Center Junction Community Notes Theater and Local Happenings
Center Junction updates cover the final lecture at the opera house on May 2 with the home talent play For The Old Jag and a cast including Philip Randall and Hezekiah Wilkens. The bulletin lists community events, school contests, church activities, visitors, Easter commemorations, and local travel between Center Junction, Newhall, Monticello, and Anamosa, highlighting prominent residents and frequent trips by car and to Cedar Rapids.
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Billy No
Andrew McDonald
Tae Beth Sei Biss
Joy Smith
Mary Leech
Toda
Wilman Foreman Center Junction
Opera House
Philip Randall
U. S. Army
Ewes
Pete Robertson
Tom Randall
C. A. Burmeister
New York
Henney
Noah Oo
J. M
Moses Hezekiah Wilkens
James MecNielly
Oliver Moon
Stuart Smith
Lucy Garrett
Lilian Bergeson
Jessie Randall
Philip
Lulu Grimm
Randall
Etta Coder
Sophia Ash
Ceeatuneeeuseene
Causeesenetenescosenees
Clara Rickless Ivy
Cleo Holland
Newhall
Center Junction
Cleo
M. E
Karl Smith
France
Presbyterian
Anna Fredrickson
Teachers’ Institute
Anamosa
J. M. Young
Dawson
Mesdames Ed Tomlinson
Guy McDonald
Maquoketa
Missionary Society
Harley Bulgrin
Lafayette
Iowa
Ray Hearn
Monticello
Snell
Marion
Ray Snell
M. G. Alsever
Prahm
Monay
S. M. Propst
Rev
A. Alyea
Vinton
Selma Prahm
Small Town Social and Travels in Sand Spring
April 21 reports show visits from Wheeless Doan and Pierce families in Hopkinton and a guest from Syracuse, Robert Grove, planning to settle in Nebraska. Returns from Halfway Oregon and Waterloo mark extended visits, while teachers Guthrie and Gestel attended an Anamosa institute. Nearby Kenneys visited Earlville relatives as Pinch family spent Sunday with Guthries.
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Sand
Jennie Garlinghouse
Orpha
Halfway
Oregon
Henry Prull
Baby
John Prull
Waterloo
Ruth Guthrie
Edith Gestel
Jones County
Anamosa
Birthday party held at Ruth Shovers home
Ruth Shover celebrated a Sunday birthday with her Sunday school classmates at her Prairieburg home. Refreshments followed a jolly afternoon visit as friends returned to town on the Miss Lelas Benson.
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Prairieburg
Ruth Shover
Lelas Benson
Anamosa
Winnie Franklin
Mitchell
South Dakota
Mrs. Flockhart
Central City
Frank Tschida
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude Dye
Paul Lauser
Marion
Union Sunday School
Miles Peet
Parker DeLancey
Onslow School Notes Highlights
Mary Neelan’s absence from Onslow School was due to appendicitis and she is recovering well after surgery. Students in English classes write patriotic essays for a contest sponsored by the Iowa Patriotic League with top entries advancing to Iowa State University. Results from the preliminary declamatory contest at the opera house list winners in Oratorical, Dramatic, and Humorous categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neelan
Mary
Carrie Hanson
Caesar
Decius Brutus
Mr. Foster
Carrie
Iowa Patriotic League
Iowa State University
Onslow
Center Junction
Institute
Death of Old Time Resident Baldwin Remembered
James K. Baldwin died suddenly on April 1 after a spell of unconsciousness. Funeral held at Scotch Grove church with Rev. Nash officiating and burial in Scotch Grove cemetery. He lived in Jones county seventy years and with son in law W S Webster for twenty six. He was born May 1844 in Ohio and survived by two daughters and a half sister.
