Iowa School Laws and Decisions Issued by Miss Sammelson
A 476 page volume titled Iowa School Laws and Decisions, issued by State Superintendent Miss Agnes Sammelson, compiles all statutes in force July 1 1929 and all state superintendent decisions since 1868. It includes notes, annotations, legal forms, and guidance for school officers teachers patrons and directs correspondence to the superintendent for prompt replies.
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Agnes Sammelson
Miss Sammelson
Samuel‘son
Local timetable for GC M and St P Ry through Rock Valley
Eastward and westward passenger trains list schedules for through Rock Valley. Train No 4 bound east runs daily at 3 42 am via Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton. The Sioux Flyer No 22 runs daily at 5 18 pm via Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago. Sioux Flyer westbound No 11 runs daily at 8 53 am via Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and North Black Hills. No 3 local to Mitchell and northbound at 7 24 pm. Wayfreight No 98 runs Tue Thu Sat to Sanborn at 10 10 am. local Canton freight Mondays Wednesdays Fridays at 10 30 am. Passengers must buy No 4 east tickets in advance. coupon tickets through to destination available. sleeping cars can be reserved 4 days in advance. Agent: A W Jacobs, Phone 15.
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Canton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Black Hills
A. W. Jacobs
Holiday Fest in Brittany Amid Nighttime Revels
In Bri tany Quimper and surrounding Brittany villages travelers report a holiday kickoff at sunset with peasants arriving by carts and wagons. Cafes fill with cider fueled revelry as musicians perform on barrels in open squares while dancers wear wooden sabots and hop in socks into the night. The festive sounds persist until daybreak.
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France
Britany
Quimper
Brittany
Bagniper
Simple Strategy Costs Monkey Freedom in Forest Trap
A hunter traps a monkey by tricking it into grabbing Brazil nut seeds inside a monkey pot. The fruit’s hollow shell allows the animal’s hand to seize the nuts, but cannot withdraw, forcing the monkey to linger as the pot catches and enables capture.
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South America
Sail-Fish the Acrobat of the Gulf Stream
The sail fish, a lithe acrobat of the gulf stream, leads all great game fishes in interest yet is slaughtered by thousands yearly. Its breeding grounds remain unknown as it cruises alone or in small groups along the gulf stream with a birdlike look, downturned mouth and long beak.
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Florida
Gulf Stream
Nature Magazine
Why Ad Writers Grow Gray Clock Spark Ignites Shop Window
In a shop window an alarm clock drawing becomes the highlight as two workers debate its appeal. One insists it’s the best clock yet, the other fears waking at an odd hour. The clock face shows 20 minutes to 4.
Origin of the phrase kick the bucket explained
An old explanation traces the expression to a suicide act where a person stood on a bucket and kicked it away to die by hanging. The Sheridan anecdote about a friend who joked about the death by falling into a well on his deathbed is cited as a well known variant.
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Sheridan
Pepper and related spice origins and usage noted
Pepper, derived from the waripe berries of Piper nigrum, yields black and white forms from the same plant by skin removal. Betle leaves are chewed with areca nut to prevent dysentery. cayenne pepper comes from a Capsicum species.
Breakages Ltd Proposal Over Cigar Pockets on Sofa
Breakages Ltd scene opens with a proposal whispered on a sofa. George asks Dear to marry him as they settle in, noting he will have time to shift cigars in his pocket. The playful dialogue hints at a humorous domestic moment.
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Breakages, Ltd
George
Thousands of Rural School Children to Sing at State Fair
Prof. C A Fullerton leads the plan with the State Farm Bureau backing. An all state chorus from one room rural schools will sing at the Iowa State Fair in August. The project aims to standardize community singing and include audience participation with phonograph demonstrations.
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C. A. Fullerton
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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