Board Proceedings Emmet County Iowa November 1911
Nov 18 1911 meeting notes show W A Gibbs elected chairman to fill a vacancy after H A Jebner death. Board overruled objections to Drainage District 64 and established it along engineers reports. Commissioners appointed to assess benefits, and bonds for bank deposits approved. Proceedings cover drainage districts 7 48 62 26 64 87 29 and 40 with payments, surveys, and adjustments. resignations and appointments of justices, and tax related actions recorded.
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Board of Supervisors
W. AH. Gibbs
H. A. Jebner Nowtowit
Emmet County
Iowa
A.J. Blind
A. J. Flindt
B. Caylor
Lion Bonding & Surety Co
Bank of
Estherville
P. Smith
Ole Handeland
Halvor Olson
Clas
Rovers
Henry Thompson
K. M. Thompson
A. C. Branswold
Geo. K. Groves
Auditor's Office
C. P. Smith
K. E B. Crumb
A. J. Bigelow
A. Gordon
N. A. Andrews
H. A. Gaarde
Self
Robert Dunn
W. E Brooks
J.O. Harrison
H. Helgason
L. B. Blim
F. O. Nelson
Hamet County
Eliminet County
Towa
Said
Diteh No
F. A. MacDonald
Said-Diteh
W. van Dorsten
Nistion
Geo. West and Wife
Einet
Geo. West
Minmet County
Examet County
Enmimet County
Cement Products Co
W. H. Gibbs
H. Dundas
Bell
Hmmnet County
Emmaet County
P. A. Gaarde
H. Gangsted
Kinmet County
Lightning blinds man in Atlantic City home surgery
A 24 year old Philadelphia auto truck company worker, Amos Adams, was struck by lightning during a storm at Broad Street offices in Atlantic City New Jersey. He lost sight in one eye and may lose the other. doctors fear permanent damage after a delicate operation at his father’s home.
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Adams
Atlantic Gily
N. J. Myr
Philadelphia
Concern
Broad Street
Bank of England Runs and Saving Strategies Through History
The Bank of England faced runs and used strategies to survive. In 1745 agents circulated notes with slow sixpence payments while cash was rerouted and reissued via another door, provoking anxious note holders. In 1825 a serendipitous discovery of 700,000 one pound notes averted a payment stoppage.
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Bank of England
Work of Gothic Sculptors in Daily Human Form
The Gothic sculptors created crude grotesques yet spoke to common people. Rossellino and Giotto, with their followers, carried forward the work of humble craftsmen who broke convention to immortalize daily experience and familiar human types.
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Rossellino
Giotto
Early Letter Styles in Ancient Manuscripts
The early type of letters in manuscripts mirrored that on metal plates and wax tablets. All letters were capitals with the invention of minuscule or small lettering not until the seventh century when majuscule practice shifted.
When a Married Man Visits the Country Wife Urges Town Visit
A married man sends a weekly gift to his wife in the country and says he is fine. She should make a brief, unannounced visit to town to check on him. The note implies concern about his whereabouts and fidelity.
The Frankness of Women in Thorpe's Way
A brief note on Morley Roberts quote about women and male valuation, highlighting a shift in attitudes for the first time in modern history as discussed in Thorpe's Way.
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Morley Roberts
Thorpe’s
A Celtic Revival
Bridget confesses the silver knives were already in the drawer when she mixed them with the steel ones. Mistress scolds Bridget for the mix up in the kitchen scene from Wamian's Hane Companion.
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Bridget
Wouldn’t Be Quite Prayer Paris Night Out Prank
A cheeky caption notes a young person guiding a friend around Paris. The scene sketches a lively evening locale described as jolly yet not suitable for mothers, hinting at a playful urban nightlife moment.
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Paris
Recommended Chamberlains Cough Remedy by Mrs Arnold
Mrs Arnold of Denver California praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best and safest for coughs colds and bronchial trouble. The remedy is for sale by F L Shade & Co and has consistently provided relief in repeated use.
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Tam
Chamberlain
Mra. LL. B. Arnold
Denver
Calo
FL S. Shade & Co
Attitude and Art in Photographs Sparks Debate
The Atchison Globe notes a shift as fewer people pretend to read in photos while others fear art is fading. An accompanying medical misexcerpt generalizes kidney disorder symptoms and touts Meritol Kidney and Backache Pills as a remedy, urging readers to send fifty cents to Decorah, Iowa.
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Atchison Globe
Meritol
American Drug and Presa Association
Decorah
Towa
Beginning of Charity
The line humorously notes charity starts at home since downtown charity might require walking.
Farm Stationery Offer from Vilapi Cator and Republican Co
A promotional notice offers 250 fine note beads and 250 envelopes with the buyer’s name and details printed, all for $2.00. It urges farmers to register their farm and order personalized stationery, attributed to the Vilapi Cator and Republican Co.
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Farmer
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Board Proceedings
Leo Bros
Charles Tornell
DB. M. Coon
Estherville Township
Chas A. Root
Cornelius Sheehan
Petes Ease
W.E. Brooks
Wee Este
W. E. Brooks
C. B Mathews
Daniel Booth Oh
Alg Roe
jJpesdaq
Toy Janes
Howard Graves
Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Estherville, Iowa
James Espespt
Ratherville
Share’s
Adir
Vindicator
Republican
Second Technical World Magazine
Jack London
Technical World Magazine
U. S
Canada
Atiff
Hammond's Modern
THE
Freeland Company
Detroit, Mich
B. B. Anderson
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