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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
8
A fragment of a township account row listing receipts from county treasurers and numerous disbursements for roads and public works. Names include Farnsworth, Williams, Winterfield, Stetrmetz, Berndt, and others with totals and balance figures interwoven across Alden and Sherman townships.
Receipts and disbursements of Pleasant Township show balances, road and culvert work, gravel drawing, and health supplies. Entries name county funds, township clerks, and numerous workers including Sprain, Blackman, Kumrow, and Parrott, with totals around 24 dollars to 2,690 dollars and notes on commissions and refunds.
Elizabeth Atwood and Roger Blake waited five years for a Wyoming ranch to be ready for a mistress. She taught in the east and wrote weekly letters as the farm finally thrived with cattle, grain, poultry yards, and a vine covered home ready for her. The crew describes the hard work and hopeful future as the farm prospers.
Richard Croker former Tammany chief lauds Dornando and Hayes after Madison Square Garden Marathon. He notes Dorando ran the better race, calling the feat a marvelous record and says no horse could match twenty six miles at six minutes per mile without distress. He spoke after visiting Calgary cemetery with his son Frank Croker.
An aluminium alcohol lamp with a cup to heat water or boil an egg, carried on a handle like a candlestick, is presented as a novel item for kitchen or sickroom use.
A Home Aid fable narrates a Geezer who cuts kindling and complains about a town named No-Good. He questions why he hasn’t lived there since 84 and mocks local progress as he eyes a neighboring county town growing like Jonah’s Gourd. The piece humorously reflects on local pride and small-town stagnation.
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