Rain and gatherings mark Wyoming July news
In Wyomina July 21 reports a heavy rain last Saturday, Fred Arnold visiting Central City, and Clifford Slocum home from Connecticut. Bronson & Muhs dissolve, a school board election names Mattie Herrick as primary teacher, and a depot burglary yields excess baggage checks and $25 in a money package.
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Wyomina
Fred Arnold
Central City
A. A. Vaughn
Oxford Mills
N. EH. Lindsey
Jones Street
Clifford Slocum
Connecticut
Bronson
F. E. Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Mattie Herrick
Monticello
Mary McNamara
Miss Herrick
Olin
U. S. Express
T. F. Baird
Threshing Starts as Town Gathers News
Onslow notes John Silsbee begins threshing today. Women care for the sick, Rev. Palmer returns from Missouri, and Rev. Scott visits. The Johnston family welcomes a baby girl, first in the Lochiel line. Epworth League hosts a Friday ice cream sociable at W H Alexander’s. Lyman Osborn departs for Minnesota to visit son Merritt. Orrin Osborn’s California letter broadens the ties of old friends.
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John Silsbee
Rev. Palmer
Missouri
T. H. Lightfoot
Nebraska
Chas
Mills
Rev
Scott
Presbyterian Church
Lochiel Johnston
Epworth League
W. H. Alexander’s
Lyman Osborn
Minnesota
Merritt
Osborn
Orrin
California
Center Junction Socials and Local Notes
Jerome Bender praises a baby as the prettiest alive. Stella Elijah of Wyoming visited Misses Hall. Howard and Lee escorted their acquaintances to Onslow. An ice cream sociable was held by ladies and society. The town show drew a small crowd, many attended Ringling. Des Moines delegate Mr. D Curtwright attended the convention. Ed Hernon of Wyoming visited. Blackberries priced at 10 cents a quart. N H Kent of Clarence visited his brother Dr Kent. Dr Geo Gordon of Lexington Ky. buys horses for western market.
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Jerome Bender
N. H. Kent
Clarence
Dr. Kent
Geo. Gordon
Lexington
Local Notes From Amber and Surrounding Areas
July reports from amber and nearby towns note threshing by John Ross. visits by Schaeffers in Cedar Rapids. Rev. House preaching at Tipton Reform church. Anna and Rena Lahn visiting Belle Plaine. Kathryn Bailey returning from Maquoketa. J Huseman injured loading hay Friday. a youth party at Frank Bailey's. Dr. Thomas from Monticello called. Woodmen picnic at Monticello. Mrs Maudsley visiting Mt Vernon with Violet Johnson. Mrs Allbright returning to Chicago after two weeks with relatives.
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Amber
John Ross
Schaeffer
Cedar Rapids
House of Tipton
The
Reformed Church
Anna
Rena Lahn
Belle Plaine
Kathryn Bailey
Maquoketa
J. Huseman
Frank Bailey
Thomas of
Monticello
Maudsley
Mt. Vernon
Violet Johnson
Allbright
Chicago
Sackett Tonic Promises Stomach Liver Relief
M. D. Sackett of Scotch Grove advertises a stomach and liver tonic and vermifuge for sale. The notice implies a health remedy offered to local customers.
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M. D. Sackett
Scotch Grove
Editorial Association to Meet Mid-Summer in Cedar Rapids
The Fifth District Editorial Association schedules a Cedar Rapids trip leaving August 6 by the C M St Paul Railway. The program includes meetings and pleasure over four days with editors and their spouses listed as attendees from multiple papers regionwide.
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Fifth District Editorial Association
Cedar Rapids
W. S. Chamberlain
Wyoming Journal
G. Pierce
Marshalltown Register
Minard Lozier
Vera Wonser
Tama Ladies
Col. B. H. O'Meara
Monticello News Snippets Highlight Local Happenings
Several Monticello items note mixed signals from corn markets and politics while praising street improvements. Civic leaders Lovell and Hogan push projects like a railroad park fountain and county fair promotions as rattlesnakes, heat, and social routines color the season.
Local Notes From Sand Spring July Update
A. Lagomarcino of Cedar Rapids visited Sand Spring on Monday. Joe Morrison renovates his home with new paint. Jas Hibbert and Miss Volkers show health improvements after illnesses. Harvesting nears end as threshing hum returns. Many residents plan to attend Delhi camp meeting August 3 to 11. Mrs. John Wenger of Monticello visited Mrs. John Olmsted. her husband spent a few hours in town last Sabbath.
