Platinum and basswood tree facts from old records
The text notes native platinum found in placer deposits and black sands, with some ore from Mehler mine and other districts. It also recounts the basswood tree, once traded with England in the 16th century, planted in Switzerland by 1720, with a trunk reaching 36 feet.
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The
Geological Survey Sasa
la Sellos Pita
Revida
Woroting
Kuosen
Mans Yeurt
Switzerland
Village Library Report Details Receipts and Expenditures
The report lists funds received from Mrs A E Lewis and other sources, with totals for receipts and expenditures. It records balances on hand, and itemized payments for librarians and grounds care, coal, lighting, books, and painting. The document notes a June 1995 trip by Mr and Mrs Strubb, and mentions a village election with three trustees, a clerk, and two library trustees elected.
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Will Strubb
Catherine / d
Mich
Catherine Adams
Chicago
Grain Marketing Co. Coal
John Welsh
Alice KE
Lewis Books
Louis Kness
Herman Jahn
Dora Bennett
Grace Strauch
Grace Strauch Librar
Frank Sheridan
Les Fulle
K. B. Carpenter
Villag
Kate Cole Whitmey
M. F. Peck
Robert Groharing
Times Change In the long the Sunday wag a day
Dulith Uerald ponders the afterlife and a slower pace in a reflective note about Sundays and endings.
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Dulith Uerald
Portland’s First Frame House Traveled From Maine
A historic note: the city of Portland Oregon built its first frame house, originally manufactured in Maine, shipped in pieces around Cape Horn, and erected in 1847. The event marks early settlement expansion and ties Portland to maritime routes and New England craftsmanship.
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Portland
Maine
Cape Horn
Farmer buys no tickets for whist drive as joke
A farmer surprised his wife by buying no tickets for a whist drive. She notes he cannot play whist, and he replies the drive would do them good.
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Thomson State Bank
Thomson
State of Illinois
Total
I. N. D. French
Public Accounts
State of
Ilinois
N. D. French
County of Carroll
Clinton Mattress and Upholstering Co
S. 4Th St
Clinton
Iowa
Bell
Tri-City
Herbert Morey
Smaltz Bros
Fulton
Music Optical Co
Fulton, Illinois
Library Report
Jane
A. E. Lewis
Mar
Len Gas & Bee Co
Dein Welsh
Catherine Adams Ht
Urarcan & TK
Smity Sheridan
Emily Sheridan
R. B. Bennett
Sandifer
Peo
Gas & Elec. Co. Light
Etme
Francke & Switzer Timothy Seed
Louis Kness Care of Grounds
Peo. Gas & Electric
Ian
A. EL Lewis
Thomson State Bank Mutual Insurance
Francke & Switzer Coal and Screens
N.D. French Kindling
Johan Welsh
Peo. Gas & Electric Co
Francke & Switzer
Schaich
Bolhous
Frank Rush
Don Berthof
Stoeck
Howes Ride
Clinton, Iowa
Inventory Corporation
Thomson Review
Standard Oil Station
Kodak
Burren
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