Funeral potatoes are a traditional Mormon potato hotdish, or casserole, that originated in the U.S. state of Utah. Funeral potatoes get their name from commonly being served as a side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners. Funeral potatoes are also served at other social gatherings, such as potlucks and communal meals, typically in areas with a significant Latter-day Saint population, such as Utah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_potatoes Thanks, Paul.
Of the many recipes I saw on the Web, my favorite is: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/dining/updated-funeral-potatoes-recipe.html

Marc Reeves, a conservator in the special collections department of the New York Public Library, is among a growing majority of book caretakers who believe the best recipe for preserving leather-bound books includes no oil at all. The New York Public Library gave up oiling books in the 1960s and Reeves and other conservators recommend that private book owners do the same. That's because they have found that oiling sometimes darkens leather and can create unsightly blotches if not applied properly. The oily finish also presents another rub: it can infiltrate the pages of a book long after its owner has re-shelved it. The conservator also suggests that owners of leather books consider purchasing archival boxes or sleeves for valuable leather books—the New York Public Library has boxed about 200,000 leather-bound volumes. Archival boxes, which can be bought for under $10 each from conservation supply firms, protect leather bindings from the normal wear-and-tear that comes with handling. These casings and paper sleeves also protect books from dust. Less dust means less need for dusting, which again minimizes the handling of these often fragile books. What ultimately determines the life span of leather is not whether it's oiled, but how well it was made. Leather made before the beginning of the 19th century usually lasts longer than leather made afterwards, because the earlier leather was manufactured with more care and more time. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tips/preservingbooks.html

When Missouri became a state in 1820 her constitution defined her northern boundary as the parallel of latitude that passed through the "rapids of the river Des Moines." The land along this parallel was then in the possession of the Indians, but as soon as the Indian title expired Missouri took steps to establish her exact limits. In 1836 Missouri appointed a commission to locate this boundary. The United States and the Territory of Wisconsin were invited to have representatives on the commission, but failed to respond. Missouri went ahead alone. In 1837 her commission decided that the "rapids in the Des Moines River itself, and that the parallel of latitude indicated by the constitution must be the one passing through the great bend in the Des Moines River, near Keosauqua. By common usage, for many years the term "Des Moines Rapids" had been taken to mean the rapids in the Mississippi, just above the mouth of the Des Moines. So here was ground for stubborn argument. To increase the difficulties and confusion, the southern boundary of Wisconsin Territory was defined by Congress as the northern boundary of Missouri! Thus Missouri claimed a strip of land some thirteen miles wide, now forming Iowa's southern border. Not until January 3, 1851, did the Supreme Court of the United States make a final decree. Iowa won, for while the Supreme Court did not accept the claims of either side as to the rapids, an old Indian boundary line run by John Sullivan, government surveyor, in 1816, was selected by the court as the proper one. This was run over again by a commission, to correct errors. The eastern terminus came much below the point insisted on by Missouri, and Iowa was satisfied. The land claimed by both Iowa and Missouri was for the most part heavily wooded, and rich in bee trees. On this account the quarrel has been termed the "Honey War." Many jokes were made about the contest. Frontier poets even wrote verse about it. A Missouri wag composed quite a long poem, which had wide circulation through the settlements. It began as follows:
Ye freemen of this happy land, Which flows with milk and honey,
Arise! To arms! Your ponies mount! Regard not blood or money.
Old Governor Lucas, tiger-like, Is prowling round our borders,
But Governor Boggs is wide awake- Just to listen to his orders:
Three bee trees stand about the line Between our state and Lucas.
Be ready all these trees to fall And bring things to a focus.
We'll show old Lucas how to brag, And seize our precious honey!
He also claims, I understand, Of us three bits in money.
This "Honey War" was full of amusing incidents, arising from the confusion. Settlers living on the strip in dispute did not know whether they were Iowans or Missourians. http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/moi25.htm

The Toledo Museum of Art was incorporated on April 18, 1901. In the fall of 1901 temporary quarters were obtained in a vacant store room on Madison Avenue and the museum was opened. A little later it was removed to the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and Thirteenth Street. In 1911 Edward D. Libbey and his wife donated a tract of ground 400 by 500 feet, located at Monroe Street and Scottwood Avenue as a site for the art museum. Green & Wickes, architects of Buffalo, New York, were commissioned to make plans and in October, 1912, the Toledo Museum of Art was opened to the public. The museum was the first institution of its kind in the country to adopt the policy of arts education for the masses, and it was also the first to introduce music study into its activities, and to arrange for regular concerts. Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio 1623-1923, v. 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1923.

In 1901 Queen Victoria was succeeded by her son the Prince of Wales, Edward the VII. In 1901 there were about two hundred lawyers in Toledo with a population of about 132,000 and in 1910 they increased to over four hundred lawyers with a population of about 167,000. The members of the bar had access to three independent newspapers, the Times in the morning and two intense rivals in the evening, the Toledo News-Bee and the Toledo Blade. In 1910 John N. Willys bought out the Pope-Motor Car Co. and organized the Willys-Overland Company.
Hon. Thaddeus N. Walinski TBA Newsletter April 1978

Canada will withdraw the penny from circulation this year, saving taxpayers about C$11 million ($11 million) annually and forcing retailers to round prices to the nearest nickel, the government announced in its budget March 29. The Royal Canadian Mint, which has produced 35 billion pennies since it began production in 1908, will cease distribution this fall due to the coin’s low purchasing power. Production and handling cost for the one-cent coin are a C$150-million drag on the economy, according to a 2006 study by Desjardins, a Levis, Quebec-based financial institution. Business groups welcomed the move, which follows other countries such as Australia, Brazil and Sweden, and economists said it would have little impact on inflation. “If there’s a rounding up, you’d see a rounding down somewhere else,” said Craig Wright, chief economist at Royal Bank of Canada. The savings to financial institutions alone may be about C$20-million a year, as banks reduce transportation, storage and handling costs, the study estimated. It costs the government 1.6 cents to produce one penny, which has been made of copper-plated zinc and copper-plated steel since 1997. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-29/canada-eliminates-penny-that-costs-penny-and-a-half-to-make.html A government statement said New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden and others “have made smooth transitions to a penny-free economy.”