Dig Up Some Early History of John H Stubenrauch
John H Stubenrauch recalls a 66 day voyage from the Netherlands to Baltimore as a child of four. A letter from congressman C C Dowell revealed from the bureau of customs that the ship Charles arrived December 23 1846 from Rotterdam with captain William S Wedge and tonnage of 887.5 pounds. He later worked as a tailor and taught in Pella's schools from 1860 to 1874, aging well at 87 with keen memory and vigor.
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John H. Stubenrauch
Baltmore
Netherlands
Stubenrauch
Stubenrauth
C. C. Dowell
Iowa
Washington
Bureau of Customs
Dowell
Charles
Rotterdam
Baltimore
William S. Wedge
Albany
N. Y
Buffalo
St. Loui
Pella
J. H
Arade
Central College
Neighborly plea for heat from a child's prayer explained
A playful excerpt shows a five year old praying for hot weather to ease grandma's rheumatism, highlighting a humorous contrast between neighborly desire and the speaker's own warmth. The scene captures a churchyard or home setting with a simple, innocent plea.
Marion county 1928 financial report and population data
Marion county Iowa releases its 1928 financial report prepared by county auditor Fred C. Hall. The document, free at auditor’s office or banks, details population by town and township from the 1925 census, 24 694 residents, and 1927 tax collections totaling 882029.58 with a 261291.09 balance, plus disbursements to state, county, city and schools. It lists costs by office, including court, treasurer, clerk, sheriff, and other departments, noting school taxes highest at 388758.66 and a 236001.40 balance on January 1, 1929. The report also shows profits for Walter Kester’s recorder office and various departmental expenses and receipts.
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Knoxville
Fred C. Hall
Marion County
Bussey
Dallas
Melcher
Hamilton
Harvey
Marysville
Pella
Pleasantville
Swan
Clay
Franklin
Indiana
Lake Prairie
Liberty
Perry
Pleasant’ Grove
Polk
Red Rock
Summit
Union
Washington
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Walter Kester
Kester
Recorder’s Office
Light and Laughs from a Bygone South
An old southern planter teases a servant with death and the afterlife in a witty exchange. The servant agrees, asking the master to return in daytime if he dies first. A second quip compares flappers to automobiles, noting that value lies under the hood rather than the exterior.
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Sam
Ali
May Day Queen Menu and Recipes for Children
A playful piece describes a May Queen ceremony with a frilly attire and a court of little boys. It then provides a wholesome menu and practical recipes for children centered on a May Day feast including Cream of Tomato and Liver Soup Creamed Chicken and Peas Asparagus Salad with Cheese Carrots and Junket Ice Cream with Red Raspberries.
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Ant
Knowledge Quiz Answers From A Historic Question Set
Answers include April 15 for the special session, 1889 for the Pan American Congress, Lambert Field in St. Louis, Primo De Rivera as Spain's leader, Abraham Lincoln as president, the rattlesnake as the venomous reptile, Calvin Coolidge as 30th president, cast steel for razor blades, the head as the whale bone source, opium from poppy, origin in Germany for the Christian tree, Emancipation Proclamation in seceding states, and Herbert Hoover as the president 25 years ago.
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Congress
Spain
United States
Totter States
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Primo de Rivera
Abraham Lincoln
Galvin Coolidge
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Iowa Farmers Face Wetest Seven Months On Record
The Weather and Crops Bureau reports October to April in Iowa yielded 17.29 inches, the wettest seven month period since 1873-74. With April incomplete, final figures may shift slightly, but the season is likely to stand. Corn planting may be as late or later than 1927 as showers tend to increase toward June 1 across the state.
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Weather and Crops Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Weather Crop Bureau
Americans Still Air-Shy After Lindbergh Flight
Frederick L. Collins notes in Woman's Home Companion May issue that Americans remain cautious about flying despite prominent aviation progress. He cites Europe leading in passenger service, a high rate of aviation accidents in the press, speed over safety, and lax laws inviting amateur pilots.
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Charles Lindbergh
France
America
Frederick L. Collins
Lindbergh
Collins
Europe
Lindberg
Atlantic
United States
Louis Bleriot
England
Paris
London
Croydon
le Boughet
Airdome
Nungesser
Coli
Grand Gentral Station
Global air travel growth and routes in 1920s Europe and Britain
The report notes Germany has about 80 airlines and a congestion problem. one German carrier operates 120 planes. Italy rapidly built its commercial routes from none in 1925 to third in flying nations. Britain expands routes to Cairo, Baghdad, Gaza with a major carrier moving over 60,000 passengers yearly and a new weekly India mail service London to Delhi in seven days. Americans poised to fly as it becomes natural.
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Germany
America
Italy
Cairo
Bagdad
Gaza
India
London
Delhi
Darrow Critiques Crime Wave and Law Respect Debate
Clarence Darrow argues the crime rise stems from reaction against overburdened laws. He warns against abolishing law for liberty and proposes that obedience to rules protects the innocent and restrains crime. He notes postwar conditions and stresses that laws endure to restrain wrongdoing.
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Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Home Sweet Home Blinks and Jinks Quip Over Wife Smoking
A light exchange features Blinks asking if his wife smokes. Jinks replies she prefers lecturing him on the evils of the weed to using it herself, highlighting domestic humor and social satire from a bygone era.
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Home Sweet Home
Jinks
Rock Island Train Schedule Reads Des Moines Links
Eastbound and westbound passenger numbers listed with local freight numbers for Des Moines to Keokuk and Des Moines to Eldon routes. All trains run daily except Sunday and a 5:00 p.m. cutoff for local freight shipments. Time table shows Howell and Harvey stops with Limited service not stopping at Howell.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Flowell
Iowa
Howell
Harvey
Freakish May Weather Grips Iowa And Surrounding States
A May spell brings unusual cold and frost across Iowa. Residents wear March-style clothing, rely on fires, and note weather like snow in Missouri and Illinois. The reporter recalls lingering chilly days, overcoats in May, and intermittent comfort only with wraps.
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Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Weather Prophecy and Garden Troubles Stir Town
The piece laments strange weather and its effect on crops and gardens. It notes warm spells burn buds, threaten fruit yields, and spurs betting on a changed seasons pattern. Locals joke about waiting longer before planting while hoping for relief from the weatherman.
Willys-Overland Expands Pacific Coast Plant
Willys-Overland Inc to enlarge its Pacific Coast plant in Los Angeles area at a cost of about 2.6 million dollars total, aiming to raise automobile production by one third. The original factory opened last February, with demand outstripping capacity. first quarter 1929 sales up 100 percent from a year earlier.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Willys-Overland, Inc
Southern California
East Randolph Street
Maywood
Willys-Overland
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Musicaie
Rube Goldberg
SueePr
Seney As
Ae Ae the
CRIME
Rock Island Train Service
Oskaloosa Times-Globo
Sargents
J. Wynberg
Main Street
Chrysler Motors
FIN
Plymouth
J. E. Cornelius
Oskaloosa St
Pella, Iowa
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