Soldier with marrying habit wins Dubuque annulment
In Dubuque Iowa Oct 25 1918 the district court granted an annulment of the marriage between Estelle Scherr Baker and George IF Baker entered in June 1918. The case showed Baker had a prior wife with three children living in Grand Rapids Wis and his military service at Camp Dodge saved him from bigamy charges.
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Dubuque
Estelle Scherr Baker
George IF
Baker
District Court
Camp Dodge
Estelle Scherr
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Birs
George
Wes
Grand Rapids
Wis
Avere
Clear Lake Widow Seeks 30000 Damages for Promised Marriage
A Clear Lake widow sues for thirty thousand dollars claiming a promised marriage to Grimm, broken on July 4 1913 with a tentative plan to wed by year end. She alleges the couple agreed then to marry in December and that he later wed another woman in Oklahoma City. Both are middle aged with prior marriages and children.
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Clear Lake
Ceris Gordo Cometition Phenaritiff
Plat
Grimm
Oklahoma City
Okle
Gnd
Secret Marriage Telegrams Cause City Stir
Marshalltown reports a secret wedding between Verne Clemons, a Louisville catcher, and Gail Whinery, a Tamara teacher, conducted Oct. 12 in St Paul. A Great Lakes telegram sparked surprise as Clemons leaves for service, while Whinery resumes teaching duties after reopening.
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Marshalltown
Verne Clemons
Louisville
Americans Association
Wichita Western League
Gail Whinery
Tamara
Clemons
Charles Clemons
F. Z. Whinary
Des Moines
Union
Des Moines Lifts Influenza Quarantine Next Monday
Des Moines will end quarantine Monday after a special influenza committee meeting. Schools and theaters reopen, congestion rules end, and streetcar use returns to normal. Health reports show a 50 percent drop in new cases over the past week with 1,529 cases and 44 deaths in two weeks.
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Des Moines
W.C. Witie
Witte
20000 Tax Slackers Uncovered in Iowa
Dubuque Iowa October 23 Twenty thousand income tax delinquents identified in a statewide drive led by Louis R Murphy Iowa internal revenue collector Thirty five field officers worked five months and collected penalties and principal totaling thousands of dollars One squad netted over a quarter million dollars from three thousand delinquents Some taxpayers were ignorant of the law while others attempted evasion and camouflage leading to payments from six dollars to four thousand nine hundred dollars.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Louis R. Murphy
Internal Revenue Collector
Murphy
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure After a Few Applications
An old advertisement claims Danderine clears dandruff after one or two uses. It promises complete removal of dandruff and hair loss, with no itching after several applications. The copy encourages buying a small bottle at drug stores for a few cents.
Iowa delinquent collections near half a million totals
The sum total of all Iowa delinquent collections may approach the half million mark after all returns are completed. The system begun to handle delinquents and slackers in Iowa is now popular in nearly every state and will culminate in the treasury, securing many millions otherwise would have never been paid.
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Iowa
Campaign Against Fear Advocated in Des Moines
Des Moines business and professional leaders urged a campaign to curb fear during the Spanish influenza epidemic. Dr. Witte chaired a city committee promoting common sense and Christian Science ideas and urging newspapers to adopt a fear-free editorial policy.
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Dee Moines
W. C. Witte
Camp Dodge
Marshall Miller
Trades and Labor Assembly
Witte
My Doctor's Gone Medicine Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes prepared medicines for blood nerves stomach liver and kidneys. It highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla Peptiron a iron tonic and Hood's Pills as popular remedies with claims of superior results when doctors are away at war. It urges readers to obtain one or more products and start treatment immediately.
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Hood
Cole
Tiel
Oie
Cere
California Syrup of Figs Promoted as Harmless Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims the syrup cleanses the bowels, speeds relief from constipation, and restores energy, urging parents to buy a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company with clear directions on the label.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promote Skin Beauty
An ad claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers improve complexion by supplying calcium sulfide, a natural body constituent. It promises healthier blood and clearer skin, urging readers to stop creams and buy SQ cent boxes at drug stores today.
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Stuart
Health measures cited as standard in sanitary efforts
The passage notes scientists always ready to respond to any sign of insanitary conditions and quick to adopt basic health measures, reflecting a disciplined approach to public health and sanitation.
Rusty Curfew Sim Fails On First Nay With Od Treatment
In Sioux City Iowa October 25 two years of silence and lack of offer prove fatal to the curfew sim. The report notes the sim failed on the first nay and a treatment was given.
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Marshalltown
Get
A. S. Beary
Albion
Tucer
Chicago
Beary
Kansac City
Rusty
Sim
Sioux City, la
Whistle Squeals Then Siren Oil Ordered By Council
A misfiring whistle caused brief alarm as three minute warning collapsed to one. Councilman Lewis ordered the siren oiled and promised the full three minute warning would resume tonight. Real estate transfers include Jacob Pfeiffer to Hobardy Scott in Cedar Falls and Ellis to G W Kieln in Waterloo.
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Lewis
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Jaxcob Pfeiffer
Hobardy Scott
Pfeiffer Place
Cedar Falls
Reer Atbood Ia
Ellis
G. W. Kieln
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