Township Road Reports and Pleasant Grove Township Funds
Budget records from Summit and Pleasant Grove townships in Iowa detail road fund receipts and expenditures for the late 1910s. Summaries include opening balances, sources such as county treasurer and specific individuals, and disbursements for road work, dragging, lumber, supplies, and clerk or health-related services, with final balances and overdrafts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nic Heemstra
Arie Breen
Portiga Brothers
K. Welaard
Tina
Aragceineg
GG. C. Fennema
A. T. VanRoekel
David Dykstra
Citizens Lumber Co
J. Poelstra
J. S. Stirneman
O Vantperen
Western Boiler Pipe
H. H. Vanden Berg
Aviatar
Ave
Useomra
C. Bricker
Arie Soetens
H. H. Vandenberg
Frank Kradle
H. H. VanderWerf
Wertentrail Tar Drageine
State of
Iowa
Marion County
Pleasant Grove Township
Railroad Comedy From 1852 Rules Of Trains Meeting
A found Western and Atlantic schedule dated March 1 1852 shows conductors deciding which train backs down when trains meet on one track. Rules cover turnout passes for officials, inspections, speed limits, stock strikes, telegraph delay era operations, and fines for violations as freight runs Atlanta to Chattanooga over two days.
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Atlantic
Railroad Age Gazette
Western
Athlntic
Georgian
Willia A P. Wadley
George B. Wadley
Certread Railroad of
Georgia
Athinta
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Chattanoraga
Morse
Washington
D Baltimore
Charles Minot
London Kennel Club Prizes and Judges in 1873 Show
The London Kennel Club holds about 500000 dogs on file and was organized in 1873. At the annual show roughly 40000 in prizes is awarded. A monthly club committee acts as judges and jury in disputed cases, with witnesses called normally and owners sometimes barred from shows.
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London
Kennel Club
London Kennel Club
Ocean Derelicts and Cruel Hazing in Historic Snippets
Ocean derelicts drifted for months, including the Fanny which journeyed about 4000 miles after leaving in 1891 and the W. L. White that washed ashore near the Hebrides after years at sea. Cruel hazing is recalled by a joke about Mabel's fraternity initiations. Relatives of Success quote contrasts Luck and Industry on life’s road.
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Fanny
Wolston
W. L. White
New York
Hebrides
Luck
Industry
Sucreda
Philedelphia
The Humbugs of Advertising in the Early Mail Order Era
A 1914 article critiquing advertising humbugs in mail order catalogs. Darwin anecdote, fraud risks, and social critique of gambing instincts tied to catalog promises. Notes the lure of bargains, cheap goods, and the darkness of night deliveries masking flaws.
Paraguay's Sweet Plant Promises Natural Sugar Source
A Paraguayan herb called ehe by natives, botanically Eupatorium rebaudianum, grows along the Amambahi river borders. It reaches about five inches tall, with any tiny bit on the tongue delivering a long lasting sweet flavor and strong anchhorine power surpassing sugar.
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Paraguay
Amambahi
Wonderful Runners and Tarabumare Couriers in Mexico
The London Chronicle notes the Tarabumare Indians in Mexico, about 15,000 survivors, in high demand as government couriers. They reportedly cover up to 170 miles in a day on foot and have run 600 miles in five days. In shortages of ammunition they chase game by relay pursuit, exhausting prey like deer or wild turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
London Chronicle
G. C. Terry
The Light Fantastic Dance Request
Lady-Sir requests a change in dancing style and asks her partner to occasionally step on her left foot instead of the right. The partner asks in return how she means, and she clarifies the suggestion in the exchange.
McCall's Magazine half-price club offer announced
The Chronicle advertises a club deal with McCall's Magazine offering a one year subscription at half price. Readers pay Chronicle rate plus 25 cents for McCall's, totaling 1.75, with a free 15 cent McCall pattern from the first issue. New or renewing subscribers can join by calling or writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall’s Magazine
McCal’s
McCall's
McCall’s
McCall
Chronicle
McCall Co
The
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Summit Township
Summit
Dirk Freeken
Henry van Ginkel
John Witzenburg
J. Stirneman
M Lille
M. Lille
J. M. Johnson
Dragging
Co. Brinker
D. Vhumage YY Gat
Peter Breen
Ed van Ginkle
Wm. Klein
Drage
Cc. Bricker
van Heemert
Sson
Henry van Ginkle
Gadez
Mr. Kenning
Board of Health
John Wittenberg
H. VanGinkle
D. Freeken
Ween la
H. van Gingle
Oren J. Spaltt, A. G. Vernon, P. W. Polson
J. A. Galem
Charls Umble
C. V. Metcalf
Riley Johnson
Coon River Sand Co
Weston
Josephine
Benjamin Th. Hayden
Jimed
New York Tribune
Akansas City Journal
Mabel
Washington Herald
Satan
Thomas J. Sullivan
Darwin
Turwin
Tie
Adam
Eve
Angel
Deab
God of Chance
Mecales Magazine
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