Emmet County Board Proceedings 1912 Drainage Actions
The Emmet County Iowa board meets through June and July 1912 to hear objections on drainage districts, adopt or reject petitions, approve final engineer reports, appoint justices, open bids for bridges and court house painting, and canvass primary election votes. Key actions include rejection of L. B. Ray’s petition for DD No. 87, acceptance of DD No. 48 work, approval of bridge building contracts with N. M. Stark & Co. alternative bids, and certification of county officers with numerous nominations.
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L. B. Ray
Geo. Meachem
Peter Knudson
H. T. Swift
T. B. Sergeant
T. H. Wadsworth
J. B. Campbell
Lewis Harris
Mary Felky
F. M. Goldsberry
N. G. Nelson
Niels J. Nielsen
J. W. Madden
Daniel Booth
J. Kk. Berven
K. Berven
J. P. Jorgensen
J. N. Hoien
T. M. Hansen
J. G. McKean
Peter Tornell
Judicial Drainage District No. 10
Martin County
Minn
Emmet County
Laws
Armstrong Cement Works
On Motion
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Emmet
Iowa
Democrat
Towa
T. Osgood
Chas, Lyon
Geo. Isham
W. D. Anderson
R. E. Doidge
C. E. Watrous
Lizzie Laffy
Geo. H. Laffey
Bertha H. Manon
Morling & Stillman
Ellsworth College
Heed & Stillman
Johanns, Johnson
Fred Paasch
Iowa Lake Township
Morton Peterson
Jack Creek Township
Nn Motion
C. P. Smith
W. H. McClure
I. N. Balgersa
N. M. Stark & Co
F. A. Mc Donald
D. D
O. P. Estherville
Newtown
John Thompson
Towit
H. A. Guarda
H. A. Gaarde
Anid
Aaid
Joy F. W. Cheever
Fleming Bros. & Doughty
F. W. Cheever
GC. M. Iaham
Nels Hanson
Johanna Johnson
D. D. No. 68
Chas. Wittern
W. HH. Warner
J. B. Strait
Officer He’s Loose Again in Plausible Nonsense
A quirky item from St Paul Plonser Preas mocks strange phrases like "ther mometer earrings" and jokes they might be bought by degrees. The piece lampoons inflated jargon and urban legends in a compact, period voice.
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St. Paul Plonser Preas
When They Harvest Coffee In Guatemala
A Guatemala coffee finca harvest depicts dawn wake bells calling workers of all ages to pick bright red berries. Each picker earns about seven to eight cents daily, paid weekly, as vast baskets of fruit are weighed and checks issued. The scene showcases native dress with vivid textiles, braided hair, and decorative headbands in red, yellow, and silver accents.
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Guatemala
Eannet
Table Delicacy of Germany Westphalian Ham Famous for Juniper Smoke
The Westphalian ham gains its peculiar piquant flavor from juniper berries used in smoking. Beech wood fires with juniper twigs infuse the meat over about eight days. Smoke houses rise two to three stories high, allowing rising smoke to permeate the meat.
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Germany
Westphalia
Goethe Birthday Prank Delights Carlsbad Doctor
In 1818 at Carlsbad Goethe, under Dr Rehbein, had two wine bottles set by windows. He drank from each glass as he circled the room until the doctor arrived, learning the date was not his birthday but tomorrow. Goethe lamented that he had “got drunk for nothing.”
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Goethe
Bode
Coathe
Carlsbad
Rehbein
Charles
Scott
Nanty Ewart
Reinforced Concrete Found in Ancient Rome and Louvre Wall
Popular Mechanics reports bronze reinforcing rods in an ancient Roman tomb roof and reinforced concrete in a Louvre palace wall. The Louvre wall cores date 800 or 400 years ago, challenging the belief the exterior was ashlar. Workmen drilling for an elevator revealed the concealed reinforced core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Louvre
Paris
Nervy Woman In Indianapolis Car Exchange Sparks Laughs
A prominent citizen recalls a nervy woman who waited to board a crowded car. She politely asked the conductor for the car coming, prompting a swift, terse reply as he hurried to signal the next car in Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cay
Indianapola News
Dangerous color is blue red balloons best in sun
A report cites M. Reynaud on balloon materials noting caoutchouc and envelope treatments react to ultraviolet rays from mercury vapor lamps. Red balloons are preferred as they absorb ultraviolet and blue rays, reducing sun damage during ascents while blue or violet colors are discouraged.
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M. Reynaud
Aeronauta
Surgeons Seek Voice Return Through Suggestive Therapy
Miss Ada Decker aged seventeen at a city hospital isории given a throat and lung ruse to restore her voice through Suggeative therapeutics. Doctors say brain and vocal cord nerves are temporarily silent and hope to reestablish communication within days by suggestion not medicine. The Times notes the method could revive her voice with a momentary shock or excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Ada Decker
Aad
Gewing
St Louis
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Chan, A. Root
W. P. Galloway
E. H. Hanson
W. Morton
H. Hanson
L. Helifiinger
A. R. Butler
W. HK. Bryan
Elmer Fox
A. BR. Butler
Rouwella Amundson
Byron M. Coon
Ida A. Davis
T. J. Lerdall
M. E. Wilson
Jno
J. J. Klopp
Geo. W. Bale
O. Néville
J.J. Klopp
G. L. Reisinger
J. B. Mitchell
James Welsh
J. M. Wolden
P. Smith
Estherville
Armstrong
Chas, A. Root
Colorado
Rock Island
Denver
Colorado Springs
Eas
Polmateer
Foley
Joan
Gage Farda Doans
First National Bank
Owa
Bank of Estherville
F. H. Rhodes
Esthervilgue
St. Louie
Western Electric Telephone System
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