Bridge repairs and recapitulatory district expenditures
The report lists repaired bridges including Wassonville, Camp Creek, Starr, Price Creek, Shaw, and others within English River and Sulliment townships. It tallies total district expenditures of $331.58 with material on hand estimated at $565.29 and notes bridge material sales of $87.50 with auditor receipts.
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Kalesick
Kione
Figgens
Camp Creek
Starr Bridge
Snake Hollow Co
Price Creek
Shaw Bridge
Signet Bio Ethocs Cineinchs
Romaley
Nbs
English River
Ayars Vo
G. Gregory
Auctioneer Belva Lockwood mocks President Harrison
A humorous remark by auctioneer Belva Anna Lockwood calling President Harrison her late opponent is noted. The text also includes a physician’s testimonial dated January 10 1887 from Toledo Ohio praising Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood impurities and catarrh.
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Belva Anna Lockwood
Harrison
ToLeEpp
Messrs
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
L. L. Gorsuch
M. D
Summit St
Props
Toledo
T.c
Elegant Inlaid Music Box With Cylinder Time Indicator
A deluxe 13 inch cylinder music box plays ten airs and tremolo zither attachments with arrest level features. Tickets issued to each purchaser of one dollar of goods after Nov 18 1889 with a chance to be drawn January 1 1890 for the prize.
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Lot
Variety Drug Book and Stationery Offerings
A local store lists toilet articles perfume cases albums gift books and complete Bible lines including Bagster Oxford and Family Bibles. It promotes dolls artist materials prescriptions and a full stock of paints oils wallpaper curtains and related goods with around the clock compounding services.
Northwest Musk Rats Build Three Story Homes Sign of Lies
The Hastings Tribune notes in a satirical view that musk rats in the northwest are constructing three story houses with mansard roofs and steam heaters, a jab at political deception rather than a winter omen. The item reflects local humor and a regional newspaper voice.
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Hastings Tribune
Maum Liza and the Old Plantation Mammy Tale
A vivid Reconstruction era vignette from a Southern plantation, centering on Maum Liza a freedwoman and her mistress Miss Fanny. The piece contrasts the freedpeople's cityward movement with lingering affection for slave-era hierarchy as Maum Liza recalls a communion and the old mammy’s authority.
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South
New South
Birmingham
Chatanooga
Col. Way
Savannah
Maum Liza
Fanny
Jesus
Laum Liza
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors Adjourned Meeting
The Board met per adjournment on December 17, 1889 with all members present. The day was spent settling accounts with county bridge carpenters for the year 18589. On motion the board adjourned until tomorrow at 8 oclock.
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Board of Supervisors
Bridge reports approved at reconvened meeting
The board reconvened with Mr. Smith presiding and spent the day reviewing bridge reports. The following bridge reports were presented and approved.
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Mr. Smith
Bridges and sewer work ledger for district eight 1889 report
A district ledger lists bridges repaired and new constructions in 1889 including Vincent bridge at 35 ft iron with rock abutments, Stewart, Rairdan, Badger, Lewash, Crooked Creek and Carr bridges with various trestles and lengths plus sewer pipe work in districts four five eight. The document notes a late publication request from W C U No 2 and the upcoming fiftieth Pentecost anniversary on December 23, 1889.
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Rairdan
Eby
Crusa
Local Washington County report details bridge repairs and timber work across multiple Creeks and rivers, listing many 16 and 72 foot trestles, iron bridges, and repaints. It notes material on hand, unloading of lumber, and the ongoing bridge painting efforts. W. C. T. U. officers and meetings are also listed along with a call for a December 23 crusade rally.
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Noble
McMillan
Hoppin
Custar
Conrad
William Creek
Akikeres de Eeede
Washington
Henry Counties
Iowa
J. Ellen Foster
Cleveland
Ohio
National Movement
W. C.T.U
Frances E. Willard
L. D. Carhart
Marion
Iowa W. C. T. U
Monroe
W.C.T. U
Hillsboro
Stevens
Maine
Crusade
Crusade Israel
Organization of Christ's Church
Caroline B. Buell
Nat
W. C. TU
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Washington, Iowa
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Official Directory
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