Wyoming Notes and Thanksgiving in County Correspondence
November 30 reports from Wyoming detail many Thanksgiving visits across centers like Center Junction Manchester and Clinton. Residents including Miss Jennie Thomson and Walter Balluff travel, while local officials and teachers such as Miss Edith Sisley and Miss Elsie Garrison are noted. A planned modern county home for Jones county draws public support and a land sale near Bear Creek Valley is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Jennie Thomson
Monticello
G. W. Bottomstone
Center Junction
Thorpe
Gabrielson
Manchester
E. N. Stoffel
Clinton
J. W. Waite
Cambridge
Walter M. Balluff
Davenport
8. M. Conley
Hale
F. R. Ketchum
Riceville
S. R. Graham
Cedar Rapids
Orrin Freeman
Jas. Stephenson
John Thomson
Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Horace A. Hooker
Leroy
New York
J. K. Pixley
Mattie Arns
Waverly
A. P. Cooper
Mechanicsville
R. H. Spence
Emma Ballard
Robert Leamon
Marion
H. R. Leamon
H. D. Chassell
Des Moines
B. H. Chamberlain
Park Chamberlain
M. B. Winnard
Mabel Kirkpatrick
W. C. Stuckslager
Lisbon
Will LeMaster
Rochelle
Illinois
M. H. Calkins
E. D. Chassell
Bowen
Maquoketa
Edith Sisley
Maxwell
W. J. Brainard
J. W. Richards
Ida Fishwild
Marguerite Wilker
Cos College
Jennie Streeper
W. I. Chamberlain
Bessie
Eloise Inelis
Berdale Shaffer
Elsie Hanger
Schamel
Cohoon
Cedar Falls
A. M. Loomis
A. L. Potter
Philip
South Dakota
Will Bender
Josh Bender
Newton
Arizona
Myron Smith
Business College
Myron
Marie Wherry
Grace Day
Beth Wherry
Monmouth College
Monmouth
George Loudermilch
Grace Gay
Minnie Loudremilch
Princeton
Iowa
Stromburg
Nebraska
John Loudermilch
Vera Paul
Onslow
Marengo
W. C. Paul
J. G. Huggans
Henry Griswold
Huggans
Bear Creek Valley
Griswold
Elsie Garrison
Miss Garrison
State Teachers’ College
George Brush
Saline
Kansas
Brush
Wayne Township
Jones County
E. M. Babcock
Store Beason Brings Practical Holiday Goods This Year
Beason’s holiday season crowds in as Mr. Babcock, famed for dependable holiday goods, fills his store with practical and substantial items sure to please buyers and meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock
Onslow Thanksgiving Notes and Local Happenings
Miss May Paul spent Thanksgiving with her mother. Roy Miller and Miss Carrie Miller visited from Anamosa and Olin for the holiday. The hall dinner and supper raised over 35 dollars. A baby girl was announced at John Coburn's with mother and babe both doing well. The Wyoming young folks and other local residents enjoyed parties and visiting across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
May Paul
James Forsythe
Clinton
Irene Hall
Wasson & Son
Gus Dreibelbis
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Wyoming
Roy Miller
Anamosa
Carrie Miller
Olin
Charles Pisel
Mt. Vernon
John Coburn
Irma McMillen
Peterson
Cedar Falls
Hazel Schlomer
Sadie Tow
Norway
C. A. Hutton
Vera Paul
Marengo
Laura Coburn
Elina
Iowa
Mildred McClelland
Belden Dennison
Clifford French
Ada Waltera
Hopkinton
Sarah McIntyre
Glen Edleman
Ben Johnston
Lost Nation
Center Junction Community Notes December Visit and Events
Center Junction reads a village roundup with a December bazaar on December 2 and 3. People visiting include E R Moore Anamosa and M W Witham Janesville Wisconsin. Town residents and guests listed attend social and family events, with several relatives visiting Cedar Rapids and Clinton for weddings and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
E. R. Moore
Anamosa
M. W. Witham
Janesville
Wisconsin
A. P. Moats
Scotch Grove
Ruth Berry
Monticello
Rose Berry
Margaret Thompson
Highland Parkollege
Myrtle Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
W. Harvey Young
Grinnell
James Young
George Killinger
Audubon
H.S. Richardson
J. N. Smith
Frank Livingstone
C. R. Business College
W. Loomis
Grover Preston
Williamson
Town
J. F. Livingstone
John Alexander
Arthur Crorey
Anna
Thos. Dawson
Minnie Dawson
Mildred Williamson
J. M. Young
Clinton
John V. Dawson
Cascade social notes reveal visits and events around Cascade Iowa
Cascade dated November 30 reports J T Ryan and family from Clinton Iowa visiting, Walter Johnson from Anamosa in town, Q W Craft in Dubuque on business, Jacob Loes at the O P Loes funeral in Cedar Rapids, Matt Faber from Saskatchewan on old stamping grounds, C H Huntington Jr at a Des Moines agricultural convention, P J McLean family from Rock Island as guests of J J Fagan, Fred J Kay of Hazelton and O L Kay Jr of Epworth welcomed, the W W Hamilton family and Pauline shared Thanksgiving with J F Anson, Rev W S Sylvester preached Thanksgiving at the Baptist church, Mrs Kate Sullivan returns to hometown after 25 years, Henry Munster’s team stirred ground feed about Cascade mills, H Huntington Sr travels to Cedar Rapids to meet Otto Hassenpfing family from Ordway North Dakota tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
J.T. Ryan
Clinton
Iowa
