines street after a Chicago Veterinary College degree earned 1895. He leaves a wife Elizabeth Burns four brothers and father. Funeral today attended by Dr W W Talbot and spouse.
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Henry E.talbot
Des Moines
Pennsylvania Avenue
Glanders
Pella
Talbot
Elizabeth Burns
Prairie City
Jat Sully
Leslie
Milton
Bertha
Laura
Seth
Centerville
Kan
W. W
W. A. Talbot
Marshalltown
N. O. Talbot
Omaha
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Iowa State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
John M. Vernon
Des Moines Street
Chicago Veterinary College
W. W. Talbot
College Notes at Valhalla and Local Visits
Prof and Mrs Bailey will live at Valhalla next year. Miss Lettie Condiff leaves Friday for Spirit Lake after six years at Central College. Guy Churchill visits Seymour this Friday. Prof Hoffman from Osage found Osage Academy prospects strong. Miss Grace Finley arrived last Thursday noting Kansas hotter than Iowa. Dr Bey and Mrs Bey returned this week. Mr and Mrs Harry Hime of Basin Wyoming guests of Prof Sadler. The 1st Reformed choir under Prof Sadler is producing good summer work. Central College Concert Company leaves Thursday for a summer tour. members include Herbert M Bailey baritone Anna A Bailey soprano Grace Finley pianist Laura Kramer reader.
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Lettie Condiff
Sipirit Lake
Miss Condiff
Central College
Hoffman
Osage
Osage Academy
Grace Finley
Harry Hime
Basin, Wyoming
Sadler
Hime
1St Reformed Choir
Central College Concert Company
Herbert M. Bailey
Anna A Bailey
Laura Kramer
Expert Advice From a Prison Cell In Iowa Hog Theft Plan
A prison turnkey observes two cellmates as one studies market reports with a pencil. The other, a mathematician, finally tells Bill he could make forty four dollars a night stealing hogs in Iowa according to Success Magazine.
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Iowa
Success Magazine
Kept Him Guessing Says Lovers’ Course Stays Uneven
A Kansas City Journal quip notes that true love rarely runs smoothly. The exchange suggests that if a young man finds things easy, he may become bored and wander, underscoring the playful tension in romantic relations.
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Kansas City Journal
A Poor Recommendation in a Local Exchange
A brief Detroit Free Press fragment shows a sharp exchange on judging character with a terse moral sting. The dialogue implies a poor recommendation and a clear jab at someone’s prudence.
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Detroit Free Press
The Iron Cross Knight Hood Order History
The Iron Cross was established by Frederick William II of Prussia in March 1813 to honor patriotic bravery in the war against France. Revived by Emperor William I during the Franco-Prussian War, it was awarded generously, with about 40,000 decorations given between 1870 and 1872 for a notable victory at Wissembourg on August 4, 1870.
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Frederick William II
Prussia
France
William I
Wissembourg
Tater
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