Civil and Probate Entries From January Term Adjourning
District court adjourned for the January term. Entries include dismissals, approved referee reports, sale deeds, and judgments on stipulation in multiple civil and probate cases. Defendants largely in default. several cases set for trial or quieting title.
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District Court
Silwold
Frank Mickle
Mary Hatch
Angeline L. Dawson
David Dawson
P. J. Hanley
W. R. Funston
Parmelia A. Dixon
Flora B. Ross
Huston Jayne
Adm
Jennie Bradford
Lewis FE
Bradford
Clarence S. Coe
Thomas Powelson
Marsh W. Bailey
Guardian
A. C. Brenneman
D. A. Fesler
Mary E. Fesler
Boyd B. Berdo
Jesse Ashby
W. R. Jeffrey
Sida Jeffrey
Windsor Grocery Sale Ad Improves Saturday Prices
A Windsor grocery ad lists specials for Saturday including California peaches at 15 cents per can, Genuine Sealshipt oysters 45 cents, ham, pickles, and various apples and canned goods. Cash customers only, phone orders accepted, no credit.
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California
Out of the Race for Cabinet Seats
A speaker writes that daily joy from his young child frees him from worrying about Wilson’s cabinet. He notes the child’s song and bedtime moment lift his spirits, making public office concerns fade as he dreams only of his son. The piece ends with a pledge to not seek a Woodrow Wilson cabinet seat.
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Wilson
Babyland
Woodrow
S. E. Kiser
Record Herald
Quieting title and alimony orders from county court
The court grants default on several defendants in Nebel vs Lewis and related cases, settles motions, dismisses and overrules others, approves guardianships, bonds, and executor appointments, and adjudicates estates including tax, probate, and settlement actions with various guardians and administrators named. The lengthy docket covers divorce, alimony, guardianships, probate, and estate settlements with multiple parties and officials named.
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Joseph Nebel
Andrew Lewis
Josephine Vliet
Harry Vliet
John C. Turbott
Larkin Gorsush
Me Church Service Focuses on Judge Not Judgment
An ME church service centered on a sermon about not judging others. Rev. Smith preached from Matthew 7 1 and Romans 2 17 29 citing sight bias hypocrisy and the danger of harsh judgments. A large altar service followed with many younger men joining older members at the chancel.
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M. RE
M. P. Maxwell
Sawtell
Satan
Jesus
Party of Twelve
Peter
Stryker
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Offered by Lemmon's Pharmacy
Reliable medicine for coughs and colds promoted as pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy. Advyt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's
Lemmon
Advyt
I Should Worry Slur on Phrase Sparks Debate
A Waterloo Courier critique denounces the phrase I should worry as meaningless slang. The piece argues it signals linguistic decay and advocates censorship and policing for repeated offenses, labeling the expression as parroted and idiotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insanity Commission
Waterloo Courier
Flusher system eyed as cleaner Muscatine vows
The Gate City praises Muscatine for adopting the flusher street cleaning method. It argues sprinklers spread mud and dust while flushers sweep dirt into gutters and sewers, avoiding nuisance and improving street cleanliness.
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Keokuk Gate City
Muscatine
Gate City
Ottumwa
Local real estate office holds Dixon and Thomas accounts
The accounts of Dixon and Thomas have been left at the B. F. Dixon & Company real estate office for collection. A speedy settlement will be appreciated by Dixon and Thomas.
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Carl House
Maudie House
Wrede
Rilla House
Cook
Rubie House
Meyer
Susannah G. Warfel
M. W. Bailey
Sui
Isabel Freeman
Benjamin F. Brown
B. F. Brown
W. P. Quinn
David Funston
Dixon
Thomas
B. F. Dixon & Company
Dixon and
January Weather Exceedingly Warm and Mild
Iowa's January recorded only two days below zero, a dramatic contrast to 1912 with sixteen. The month’s warm peak reached 52 degrees, yesterday 51, and the 29 day average was 20 at seven in the morning. It was the warmest January since 1891, with no zero days in November or December. Groundhog forecast due February 2 will tell whether more mild weather lies ahead.
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Iowa
Groundhog
Remedy to ward off croup attacks in children
If children are subject to croup attacks watch for the first symptom hoarseness. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as hoarseness appears and the attack may be warded off. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy Advt.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Iowa Girl Becomes Egyptian Princess Court Hopeful
Miss Ola Humphrey of Louisa county Iowa, raised in Columbus City, rose from stage actress to potential Egyptian royalty after marrying Prince Ibraham Hassan. The Khedive pressed her to avoid returning to the stage, offering royal prospects in Egypt, London, and Paris while her uncles manage family auctioneering in California.
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Ola Humphrey
Iowa
Ibraham Hassan
Egypt
Cleopatra
Miss Humphrey
Louisa County
Columbus City
Thomas Humphrey
William Paschal
Burlington
Rufus P. Paschal
E. L. Paschal
Wapello
Rock Island
St. Paul
Princess Hassan
Ora Humphrey
Oakland
Cal
Miss Ola
Pacific Coast
Boston
Walker Whiteside
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Ora
Australia
London
Paris
European
Humphrey
Hassan
Berlin
Lonedon
Sau
California
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Windsor
Graham Pkg
Grimes
N. Y
Baldwins
Talman Sweet
Wagner
Coe Hevie Dee
Cepts
Bryan-Gow Investment Co
Wai George H, Paul Western Land Co
Charles Barrows
Mary M. Crawford
Margaret Miller
Geneva M. Shebeck
F. L. Woodburn
Catherine Collins
William Kern
Mary E. Kern
John Townsley
H. M. Eicher
U. S. Smith
Washington
North Side Square
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