Indebtedness Report for Monticello City 1914
City of Monticello presents the indebtedness tally for the year ending April 1 1914 detailing Refunding bonds warrants improvements reservoir loans and general fund loans totaling 10198 58. The report signed by City Clerk C J Northrop and Mayor E Hoag notes council approval with all members voting aye.
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General Fund Loan
Ee Ee
Monticello
General Fund
GC. J. Northrop
Iowa
Arduser
Schnei
Faleres
Der
Ferring
Rockstad
Hicks
Hoag
Tn Aetna
Eh Lighting Fund
Bohlken
Wee Enone
Ap County Road Fund
Abel
Freight & Express
E. Hicks
Ae Ae Board of Park Commissioners
Totalioit
Stesth
Co. Treas
San Seeee Rr
Eeee Eens
A Romance of Finance and The New River Company
The London Chronicle recounts the dramatic finance tale of the New River company begun eight centuries ago with James I funding part of the capital via Hugh Myd delton. Shares once valued at five pounds and held by “adventurers” gained legendary status as venture outcomes faded.
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New River Company
James I
Hugh Myddelton
Ing
Charles J
London Chronicle
They Had Studied English at Wisconsin Experiment Station
An editor seeking a complete reference library for his state requested copies of last reports from Wisconsin agricultural groups. Most complied, but one organization replied their last report may not be published yet and sent their latest report separately.
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Wisconsin
West Wing Haunts Spur Quiet Draw In Law Visit
The steward warns the American father-in-law that the west wing is haunted by the ghost of his son in law's sainted grandmother. He calls it the perfect spot for a quiet game of draw when the men visit, despite the nightly hauntings.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Daring Patriot Jack Jowett Saves Virginia Assembly
In Charlottesville Virginia Jack Jowett rode from his farm to warn Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Assembly of Tarleton’s approach. He swapped clothes with a mounted British trooper, alerted Jefferson, and aided pursuit, then escaped to Washington with crucial intelligence that helped thwart Tarleton’s advance and preserve Continental forces.
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Jack Jowett
Charlottesville
Cornwallis
Tidewater
Virginia
Tarleton
Virginka Assembly
Richmond
Patrick Henry
Richard Henry Lee
Benjamin Tarrison
Thomas Jefferson
State Assembly
Jack
Tarteton
Jowett
Virginia Assembly
Innes
Monticello
Jefferson
Staunton
General Stevens
Stevens
Washington
West Point Discipline And Sunday Chapel Ceremony
West Point maintains strict cadet discipline with demerit rules and no unsupervised freedom. Cadets attend a precisely timed Sunday morning chapel, marching in formation with historic banners as the choir sings Onward Christian Soldiers.
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West Point
Eyen College
Highland Falls
Fifth Avenue
Cndets
Christian Sol- Hers
A Marshal's Retort
A record recalls the Prince of Orange enraged after losses at Fleurus Leuze Stein kerque and Norwinds. he taunts the Marshal of Luxembourg asking if he will never beat the hunchback. The French marshal replies I have never seen my back I always saw this.
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Prince of Orange
Fleurus
Leuze
Steinkerque
Norwinds
Luxembourg
Moving Pictures and a Witty Quip on Watching Them
A Detroit Free Press quip reflects on moving pictures with humor about pleasing a wife. The passage evokes pain and despair followed by insight, suggesting cinema's emotional impact and personal reaction.
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Detroit Free Press
Tamed the Piano An Unmusical Gottschalk Episode
The pianist Gottschalk displayed unusual strength during a concert when a piano with a protruding keyboard lip caused repeated knuckle rap. After a hard strike, he tore off the cover and hurled it aside, then resumed playing with apparent satisfaction.
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Gottschalk
Chicago
Realization of Life insight from Tagore
A reflection from Subindranath Tagore notes that no man sacrifices for others without personal gain and that recognizing a universal aspect elevates character, stressing interconnection over detached self.
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Subindranath Tagore
Cards and the Calendar Similarities Across Decks
The text links playing cards to the calendar by color to seasons, suits to four seasons, court cards to months, total cards to weeks in a year, and thirteen cards per suit to weeks in a lunar quarter. It presents a compact analogy of time and cards with numbered correspondences.
Boston Musical Society Recalled by Chicago Visitor
A Chicago woman recalls a brother in Boston and questions the Wandel and Haydn society as a possible Boston musical group. The exchange, cited by the Christian Register, hints at Boston’s cultural scene and its notable musicians.
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Boston
Chicago
Wandel and Haydn Society
Wandel and Haydn
Christian Register
Placing Him. A playful dialogue on hosts and goats
A brief exchange imagines a host as the dinner giver and his guests as the goats. Tommie admits uncertainty while Tenacher contemplates the label. The Yon kers Statesman tone hints at humorous social wordplay.
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Tenacher
Sommie
Tommie
Min
Yonkers
Friendship and Love Quote by De la Bruyere
A concise reflection notes that friendship reveals faults that harm friends while love exposes only faults that harm the lover, highlighting differing perspectives on flaws in relationships.
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de la Bruyere
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Lene
J. E. Bateman
Secy
Cemetery Board
Armand
Atnans
Ana
W Az Mirick
Library Board
Aes Insurance
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General Washington
J. H. Henry
Mer
SER and Coal C. F. Dutton, Act
Mgr
IHC
Hsilar
General Line
International Harvester
Lily
Bluebol
Dairymaid
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
Dubuque
la. McCormick
Milwaukee
Oshome
Plano
Is Foi
Bell Telephone
Iowa Telephone Company
Pricy En
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
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