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The history didn't stay on the pages a few weeks ago when Missouri Valley Special Collections Associate Abbey Briscoe was looking through a report from 1894.

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Post-EU referendum price action for the Pound Sterling (GBP) has seen GBP-crosses swing rapidly, often by upwards of 1% per day as markets react to a constant stream of Brexit related developments.