Pocahontas County Faces Road Funding Crisis and Alcohol Bill Debate
The article reports on highway funding projections by Chief Engineer Fred White, forecasting deficits around 1934 and possible bond refinancings to 1950. It notes county tax impacts, proposed alcohol fuel bills with new taxes, and a teachers minimum wage measure with mixed legislative action affecting local schools.
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Pocahontas County
Fred White
Highway Commission
White
Mr. White
Joint Committees
Ritchie
House
Senate
Inflation schemes debated by economist at Iowa State
Economist Geoffery Shepherd of Iowa State College outlines that reducing the gold content of the dollar could curb inflation better than currency or credit expansion. He warns temporary departures from the gold standard and describes risks of gold withdrawals and speculative price rises amid a global policy clash.
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Geoffery Shephard
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
WOI
Agricultural Economics Department of
Iowa
Bulletin Office
Ames
United States
Professor Shepherd
Federal Reserve System
Shepherd
British steamship firm aims pulverized fuel for entire fleet
A British steamship company plans to adopt pulverized fuel across every ship in its fleet, signaling a major shift in propulsion fuel strategy and potential impacts on operations and emissions.
Radical farmers oppose price rise and seek cheaper money
The speaker notes that radical farmers oppose an increase and advocate cheaper money. He suggests police dogs will bear the blame. A ten dollar license fee is proposed for dogs not chained at night, while the Fish and Game Committee agreed to keep the license at two dollars.
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Fish and Game Committee
Weather market and prudent chick selection in egg industry
W F Priebe explains how cold waves raise egg prices by reducing production and warns against false economies in chick purchases. He urges monitoring weather-driven supply shifts, emphasizes quality over price, and advises feeding flocks to keep hens laying for future chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
W. F. Priebe
Insurance Agent and Lady Exchange Sharp Quip
A humor moment clips a conversation where an insurance agent asks about insanity in the family and the lady replies that only her husband acts as boss at home, delivering a witty retort.
Small Boy Mirth at Rural Doctor Sunday Class
In a prosperous rural community a village doctor who was also Sunday school superintendent teaches a class of young boys. He asks what we must do to reach Heaven. The boy replies we must die, and adds we must get sick and send for you before we die.
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Willie
Clock from Curslack Retired After 368 Years
A historical clock once serving the village of Curslack in Germany for 368 years has been placed on the retired list. The quiet ending highlights how reputations outlive even long standing objects.
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Curslack
Germany
Interesting Liar Narrates War Tale With Quick Thinking
A group of workers hears a speaker recount a WWI dugout ordeal. He describes finding a candle stub clasped by a dead man for light, escaping a shell explosion, and lighting a cigarette with a pocket lighter. The tale highlights his rapid thinking and storytelling flair.
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New York Sun
Placer Mining Traced to Gold Rush of 1849
A concise note traces placer mining to the 1849 California gold rush, explaining placer as surface sand and gravel deposits mined for gold and other minerals. It covers US mining law, etymology from Spanish plaza, and a 1848 New Mexico traveler’s remark on placer and gold mines near Santa Fe.
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United States
Plaza
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Tathfinder Magazine
Cachelots and the Prince of Monaco’s 1805 whaling study
The text notes a 45 foot cachelot captured near the Azores by a whaling party aided by the prince of Monaco. His yacht stood by as the whale was captured and studied by his scientific staff. It also mentions the cuttlefish as the whale’s favored prey and describes its tentacles and swimming traits.
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Monaco
Azores
Dutch Harbor Emerges as Key Pacific Way Station
The Aleutians climate is chilly and damp with fog. Dutch Harbor Unalaska stands as the Islands’ principal harbor, a deep, landlocked port pivotal for ships during Yukon and Nome gold rushes. It has global radio links and lies on the Seattle to Tokyo route, potentially growing as a northern Pacific way station alongside Honolulu for the southern route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Islands
Yukon
Nome
Seattle
Tokyo
Honolulu
Printer's Museum in Antwerp Showcases Plantin House
In Antwerp Belgium the Printer's Museum displays Christophe Plantin's historic print shop in a quaint courtyard. It houses 14 Rubens and two Van Dycks along with treasured printing and engraving artifacts. American journalists and artists seek the site as a shrine, with offices and salesrooms preserved as they were four centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Belgium
Christophe Plantin
Posters Shape History From Ancient Times To Cheret
The article traces posters back to 8000 B C Egyptian wall art and murals. It credits Jules Cheret born in Paris in 1836 as creator of the modern poster, debuting in 1867 with a Sarah Bernhardt play advertisement titled la Biche au Bolg.
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Jules Cheret
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
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L. M. Graham
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L. W. Kennedy
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A. O. Boughton
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