Council Meets and Elections Promised Next Monday
Councilmen L P Grundman Arie DeBruine Jacob Plender John Faassen A Waechter K Vandisseldorp meet first and third Tuesdays. Next Monday is election day Gesman or Van den Berg. send in guess before Saturday. Quoted Horace Greeley and Chame Clark debate west versus south for wealth and ease. Poem laments daily life and housekeeping toil.
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L. P. Grundman
Arie DeBruine
Jacob Plender
John Faassen
A. Waechter
K. Vandisseldorp
Gesman
van den Berg
Horace Greeley
Chame
Clark
Missouri
Des Moines debate on doctors prices and restraints
The proposal would make it a misdemeanor for doctors to agree on price schedules and to insure against actions. It would impose a long list of restrictions, echoing Perkin's sterilization bill concepts. Miller roams Des Moines railing against doctors, but colleagues mock his alarmist stance and he may retreat as turnout wanes.
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Perkin
Miller
Des Moines
Manath among three rocks of life warns against intemperance
The speaker laments drunkenness as a pitiful sight despite freedom while condemning moral suasion and saloon church contrasts. He warns young men about three rocks: drunkenness, speculation, and endorsing others debts, urging steady manufacturing and financial caution to avoid ruin.
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Earth
Elixir of life hopes in radium youth work
French scientists experiment with radium claiming to restore youth by applying it to an old ox, reports on a possible human transformation. The piece notes humanity’s perennial quest for perpetual youth and the fear of aging, pondering the potential impact if a true remedy were found.
Perpetual youth and nature's plans debated
A reflective musing questions humanity's fate if all past generations remained alive. It compares birth and death, notes the seed must die for new growth, and doubts radium can defeat nature, likening hopes to Ponce de Leon's dreams.
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Adam
Ponce de Leon
Go Away Trouble from Congress Seeds
H W Gittinger editor of the Charlton Leader condemns a Washington request for garden seed samples from Congressman Billy Jamieson. He mocks the idea, comparing it to sending germ-infested plague materials and locust eggs, and says such seeds are worse than old tariff bills and subsidies.
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H. W. Gittinger
The
Chariton Leader
Congressional Garden
Billy Jamieson
Washington, D. C
Moses
Editorial Feud Between Two Ohio Editors Escalates
In Lucas County Ohio editor Casey of the Knoxville Express clashed with Bro Parisho of the Lucas Ledger, prompting a sharp publicity exchange. The Toledo based firm F J Cheney & Co offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sworn 1886 affidavit promising $100 for any untreatable case, alongside Hall's Family Pills promotion.
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Chariton Leader
Casey
Knoxville Express
Bro. Parisho
Lucas Ledger
Jag House
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. ,Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
County Board Evening Session Sets Petitions and Appointments
The February 6 1911 county board adjourned meeting approved petitions including refunds to J W Sherwood and reappointment of George W Kimmell as overseer of Pella city poor. Ida Galloway’s assessment was sent to Knoxville city council for a recommendation. Road reports of Franklin and Washington townships were examined and approved along with official bonds for constable J W Lancaster and several justices of the peace and township clerks. Jalitha Hunter named overseer of Knoxville township poor. Hearing date set for road establishment petition.
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D. G. van Zante
John W. Fisher
Allen Anderson
J. W. Sherwood
Clay Township
H. J. Boland
George W. Kimmell
Pella
Ida Galloway
City Council
Knoxville
Franklin
Washington
J. W. Lancaster
J. E. Bridges
Indiana
Edmund Findlow
Red Rock
Swan Township
C. J. Sweem
Indiana Township
Albert. Leutzinger
Pleasant Grove
Jalitha Hunter
Seer
Knoxville Township
Adjourning Board Sets March 6 1911 Meeting
On motion the board adjourned to meet March 6 1911. D G Van Zante served as chairman in this proceedings.
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D. G. van Zante
A Brave Toreador at Bayonne in a Ring Frightful
The famed Spanish matador Reverte faced three bulls in Bayonne. After thrusting into a powerful third bull, he refused aid, knelt with folded arms as the dying animal charged. A horn gored his leg, exposing bone, yet he remained motionless until carried away for healing.
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Bayonne
Reverte
Benet
Heo
Killing the Bad Taste in Medicine
A city salesman recounts a doctor’s trick to mute the taste of medicine. He notes a druggist who mixed a harsh dose with cracked ice and a nervous errand boy, and a patient who let the ice melt in his mouth to swallow the medicine without a lingering taste.
War on Scandalmongers in Hattersheim Germany
The Hattersheim burgomaster declares war on scandalmongering women blaming gossip for libel prosecutions and social trouble. He orders police to list scandalmongers and warn landlords and tenants while noting neglect of families and disputes over truth in daily reports.
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Blamas
Hattersheim
Germany
Arbitration Court
Madeira island Roads Inaccessible By Wheels
Report describes Madeira islands lacking wheeled vehicles due to rough mountainous roads. Locomotion relies on hammocks slung on poles carried by natives and basket sledges. Details include descent techniques using bamboo runner guides and sledges for steep descents.
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Madeira Island
Madeira Islands
Guessing a Girl’s Age By Simple Rule
A brief exchange notes a playful rule: when asked a girl’s age, if you estimate twenty one, subtract two. if twenty three, subtract three. if twenty five, subtract four. and so on. The tip claims this will make you popular.
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Thia
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Herman Veenstra
J. S. Wilson
C. van Vark
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H J. Vanden Berg
A. N. Vanderlinden
G. W. Kimmel
Aldermen-At-Large
A. P. van Nimwigen K. Ver Hey
A. D. Ver Steeg
H. S. Keables
B. H. Sack
A. J. Kuyper
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Savings Bank
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
Oficial County Paper
SADLER BROS. @ co
C. L. Garrett H,. H. Sadler
Iowa
Pella, Marion County
Marshall
City Directory
N. J. Gesman Weesenee
A. C. Kuyper
John Buckingham Sede
John Bloeme
Wm. Kruger
Council
Radium and Perpetual Youth
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Chicago
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