1928 Fiscal Expenditures Recap From LocalTreasurer
A dated ledger lists payments to numerous individuals and firms including clerks of election labor and salaries, plus expenses to Hastings Garage and American Railway Express. It shows amounts paid from May 1st 1928 and totals expenditures at 4173.04 with a recap of funds received from a former treasurer and other semi annual salaries.
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John A. Beck
Henry W. Grapenthien
Double D Coal Co
Hastings Garage
Noah Regnier
Sanitary District of
Chicago
H. Krueger
Wm. F. Propper
Wm. G. Dalton
John J. Connors
Wm. C. Krueger
C. G. Fike
C. W. Berger
Geo. E. Colwell
Fred Klaege
Chas. Bethke
American Railway Express
C. O. Dd
Gust Albrecht
C. H. Smythe
Henry Milhahn
Kinney-Hood Printing Co
M. Robert Weidner
W. Spierling
Getting New Ones Major Muggs Plays Through Lunch Round
Major Muggs, retired, played 18 holes before lunch but slid from his usual standard. Frustration rose as he fired off several poor shots and noticed a man trailing him. He demanded what the observer was doing, and the man replied that he was listening, not looking.
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Muggs
Beans Up Nose Cure Quip in Newspaper Snippet
Mrs Johnson jokes about a paper claim that rubbing red pepper on a child's upper lip can remove beans and other small objects from the nose. Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge responds with disbelief, questioning the method.
Irishman Turns Down Vote Foe for a Shave
During voter registration at a barbershop, an Irishman named James Flynn is asked for his name birth and stay in the U S. He says Ireland born and eighteen months in the country. When told he cannot vote he says he wants a shave, per the judge’s remark.
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James Flynn
Flynn
Treland
United States
Origin of Sewing Cotton in American Homes
The sewing cotton used in every American home is made almost exclusively of long staple Egyptian cotton. No U S cotton grown has been found suitable for spinning the finer thread sizes in greatest demand.
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United States
Jefferson Davis Letter On Grant Written In 1885
The Review of Reviews reprints Jefferson Davis 1885 letter declining criticism of General Grant. Davis cites Grant’s dying state, absence of arson or pillage, and kindness toward Confederates, aiming to keep Grant at peace in his final hours. The Boston journalist’s identity remains unknown. Reading the letter today stirs agreeable emotions.
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Jeff Davis
President Grant
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Review of Reviews
Boston
General Grant
Boston Herald
The
Confederacy
Mystery Letter O at Windsor Castle Reveals Giant Porter
A stone near the Norman gate at Windsor Castle bears a five inch engraved letter O. Tradition links it to Oliver Cromwell’s tall porter who guarded the gate. The porter allegedly carved the initial of his master’s name during walks, later kept his job after the Restoration, and valued a Bible given by Nell of Old Drury.
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Windsor Castle
Oliver Cromwell
Windsor
Cromwell
Nell
Old Drury
London
First U S Currency Counterfeiting Woes Highlight Heath Detector
A Detroit News summary notes how early U S currency was easily counterfeited in the 1860s. Heaths Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, published in 1870, claimed to prove genuine designs from government plates and banknote firms, but modern paper and security features render it less necessary.
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United States
Heath
Laban Heath &Co
Boston
Washington
United States Treasury Department
American, National and Continental Bank Note Companies
New York
Detroit News
World’s Largest Jade Piece From New Zealand
The American Museum of Natural History in New York houses the world’s largest jade piece, seven feet long and four feet wide, weighing about three tons. Found in South Island, New Zealand in 1902, it is a green jade ranging from apple green to emerald.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
Plymouth Rock
South Island
New Zealand
Indianapoalis News
Kindness Guard Within Yourself Treasures Kindness
A reflective quote attributed to George Sand urges inner discipline in giving without hesitation losing without regret and acquiring without meanness. It emphasizes self-command as the source of true generosity and ethical conduct.
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George Sands
Desert bottle house on Mojave frontier rises from beer bottles
A hut built between Searchlight and Silver City in California uses beer bottles for most walls. Light and dark bottles, many with former brewer labels, stack in twenty layers per wall. About three hundred dozen bottles reveal the desert rat’s creative survival shelter.
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Mojave Desert
Searchlight
Silver City
Cal i
Los Angeles Times
Quiet Paris Streets After Ten Its Night Life Described
The excerpt notes Paris at night as nearly deserted with 2,500 of 2,722 streets quiet by ten. Cafes close early and waiters glare as chairs are stacked by eleven. Fewer people out in larger venues, evoking the image of a banquet hall deserted.
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Paris
Scribner’s
Didn't Miss Her In The Cork Village
An old-fashioned County Cork village hosts a London visitor who boasts he kissed every young woman except one. A recently married local farmer overhears and reports it to his wife, who puzzledly asks who that remaining woman might be.
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County
Cork
London
Arrah
Patrick
No Escape Brother Johnson Sermon Confronts Fear
In a long evening sermon Brother Johnson warns his colored audience of a grim fate if unsaved. He cites the wicked cast into outer darkness with wailing and teeth gnashing. Mr. Jackson asks about teeth. Johnson retorts that teeth will be provided.
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Brother Johnson
Jackson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Jackson
More Soft Wood Trees Are Now Being Planted
The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University notes Americans use twice as much softwood lumber as hardwood. Softwoods grow faster, float for easier transport, and often yield higher profits, prompting conversion of hardwood forests and advice to girdle unmerchantable hardwoods to boost light for young softwoods.
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United States
New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
Passing the Buck in a House Misadventure
A new cook shares pork chops with a relative while the mistress is away. The parlor maid warns of consequences, the relative blames the cat, and the cook urges releasing the canary to avoid trouble. No cat exists, prompting a humorous mix up and domestic tangle.
Capture of Wild Song Birds: England Markets Targeted
Report notes widespread capture of wild song birds in England using bird lime and nets. Birds are sold in main streets of large cities and suffer heavy casualties from confinement and transport.
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England
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Twickell
Michigan Ave
Opposite State Theater
U. S
Bell System
America
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
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