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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
9
A long list of claims with names and items from various townships and entities. Items include office supplies, road work, freights, justice and constable fees, assessments, pauper supplies, book purchases, bounties, and various payments to individuals and companies across multiple townships and the county. Amounts range from cents to hundreds of dollars, with several entries marked rejected.
Hardin County Iowa board meets in Eldora and Alden May 4 to May 7 1914. They accept the resignation of deputy auditor E Hobbs and appoint S R Edgington to the position with bond. They name judges and clerks for the June 1 1914 primary across townships and precincts. Also they approve drainage improvement actions and authorize heating contract with Wisner Opera House Building Co. for three years at 1400 dollars annually.
Bradstreet weekly report says crop prospects are excellent boosting sentiment and westward trade but industrials remain cautious. Merchants buy small lots, stocks are kept tight, and profits shrink from handling costs. Weather aids retail in warm periods and hampers when cool, with slow country trade and notable idle ness across coal, iron, textiles, glass, lumber, and machinery.
Legal action records a full board resolution approving the agreement between the Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Hardin County Board of Supervisors for Drainage District No 50. It also authorizes transfers to correct an erroneous payment from the County Bridge Fund to the Eldora City Bridge Fund totaling 2500 dollars. The day’s work included auditing claims and the board adjourned to May 12, 1944.
Advances established on duplicate heavyweights push stronger London wool sales into American markets, sparking speculative activity in western primary markets where prices reach season highs. An estimated 60 to 65 percent of the territory clip is under contract or sold to eastern dealers as war trade demand remains unexpectedly strong and prices exceed last year’s levels when the 11 cent duty applied.
Charles Bloomingdale Jr recounts Caruso’s elaborate throat care routine described in vivid, satirical detail. The piece notes gargling with salt, vaporizer sessions, bicarbonate and glycerin rinses, menthol application, and nostril sprays, ending with a cigarette after a long preparatory process. The tone mocks obsessive self care in show business lore and ends with a line about using Ledger ads for farm, help or employment notices.
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