Christmas News From Wyoming Iowa Highlights Local Visits
Christmas in Wyoming Iowa brings a flood of names visiting relatives and friends including Orla Wherry Maquoketa A Borah and wife John O Harais T E Sargent and wife Lewis Turner and many more. The town notes celebrate weddings church plans and holiday events while reporting on new telephone rates and train service improvements.
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Wyoming
Orla Wherry
Maquoketa
GC. A. Borah
Olin
John O'Harais
Peoria
Illinois
T. Woodyard
Onslow
T. E Sargent
Centerville
Lewis Turner
Anamosa
Brownell
Bay City
Wisconsin
Waite
John Blugeboom
C E. Bruntlett
Ames
Park W. Tourtellet
W. W. Chamberlain
Cedar Rapids
Madison
Velma Cohoon
Henrietta Franks
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Erma Babcock
Monmouth
Ilinois
Express
Martha Cromwell
State Agricultural College
Roy Davis
J. M. Davis
Logan
Chicago
Davis
Isaac DeWitt
Libbie Lansing
Fred Eggers
S M. McConnell
United Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
United States
Wyoming Telephone Co
H. W. Sears
Epitaffy
Opera
George Sokol Visits Home From Clearmont
Onslow notes George Sokol of Clearmont is home for a few days, returning to his usual routines after the holidays.
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Onslow
George Sokol
Clearmont
Center Junction News Highlights and Local Happenings
Center Junction reports on two upcoming weddings, a shift to a new Hello operator after January 1, measles cases and hog cholera affecting livestock, a large Monticello corn contest showing Sanford and Lyons as top exhibitors, and a busy social calendar with church events. Local visits by families and students, a telephone office move, and a long roster of students and teachers are noted.
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Center Junction
Hello
Monticello
Meade Sanford
R. G Lyons
Sanford
Temple Hill Christmas Week Notes
Temple Hill residents report visits by L. P. Waddick and Rev. W. J. Convery. The Sisters' school closes until January 5. Local social visits include John and Joe Murray with Joey Flanigan and Will Keating returning with his sister Katie. Clover harvesting continues with light turnout. A musical youth event occurred Monday evening at the hall. Christmas Masses at St. Peter's were at six seven and ten. Rev. Coffey preached a gospel lesson on the day.
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Temple Hill
L. P. Waddick
Castle Grove
W. J. Convery
Eldora
John
Joe Murray
Joey Flanigan
Will Keating
Dubuque
Katie
St. Peter's Church
Coffey
Cass County Family Notes in December Visit Highlights
December social notes list Hugh Cunningham on his father’s arm and Mildred Ladd with Ida Lake at home for vacation. Ruby Ketcham is ill with pneumonia. Will Yard moves to J J Dickson’s farm. Mrs Cresswell of Vail visits Bruce home. John Joosten and Tom Flaherty tour Chicago. Hugh Cunningham’s wife visits Anamosa with sister Mrs Eye. Grace Griffith on vacation in Anamosa. Bertha Frisbee visits Chadwick Illinois and returns home.
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North English
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Bernice Daugherty
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Manda Sharp
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Newell Yasser
Clay Township
Curtis Brown
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E. E Brown
A. L. Butler
Thomas Carson
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Cooley
Smith
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John Russell
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Mildred Ladd
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Ruby Ketcham
Eye
Wyoming
Hugh Cunningam
Grace Griffith
Cass Center
Anamosa
Bertha Frisbee
Chadwick
Illinois
E. E. Ramsey
Monticello School Attendance Report Summary
School report shows 407 enrolled this period with 282 boys and 125 girls. Average daily attendance 400, total attendance days 475, and 965 percent punctuality recorded along with visitor counts.
Monticello Clothiers E H Johnson & Co Advertises New Year
The 1904 New Year message for E H Johnson & Co clothiers and furnishers in Monticello Iowa promotes the shop as a source for clothing and accessories at year start. The item reads like a house ad from a local newspaper.
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E. H. Johnson & Co., Clothiers and Furnishers
Monticello
Iowa
Blaine's Senate Debut and Confrontation with Conkling
In 1879 Blaine spoke in a called Senate session replying to Hill over amendments to ban supervisors and marshals from polling places. He was a sharp, prepared speaker. The two rivals, Blaine and Roscoe Conkling, faced off across the chamber as Blaine angrily pressed his case.
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Blaine
Senate
Senator Hill
Georgia
United States
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
House of Representatives
George G. West
Saturday Evening Post
Pencil that writes colors sparks a witty challenge
A boy shows a lead pencil can produce the word magenta green crimson and more, claiming it writes any color. The father wagers a dime, and the boy reads the list aloud, prompting the dad to concede after the proof.
Oceanic Letter Bottle Idea Reaches Journalists
A quip from the New York Evening Journal imagines a letter sent by bottle from a sailor named George at sea. The exchange jokes about delaying communication until the ship reaches land and can deliver news.
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George
New York Evening Journal
Farm for sale near Monticello by Kiburz Bros
One acre farm one mile from Monticello with good improvements offered by Kiburz Bros. Asking details available on inquiry.
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Monticello
Kiburz Bros
Card of Thanks from Monticello residents
Monticello Iowa December 28 The undersigned thank neighbors and friends for sympathy and assistance during a long illness and for comforting care in her last hours and at funeral and burial. We shall always remember these kind ministrations signed S C Batchelder J M Edson
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Monticello
Iowa
S. C. Batchelder
J. M. Edson
Holland Blend Coffee Sold At Reduced Price
Holland Blend coffee pleases the people at Jay the Grocer's offered at 20 cents a pound, a bargain for customers seeking value.
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Jay the Grocer’s
Beecher Reflects On A Dead Letter And Funeral
Henry Ward Beecher writes a humorous note to Brooklyn postmaster Oct 28 1880 about a letter returned from the dead letter office He asks about its death date its causes and whether other letters are ill or dying He muses on cremation and funeral notices in a light witty tone.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Beecher
Colonel McLeer
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