Jeffersons Mission: Jefferson Leaves Home for French Port
In May 1784 Congress at Annapolis learned of John Jay’s resignation from the American commercial commission abroad. Thomas Jefferson, elected to fill the vacancy, prepared by arranging home matters and drawing salary in advance. He set out with his daughter Martha, traveling via Philadelphia New York Connecticut and Massachusetts toward Boston seeking a ship bound for a French port. The journey reflected his enjoyment of nature and public duty amid personal sorrow.
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Framer of the Declaration Spent Anniversary in Massachusetts 1784
The text traces Jefferson and other framers in 1784 Massachusetts and Portsmouth, noting a July 1 visit, a senate house procedure, and Jefferson's focus on practical national growth rather than legal minutiae while preparing for Europe. It cites Isaiah Thomas and Worcester Spy references about Jefferson's dispatch to Europe and his commercial observations.
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Jefferson in Boston Amid 1784 Independence Day Festivities
The Boston visit of Thomas Jefferson, then commissioner for negotiating treaties, is traced through June 12 to early July 1784. He declined a formal chair in the House debate, while committees sought meeting for treaty talks, and he received warm social greetings from Boston society. Jefferson departed with Mrs Adams close behind, as Independence Day activities unfolded with churches, dinners, and a farewell from the town.
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Thrift as a Fine Art in Normandy Peasant Wit
In The Delineator, F. Berkeley Smith highlights Norman peasant thrift as a key to wealth. The portraits show wary, indirect replies, with farmers like Pere Trebard and Pere Mallet weighing crops and prices, noting small apples and cider yields as prosperity grows in time.
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Present at the church puzzle in a Georgia congressman's tale
A story from The Sunday Magazine recounts Representative Griggs of Georgia guiding a colored youth named Tom who attends a wedding with a bundle as his gift. Tom misinterprets present at the church as his own present destined for the bride, prompting a humorous exchange about proper wedding customs.
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My God What Happened So Suddenly in These Days of Operations
A husband returns home to find a note from his wife Mrs Brown claiming she is going to have her kimange cut out. He rushes to a hospital only to learn there is no Mrs Brown there and the note’s mystery prompts confusion. A second item recalls ex Gov Long on an electric car with a playful exchange over his feet.
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Iowa Firms Dominate State Supply Contracts in Des Moines
Iowa business concerns secured the majority of contracts for state institutions supplies, with only one Chicago firm handling plumbers' and engineers' needs. Reports show Iowa firms supplying nearly all others, while a Chicago firm won a single award, prompting discussions about local purchasing. The article also notes widespread weather damage, weddings, and various local incidents across the state.
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Hall of Archives Proposed to Save State Documents
Des Moines curator Charles Aldrich urges next legislature to create a hall of archives in the historical building to protect valuable state documents. He notes that original territorial governors papers are scarce and crowded in dust-filled vaults with no proper space or staff to preserve them.
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Great Western Planing Extension Route Outlined
At the state capitol it is learned the Great Western plans an extension west from Clarion through Humboldt Pocahontas and Storm Lake then south of Cherokee to LeMars along the Floyd river to Sioux City crossing the Sioux river at Akron and continuing west into South Dakota. The projected line would traverse a fertile and relatively level country.
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Brakeman May Get Fortune in Drake Inheritance
Council Bluffs brakeman F S Drake, once a printer, is named heir to about 46 000 dollars from the English estate of Sir Francis Drake. Lawyers hunt heirs as two centuries of legal quirks expose the fortune, with most heirs believed in America and the bulk headed for Council Bluffs.
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Will Not Use Butterine Board Rejects Substitute for Butter
The board of control rejects butterine or substitutes for butter for state institutions. Superintendent Horton of the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown proposed annexing butterine, but the board dissented. The article also notes a plan to restructure the City Telephone Company by stock transfer and to hold a July 23 meeting for action on dividing the business.
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Docket for September Term Ready for Printing
The docket for the September term of the supreme court includes all cases filed through March 1. The clerk of the supreme court has prepared it and it will be printed and distributed in a few days.
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Farm Land Brings High Offers in Grundy Center Area
Grundy Center farm land draws strong bids with Jurke Hansen of Colfax township near Holland turning down 135 dollars per acre for his 120 acre farm. The market shows robust demand for agricultural property in the county.
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