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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
3
Congressman Duncan McKinley of California brings his final and ablest Chautauqua program to the community. A noted orator and experienced speaker, he is described as one of the live wires of the circuit and a strong factor in shaping public opinion.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch item notes Europe hosts several potato monuments, including an elaborate Drake statue at Offenburg and a similar piece at Murr, though Drake did not introduce the potato to Europe. the piece discusses the potato’s true discovery by Spaniards, Raleigh, and Drake myths. It also shares Irish-tinged correspondence about dogs, then anecdotes on toothpicks in England and a jokesome exchange about Blink’s pianist wife and her muff for practice.
A London journalist sank into gold celestials after a £5000 windfall, while others, from Paganini to a French novelist, paid in gold for notes and indulged in gold baths. A Boston magnate sought asylum amid gold-coin revelry and recovery, and a ledger of cubic feet and drowning timelines closes with a medical note on decay and gases.
London Telegraph quips on expense and plain living with Miss Rinkles and Miss Sharptung debating marriage plans. A line notes Kate’s marriage was arranged by three younger sisters, a jab on social expectations and family pressure.
The document records receipts and disbursements from January 1 to June 1 1914 for the County fund and the State Revenue. It lists on hand balances taxes collected interest and various fees and transfers among funds with specific amounts and names of officials and accounts.
The finance committee compares certificates of deposit and credits, confirming a total on hand of 93 428 93. Signatures Joan Thomsen C J Marfield and T J Frsn chairman approve the balance as of June 3 1914.
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