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A. Lagomarcino
Cedar Rapids
Joe Morrison
Jas. Hibbert
Miss Volkers
Delhi
John Wenger
Monticello
John Olmsted
Prankish Rhyme Fragments From L. A. Bulletin
A humorous item from the L. A. Bulletin presents brief, shorthand musings on common mishaps and social scenes. A man lugging a melon, a nursing mother, a woman going out with visitors, and a deacon all provoke sly reflections about everyday life and etiquette.
Knights of Pythias Encampment Tickets On Nickel Plate
Nickel Plate Road to sell round trip tickets Chicago to Cleveland for the Biennial Encampment of the Knights of Pythias Uniform Bank in Cleveland August 23 to 36. Tickets on sale August 22 to 24 at 8 dollars 50 cents, 1.50 less than other lines. Return valid through August 31. Information from J Y Calahan Gen Agent 111 Adams St Chicago Ill.
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Knights of Phythias
Uniform Bank
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Ill
Knights of Pythias
Camera Jokes and Photographers Diary Across Decades
A collage of anecdotes about breaking camera glass jokes and photographer records as visitors pose. It notes entries totaling seventy three thousand eight hundred and sixty six with a playful backstory from Utica Observer. The piece references a fox in Devonshire and a civic view of the bicycle as a lasting passion.
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Utica Observer
Domestic Life of the Fox Reveals Litter and Diet
The article describes vixens laying up cubs in spring with March and April births common. Fox families relocate near water after birth, with five to seven cubs per litter. Diet includes rabbits, birds, beetles, and beetles to lambs, with a fox larder noted and a Pomeranian dog adopting a cub that later escaped its chain.
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Reynard
His Modest Hope
A brief comic note from Detroit Free Press about a newlywed couple. The husband warns he may be late due to a business meeting and suggests the scuttle be left open for entry. The exchange highlights domestic humor between Mr Newwed and his wife.
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Mr. Newwed
Dearest
Detroit Free Press
Aristocrats and Silver Wager Stir Public Debate
The Mexican Herald argues the silver issue is a social problem as Britons count 14 000 aristocrats. It notes rising public willingness to drastic remedies while warning of social unrest. The Davenport Democrat surveyed 83 Democrats in Scott County, finding most opposed to the Chicago platform and backing McKinley and Hobart.
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Mexican Herald
Davenport Democrat
Scott County
Chicago
McKinley
Hobart
Card of Thanks and Travel Offer for Knights of Pythias
Card of thanks from the Heisey family. Advertisement for Nickel Plate Road travel to Cleveland for the Knights of Pythias Biennial Encampment August 23 to 30. From Chicago to Cleveland and return $8.50 with return by August 11. Tickets on sale August 22 to 24. J Y Calahan, Gen’l Agent, Chicago.
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Center Junction
Editorial Association
Delavan Lake
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Maquoketa Bluffs
Geo. W. Lovell
Pythhan Knights
Jones County
Dave Sumter
Henry D. Smith
Oxford Junction
Hogan
Bishop
Tuk Express
Blankety Blank
L. A. W. Bulletin
Hope
Fitzwilliam
Devonshire
England
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
the Fox
Fox
GEO. Stuhler & Sons
Russia
Strong & Garfield
Goodyear Welt
Britain
Terny Heisey, Jr
W. F. Rohn
Tie
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State of
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Sidney D. Sanford
Horatio W. San SermenEr
Ford
Benjamin Collins
Benjamin Colline
Charles W. Park
North Range
John EK
Lovejoy
Horatio W. Sanford
J. C. Bell
A. D
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Aes
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J.B. McQueen
O'k
District Court of Jones Co
J. W. Doxsie
Lowain
Adam Robinson
Mary Robinson
Margaret McKinsie
James Hill
Anamosa
J. W. Doxseb
Eastwood & Chase
J Cen
Wedderburn & Bonacons
Ington
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Goldstone Bros
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Brockton
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Chicago Record
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America
New York
Prof
J. T. Hatfield
Evanston
Inl
Madison St
A. B. Chase
Katalog
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Barnard, Walker & Co
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Arriva
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Omaha
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