Property Title Suit in Marion County 1914
S H Viersen Sr files in Marion County District Court a complaint against E Manning and spouses F R Manning and others, seeking fee simple title to described lands. The petition alleges an undisputed decade of adverse possession under color of title and requests that all claims be barred. Defendants must answer by noon of the second day of the February 1914 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Manning
Manning
F. R. Manning
Edwin Manning
Minnie B. Manning
Township 74
North Range 18
Marion County
Iowa
District Court
F. K. Manning
Legal notice begins in Knoxville February 3 1914
Commence at Knoxville on the 3rd day of February 1914 default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon as provided by law. L. B. Leonard, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Knoxville
A Trip On the Kongo River Steamboats
A travel sketch reviews small wood burning steamboats on the Kongo river from Stanleyville to Leopoldville. It notes wood fueled engines, decks, sparse meals, and bushy scenery, with crews from Sweden Russia and Germany and engineers from Sierra Leone. Nightly docking and social merrymaking among black passengers are described.
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Kongo
Stanleyville
Leopoldville
Sierra Leone
Saved by a Camera: tame London-bound orangutan tale
A London-bound orangutan described as docile and steady gains note in Mr. W. O. Danilo’s account in Wild Animals and Cameras. The piece illustrates how young captives are tamed before shipment to Europe.
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Europe
Mr. W. 0
Danilo
London
Mr. Dando
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Internal Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, must be taken internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is a regular prescription from a leading physician. Testimonials offered, price 75 cents, available from Druggists. includes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
A Fish Story But a True One
Edward Cotton, youngest son of the Earl of Edgerton, falls for Laura Hindelwood. He sails to Australia, learns of a world war through a shark’s caught newspaper, and through timely wool trading amasses a fortune. He returns rich, marries Laura, and becomes financial support to his family while the Hindelwoods gain a son-in-law with wealth.
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Edward. Cotton
Earl of Edgerton
Laura
David Hindelwood
Sir David
Edward Cotton
Australia
Cotton
Oldershaw
France
Germany
England
Laura Hindelwood
Sir David Hindelwood
Earl
Rothschilds of
London
Waterloo
Curious Breads From Many Lands
A humorous travelogue of bread types from around the world. It describes Balkan chain bread carried by peddlers, tent life uses in Batkania, Japanese bamboo bread sliced in strings, Central Asian sun dried sheets, and a Russian “fit the mouth begs” bread used as counting tools or rings for marriage. It also notes Chinese pith bread dried with a hot iron from fatsia tree tissue enjoyed with tea.
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L. Lodian
Balkans
Batkania
Central Asia
Caliphates
Russia
China
Torpor of the Turk: a Turkish official’s telegram mix up
In a New York Sun interview a Turkish parliament member recalls a night when a fire alarm in Galata triggered a telegram mix up. Dr Riza Tewfik learns his family had not received the message because Osman Agha read it and assumed his house was already burning.
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New York Sun
Ation
Riza Tewfik
Adrianople
Tewfik
Kade Kony
Bosporus
Yangin Var
Galatada
Yangin
Galata
Osman Agha
Effendi
Dr. Tewfik
Wealthy farmer and bank fee sting in rural tale
A London citizen recalls a scheming remote farming district where a wealthy farmer learns a bank will accept his money for free but pay him a sum, prompting the farmer to declare bankers are rascals and depart. The tale highlights distrust of banks and cautionary wit about financial arrangements.
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London
Thoughtful gift of clocks sparks playful divorce reminder
A Chicago Post quotation recalls a bride praising two clocks as beautiful. The friend explains he gave two clocks so each will have a memory if they ever divorce, hinting at enduring familiarity and humor.
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Chicago Post
Objection Over In-Law Standing Stirs Tense Exchange
In a Washington Star excerpt, a son-in-law defends his character as beyond reproach while Mr. Olsport counters that he does not want to spend life living up to being a shining example. The clash centers on reputation and long term influence within family ties.
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Mr. Olsport
Washington Star
Leaving Earth and the Aero Plane Farewell
In a terse exchange, a woman asks if a husband is dead after leaving Earth. She gently replies he is not dead but has simply gone up in an aeroplane, highlighting a playful or hopeful tone in a Pele Mele context.
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Earth
Never Put All of Your Goods in the Front Window
A practical cautionaire advises against displaying all stock in the storefront front window as exposure can lead to fading or spoilage of goods and reduce appeal for passersby.
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Star
Standard
America
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Tribune
District Court of
S. H. Viersen, Sr
L. B. Leonard
Plaintiff
Orong
Louisville Courier-Journal
Geo. Heeren
Trimmer
Commercial Hotel
Pella
Lacy Hotel
Oskaloosa
Bright
F. M. Trimmer
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Ills
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York Ranch
Finn
Washington
D. O
Ikea
Geliemmmane
Chinenea
DIA
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