Cass Correspondence Highlights Community Visits and Easter Events
In Cass April notes reveal Louie Turner in Wyoming and visits by Snyder Center Point and Will Buckner Fairview. No Cass church services. Easter program by Cass Center church feature Olive Hale Carol Ketcham and young readers.
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Cass
Louie Turner
Wyoming
Snyder
Center Point
W. A
Carrie Hanna
Kelsey
Albertha
Anamosa
J. K
W. A. Hale
Nora Spellman
Miss Fish
McCain
Anna Baum
Cass Center
Olive Hale
Carol Ketcham
Hanna
John Ketcham
Local Notes from Castle Grove and Surrounding Townships
April updates from Castle Grove report Mrs. Ed. Kromminga ill, Miss Hattie Lubben teaching in Lovell township, and Miss Elsie Noble visiting from Coe College. G. J. Heiken recovering from measles, C. R. Wilder installing a Page engine at Downerville creamery, and Mrs. Roy Cropp visiting her Monticello relatives. Mayme McAleer, Mary Evers, Minnie Barnes, and Blanche Noble teaching in local schools. Levi Berlin, longtime Castle Grove resident and former mill operator, dies in Monticello. funeral attendees noted amid weather-related turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Ed. Kromminga
Hattie Lubben
Lovell
Elsie Noble
Coe College
G. J. Heiken
C. R. Wilder
Downerville
Roy Cropp
Monticello
Mayme McAleer
Mary Evers
Minnie Barnes
Blanche Noble
Levi Berlin
Berlin
Cascade Notes and Personal Movements in Early April
Cascade April updates list E H Craft in Cedar Rapids and Margaret Albers heading to Germany. People travel for visits, business, and family, while local events include a Baptist bazaar and property purchases in West Cascade.
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Cascade
E. H. Craft
Cedar Rapids
W.C
A. W. Aitchison
W. Aitchison Jr
Des Moines
Margaret Albers
Germany
Jake Turnis Jr
South Dakota
Dakota
Onslow Notes and Local Movements Reported
Onslow Bank president C. L. Niles visited town on Monday. Ben Hillburn of Center Junction spent Tuesday among locals. Mrs. S. L. Gilbert returns from Illinois. Mrs. F. T. Woodyard visits brother L. H. Paul in Anamosa. Rev. McClelland attends Cedar Rapids Presbytery session in Mechanicsville. Post office adds rubber stamp set. Kent children move into rooms above H. D. Hall’s. Mrs. Win Overly returns from Los Angeles. debate on anti tipping bill prompts talk. James Forsyth and W. H. Underwood drill a well for Geo. McDonald west of town. Farmers anxious.
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Onslow
C. L. Niles
Onslow Bank
Ben Hillburn
Center Junction
S. L. Gilbert
Earlville
Illinois
F. T. Woodyard
L. H. Paul
Anamosa
McClelland
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Kent
H. D.hall
Win Overly
Los Angeles
James Forsyth
Stanley County
South Dakota
W. H. Underwood
Geo. McDonald
Alexander Farm
Grain fears after warm spell hurt by late cold snap
Farmers worry their grain stands will be poor due to the current extreme cold. John Smith is in Cook County Hospital with injuries from a roof fall at his boarding house. His brother James, visiting, reports no broken bones but is badly bruised and shaken. he expects to return home soon.
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John Smith
Cook County Hospital
James
Chicago
Local Notes From Center Junction And Nearby Towns
Center Junction notes a busy week with visitors from Monti cello Dover and Wyoming along with several residents traveling to Dakota. A campus event features a senior class oration plan while local tradesmen work on homes and shops.
Rural Route 2 April Notes Show Local Life And Tax Figures
Entries record visits and affairs in Pump Kinville and nearby towns from April 10. Notables include Mrs. Kearns sick, Mrs. Ludwig visiting Bates, Laura Mere staying with the Grays, Elma Johnson’s trip to Anamosa, a dance at Amber, and Miss Metka Rieken’s finger issue. Hog-raiser Chaloupka hosts a big bee, and Vernimont reports Lovell township tax tallies: horses 610 cattle 66,872 swine 21,196 other property 8,320 and total real and personal value 1,282,724 with births 17 and deaths 10.
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James Kearns
Harry Ludwig
C. T. Bates
Laura Mere
Gray
John Johnson
Elma
Anamosa
Pumpkinville
Amber
Metka Rieken
Lyons
Peter Wolff
Mary Dress
F. J. Sokol
George Chaloupka
Chaloupka
Harm Harris
Lovell Township
Carl Schatz
Herman
Laura Emma Rieken
Wm Rieken
Geo. Dorsey
Chicago
D. P. Murphy
Henry Vernimont
New Library Books March Additions Brice to Brice
Public library shelves gain March titles across fiction children's and educational works. Notable items include Brice Holy Roman Empire Peabody Christ and the Christian Religion Haynes Election of Senators and Quick Eductional Reform.
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Brice
Holy Roman Empire
Peabody
Haynes
Quick
American Forest Congress
Sherman
Dixie
Johnson
The
Mississippi
Cincinnati In Awe of Dayton Doctor L T Cooper
Cincinnati residents flock to hear L T Cooper of Dayton and buy his medicines after wild tales of cures, though physicians doubt the claims. He promotes a stomach health theory and charitable work, drawing thousands to public demonstrations and boosting local sales.
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Cooper
Cincinnati
Cooper Atill
Paris cabmen view horses as tools, not partners
The Paris Helair lamented that cabmen and carters show little affection for horses in the capital. He observed habitual brutality and stupidity, stating that the horse is seen as a mere four footed motor rather than a valued servant.
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Paris
Not Responsible I Ask For A Small Raise
A dialoged note shows a worker seeking a wage raise after marriage. The employer declines, citing limitations. The missive references accidents involving workers occurring outside the factory and the company's lack of responsibility.
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Brown
Mano
Time Shall Be No More Answered By A Child
A Bath parish schoolteacher asks what it means when time ends and a child, Tommy, replies that it means the clock stops. The exchange captures a simple, literal interpretation of a heavy phrase.
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Tommy
Quite Proper Little Rollo-Pop and the Upright Piano
A humorous note defines an up right piano as one that plays only sacred music and nothing secular, prompting a playful remark about format and taste in piano design.
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Rollo
Mirror Image Clash: Woman Quips On Conceit
A playful exchange turns a daily reflection into a joke about vanity. The woman asserts not all men are conceited while the man counters with a mirror gag revealing self perception.
Visitors' Day for Public School Grades Announced
Thursday April 18 designated as Visitors Day for fourth to eighth grades. Parents invited for tours. a 3:30 conference in the sixth grade room will cover Home Study library use entering high school and parental responsibility. John F E Foster superintendent notes, Eugene Oregon edition praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Foster
Forlorn man seeks echo’s answer on distant hills
A weary man declares he has tried all he can do and will go to the hills to seek a remarkable echo that might finally provide an answer to his troubles. He speaks with quiet resolve about this last, hopeful quest.
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