Taxi driver held up by auto bandits in Cedar Falls
Charles Paul of Cedar Falls reported a late night attack near Rainbow drive by two men who asked for a jack to repair a tire. They pepper sprayed him, robbed about 127 dollars, a gold watch, and letters, then fled. he was left by the roadside with minor injuries and was aided by Lewis Leach and police.
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Charles Paul
Cedar Falls
Paul
Waterloo
Lewis Leach
Commercial Street
Mr. Paul
Leach
Sergt. EJ. Douglas
W. A. Wilson
Ceder
Falls
Paul & Gates
Cattle Congress Grounds
C. L. Paul
France
American Legion Wins Fight for Tubercular Veterans
Washington DC The American Legion clinched a victory as Assistant Secretary Ewing La Porte ordered abandonment of Public Health Service Hospital No 47 Markleton Pa A strong regional opposition cited climate concerns and expert opinions yet a patient petition forwarded by Representative Flood helped secure the treasury department ruling viewed as a win for disabled veterans against bureaucratic delays.
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Washington, D. C
American Legion
Hien
Markleton
Ewing la Porte
Representative Flood
House of Representatives
Legan
Tiz promises quick relief for tired sore feet ad claim
An old time advertisement touts Tiz as instant relief for tired aching feet. It claims to reduce swelling, soreness, chafing and burning, ending shoe tightness and foot torture with a quick glow of comfort.
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Spain
St Jacobs Oil promised relief for backache
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a quick, gentle rub for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims instant relief from soreness stiffness and lameness and urges readers to get a trial bottle from their drugstore for lasting relief.
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St. Jacobs
Basket Grocery Ad Promises Honest Weighing and Bargains
Bring Your Basket at Holderter Building 704 Sycamore St offers weekly grocery orders five dollars and up with home delivery. See what you get pay for it and avoid overcharges. Del Monte fruits jellies preserves cherries olives marked plainly and weighed by customers.
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Sycamore St
del Monte
P. P. P. Basket Grocery
Phonographic wills and modernizing the Illinois law
A discussion on making wills via phonographic records, citing Reynolds of Chicago and prior cases. Attorneys note the voice and fluency of the testator may reveal strength of will casting, with calls to modernize written will statutes. Judge Moll weighs in on tampering concerns but supports considering spoken wills.
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Illinois
T. J. Moll
Indianapolis
Amnesia Leads To Hospital Check Of Wedding Invitations
A wandering man with no memory was found near 224 Street station and taken to a hospital after being unable to identify himself. In New York physicians at Bellevue examined a puzzling bundle of clues including a wedding invitation and names such as Harry L. Giansen and Anna McDermott, tied to addresses on West Twenty‑third Street and Third Avenue as they sought to establish his identity and origin.
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Homsteld
Chomsteld
AW York
Bellevue Hospital
Harry L. Giansen
Garry L. Gilliansen
Misa Fron
Anna McDermott
No. 680 West
Etroot
Misa McDermott
Bellevue
Nigeria
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Ciba
John Thomas Taylor
Treasury Department
Legion
Ckiages
R More
Thousand Island
Becker
Courtright
Kellogg’s
Armour’s
Douglas Starch
S. L. Saner
Hunt
Bogato
Santos
Rio
Wittick’s Market
Kelloggs Korn
Oleo
Swift
Ine
Large Swift
Victor
Crown Oleo
Ackley Creamery
Black Hawk
State House
Blackstone
Japan
Farmer Jones
Ohio
Cole Preserves
Wilsco
Eau Claire
Dundee
North Waterloo Meat Co
East Fourth Street
McAke
Tee
Sycamore Street
H. Bot
Wilson’s
Pinkerton’s
Veal
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