Cascade Iowa Wedding and Community News Highlights
Mildred English and Lee L. Whiting wed at St Martin’s Rectory on Tuesday July 10 with Blanche English as bridesmaid and J H Hennessey as best man. The bride, educated in Cascade and Dubuque, will live in Minneapolis where Whiting works for the St Paul Daily News. The column also notes local deaths, visits, travel, and various family and social updates across Cascade and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred English
D. A. English
Cas Cade
Lee L. Whiting
E. &. Whiting
Minnapolis
St. Martin’s Rectory
Blanche English
Minneapolis
J. H. Hennessey
Hast Cascade
St. Mary's Church
Chas. Spielman
Mercy
J. P. Kirchen
Anamosa
J. L. Bader
Monticello
Frank Koppes
Dubuque
Chicago
Kirchen
Earl Lauser
Creighton University
Salem
Oregon
Anthony Lees
Ohio
Joseph Schwind
Mary Margeret Faber
J. A. Reichert
Beloit
Wisconsin
Nicholas Kames
Peter
Clara
Barbara Hare
Glenn Ellyn
Catherine Kirchen
Alphons Bisenius
Jake
Rolland Taylor
Indiana
Jacob Conter
C. J. O'Neill
Vicksburg
Miss
C. D. Baldwin
M. Olson
Cascade
Iowa
Angeline
James P. Koster
West Cascade
William Webbles
Barbara
William
Milwaukee
W. A. Fairburn
Archie McComber
Margaret Conter
Pierre Conter
Kadoka
South Dakota
Susan McGrain
John Patterson
Chas. Burger
Worthington
Mathias
Mae
Isabelle
Walter Hunter
Helen Menster
Michigan
Minnesota
Helen Baldwin
Cincinnati
Johanna Heffermen
Indy
Farmington
Minn
Paul and
Harold
R. W. Bisentus
Thomas Kingsley
Tuesa Delbert
Grace Spielman
Peter Weirich
Gertrude Miller
N. B. Friedgen
Regina
Lucille
Oelwein
P. J. Friedgen
Anna Marie
Ella Supple
Thomas McNally
Castle Grove Farm Bureau Meeting Friday Evening
The regular Castle Grove farm bureau meeting is scheduled for Friday evening this week. The program will feature the 4Houb girls delivering the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Anamosa School Board Selects County Engineer
At the Anamosa school board meeting County Engineer Floyd Vetter was chosen to fill the unexpired term of W L Lamb whose vacancy arose from Lamb’s move to Cedar Rapids. Vetter’s term expires March 1, 1931 as local notes outline.
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Anamosa
Floyd Vetter
W. L. Lamb
Lamb
Cedar Rapids
Xettace
Salad Time in Summer Promotes Crisp Fresh Dishes
Mrs Alma R Plagge of Town State College urges using cold crisp vegetables and fruits for salads in warm months. She lists combos such as tomatoes with cucumbers and fresh pineapple with strawberries and cautions against over dressing to keep salads crisp.
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Mrs. Plagge of
Town State College
Alma R. Plagge
Husbands and Wives in a Gentlehouse Laugh
A series of witty exchanges from Tit-Bits and Everybody's Magazine highlights women comparing suitors and hats. A mischievous exchange ends with the joke that replacing a hat is cheaper than moving, underscoring domestic humor and modern flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Everybody's Magazine
Brucemore Hosts Hoover Party During Cedar Rapids Stay
Brucemore, the 42 acre estate of Mrs. George B. Douglas, will serve as the official headquarters for Herbert Hoover and his party during their several days in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Douglas, at her summer home, arranged and prepared Brucemore for the visit and conferences with Western Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucemore
George B. Douglas
Herbert Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Douglas
Great Farm Mystery
The piece explores why farm prices paid to producers are far lower than consumer prices for products like beef and bread. It cites 12-cent steers becoming 1.60 porterhouse steaks and 1.25 wheat becoming 10-cent bread, noting railroads storage middlemen and freight costs as key factors. It includes anecdotes from Miriam Fairbanks and Beatrice Ganis illustrating price gaps and consumer puzzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Roscoe B. Fleming
Scripps- Howard
Houston
Jones
Miriam Fairbanks
Monticello
Iowa
Beatrice Ganis
South 4Th Street
Brooklyn
Miriam
Monticello Council Delays Boulevard Light Decision
Monticello Iowa council, July 11 1928, hears plan from Town Electric on boulevard lighting, defers action to data report. July 16 1928 budget hearing notes show publication proof and final vote adopting entry record, with no objections.
