City Directory and 1910 Trade Notes
City directory items list Mayor Gesman Clerk Kuyper Marshall Buckingham Assessor Bloom Treasurer Kruger Grundman DeBruine Plender Faassen Waechter Vandisseldorp and council meetings on the first and third Tuesday. The era notes Iowa senators voting against Larimore and 1910 U S fruit trade with Germany, Ballinger probe politics, wax-taper macaronis anecdote, and 1910 fire losses totaling 234 million with prevention costs around 450 million.
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N. J. Gesman
A. C. Kuyper Marshall
John Buckingham
John Bloom
Wm. Kruger
Fragmentary Proverb on Small Tasks and Greater Outcomes
Short, incomplete quote about success in small tasks and larger outcomes. The text references a person who fails in small things and implies a connection to David. The fragment lacks clear context, names, dates, or a coherent event to specify.
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David
School record weighed for teaching license
A policy statement notes that for a young person seeking a teaching certificate, the applicant's school record or prior work history will be carefully considered before license approval.
Slang and education in American life and a budget reform
The piece notes slang's persistence in American speech, often born on the stage, and praises schools as efficient paths to college. It cites an Associated Press dispatch about the next House ways and means committee drafting a sweeping national economy plan to save $300 million yearly, starting with $100,000 savings in House expenses.
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Associated Press
Democratic Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Trespassing Prohibited Under Hunter License Law
Supreme Court of Illinois clarifies that a hunter's license does not grant permission to trespass. Property owners may eject trespassers using lawful means, and no one gains privilege to enter another's land without consent. The ruling emphasizes respect for private property across states and notes the license does not override ownership rights.
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Ilinois
Iowa
Supreme Court
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure oath for $100 per cure
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit, sworn December 6, 1886, notes the firm is Toledo based with a P. notarization. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cieney
A. D
A. W. Cleason
The Boy and the Promise of a Street Roamer
A fragmentic reflection on boys as future men, noting grime and ragged looks as part of street life. It hints at the vast possibilities that lie in a boy’s life and how a single encounter can reveal unintended potential.
Be Patient With The Boys Beating Awaits Around The Corner
A memoir fragment recalls a childhood boy from the Patch Buffalo who rose to judge a Supreme Court petition writer, reflecting on our youths' potential. The narrator recalls scenes of labor, modest salutes, and a prayer for protection, ending with urging patience with boys and warnings of looming hardship.
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France
Buffalo
Supreme Court
Hubbard
Would Run No Risks Diptheria Warning Echoes
Mrs Crestfield overhears a friend announcing her child has diphtheria. The conversation highlights caution about contagious disease. Mrs Crestfield refuses contact to avoid risk to her own children. The exchange mirrors fear and vigilance in a time of outbreak.
Military Hazing in German Military Schools Described
The article discusses severe hazing practices in German military schools led by upperclassmen, highlighting the gantlet of fire and bacon swallowing as extreme rites. It argues hazing is most developed in Germany, asserting the army holds a pivotal role in national life.
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Germany
Hazing customs in German officer cadet training documented
The article describes a harsh officer corps culture with 80 000 commissioned officers and a widespread hazing system. It details practices such as bacon swallowing, frog's squat, binding limbs, stomach dances, keyhole biting, star gazing, and court of honor penalties, including gagging, illustrating brutal initiation rites.
Hazing at Cadet Training Linked to Fatalities
A New York Tribune report describes brutal hazing where freshmen are bound to a chair and forced through a flaming gauntlet. Torches ignite, causing burns to hair, eyelids, lips, and uniforms. injuries require days in the infirmary and sometimes deadly outcomes.
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New York Tribune
Lincoln's Mock Silence Shocks Douglas Crowd
Professor James T. McLeary recalls a Lincoln Douglas debate in a Douglas stronghold. Douglas spoke amid loud applause while Lincoln waited for silence and then praised his opponent stating What an orator Judge Douglas is. The anecdote highlights Lincoln's restraint and political wit amid heated partisan crowds.
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Douglas
James T. MccLeary
Mankato
Minn
Congress
Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln's Reply Highlights Judge Douglas Praise
A fragment recounts Lincoln's moment of humor and reflection after a tribute to Judge Douglas. The speaker lauds Douglas's presence and rhetoric as tumultuous applause follows, then Lincoln asks the audience to recall a single thing Douglas had said, noting the contrast with his own remembered words.
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Lincoln
Judge Douglas
Nosey Woman Targets Movers with Opera Glasses
A quarrel over borrowed opera glasses reveals a row about a nosy neighborhood woman who “knew everybody” on the block. She held the glasses to spy on locals who recently moved from 85, sparking talk of spite and petty grievance in this brief vignette.
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New York Times
What Damp Means
Learn to know what damp means especially on polished woodwork. Do not assume wet. Wring a cloth in hot water, shake out excess moisture, and it should be just right per Exchange.
The Silver Lining in a College Expulsion
Mrs Shortcash reads a letter announcing their son has been expelled from college. Mr Shortcash contemplates a possible remedy and whether he can avoid making an assignment. Chicago News reports the light side of a serious setback.
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Tles
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Pella
Oficial County Paper
SADLER BROS. @ CO
C. L. Garrett
H. H. Sadler
Pella, Marion County
City Directory
Councilm
L. P. Grundman
Arie DeBruine
Jacob Plender
John Faassen
A. Waechter, K. Vandisseldorp
Council
U. S
Larimore
Olie M. James
Kentucky
Ballinger Investigating Committee
Ballinger
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Keokuk Gate-City
Canada
Beacon Falls
Benoa
America
A. N. van der Linden
Ling
al Lesaer
Institute Ck
Breck
Gore
Ransany Morphcar Association
R. V
Pierce
M. D
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