When Aafke Swart was born on 7 August 1887, in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Albert Swart, was 32 and her mother, Sytske 'Sadie' Dykstra, was 30. She married Abel Popma on 21 May 1908, in Maurice, Sioux, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Alton, Sioux, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Center Township, Sioux, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 December 1960, in Sioux Center, Sioux, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Dutch and English: nickname for a dark-haired or dark-skinned man, from Middle Dutch zwart, swert, Middle English swart ‘dark, swarthy’ (Old English sweart). This surname is also established in South Africa.
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