Local notes from Des Moines to Pocahontas
Local news notes list visits by Mr and Mrs P H Stubenrauch to Des Moines and Peter VanderPloeg to the capital. L F Bousquet visited Burlington. J G VanderPal's jury service concluded. Prof. Chas Firth to Texas Agricultural College as student advisor. A Pocahontas convention incident involved an Audubon button and Bird protection group.
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Peter VanderPloeg
Capital City
Star Auto Co
J. G. VanderPal
Jim
Chas Firth
Central College
Bryan
Texas
Texas Agricultural College
Firth
Rolfe
al Jen
Pocahontas
Fonda
Audubon’ Society
Casson
Audubon County
Allen Regiment
Pocahontas Allen
Audubon Society
Allen
County Board Names Judges and Clerks for June 5 1916
The Marion county Iowa County Board on April 17 1916 appointed judges and clerks for each precinct for the upcoming primary and equal suffrage amendment election to be held June 5 1916. The list includes dozens of precincts with designated judges and clerks across Knoxville Pella Pleasant Grove and Dallas townships and neighboring areas. The board adjourned till May 1 1916 at 9 o'clock forenoon.
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Marion County
Iowa
Ray Smith
Indiana
Isaac. Maddy
B.hammond
L. Whitlack
J. F. Maddy
Knoxville
B. F. Craig
W. M. Bowery
P. M. Stentz
Paul Black
N. Brooks
Knoxville Township
P Flagler
Chas. Fortner
N. G. Gilchrist
B. C
Amsberry
D. D. Dainty
J. F. Clark
Knoxville City
W. B. Taggart
Wm. Jenkins
Allen Anderson
D. VanderWilt
J. W. Bittenbender
Gerke
Knoxville City - Ee
Free Stone
John N. Young
R. G. Mulky
J. V. Brann, Jr
Chas. Bridges
Knoxville City Third Ward
A. C. Sniff
J. D. Cunningham
J. E. Kelly
Ed. West
BE. H. Gamble
Lake Prairin
G. T. Klein
G. Hoekstra
H. O. Viersen
Jacob D. DeHaan
L. VanderStreek
Pella
Anthony Hospers
H. Bootsma
Durham
H. J. Rhynsburger
L. S. Beaver
Clay Township
John Vander Ploeg
Tracy
George Heeren
C. E. Johnson
A. P. van Nimwegen
J. P. Marsh
H. P. Neyenesch
R. R. Emerson
W. D. Perryman
Co. A. Miner
Charley Clark
D ‘ - Polk
F. W. Reynolds
Pete VanderBerg
T. Bailey
John Toom
John Amos
Red. Rock Township
Earl Sarver
A. F. Rouze
M. Dietrick
Summit Township
Dirk Brecken
John Wittenburg
Dallas
John Scott
NbOnEghia H. B. Leavengood
Liberty
Sampson Miller
H. W. Thomas
J. W. Brithart
Bussey
J. T. Doughman
E. L. Bussey
W. J. Way
Melcher
M. H. Duffy
A. Conrad
Lowell -Munsell
A. Schnack
Liberty Township
Marysville
J. W. Essham
H. O. Davis
W. J. Sheppard
Cc. W. Conrey
J. O. Metz
Perry Township
A. T. Kain
J. W. Cowman
James M. Kise
Chas. Beitzell
Union Township
Rinehart
G. G. Galvin
Coon
Reuben Core
Washington Township
F. V. Beebhout
Loren Leavengood
Co. L. Roberts
A. May
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
W. F. Wetherall
Proud Memories Of American Valor By Speaker Clark
Speaker Champ Clark lauds national pride and historic valor from Virginia volunteers at Gettysburg and Pickett through Revolutionary War, Valley Forge, Yorktown, and later battles, invoking Washington, Jackson, the Alamo, and the defense of liberty as the ark of American freedom.
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Virginia
Gettysburg
Pickett
Thomas
Chickamauga
Washington
Princeton
Brandywine
Monmouth
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Arnold
Canada
Quebec
Montgomery
Andrew.Jackson
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Buena Vista
Churubusco
Chapultepec
Davy Crockett
Leonidas
Alamo
Champ Clark
What Memorial Day Means
Taft reflects on Memorial Day as a solemn, religiously framed tribute to the Civil War and its legacy. He urges citizens to reaffirm love of country, devotion to constitutional principles, and rejection of changes that could erode representative government.
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William H. Taft
For God and Home and Right funeral colors compose pageant
A traditional verse proclaims devotion with vow to bring violeta blue and roses red and white. The lines celebrate duty to home and faith, signaling a ceremonial or memorial tone.
How to Quit Smoking After Breakfast Cigar Delay
An old medical note advises gradually delaying the first morning cigar over weeks to cure smoking. It suggests delaying intervals from half an hour to longer periods, then using fruit to quell cravings and prevent heart or digestive disturbance as the habit diminishes.
Lost His Bearings English Skipper Reads Charts to Rotterdam
An English skipper of the old time, with knowledge beyond the ordinary, could read and use the charts to reach Rotterdam despite seeming needs. The fragment hints at navigation skill and a voyage toward Rotterdam but is incomplete.
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Rotterdam
Rats Have Eaten Holland Mention Sparks Deck Alarm
A fragment describes Ghartsang conducting a learned inspection but charts kept in a locker for a long time. Circumstances alarm him, he orders the vessel about and cries the unexpected line about rats eating Holland, revealing a tense sea incident.
A Reasonable Propositon Marry for Payment Dispute
A quip notes a debtor insisting on marriage to settle a debt of thirty thousand dollars. The proposed match with Miss Oldgirl is dismissed, and the jokey suggestion is made that the debtor marry her himself to cover the difference. The exchange reflects a humorous social aside rather than a factual event.
Beauty in Harmony of Soul and Form
A concise reflection on beauty linking a beautiful soul with a beautiful form, unified as one mold, described as the fairest sight for the perceptive observer. The quote emphasizes ideal aesthetic unity and the eye that sees.
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Plato
Figuratively Speaking In A Tiger Muse
A Princeton Tiger quips on pessimism as a joke about life as a voyage and seasickness, offering a light, sly closing line to a public headlong into rest.
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Gwan
Princeton Tiger
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Vander "Linden
P. H. Stubenrauch
Des Moines
L. F. Bousquet
Mrs. Ed. Egan
Burlington
Royal Blue Shoe Store
D. G. Gosselink
Selz Shoes
Palm Beach
the County Board
Conservation of Humanity
Maus
L. H. Maus
Black Cat and
Fay Brands
J. H. Kuyper & CO
Porcela
Porcel
RADAR
Wittsburgh
Pella Plumbing & Heating Co
N. B
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