Woman Who Slain Husband Returns To State Insane Asylum
Concord New Hampshire October 5 After a successful Troy New York bakery business under an assumed name Mrs Mary Folsom the former wife of Henry H Folsom the Boston lawyer and Dartmouth football star returned voluntarily to the state hospital for the insane from which she fled nine years ago She admitted killing her husband saying he had no business with other women The story traces her life from a Belmont Massachusetts hospital in 1909 through a 1914 Exeter New Hampshire episode to the present Dover born woman now 53 She lived as Mary Rust in Troy for three years and built a catering business titled We Cook and Serve with a small bakery sign and keys left on a dining room table.
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Concord
N. H
Troy
N. Y
Mary Folsom
State Hospital For
Henry H. Folsom
Boston
Dartmouth
Dwight Hall
Dover
Smith College
Belmont
Mass
Folsom
Exeter
Runaway Boys Held After Escape Claim
Three youths Melvin Hughes Bern Durham both 12 and Gerald Funbank 14 from Toledo Reformatory and Ames are jailed in Elk Point South Dakota after arrest in Milwaukee railroad yards. Officials await word from Toledo and Ames regarding the escape claim.
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Sioux ‘City
Melvin Hughes
Bern Durham
Dickson Damage Suits Dismissed in Iowa Court
The last of the E G Dickson wartime damage suits valued at $100000 was dismissed in Davis County with a directed verdict for 10 defendants. Judge H H Carter read a three hour opinion, noting costs to the county of $3000 and hoping this case ends the matter. Dickson, once charged under the espionage act, faced related accusations and farm buildings were painted yellow during proceedings. Dickson may appeal.
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Bloomfield, Ja
E. G. Dickson
Davis County
H. H. Carter
Dickson
Cedar Rapids Tops Iowa Building Permit Totals
Cedar Rapids led Iowa cities in both value and number of building permits issued in August, per figures compiled by A. L. Urick state labor commissioner. Permits show Cedar Rapids ahead of Des Moines and Sioux City in activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Des Moines
Davenport
Iowa City
Waterloo
Burlington
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Aor BT
Molson City
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Mason City
Marshalltown
Iowa
A. L. Urick
Slav Says Gloria Swanson Is Niece Real Name Pfeffer
Belgrade dispatches report a Semlin postal official Johann Pfeffer has publicly claimed Gloria Swanson is his niece and asserts her birth name Pfeffer. The claim surfaced in Berlin on October 5 amid diplomatic chatter and press interest.
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Slav
Gloria Swanson
Pfeffer
Berlin
Belgrade
Semlin
Johann Pfeffer
Gloia
Four Walls Can Make a House But It Takes a Woman Home
Personal testimonials from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound users praise health benefits for homemaking tasks. Mrs Faane Dindore of Lancaster Ohio recounts relief after ten years of poor health, enabling her to manage housework and caring for three daughters. Mrs Bonnaron Prs- Bing of Sturgis Michigan credits easier childbirth and restored strength for daily duties after using the remedy.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Utica
Michigan
Lydia
Mnas
Faane Dindore
Lancaster
Ohio
Sturgis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Forbes
Mrs. Bonnaron
Prs
Sturgis Ave
Swanson Case Sparks Claims of Hidden Identity
American film star Gloria Swanson is accused by Franziska Pfeffer of a false identity noting Swanson was born in 1897 in Semlin and educated there before emigrating to the United States. Pfeffer says he has documents to prove Swanson’s real name and birthplace, while Swanson’s biography lists Chicago origins and early film work with Essanay.
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Chicago Public
Essanay Studios
Chicago
West School Heads To Attend Annual Administration Conference
Superintendent Charles A. Kittrell and West High principal Fred J. Kluss expect to attend the Fourteenth Annual Conference on Administration and Supervision in Town City. The University of Iowa sponsors the event, with possible attendance by several board of education members.
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Charles A. Kittrell
Fred J. Kluss
West High School
Town City
University’ of Iowa
Kittrell
Board of ‘Education
Porch fishing amid flood victory in Beardstown IA
George Williams stood on his doorstep in Beardstown Iowa and caught a 22 inch carp while floodwaters blocked other activity. The sight turned a blocked day into a curious local anecdote reflecting oddities of weather and resilience.
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Beardstown
George Williams
Burgstahler 10 HDDress Sunday School Banquet
Under the Waterloo Sunday School Superintendent association and the Black Hawk Council of Religious Education a meeting is set for next Wednesday Oct 12 at 6 15 in the Y M C A dining room. Passors Sunday school superintendents and department heads of all Black Hawk county schools are invited. Dr H J Burgstahler new president of Cornell college Mt Vernon Ia will speak. This marks the first gathering of all county Sunday schools for a dinner to foster fellowship and unify activities.
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Waterloo Sunday School Superintendents’ Association
Black Hawk Council of Religious Education
Black Hawk County
H. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Sunday School Association
Religious Education Council Officers Named
Nagh and A. Cohagen serve as president and secretary, while Rev. O M Yaggy and Mrs. W W Beal hold president and secretary roles for the Black Hawk County Council of Religious Education, with at least 260 anticipated attendees.
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Nagh
8. A. Cohagen
O.M. Yaggy
W. W. Beal
Black Hawk County
Mrs George Haines Suffers Spine Injury in Chicago Accident
Mrs George Haines formerly Cassie Baldwin from Waterloo is injured in an accident in Chicago. The report notes her as a resident of Chicago and identifies her prior name and origin.
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George Haines
Chicago
Cassie Baldwin
Waterloo
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Ad Claims Safe Calomel Substitute
An advertisement praises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable liver and bowel remedy. It claims yellow skin, coated tongue, loss of appetite, and lazy feeling improve after use. The copy promises pink skin and buoyancy, noting millions sold yearly with 15c 30c and 60c prices.
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Frank Dindore
Maisner
J. H. Steely
Receiver
East Fourth St
West School
Parley
Burgstahler
Cornell
IGH
Bishop's
Bishop Cafeteria
Ellis
Brussels
Wilton
Jacquard
Suys
Wilton Rugs
Axminster
Hallerfelt CO
Bridge Street
Waterloo, Iowa
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