Taxation debate as state revenue tops 110 million
A Board of Assessment and Review survey estimates more than 110 million dollars will be collected this year for state county municipal township and school tax consuming departments. Des Moines analyst George Gallarno says Town spends 59.50 percent of its taxation revenue on school purposes 7 percent on institutions under the state board of control 4.72 percent on administration 3.39 percent on administration of justice social and miscellaneous expense 2.66 percent and regulatory expense 1.64 percent.
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Board of Assessment and Review
George Gallarno
Des Moines
State Auditor’s Office
State Board of Control
Iowa Seeks Shantung China Course of Study
Miss Agnes Sawullson, superintendent of public instruction, has received a request for an Iowa course of study from Taian Shantung China. The request stems from American missionaries in Shantung conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Buffalo Center in Winnebago county claims the first consolidated school in the state, with Buena Vista county now holding the largest number of such schools.
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China
Yowa
Agnes Sawullson
Iowa
Taian
Shantung
Shantung Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Ebrach
Buffalo Center
Winnebago County
Buena Vista County
Chinese Youth Complains About Shanghai Telephone Service
A Chinese private switchboard operator in Shanghai vents frustration over multilingual subscribers and Chinese staff. He says phones cause conflict, longs for a life without telephones, and questions love for friends who lack service, suggesting better options like going home or attending school.
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Shanghai
Weather signs ridiculed by forecaster says New York Sun
A forecaster dismisses rural weather folklore including groundhog visions and moon phase predictions as superstition with no basis in fact. He notes many people still believe such signs, but Weather Bureau records disprove them, despite lingering credulity in rural areas.
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Weather Bureau
New York Sun
Grandeur That Was Rome
Rome offers a wealth of sights including the Colosseum Forum St Peter's Vatican Catacombs and St Angelo's castle. Masterpieces by Bernini Giotto Raphael Perugino and Botticelli dazzle, while the Appian Way and Claudian Aqueducts showcase ancient engineering.
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Rome
Colosseum
Forum
St. Peter’s
Vatican
Catacombs
Caracalla
Castle of
St. Angelo
Bernini
Giotto
Raphael
Perugino
Botticelli
Venice Glamour Through Its Waterways and Wonders
Beautiful Venice captivates visitors with its lagoons and timeless charm. St Mark’s Square, the basilica, the procurete lines, the Ducal Palace, the Grand Canal, and marble palaces inspire awe as gondolas glide past bridges and churches in a world of harmony.
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Venice
St. Mark
Procurete
Grand Canal
Burano
Torcello
Itching Palm Phrase in Shakespearean Echoes
The Kansas City Times notes that many people from all walks of life are said to be plagued by itching palms, a superstition signaling receipt of money. The saying appears in Shakespearean context, including Julius Caesar, illustrating that bribery as a temptation is not uniquely modern.
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Kansas City Times
Bell Ends An Orator’s Long Dinner Speech
A dinner scene features a speaker who talks for half an hour until the irascible chair man rings a bell. The orator sits abruptly, surprised before finishing his final sentence. A guest nearby sighs that he wishes for such a bell at home.
Not Expected Bobby Birthday Postman Tale
Bobby on his fourth birthday sits with his mother by the window awaiting the postman. He reasons the postman will not come today since it is his birthday. He recalls that the postman once skipped a delivery on Washington's birthday, prompting his mother to respond.
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Bobby
Mother
Washington
Farm loan offer from Scanlan and Son
We have considerable private money to loan. If in need of a farm loan come in and gee us. D. J. Scan lan & Son.
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D. J. Scanlan & Son
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