New York Tax Fight Over Estate Domicile
Surrogate Cohalan denounces transfer tax dodging as he wrestles with where John H. Harbeck, who died at the Hotel Plaza leaving a $2.9 million estate, resided. Executors claim Colorado, widow claims New York, Harbeck planned Paris. ruling reserved on comptroller’s bid for a referee to trace last domicile.
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New York
Az Dodgers
Cohalan
Madagascar
State Comptroller
John H. Harbeck
Hotel Plaza
State of
Harbeck
Colorado
Arbecks
America
Europe
Boulder
Colo
Huspana
Hardeck
New York State
Battledore
Shuttlecock
Comptroller
Theodore P. Ripson
Warbeck
Paris
Miss Virginia Woolley Wins Oratory Honors
Miss Virginia Woolley, a former Waterloo girl, won first place in the girls division at the Minnesota state declamatory contest in Minneapolis last week. She previously took first at Bemidji district, with the selection The Examination. Woolley is the daughter of Mrs. W. W. Woolley, who moved to Park Rapids after her husband’s death. The Park Rapids High School represented her, and she received a six month scholarship at the North West Conservatory of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art.
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Virginia Woolley
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Woolley
Bemidji
Miss Woolley
W. W. Woolley
Park, Rapids
Grant Avenue
Virginia
West
Park Rapids
Herschel and the Milky Way Mystery
The article explains Herschel's view of the Milky Way as a nebula with the Sun as part of it and notes the immense star density. It mentions Herschel counting about 60,000 stars in a field two degrees wide in one hour, and remarks on vast stellar distances despite apparent crowding. Waterloo, Ia., March 11, 1919.
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Milky Way
William Hershel
Waterloo
Iowa Mother Has Ten Babes Never Attended by Doctor
Storm Lake reports the Aitken family recording the birth of their tenth child. They state no physician or nurse attended any birth, and claim the mother remains capable three days after delivery. Father seeks help hiring a hand as soldier sons await release. Local note mentions family members in France and abroad. unrelated ad fragment ends.
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Iowa
Storm Lake, Jr
William Aitken
Washington, Township
Official Salaries at Cedar Falls Boosted Next Term
Cedar Falls March 25 Special The retiring city council increased several city official salaries. Water and light head Clark H. Streeter rose from 2200 to 2400 dollars yearly and city attorney from 300 to 4839 dollars yearly. Other raises include cemetery sexton Charles M. Lawrence 60 to 70, street foreman Thomas Ebersole 70 to 60, police chief Nathan Enlow 75 to 100, assistant chief of police 65 to 80.
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Cedar Falls
Clark H. Streeter
Water and Light
Charles M. Lawrence
Sexton Greenwood Cemetery
Thomas Ebersole
Nathan Enlow
Young man succumbs after accident near Dunkerton
Mr and Mrs William Wetzlich of Lester township mourn the death of their 21 year old son who, while assisting on the farm as his brothers Louis C and George B left for overseas service, was found in the barn March 15 sitting uninjured. He died the following day with no visible injuries noted by the attending physician. George F enlisted for service.
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William Wetzlich
Dunkerton
Lester
Louis C
George BL
Que Brother
George F
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Vitality
An ad-style piece asserts influenza and prostration deplete blood and unfit the body. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, revitalizes health, and strengthens weakness, with Hood's Pills recommended as a family cathartic. It touts a physician-backed formula for impure blood, scrofula, rheumatism, and weakness.
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Hood
Des Moines Register on Bolshevik era and peto price note
A Des Moines Register item discusses Bolshevism and inflation in Petrograd, noting dog meat reaching about 2.50 dollars per pound amid wartime economic strain. The piece frames the regime’s failures through a stark, satirical lens on daily life.
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Des Moines Register
Petrograd
Spring Fever Advice and SALINOS Promotion
An old print advertisement claims spring fever signals sluggish systems after winter excess. It urges bowel cleansing with SALINOS to remove waste, toxins, and poisons, promising complete evacuation including the lower bowel to restore vigor.
Secret of youth by eliminating poisons promises vitality
An advertisement extols youth through kidney cleansing and toxin elimination. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a reliable, lab-made remedy imported from Haarlem, Holland, claimed to purify blood and boost strength. Available in three sealed sizes from druggists.
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Haarlem
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Hershel
Aweill
Patterson
Stevenson
New England
France
Amelia
Martha
Sar
Waterloo Evening
Burch Bros
Misses Bro Apparel
Maxon City
Marshalltown
Charles City
Abenleen
Wonder
And
Capes
Mans
Serge
Bur
Reliable Auto
Ford
Smucker & Wagoner
St.louis
Meyer
Meyer Brothers Drug Company
Meyer Brothers Drug Co
St. Louis
White
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