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Monticello
Iowa
Hoag
Mattheussen
Arduser
Hanssen
Hayes
Town Electric Company
Ray Echternacht
Mattheissen
Council
Jones County
Ray Echternacht B. E
Aves
F. S. Stuhler
South Gill St
Ray Echternacht B
Iowa farmers urged to avoid selling diseased poultry
W. D. Termohlen of Iowa State College warns that state law prohibits selling diseased poultry and imposes fines. Food inspectors will screen dealer purchases and may prosecute for adulterated food. The emphasis is on selling only healthy birds to protect producers and buyers.
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Iowa
W. D. Termohlen
Towa State College
Termohlen
State Department of Agriculture
Balzac Quote on Distance and Perception
A reflective line notes that cleverness often appears greater from afar than up close, suggesting expectations fade when scrutinized.
Spin Yarns of Indian Fights at National Veterans Meet
Rt. Joseph Mo reports at the National Indian War Veterans convention more than sixty years of frontier fighting tales. Veterans recall Gen Crook battles with Mohaves and Sioux, outpost skirmishes, and the courage of chiefs and plainsmen. Names include John Mahony Prescott and Col Albert Jensch Los Angeles with vivid anecdotes from 1860s to 1880s.
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Rt. Joseph
West
Eso
National Indian War Veterans
George Creek
Old West
John B. Mahony
Prescott
Arts
Wickenburg
Arataba
Dead Creek
Crook
General Crook
Genung
Mr. Mahony
Buffalo Wil
George Q. Beck
John M. Graves
Whiladelphia
Separated Brothers Reunite After 66 Years in West Virginia
Ninety year old Jonathan Roten and his brother Henry Roten, once on opposite Civil War sides, reunite in Nintington after 66 years apart. Henry joined the Confederacy at seventeen while Jonathan enlisted with Union troops. Henry later moved to Fort Worth Texas to farm, Jonathan returned home, both presumed dead until a sister’s death revealed they were still alive. The brothers believe they likely never met during the war.
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Nintington
W. Va
Trather
Brother
Jonathan Roten
Roten
Henry
Jonathan
Fort Worth
Texas
Thomas Paine’s Place in American History
A Detroit News tribute to Thomas Paine as a pivotal figure of the American Revolution. It credits him with coining the phrase The United States of America and highlights Common Sense and The American Crisis for inspiring liberty, equality, and happiness, while noting his limited practical statesmanship.
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Detroit News
Thomas Paine
United States of America
Great Britain
Great Novel Writers Dubs in Limericks From Auction Ads
A quirk filled item notes George Meredith and other writers amid an auction of prize ads for clever limericks. Anthony Hope and others discussed Society at Authors delegations to Box Till to honor Meredith on his birthday in 1808. Meredith admits composing limericks in his nurse’s name without success.
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George Metreith
Aminstog
Society
Meredith
Umarlek
First corkscrews arrive in Palestine with Yankee trader
A Yankee trader brought the first corkscrews to Palestine. The patented design bore the date Pat. August, 1858. Locals call the corkscrew Pataug and shout the name when opening bottles, a legend echoed across the area.
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Palestine
Pat. Auust
Pataug
Insanity Not Often Caused by Overstudy
A medical expert argues that overstudy does not cause insanity and that mental fatigue from excessive study is common but not a breakdown. He notes well balanced youths blend sports and friendships with learning and that insanity is a coincidence rather than a direct result of overwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Horshfeld
Allenist
Improvised Verse Echoes Biblical Call to Laborers
Fragmentary biblical quotation cites Luke concerning Jesus sending seventy two disciples in pairs to towns, proclaiming the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, and referencing a mission before a coming act.
First School Gardens Start In Atherton Movement
In Reston, Henry L. Clapp principal of George Haven Putnam School began a wild flower garden at his school marking the start of the school gardens movement in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atherton
Reston
Iso
Tfenry L. Clapp
George Haven Putnam
An Object Lesson From A Thrifty Veto Message
Detroit News notes a McNary-Haugen veto message as a vivid example of adjectives accumulated over five years by a thrifty president. The piece hints at political rhetoric and long message length without explicit names or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
McNary-Haugen
Beavers Build Dam From Scarecrow in Palisades Park
A Beavers colony in Palisades Interstate Park near St Johns village built a dam using scarecrow debris that flooded a highway. A forest ranger demolished the dam and left a khaki straw dummy hat on the site. The beavers returned and rebuilt the dam from the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Palisades Inter State Park
St. Johns Village
Secret Passage Link to Yildiz Palace Robbery
Thieves discovered a hidden passage from Constantinople once used by sultans spies leading to the Yildiz palace and a nearby gambling casino vault. The gang's bloody clash left two policemen and two robbers dead. Arrests followed as investigators linked the plan to loot the casino vaults now under government control. The group includes Turkish and Armenian suspects, led by an Armenian who recently returned from America.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
America
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