Will contest pits kin against housekeeper in Colby will case
In Humboldt county a major probate fight over Mrs Helen C Colby s $160 000 estate centers on her mental capacity to will. Distant relatives from Kansas Illinois Iowa and Arkansas contest the will naming the housekeeper as heir. The case heads to trial as guardianship questions loom.
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Humboldt
County
Helen C. Colby
Colby
Kansas
Minois
Iowa
Arkansas
Raymond Burgess
Marshalltown
Owen Ball
Fort Dodge
George Murphy
Helmond
Webster County
Une
County Board of Supervisora
Marshall County
San Francisco Exposition
J. J. Clark
Osage
Cadar Rapids National Bank
Farma
Frank
Nathan Rainsbarger
Anamosa
Henry Johns
Abbott
DeWitt
Daveenport
Milwaukee
Alvin Mills
Welton
Louis Stebiner
Ft. Madison
Louise Stebinger
Menomines
Mich
Chicago
Dan la Bar
Ed. W. Coyle
Mason City
Coyle
Montpellier
Perry
Jack Bruce
Bruce
D. O. Wilson
Boone
John R. Herron
G. Goldthwaite
Boone News-Republican
Decorah
Winneshiek
Council Bluffs
Francis Dunn
Atlantic
United States
Baker
Ray Collins
Collins
Malla
Clearfield
Why He Went to a Concert
Jopet Hofmann recalls a piano recital anecdote about audience attitudes. A man with two tickets is refused entry not for invalid tickets but for being drunk, then retorts that only a drunk would attend a piano recital, highlighting social perceptions of concertgoers.
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Jopet Hofmann
Edison on his sixty eighth birthday joked about a German republic
On his sixty eighth birthday Thomas A. Edison told a reporter that the outcome of the war would be a German republic that would forge ahead in fifty years. When asked which language Belgians use he replied that he knew what language he would use if he were Belgian.
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Henry Netsch
Logan
Howard Caussady
Whiting
Orient
California
Honolulu
Japan
China
Josephs Sons
Waterloo
Burna
Raed
Federal Court
Slocum
Lyong Methodist Church
St. Paul
Methodist Church
Vernon Marshall
Bloomfield
S. Melchert
Ottumwa
Timothy Taylor
Dubuque
Taylor
Frank Slicket
Donnellaon
Fox River
Mount Sterling
Lehigh Cement Company
George Petree
Sioux City
J. L. Kennedy
Mason City
Elity Commission
Alfred Baker
Cresco
Myron Converse
Johnnie Phipps
Farragut
Stella, Neb
Phipps
J. M. Davison
Parker
Missouri Valley
B. H. North
Clare
John Cody
Elactriaghit
Clearfield
Thomas Cannon
Duncombe
James Fitzgerald
Rosa B. Johnson
Peter Christian
Philadelphia
James Riczek
Tama
Blezek
George Sharon
Earl Welsh
Fort Dodge
Cesar Ranidu
Gold Thom
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Had a Reason. Cat-Doesn't Her Singing Move You?
A fragmented note recalls a distant neighbor, Nip-It, and a city life in Town Topica. The speaker hints at past affection and a lingering doubt about emotional impact, ending with a personal memory of sound and space.
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Cat
Topica
A Fool Drink Which Brings Daily Enjoyment
A lady doctor extols Postum as a daily morning beverage replacing coffee. She describes trying Postum on advice, liking its taste and effect, noting better sleep and less nervousness. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with brewing notes and prices, claiming both are delicious and affordable.
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Kentucky
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Western Canada praised in Cottonwood Current letter
A Minnesota letter writer defends Western Canada against American critics, praising similar conditions, crop yields, and freedoms. He notes drought aid from Canada, voluntary military service, and emigrants moving to Canada, arguing loyalty to both nations and the enduring value of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Hangen
Clavet
Sask
Minnesota
Canada
Cottonwood Current
Cottonwood
Minn
Hansen
Iowa
Dakotas
United States
Social workers yield evolving theories and advice
The text notes evolving social worker theories and asks what to do next. It highlights a radical suggestion that the poor should modify costs by buying goods in barrel lots, implying a community economy approach. The passage compares advice to practical shopping strategies and reflects on poverty alleviation ideas.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children face relief
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for delicate feverish children. It claims stomach and liver benefits and promotes a 25 cent price with free sample. The ad cites druggists and locations Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
A collection of three testimonials from women in Providence Peru and Quincy praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from displacement irregularity pain nervousness and fatigue After extensive use they report improvement and renewed ability to work Write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice and letter reply
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
S. T. Richmond
Providence
8. T. Hionmayn
Progress Avenue
R.L
Maria Irwin
Peru
N.Y
Jane D. Duncan
Quincy
Mass
Lydia
Pinkham
Jane 0. Douncan
Forest Avenue
West
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn
Drawing Qualities and Theatrical Prospects Mentioned
Blondine tells the manager that her music teacher predicts a bright future. Brunetta asks what the manager said. Blondine replies that there are greater opportunities in theater for a woman with a past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondine
Winnis Waggle
Brunetta
Grateful acknowledgment for Dodds Kidney Pills
A Welcome Lake Pennsylvania resident praising Dodds Kidney Pills for curing back ache kidney trouble and related symptoms. The letter invites publication to aid others and notes Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY sells the pills and Dyapepsia Tablets for indigestion at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Milaurn CO
Buffalo
Mr. F
Case
Welcome Lake
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Unclear fragment hints at literacy progress and writing
Fragmentary passage references progress in the classics and a writer of sensational literature. Mentions Improved Farms and Realty Go with uncertain names and locations, including Mo.
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el Deru Mpritga, Mo
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Dean
Carter
Ters
Olso
Mors. Cobb
Webb
Mr. P
Cage
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. le Ina
Eapheas
Duu Wu
Dante
Tad Catsley
L. Dou
Brockton
Maun
Aeery Coy
Franklin St
Chicage, Ll
John Ruskin
Eedi Cameuar
TerTa
John Ruskins
Lewis Cigte Mia
Coe Rewsrk
Savage Bank
Jife Insurance Company
Ead
First Farm Mortan Eo
Oklahoma
Weite
Oklahoma City
Okla
W. L. Dougle
Brookton
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