Millionaire Cowan Heirship Brings Nine to Share $3 Million
In Wheaton DuPage county Illinois Judge Rathje tees up a complex heirship case for nine descendants of William P Cowan a late Indianapolis oilman The total estate surpasses 2 5 million after taxes with each heir potentially receiving about 200 000 The nine include Saxton Hart Colby and Phelps relatives from Michigan and New York whose claims rest on marriage licenses census data and sparse memories of the absent William P Cowan as probate proceeds.
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Standard
Indiana
Wheaton
Paradise
William Saxton
Eagle
Mich
Walter Saxton
Waneausta
Charles Saxton
Elate
Afich
Caroline Saxton Hart
Grand Lodge
R. B. Colby
Cadilime
William
Williams
Colby
Hart
Cowan
Rathieore
Alfred C. Hoy
DuPage County
Rathie
Boxton
Chicago
Hoy
Stillwell Boys
Judson Phelps
Shadboldt
Saxton
Walter
Mr. Cowan
Saxtons
Peter Cowan
Cayuga County
William P. Cowan
Mr. Hart
London Jazz Fever Amid Nightclub Boom After War
London sways to jazz as nightclubs surge postwar with electric signs and all-night dances. Rector’s on Tottenham Court Road is a hotspot with American bands, charging five dollars a ticket or seven fifty a couple with a light buffet. A shortage of eligible young men pushes English girls toward paid escorts as dancing becomes a late-night obsession while ten o’clock closes clubs.
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London
England
Melis
Terpaichore
Rector's
Grafton Galleries
Brett
Bond Street
Seices
Recstor’s
Tottenham Court Road
Women Motorcycle Police Start Duty in London
A group of London women police officers begin patrol duty riding motorcycles that they operate themselves. Their high performance led to the machines being officially assigned to them for enhanced duties and recognition.
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London
Paris Fashions Turn to Old Time Materials
Paris designers embrace antique fabrics and revived 1930s silhouettes in spring and summer lines. Taffeta returns in thin satinlike form with bright color dots and copper embroidery. Polonaise styles in diaman tine cashmere serge feature low waists and draped skirts with tucks. Three piece suits with lace hems and flounced black satin gowns appear alongside stage influence and new embroidered hats using raffia and cellophane foundations.
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Paris
Couturier
Madeleine Et Madeleine
Mme
Jenny
Pulcs
Doctor Pierce's Hotel Sanitarium in Buffalo
Describes Doctor Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo as a leading modern sanitarium with facilities for diagnosis and treatment. Highlights Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, the Medical Adviser book, and a free confidential correspondence bureau offering medical advice and home-delivered medicines at reasonable cost.
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America
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
N. Y
We Had Shortcake Yesterday Said To Be Short
A fragment reads We had shortcake yesterday. So had we. It was so short wouldn't go around.
Cascarets Ad Claims Gentle Nightly Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant nightly remedy for headaches biliousness constipation and general misery. It promises quick results without griping or harsh side effects and claims low cost while you sleep.
Consistency in Halting Speech and Lame Arguments
A critic notes a speaker's halting delivery and weak reasoning, suggesting the style undermines the message. The remark highlights the mismatch between delivery quality and argumentative strength, implying credibility is damaged by stilted speech and unconvincing points.
Bly's Cream Balm Opens Blocked Nostrils Fast
Cited in a brisk advertisement Bly's Cream Balm promises relief from catarrh and nasal congestion within a minute. A small bottle of the antiseptic cream is offered by druggists with instructions to apply lightly in the nostrils to soothe swollen membranes and restore clear air passages.
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Bly
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