Walter Johnson
Anamosa
Our City
Q. W. Craft
Dubuque
Jacob Loes
O. P. Loes
Cedar Rapids
Matt Faber
Saskatchewan
Canada
C. H. Huntington Jr
Des Moines
P. J. McLean
Rock Island
Ilinois
J. J. Fagan
Fred J. Kay
Hazelton
O. L. Kay Jr
Epworth
Pauline
J. F
Otto Hassenpfing
Ordway
Daota
Castle Grove Notes Seasonal News and Visits
Castle Grove items from December list local happenings. John Hasler remains on the sick list while George Miller buys a gasol ine engine. Sheriff Hogan spends Thanksgiving at the old home. Rev Naether was a Ryan visitor. Mrs EH Noble returns from Doon. Tobias Caspers tends Job's comforters as Helen Poppe gets a new piano. Olive Cramer opens winter term at No 6 School with other social visits and Thanksgiving travel. Weather hampered corn picking and Miss Lena Heiken visited near Scotch Grove. Alice Deisher and Grace Noble return from Coe College for Thanksgiving. Blanche Noble hosts a surprise party. Anna Heiken visits Strawberry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
John Hasler
George Miller
Sheriff Hogan
Naether
Ryan
EH. J. Noble
Doon
Tobias Caspers
Helen Poppe
Olive Cramer
Lena Heiken
John Gerdes
Scotch Grove
Alice Deisher
Grace Noble
Coe College
Blanche Noble
Anna Heiken
Strawberry Point
Family reunion and local visits across Cass township
The article notes a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fairbanks near Cass township last Thursday. It also mentions Belle Davidson and Nancy Bates visiting Castle Grove friends after attending school in Monticello last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barrack
A. L. Fairbanks
Cass Township
Belle Davidson
Nancy Bates
Monticello
Castle Grove
Explosion hazard of nitrogen iodide warned in Strand essay
A London Strand Magazine writer describes nitrogen iodide as impossibly dangerous in large quantities. He notes even a housefly’s tread could trigger detonation and that dry powder sprinkled on paper can ignite with dense purple smoke. Gunpowder is far milder by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Strand
How Stilton Cheese Is Made
The article explains Stilton production in a circular two foot deep vat nine inches across. Milk curdled with rennet is layered with salt and cloth, whey drains, a disk and weight expel whey, then the cheese is dried and ripened in a room with constant temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Little Oak Voice and a Man’s Lasting Influence
A fragmentary fable likens a dark sturdy oak to a man whose influence endures for centuries. The tale contrasts a fleeting collection of annual plants with a steadfast figure who resists removal and survives time. A second exchange jokes about manuscripts always returning to the sender, reflecting literary modesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schopenhauer
The Borobodoer Hindoo Temple In Java Seventheenth Century
The Boroboedoer unearthed by Sir Stamford Raffles is described as the finest example of Lin doos work in Java. The temple rises on a hill in a ten acre complex with stone terraces, a crowning cupola, four stairways, extensive bas reliefs and countless Buddha images across is walls and galleries. The article notes the vast amount of carving and compares the scope to pyramids of Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Raffles
Java
Egypt
Shanghai Mercury
Wedding Horses And Stable News In The City
A New York Sun clipping notes Hveryman refuses to let a pair of wedding horses be hired for a bride procession as some horses dislike matrimony while Wivery Avery stable keeps horses tolerant of old shoes and rice. Also mentions a stray English setter and a land tour service offered by J. A. Voorhees running trips Cedar Rapids to South Dakota and Texas on the first and third Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wivery Avery Stable
New York Sun
Cedar Rapids
South Dakota
Texas
J. A. Voorhees
Lang
York State
Liberty
For Sale Farms in Castle Grove and Delaware County
The McLees farm of 295 acres in Castle Grove township priced at 90 dollars per acre with 16 acres of timber land at 50 dollars per acre. Inquiries to R. O. C. Stirton on the premises. Also a 280 acre farm in Delaware County Sec 35 and 36 near Sand Spring and Monticello offered on long terms. open to inspection by Oct 1 if not sold, inquiries to John Seery, Cascade, Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLees
Castle Grove Township
R. O C. Stirton
South Fork Ino
Delaware County
Sand Spring
Monticello
John Seery
Cascade
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Patrice
Yonkers
R. OC. Stirton
Puleston
Golden Eagle Clothing
Ayo
Chad
Sanitas Underwear
Ladies’ Union
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Faumus
New York State
Barrington Hall Steel
Gz CO
E. A. Hubbard
Barney Coffman
Oph.d
Lovell House
EB. J
Hamil
Cascade Town
O. Hf. Soetje’s
Stuhlers
Hi-Boy
Tuhlers
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