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James K. Baldwin
Scotch Grove
Nash
Baldwin
Jones County
W. S. Webster
Lincoln County
Ohio
W.S. Webster
Samuel Drumbarger
Viola
Williams
Williamsburg
Death of Mrs Aitchison at Cascade Iowa
Mrs Eveline Aitchison a prominent Cascade resident died at her home Saturday morning at 8 30 aged 54 She was born October 28 1865 and spent most of her life in Cascade She had bronchial pneumonia after a ten day illness Survived by two sons Roy E of Dubuque and Earl B with the American expeditionary forces in France a daughter Evelyn at home two sisters and two brothers including John W Beatty Benton Wis Alexander Beatty Cascade Mrs J L Faber Cascade and Mrs Agnes Lee Muscatine Ia
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Aitchison
Cascade
Eveline Aitchison
Iowa
Roy E
Dubuque
Earl B
France
Miss Evelyn
John W. Beatty
Benton
Wis
Alexander Beatty
J. L. Faber
Agnes Lee
Muscatine
Death notices mix up names in Casey family tribute
A Boston Transcript item notes Pat Murphy’s name appearing in place of his brother Mike in death notices. Casey responds with disbelief, calling it a regrettable error that disturbs the mourning family and readers.
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Boston Transcript
Casey
Pat Murphy
Mike
Pat
German revolutionists defend Krupp plant integrity
Chicago Daily News notes a global curiosity about why German revolutionaries from all parties strive to preserve the Krupp factory, highlighting the plant's strategic importance amid upheaval.
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Chicago Daily News
Krupp
Hopkinton Leader News Reports School Plans and Local Events
Movements for a new modern Hopkinton school house emerge after recent meetings by the school board and community patrons. Mildred Barker dies after ingesting carbolic acid, prompting warnings to keep deadly chemicals away from children. Mrs. G M Littlefield breaks her hip in a henhouse accident. M J Yoran visits Rising Sun edge A F and A M as deputy of the Grand Master. Rev W G Rowley and C S Morton raised to Master Mason. Rising Sun lodge gains new members and notes waiting neophytes seeking light.
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Hopkinton
Mildred
Leslie Barker
Coggan
G. M. Littlefield
M. J. Yoran
Manchester
Rising Sun Edge
A. F
A. M
W. G. Rowley
C. S. Morton
Rising Sun Lodge
Anamosa Clippings Note Deaths and Arrivals
Mrs Florence Noyes Curtis arrives from Chicago to visit Anamosa friends. Patrick Hayes dies at 73 at his Anamosa home after a brief illness born in Ireland June 9 1845. Mrs Julia Druet Buell dies in Independence from tuberculosis after living there. husband S K Buell served in France as Y M C A secretary. Lemuel Streeter dies March 1 in Cedar Rapids and Frank Streeter dies a day later. widow Mrs D E Streeter and family survive. Burial held in Cedar Rapids.
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Florence Noyes Curtis
Chicago
Anamosa
Druet
Knoxville
Iowa
D. E. Streeter
Cedar Rapids
Lemuel Streeter
Frank
Cascade Pioneer News items from East Cascade area
The infant son of Mr and Mrs John Lawler died Wednesday morning. J B Aitchison bought the old Aitchison homestead in East Cascade comprising five lots. Jimmie McMullan sold the Banghart residence and lots to P J Moore for 3500 dollars. Leo Pettinger and Charles Zoller will open a garage and livery next to the Cascade Theatre. The bans of the forthcoming marriage of Miss Hermina Knepper and Peter Koob were announced at St Marys church. Miss Genevieve McNally Red Cross nurse returned from Camp Taylor after nine months duty. She will spend the summer with her mother Mrs A McNally. East Cascade residents protest dog poisoning after a bull terrier died Sunday. After two weeks illness Miss Adelaide Mary Koppes died Tuesday April 15 at her sister Mrs H J Pinnell’s home from pneumonia despite care.
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John Lawler
J. B. Aitchison
Aitchison
East Cascade
Jimmie McMullan
Banghart
P. J. Moore
Leo Pettinger
Charles Zoller
Cascade Theatre
Hermina Knepper
Peter Koob
St. Mary’s Church
Genevieve McNally
Red Cross
Camp Taylor
Miss McNally
A. McNally
Denny Moore
Adelaide Mary Koppes
H. J. Pinnell
Olin Boys Leave For War Service
Two years ago a large delegation from Olin saw twenty four boys depart to the war from the depot. All but two passed the examination and joined the fight for flag and country. Some served in France. Hubert Blayney and Harold Miner fell in battle. Others were wounded or gassed. some escaped injury. It was a proud day for Olin and the region, and a return to honor those who served and those who perished is anticipated.
