Cascade News Roundup of Local Movements and Obits
Cascade residents receive visitors and relocation notes as Emil Agerter and others pass through. John McGrath family and Miss Mollie Moore return from distant trips. local societies elect officers for 1900 and plan January meeting. Mrs. Barrett Aitchison dies in Omaha after long life in Cascade. funeral at St Martin's Church.
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Cascade
John Taylor
Minnie Hawkins
Sac City
Lowa
Emil Agerter
Randolph
Nebraska
S. Lowey
Maquoketa
Martin
John Graham
Tipton
John McGrath
Fillmore
Nellie Webster
Floyd County
Ben Hawkins
Mire
Sophia Ablanalp
St. Louis
Mystic Workers
J. L. Faber
Thos. Kinsley
J. W. Beatty
al Hutton
Iola
Kansas
Baptist
M. Ft
Lawham
Temple Hill
R. F
George Murphy
Yankton
South Dakota
Dubuque County
I. H. McQuillen
Mollie Moore
Ileary
Ottawa
Kansas City
C. Li. Macomber
W. A. Sairburn
Thos. Kingsley
Farmers’ Institute
Farmers’ & Merchants Bank
Wash Beatty
Doming & Supple
Maria Barrett
Tralee
Ireland
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Aitchison
Mr. Aitchison
Omaha
Jim Sullivan
St. Martin’s Church
Robert J
Wm and
Jas. B
Hannah Shaffer
Agnes Collins
Holstein, Lowa
Minnie Gregan
Castle Grove Christmas Notices and Local Trips
Castle Grove entries list Christmas wishes and arrivals. John Lurkeng plans a sale next Saturday as the community prepares for the holiday. Local residents return from travels, visit relatives, attend class plays, and enjoy Christmas tree events at the chapel.
Rural Route notes and social updates from Dec 24
Mr. Mike Breene Sr is on the sick list. Will and Henry Heiken visited the Behrends home. Freeze and Balster families hosted or visited townsfolk. John Behrends and John Moore made business trips to Waterloo and Monticello. Dances and weddings drew local crowd, including Miss Maggie Burrock marriage in Wayne. Dubuque Methodist Episcopal church marks diamond jubilee dating to Michigan era with Rev Mitchell sermon. Bishop McIntrye spoke and A C Rankin forms a State Marshal club at Anamoza.
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Castle Grove
John Lurkeng
W. D. McLaughlin
Omaha
Hubbard
West Liberty
Norman Davidson
Monticello
Gladys
Blanche Fairbanks
Mount Vernon
I. P. Doran
Prairieburg
Grandma Noble
Kehoe
Iowa Mutual Tornado Incuranse Association
Andrew Davidson
Lovell Township
Alexander Davidson
Grace Noble
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
G. J. Heiken
Mike Breene Sr
Will
Henry Heiken
Behrends
and Myre
Freeze
John Prull
John Balster and Son
John Behrends
Waterloo
John Moore
Frieda
Anna Decker
Gutsa
The
Methodist Episcopal Church Society of
Dubuque
Michigan
Mr. Mitchell
New Territory
Peter Cartwright
Bell Tavern
Jesse M. Harrison
Bishop McIntrye
St. Paul
Diamond Creamery Improvements Near Completion
The Diamond Creamery Co at Monticello reports 1 701 500 pounds of butter produced last year. Plant upgrades include converting the first story to a single 116 by 29 foot room, new cement floors and high walls, and a gravity based system to streamline milk cream handling. A long term emphasis on farm care and sanitation accompanies the modernization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Creamery
Diamond Creamery Co
Monticello
Chemisr
Purchas
Dairy Commissioners
Agricutural Colleges
Department of Agriculture
Conventiona
Cloak Sale Sealed with Seven Day Consideration
Hicks and Nickles advertise cloak sale with deep discounts saying buyers can afford to purchase all. They promise seven days to decide on the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Nickles
Monticello School Board Proceedings December 17
The Monticello board of education met in regular session with members J. W. Coxsen George Inglis F. B. Bolton and F. A. Hefner present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Bills were allowed including payment to J. N. Peterson secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Board of Education
J. W. Coxsen
George Inglis
F. B. Bolton
F. A. Hefner
Americans Flock to Canada Prompt Warmer Ties Across Borders
The Toronto Star notes a surge of American settlers in Canada sparking fear of Americanization in the West. The New York Times cites 7379 new American citizens last year and 40000 since 1890s, but the piece argues such shifts can deepen understanding and reduce war risk. An editor’s note defends naturalization and suggests shared learning benefits outweigh concerns.
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Toronto
Ont. Star
Canada
New York Times
the Times
Sam
Ohio
Minnesota
United States
British Empire
New Concepts of International Relations Across North America
The piece argues that international relations are not fixed and will evolve. It notes that UK-colony ties could change, and highlights a developing framework in which the US and Canada share long, unguarded frontiers. It suggests citizenship shifts may challenge traditional ideas as part of a new order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Death of Mrs. Peter Egger of Belden Nebraska
Mrs. Margaret Roth Egger died suddenly after pneumonia on December 10 at the Belden area. Born in 1867 in Grindelwald Switzerland she moved to America in 1889 and married Peter Egger. Survived by husband seven sons and extended family. funeral at Belden German church featured German and English services.
