Washington County Real Estate Assessed Value Totals
An abstract from township assessors shows Washington County real estate valued at 32 498 552 including farms and town lots. Farm land 27 045 100. town lots 5 453 452. County acres 248 092. average value per acre 77.69. City and township totals page the distribution among Washington Brighton Lime Creek and others. Personal property and moneys credit totals further detail horses cattle swine sheep goats and other items. Washington city totals about four million in real estate, with personal property and credits adding to the overall value.
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Washington County
Lime Creek
Brighton
Washington Township
Brighton Township
Brighton City
Washington
Wellman
Riverside
Kalona
Ainsworth
Crawfordville
West Chester
Washington City
Death of S Lee in Nebraska Auto Crash
Samuel Lee a wealthy Avoca farmer dies in Omaha hospital from injuries after a Hudson Six auto crash on the outskirts of Omaha en route to Fremont to visit his son. He suffered severe facial injuries and broken jaw while his wife and child suffered injuries from shattered glass.
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Avoca
Samuel Lee
St. Catherine's Hospital
Omaha
Hen
Fremont
Neb
Sam Lee
Mr. Lee
German Peace Terms Circulated in Copenhagen
The German government circulates the full peace treaty text to neighboring neutral countries. Volumes present the terms in German, English, and French and are prominently displayed in Seandi.
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Copenhagen
Book Volume Details from German Admiralty Printing Establishment
The text, issued by the German admiralty printing establishment, is reproduced exactly by photo lithography from the original received by German delegates. The complete book comprises 415 pages.
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Navian Book Stores
Admits He Pushed Boy Into the River in Des Moines Case
Ernest Gee a 14 year old boy confessed to pushing Lloyd Dimmitt into the Des Moines River causing his drowning death. He made the admission after a morning session with County Attorney Newton Roberts and Officer Al Lightner who had gathered convincing evidence.
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Ottumwa
Ernest Gee
Lloyd Dimmitt
Des Moines
Newton Roberts
al Lightner
Gee
Young Dimmitt
Johnnie Montgomery
Dimmitt
Mr. Roberts
Young Gee
Altho
Lightner
Boy unable to recover after Cedar Falls swimming accident
James Hearst 18 lies paralyzed from the neck after diving into three feet of Cedar River water and striking his head. An army nerve specialist and several doctors report a broken dislocated vertebra with slight hope for recovery. He is son of Charles E Hearst, a local farmer, and nephew of two physicians.
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Cedar Falls
Thero
James Mearst
Hearst
Cedar River
Charlies’ E. Hearst
Kenyon Flags Packers Back Tie Move to Sway Farmers
Senator Kenyon charged on June 6 in Washington that packers are building a back tie with Iowa and other farmers to delay antitrust or packing legislation. He cited letters and telegrams from livestock men urging Congress to go slow and warned of possible senate floor exposure or investigation. He said most farmers favor regulation and predicted a law will be passed.
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Washington, D. C
Jane
Iowa
Kenyon
Congress
Senate
No Friends Like Old Friends
A fragmentary note reflects on enduring friendship and the care needed to cherish trusted companions as time tests bonds, cautioning against harming a valued relationship in urgency or momentary anger.
Rooming houses in Iowa must be licensed officials say
Sioux City report details new state hotel law enforcement by H K Horning of Des Moines. All rooming houses serving transients are hotels and must be licensed, with fines and possible closure for noncompliance. License fees range four to fifteen dollars yearly.
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Sioux City
Iowa
H. K. Horning
Des Moines
Horning
Mr. Hornung
Hornung
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
German pressure for limited alliance with America
June 6 report from Berlin notes a rising German demand for a limited alliance or protectorate over the U S with financial aid to Germany and control of profits from U S industry. Privy Councillor Bergmann proposes a German American partnership with America as the senior partner and controlling force.
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Berlin
America
O & Sort
Germany
Bergmann
German Edison Company
Fight on Liquor One of the Oldest in All History
A historical overview traces the long battle over alcohol from ancient abstinence movements to the 1918 national prohibition. It notes early temperance efforts in New England and Virginia, the rise of societies, state limits, and Maine’s 1846 action leading to nationwide prohibition after thirty-six states favored the 1918 constitutional amendment.
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United States
America
Mohammed
Europe
England
London
New England
Fast Hampton
S. J
Virginia
Jamestown
Connecticut
John Chalmers
Nassau
N. H
Illinois
Washington
Great Britain
Maine
Congress
Great and Small Things Quote Reflections
A brief reflective note quotes It. Cee on human will and duty. It stresses that true merit lies in performing small tasks promptly and rightly when called upon, rather than pursuing grand plans. The message emphasizes humility and service through simple actions.
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Cee
Your Catarrh May Lead to Consumption
Warns that catarrh can progress to lung involvement and consumption, criticizing sprays and inhalers. Promotes S. S. S. as a blood remedy that treats the disease at its source. Offers free medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta, Ga.
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Medica
Swift Laboratory
Lanta
Thinks He Found Seasickness Cure
Major Alfred Lemon of the One Hundred Twenty-fifth Infantry reports a cure for seasickness after experiments on the transport Great Northern. He attributes relief to a method of packing the outer ear canal, noting two thirds of troops were seasick in heavy seas. The finding ties ear drum pressure changes to the condition.
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New York
Alfred KE. Lemon
Sauit St. Marie
Michigan
One Hundred Twenty-fifth Infantry
Great Northern
Wrest
Almost Killed by Electric Current Near Thurman
B B Burson manager of the Thurman branch of Malvern Light and Power narrowly escaped death while locating a light outage six miles east. He and two companions reached a transformer platform when a blinding flash knocked Burson 12 feet to the ground. Initial checks suggested death, but artificial respiration revived him and he received medical care in town.
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Thurman
B. B. Burson
Malvern Light and Power Company
Nt. S. Hubbard
Meredith Killen
Urson
Burson
Killen
Altho
Man Injured by High Voltage Wire Accident
A man suffered severe shocks and burns to his feet and arms from a 13,000 volt electrical wire. He is now believed to recover. Investigators think he may have opened the wrong switch.
Desire election on road question in Polk County
More than 2,800 Polk county voters signed petitions asking the board of supervisors to call a special election on a 2,000,000 bond issue for paved roads. The board is expected to set a date soon with the proposition likely to pass, making Polk the first Iowa county to build hard surfaced roads under the new road law.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Polk County Board of Supervisore
Jaet General Assembly
Cookery Elevates to Art and Noble Science
A Daily Thought notes that cookery has become an art form and a noble science, praising cooks as beetlemen for their craft.
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Daily Thought
Hurton
Instant relief cream balm for stuffed nose
A promotional notice promises instant relief from nasal congestion with Ely's Cream Balm. It claims quick opening of air passages, soothing inflamed mucous membranes, and relief from colds or catarrh after applying a small amount in the nostrils.
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Ely
Indigestion Relief Promises Quick Health Boost
An advertisement warns that acid stomach causes many ailments from indigestion to headaches and rheumatism. It promotes EATONIC tablets as a candy like chewable remedy that wipes out excess acid, improves digestion, and restores vigor. The maker guarantees instant relief or money back via the druggist.
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Eatonic
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