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Olin
Olin Recorder
France
Hubert Blayney
Harold Miner
Anamosa Eyes Long-Delayed Paving Plan Hopeful for Cheaper Materials
Citizens read of a grand paving scheme from the Wapsie bridge to Main street and beyond but officials doubt the project will advance until cement and brick trusts lower prices. Local taxpayers show no current inclination to begin such work until costs are fair.
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Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa
Wapsie Bridge
Main Street
Fair Ground
Wyoming Road
Kicks Unsettle After Long Deployment to France
The Mitchell Gazette notes 936 sailings moved 2,000,000 soldiers to France and warns many have not returned, even before peace. The piece points to ongoing delays and widespread concern over troop repatriation.
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Mitchell Gazette
France
Fertility Study and Shipping Cooperatives Highlight Farm Bureau Report
Jones County Farm Bureau backs soil fertility as key to permanent agriculture and orders experimental plots at State Farm No 3 Cass township with two systems a livestock and a grain farm. Iowa cooperative shipping associations expand to 240 causing higher returns for farmers while local Women’s Home Missionary societies plan Cedar Rapids district meetings in Monticello April 29 30.
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Jones County
Farm Bureau
Baumel
Reformatory
Turner
Cass Township
Wyoming
Onslow
Center Junction
Cooperative Shipping Association
Board of Directors
Iowa
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary
Presbytery of
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Charles E. Bates
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Cully
Vinton
R. G. Shuey
Presbyterian
J. J. Smythe
Vernon
Bertha Graham
Shakespearean Brides and the Bold Unconventional Weddings
The piece notes that Shakespearean brides defy conventional norms and display a frank eagerness for marriage. Juliet Portia and Olivia are cited as examples who urge or hasten weddings, with Desdemona described as doing much of the courting in Othello.
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Juliet
Portia
Olivia
Long Mountain Range of Sumatra Described
A Rocky Mountain Herald excerpt notes Sumatra’s volcanic origin and its place in the Malay group. The Barisans or Sumatra Alps form a broken chain along the island with peaks reaching 10 000 to 12 000 feet above sea level.
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Sumatra
Day of Quill Pen Gone from Everyday Use
The article notes the quill pen has largely faded from daily life as modern writing tools like fountain pens and typewriters dominate. It frames the quill as a romantic relic kept for stage, film, and nostalgia rather than practical use.
Insects Destroy More Timber Than Forest Fires
Investigations by the bureau of entomology in Washington show insects cause greater timber destruction than forest fires, reducing supplies intended for building and other uses.
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Bureau of Entomology
Washington
People’s Home Journal
Labor Savers in the Sewing Room
A three-arm towel rack above the sewing machine saves time and effort. It holds sewing tape and unfinished pieces, preventing them from slipping onto the floor, as advised by Good Housekeeping.
Realization of Self Changes Relational Strife
The text argues that if we quarrel with current coworkers or neighbors, changing jobs won’t fix the issue. It asserts new people will mirror old ones in indifference unless we first change our own temperaments. Happiness requires personal self reform.
Miners Turn to Gardening Leeks In Northern England
Miners in Northumberland compete in leek cultivation, turning to gardening as a favored pastime. The craft showcases their skill and pride in growing the vegetable.
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Northumberland
England
Between Sensible and Nonsense Verses
A remark in the Boston Hivening Transcript notes that certain writers inhabit a liminal space between sensible and nonsensical poetry, producing verses that elude easy classification.
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Boston Hivening Transcript
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Springville
Dorothy Pierce
H. S. Pierce
J. R. Guthrie
R. J. Guthrie
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H. Martin
Greeley
F. J. Gestel
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Monicello
Albert Garlinghouse
Marshalltown
J. J. Lang
Otto Otten
L. C. Little
Henry Eggers
Onslow School Notes
Hopkinton Leader News
Cascade Pioneer News
Farm Bureau Notes
Missionary Society Meeting
Wee Pra
Geo. Cunningham
Clokey
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Solo
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Monticel
M. H. Towner
Guatemala
Wm. B. Allison
J. F. Clokey
Elmer Hubbard
B. A. Barlow
Logan Urice
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Sec’y
Ella Lord
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W. B. Allison
C. G. Thomas
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Nature
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Goodrich
Pharsis
Champion
Ford
Arend Balster, Jr
J. M. Lange, Jr
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