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Mra
Maria Barrett Aitchison
Express
Monticello
Cascade
St. Martin’s Church
Ritchigan
Marie Barrett
Tralee
Ireland
Dubuque
Robert Aitchison
Mra. Aitchison
Omaha
Nebraska
Robert J. Aitchison
William and
James B. Aitchison
Hannah Shaffer
Agnes Collins
Holstein
Minnie Grogan
Randolph
Peter Egger
Belden
Flim
Margaret Roth
Grindelwald
Canton Bern
Switzerland
America
Iowa
Pat Head
Maggie
Godfrey
Edward
Willie
Hans
Ernest
Walter
Washington
The Old Circus Poster Reproduction Exults in Grand Language
A reproduction of an antique circus poster extols a lavish program of moral instructive and wonderful scenes. It promises pageantry and enchantment rivaling Arabian Nights and hints at zygodactylous creatures and aerial displays described with ornate, ceremonial narration.
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Websster
The Two Romeos and a Winding Family Relation
London audiences split over Garrick and Barry as Romeo with Mrs Siddons weighing their balcony scene reactions. A lawyer questions a witness about kinship, and the woman humorously describes tangled family ties while the judge accepts her explanation.
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David Garrick
Spranger Barry
Romeo
London
Barry
Drury Lane
Garrick
Covent Garden
Shakespeare
Mrs. Siddons
Von Bulow Praises Sarasate in Letters and Concert
In letters Von Bulow lauds Sarasate calling his performance of the Symphonie Espagnole and Saint Saens violin concerto enchanting. He notes Sarasate’s price at private musicales and mentions a door notice refused visits and Otto Goldschmidt as his secretary. Bulow later recalls a conference with Brahms.
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von Bulow
Sarasate
Salo
Saint- Saens
N. B
Tor
Otto Goldschmidt
Bulow
Magee’s Newspaper Quips and Rail Wreck Rivalry
Senator Christopher Magee loved the Pittsburg Times and joked about missing train wrecks and a moment when the paper rolled into a rut. He quipped that the public would not get the paper out by men but by males, reflecting his sly humor about journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Magee
Pittsburg Times
Times
Fourth Avenue
Philadelphia Press
Vanity of Men At Tea With Bees Queenly Mischief
In a women’s club gathering over tea and cigarettes, speakers ridiculed male vanity by citing bee lore. They recount stories from Pliny to Shakespeare about the queen bee being called royal male rulers, noting the era when men denied a female ruler in hives, while the New Orleans Times-Democrat lines echo the classic image of kings and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Moses Rusden
Charles SI
Shakespeare
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Casualties Expected in Cannon Fight
In a Illinois district clash Speaker Cannon faces opposition tactics. Friends of Uncle Joe lose public service posts prompting alarm. A colleague seeks action. Cannon replies that battle entails dead and wounded.
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Cannon
Inllinois
Uncle Joe
Joe
Smith
Jones
Burmese bull racing and boxing praised as popular sports
The Calcutta Statesman notes Burma’s bull racing as a thriving pastime with a prized bull valued at 25 000 rupees and earning 12 000 to 15 000 rupees annually, guarded by four men. It also mentions eager interest in boxing, though boxing in Burma reportedly ignores Queensberry rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Parlor Chairs and Dining Furniture for Holiday Gifts
Holiday shoppers are urged to select chairs for the parlor and dining room to enhance homes this winter. The store offers layaway and can hold goods until customers are ready to take them.
Chaperone Rule Tightens at Wellesley College
Wellesley College imposes strict chaperonage for students after lapses in Boston visits. No outings after 6 p m without permission. theater trips require a chaperone and return with the same. Only family male visitors allowed alone. others must be with a chaperone during restricted hours.
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Wellesley College
Bozton
Boston
Wellesley
Letters by Mrs Sallie Coles Stevenson to Queen Victoria
The Century will print several letters written by Mrs Sallie Coles Stevenson, wife of the American minister in London 1836 41, showing an intimate view of Queen Victoria. Stevenson from a prominent Virginia family gained entry to elite English society and her letters reveal aristocratic life and homes. The excerpt notes social praise from Topeka Capital and Houston Post mentions of DeWolf Hopper and whisky sales in Louisville plus phonographs at Locher Brothers.
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Sallie Coles Stevenson
London
Victoria
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J. W. Doxsee
Anamoza
H. F. Witt
Witt
Jeweler’s
Jet
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
J'xprega
J. D. Bell
Congregational Church
A. J. Monroe
A. F. Ryan
Theodore Soetje
8. P. Jones
G. W. Hunt
Nimrods
D. J. Cogan
Catholic Church
Sxpress
Mesers, Whiting & Garlock
Squire Tryon
the Express
Venigon
Messrs
C. W. Mitchell
D. I. Gardner
J. B. Kinsella
Rufus P. Smith
Cornelia Bryan
Marion
I. W. Vincent
Kinsella & Bro
Methodist Episcopal
Congregational Churches
Messrs. W. Towne
H. D. Sherman
School Board Proceedings
J. N. Peterson
J J Foster
Uwks
Mr Jurman
Laura Miller
Charlotte Adams
Rittenmeyer
F B Bolton
A Whiting
Charan Barr
Anne Balear
N Lane
M Locher
Nellie Wales
Florence Hefner
Harriet L Smith
Rachel R Meree
Florence Babcock
W B Sloan
Town School Pub Co
O HS Lee
Frank Page
Monticello Electric Co
WB Sloan
Voorhees Coal Co
Ree Stabler's Sons Co
Monticello Express
New International Relations
Romeos
Harry
Golden Eagle
House of Quality
Atlanta Journal
Paderewski
Topeka Capital
DeWolf Hopper
New York
Houston Post
Louisville
Edison and Victor
Locher Brothers
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