A Monticello Voter Praises Sheriff Candidate Tom King
A letter to the editor extols Tom King for sheriff, detailing his long Republican service in Jones County, leadership as county central committee chair, and local business contributions. The piece urges Monticello township to support his nomination and contrasts him with other candidates. Also notes a bicycle ordinance and a humorous Japanese wedding anecdote at the opera house.
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Monticelllo
Hapress
Tom King
Thaye
Monticello
King
Jones County
Peter Smith
Lingay Mow
Mia Tee Sin
Marrare
Lung Kong
Nia Bung
Lo Fon
Ladies Aid Society
River side School Teaches Miss Mayme Tanna in Scotch Grove
A rural Iowa note card lists community happenings in Scotch Grove. Miss Mayme Tanna teaches the River side school. many residents attended the Anamosa fair. social events occur at the Presbyterian church. Miss Blanche Sutherland from Tarkio plans to teach in district No. 7 next week with board at Aunt Mrs. S. O. Fowler.
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Scotch Grove
Mayme Tanna
Riverside
Joe Eby
John Stahlberg
Lottie Sweesy
Monticello
Gladys Welch
Josie Sutherland
D. W. Hutton
Hester Hutton
Swabula
Helena McKelvey
Center Junction
Grace
Rose Maxon
Paul Warner
St. Louis
A. Garrison
Tennessee
Jas. Espy
Dixon
Homer Espy
Olive Hughes
Linn County Institute
Presbyterian Church
Blanche Sutherland
Tarkio
Castle Grove Notes and Local Incidents
Castle Grove July notes report Jack Frost visit and residents under weather. Burgeoning wind mill planned for Arthur McDonald s place. Cedar Rapids visitors, local visits, and a Republican state convention delegation. County fair reports expose gamblers and fakirs, road bridge damage from threshing engines, and calls for enforcing threshing laws to curb fund loss.
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Castle Grove
Jack Frost
Lulu Laude
Arthur McDonald's
Murphy
Cedar Rapids
F. J. Crusinberry
Coggon
Andrew Davidson
A. W. Cramer
Scotch Grove
A. B. Laude
M. Hosford
Hazel Cireen
R. Shear and Family
A. Thomas
Springville Baseball Team Wins Close Game At Home
Center Junction reports a 9 to 10 victory for Springville over our local team in a well played ball game. Town visitors include Miss Jennie Killinger from Audubon and Mr. and Mrs. Courtney from the West with several residents traveling to Onslow to see the Springville squad.
Social Notes From Onstow and Nearby Towns
Residents and visitors include Mrs. Springer in Onstow, Mike Welch from Missouri visiting Henry Welch, Miss Sarah Reed from Western Iowa guest of Wa. Reed, and Mrs. Orman visiting her parents. Others travel to Chicago and Valparaiso for schooling. local visits, health concerns, and house moves are noted along with a fierce storm and a major fire at Mrs. Lamey’s property. Ely Bucher, long thought dead, is alive in Mexico working as a miner.
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Palmer
Rev. Palmer
Marion
Missouri
T. J. Kinney
Martelle
Rachael
Virginia Anderson
Wellsville
Ohio
Presley Coburn
Lulu Noyes
Chicago
Valparaiso
Ind
H. D. Hoffman
Springville
Newton Johnston
Elliott
Town
William
Anamosa
Mary Johnston
Johnston
Helen Lamey
Ed Jeffrey
J. M. Carper
Carper
W. A. Mackrill
Tipton
Will
Tur Express
Ely Bucher
C. B. Gridley
Wyoming
Mexico
Myr. Bucher
Cascade Fair Opens with Expanded Exhibits and Shows
Cascade community gears up for Aug 31 to Sept 8 events with rebuilt stock pens stables and enlarged cattle sheds. track upgraded, premium list expanded, and a new old ladies and children’s department. balloon ascensions, races, hot horsemanship acts, and daily baseball contests headline. local bands, opera house attraction, and free children’s day on Sept 1.
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W. P. Dennis
Madame Wilford
Ed. D. Peron
Peron Bros
Becker
Empire Stock Company
Columbia Opera House
Empire Stock Co
W. H. Fairoury
J. H. Kiureknen
Rush traditions and insults plague Smith College social life
A Smith College Magazine piece critiques the rush culture labeling girls as freaks sticks or pills. It condemns the cruelty and social damage of the practice and urges sympathy for those unable to participate. The article cites hidden biases and calls for fellowship and inclusion.
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Smith College Magazine
Mackintosh
Bridegroom Flees Church Scene Ends in Jilt
A humorous domestic anecdote recounts a bridegroom who fled the church at the last moment. He hid in a tree as the wedding party waited, leading to his eventual abandonment. The bride later pursued a new match at the same church. A nearby church story adds to the episode.
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Midland
Wyoming execution in sage flats near Wasatch cited
Narratives describe Patrick Coughlin's execution by concealed marksmen in Rich county near Wasatch Utah. The scene drew up to 200 spectators as rifles fired at 10 30 am after a planned ceremony sealing his death for Dawes and Stagg murders.
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Patrick Coughlin
Palmer
Coughlin
Dr. Lee
Wasatch
Dawes
Stagg
Rich County
Calverly
Dickson
Sage Hollow
Woodruff
Wasatch Mountains
Bear River
A Reminiscence of the Old Manse by Mrs A Doron
The narrator recalls visiting the Hawthornes at the Old Manse to meet newborn Una. Hawthorne offers entry, Mrs Hawthorne displays her artful room with Guido Aurora and Raphael Hours works. The girl recalls the moment as her first conscious art encounter and its lasting impression.
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Mrs. Hawthorne
Una
Aurora
Raphael
Venus
Correggio
Inertia in a Crowded Street Car Observation
A Chicago Tribune note describes two strangers squeezed together in a packed street car and wonders if inertia or laziness keeps them from moving. The scene then shifts to a Philadelphia Ledger anecdote about a child who prays to prevent birds from traps and later destroys the traps, illustrating faith and works.
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Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Ledger
Town Property For Sale In Quiet Desirable Neighborhood
The undersigned offers for sale his house and lot with a barn in a well located quiet neighborhood. Desires to sell at once and will dispose of the property at a reasonable figure. For further information inquire of Louis Ganpnin.
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Louis Ganpnin
DeWitt's Little Early Risers For Sale
For sale. They claim to treat dyspepsia constipation sick headache dull skin and loss of appetite. The small pills are advertised as reg ulators and cure thus marketing DeWitt's Little Early Risers by J H Bacher & Co.
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DeWitt
J. H. Bacher & Co
Farm for Sale Near Anamosa Illinois Cass Township
Farm land totaling 160 acres with 80 acres of timber located seven miles north of Anamosa in Cass township. For details contact Geo Preston Cass or Anamosa Ow.
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Cass Township
Anamosa
Geo
Preston
Cass
Sunday Excursion Train To Davenport For Turnefest
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway runs a special Sunday trip to Davenport on August 29 from Monticello at 8 am. Round trip fare is 1.50.
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Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Davenport
Monticello
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