Notice of Intended Sidewalk Construction in Fatherville Iowa
Notice is given that on July 7 191k the City Council of Fatherville Iowa introduced and passed a resolution to construct a permanent sidewalk along portions of North Third Avenue West Emery Street East Howard Street East Maple Street East Des Moines Street and North Fourth Street. The plan calls for cement and sand concrete paving on specified street portions with owner assessments for costs and a contractor to begin by September 15 and finish by November 15. The notice includes unrelated commentary about prohibition and railroads amid local concerns.
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North Third Avenue
Emery Street
East Howard Street
East Maple Street
Das Moines Street
East Pleasant Street
North Fourth Street
Couneill
Fatherville
Tewa
Hell
Hlere
Connell Ehawber
Wal City
Iowa
Jean Sand
Ty Cin Cho Counell
Vanied
Parta
Atreeta
West Des Moines
Atrert
Weat Kinery Street
West Biery Street
North Aid, Ave
Hoy J. Ridley
Party of
Lote
Anditera
Radalao O
Bock O
Stalford & Jarvies
Batherville
Lowa
Deh
Algo
Stalfored & Jarvis Adition
Tipping an Artist Winslow Homer Tale
A New York gentleman seeking Winslow Homer visits his studio in Seaborn, finds it locked, meets a fisherman in rugged gear who claims to be Homer, and is led inside where the painter is later persuaded to buy the fisherman's sketch for a future work.
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Winslow Homer
W. AL. Dewna
New York
Searborn
Homer
Tomer
Lighting With Gas And Leigh Hunt In Literature
A Scotsman in Birmingham rises from wooden hat maker to gas lighting innovator under a great engineer, Boulton. Leigh Hunt is praised as a brilliant poet critic whose translations shaped knowledge of Shelley and Byron, aided by a pension that aided his literary peak.
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Birmingham
Flo
Boulton
William Murdock
Cornwall
St. James
Laigh Hunt
Jenta
Shelley
Lamb
Byron
Moore
Coleridge
Dickens
Carlyle
Flint
Leigh Hunt
Hunt
Perrson
The Other Kind Pater and Son Buston Transcript
The dialogue presents a father urging his son to work after reaching adulthood while the son resists, claiming his majority does not imply ready for work. The exchange captures a humorous or satirical moment from the Buston Transcript.
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Pater
Horse Doctor Declares Advice On Kicking Husband
A humorous quip features a woman asking for medical insight on her husband, and the veterinarian replies with a blunt line about being a horse doctor since her spouse is a chronic kicker. The exchange highlights a wit between client and professional.
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Eite
Travels of a Comet Through the Ages
An excerpt narrates a periodic comet seen every 676 years with a vast tail and immense travel. It notes appearances in ancient times and future returns dated 2266, citing Newton’s view of planetary orbits and comparing cosmic travel to a railway, highlighting the comet’s predictable path across millennia in New York Treas.
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Sean
Christ
Julhia Crenar
Pean
Faane Newton
Julius Caesar
New York Treas
Venetian Lacemakers and a Ship's Cat Tale
A Harper's Weekly piece describes the Venice lace industry revived in 1870 to employ women, with pattern pins and multiple shuttles as workers sit on low stools. It then recounts the Wanderer squadron rescuing a ship’s cat off Chefu, a tale of superstition and sailor affection.
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Venice
Margherita
Italy
Harpers Weekly
North China
Che Fu
Wanderer
Pass
Lfe
Sallora
Lomion Spectator
How to Straighten a Warped Board
A craftsman flattens warped boards by applying wet sawdust or a thick damp cloth to the concave side while applying gentle heat or dry air to the convex side. Moisture swells fibers on the inner side, while heat or dryness shrinks fibers on the outer side, gradually flattening the board.
When a family is pinched how to judge gambling and games
A collection of dated quips and oddities from various papers. Milas Oxyeune notes shifting questions about spouses and gambling. Little Harry worries about mumps and cake while chasing childish mischief amid playful banter and social custom.
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Harry
Wilson
Chicago Record-Herald
Cutting It Short as a Barbershop Jest
A witty exchange unfolds with a barber starting a trim and a tired editor asking for brevity. The judge quips on vanity and emulation, while a nameless author cites a playful misquotation about folly.
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Barber
Wooden cannon described as crude but effective weapon
Harper's Weekly reports on crude wooden cannons built from tough logs wrapped in strips of rawhide and treated with heat to tighten bindings. The method yields weapons that can fire several times before failure, despite primitive construction and use in various conflicts.
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Nhada Holt
Dominican Republic
Crida
Harper's Weekly
The Curious Turtle Explained By Macdonald The Naturalist
The article describes the turtle as the strangest creature, able to live in water and on land, surviving long periods without food or light. It notes its indifference to surroundings, early egg hatchling behavior, and armor development, with the shell protecting it from predators as it grows.
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Macdonald
Chopped Meat and the Butcher’s Modern Method
A housewife recalls a butcher who chopped meat on the block with cleavers as ragtime tunes played. She notes modern butchers now use a machine and electric motor to grind and dispense chopped meat, a contrast to the earlier theatrical cutting.
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New York Sun
Greenland glacier faces and lamination details from Luternalive capter
Glaciology notes describe nearly all Greenland glaciers terminating on vertical faces from 100 to 1000 feet, showing pronounced stratification at the base with layers twisted and aboved. Movement ranges from a foot per day to a foot per week as observations cover lamination density and ice dynamics.
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Greenland
A Few Weeks In the Rockies Feature Show
A stream of Colorado imagery promises renewal and vigor, claiming nature will restore energy, spark imagination, clear cobwebs from thought, relieve languor, and immerse readers in the mountain forest atmosphere.
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Colorado
Rock Island Lines Advertises Colorado Service
An advertisement promotes Rock Island Lines offering premium Colorado travel with superior service and an excellent roadbed. It urges readers to plan a trip, requesting readers write or call for quoted rates and trip planning assistance.
Notice To Contractors In Matherville Iowa City Bid Call
Notice from Matherville Iowa to contractors inviting heated proposals for sewer and shower line improvements. Plans and specs on file. Bids due August 1 at 12 noon. Work to start by August 25 and finish by November 1. Bonds, surety, and city guarantees included. Right to reject bids reserved. City Clerk N. J. Rubee signs.
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Ketherville
Iowa
Ofice
East Lidncoln Street
South Third Street
Matherville
Lowe
North Fourth Street
East Madison Street
Algo Peglo- Mog
Manhele
Asseas- Alm
Beret
Fall
Etherville
Ity
Mathervyille
Habhberville
Lews
Lui
N. J. Rubee
Familiar Kidney Pills Aid Estherville Homes
A local testimonial from Mrs. C. H. Wiltsie of Betherville Indiana praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving back pain and kidney trouble. The ad notes wide dealers sell the pills and lists Foster-Milburn Co as U.S. agents, urging readers to remember the brand.
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Estherville
Dean
C. H. Wiltsie
Betherville
Doan
Foster-Milburo Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dogn
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