Wyoming News Highlights Local Visits and Life Events
May correspondence lists C. J. Ingwersen visiting Davenport and T. J. Baldwin in Springville. Several residents recover from illness, travel to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, and attend conventions. Notables include marriages of Fred Close and Laura Loniafield, August Wolf and Aurrell Brownell, and the funeral of James R. Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
C. J. Ingwersen
Davenport
T. J. Baldwin
Springville
J. ©. Bohm
W. G. Krause
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Beckwith
Iowa
Missouri
N. Stoffel
Clinton
Alfred Day
California
W. J. Brainard
Stanley Brainard
Ames
Clifford Iosty
Eugene McMurrin
R. M. Uorbit
Olin
Levi Mallicoat
F. J. Sokol
Onslow
Geo. Bemrose
Albert van Ness
Anamosa
Wm. Wilkins
G. W. Evans
George
Monmouth
Robert Troy
L. H. Cave
Main Street
B. H. Miller
Earl Miller
HA. G. A. Harper
Clark Beems
George L. Schoonover
W. C. Stuckslager
Mary Paul
Maquoketa
J. B. Hutton
P. L. Vaughn
Hutton
John McMurrin
McMurrin
Will Broderson
Orla Newell
Montana
Dakotas
D. R. Johnson
Johnson
August Wolf
Aurrell Brownell
Kettlesen
Oxford Junction
S. A. Brownell
Thos. Thomson
Geo. Gorman
Jones County
A. G. Bender
Des Moines
James R. Stephenson
Prairieburg social notes record visits and events
Prairieburg May 3 notes list residents and guests across town. Activities include Kula and Lindle movements, Mrs. Buckley and Daugherty visits, Paul Lauser drivers to Monticello, Florence Ried hosted by Finns, Miss Daugherty in Anamosa, and Joe Sisler’s return visit. A pneumonia case of John Sibels and church plans by Rev Parkhill are noted along with a broken buggy incident involving Albert Kula.
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Prairieburg
Kid Monnier
Prison City
Jos. Kula
Cedar Rapids
John Nelson
Castle Grove
H. Field
Anamosa
Esther Lindle
C. E. Buckley
Paul Lauser
Monticello
Florence Ried
Geo, Finn
Sunny
Sadie Daugherty
Burke
Marsh Sisler
Joe
H. S. Joslin
E. Beam
Loder, Meek & Beam
Seward Smith
le Clare
Ellen Hull
Luther Rogers
Central City
Warren Whitney
Velma
John Sibels
C. O. Rowley
Lena Cutler
Frances Stock
W. Applegate
Marion
Hazel
Rev. Parkhill
Baker
Jennie Conklin
S. S
M. E
Mable Jensen
Pocassett
Oklahoma
Albert Kula
Onslow Notes and Travelers Visit Local Events
Onslow May 3 locals share reports of relatives visiting from Wyoming and Des Moines, and friends traveling to Stamford South Dakota. seed corn orders prove successful while evangelist Eva Ludgate speaks at the M E church. Mrs McDaniel improves at Anamosita sanitarium and Roy Miller plans a move to South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Mary Carter
Anamosa
J.O. Hutton
Wyoming
Johnston Bros
Sokols
Los Angeles
E. L. Anderson
Charles Dockstader
Des Moines
Bailey Lightfoot
California
Thos, Lightfoot
McDaniel
Noyes
C. B. McDaniel
Anamosa Sanitarium
Roy Miller
Cedar Rapids
Roy
South Dakota
N. B. Noyes
Stamford
Onslow Mercantile Co
Dakota Land
Mr. Tracy
Maquoketa
Eva Ludgate
M. E. Church
Ludgate
H. W. Underwood
New York
Rhode Island
Fire destroys Rev Murphy home in Castle Grove
The May 4 report notes the fire at Rev M Murphy’s home destroying the upper level and contents worth about 4000 dollars. Firefighters saved most household goods and prevented spread to nearby church. Insurance coverage will not fully cover the loss. Father Murphy relocated belongings to the parochial school building.
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Castle Grove
Carl Caspers
John Corcoran
M. Cashman
Gladys Fairbanks
Mount Vernon
John Delay
Monticello
Ocorcoran
J. D. Poppe
Henry Kray
A. J. Rickless
A. V. Scott
George J. van Buren
New Auburn
Wisconsin
Olive Cramer
Bertha Harken
Olin
Presbyterian Sunday School
Murphy
Omaha
Farmers’ Mutual
Center Junction Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Events
Center Junction notes a steady stream of visitors and social events. Monticello’s Will Leech returns home, Lenox College student James McNeilly visits family, and Cedar Rapids trips follow. funeral attendance, census work, and a Ridgeway pastor’s son featured among scattered mentions.
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Margaret Sutherland
Belle Moncrief
Mae Kent
Cedar Rapids
R. C. Stirton
Annie
Robert Livingstone
H. Hanken
Minnie
John Letze
J. B. Moses
Philip Kuhns
Scotch Grove
T. B. Kent
Madison Township
Laura Loomis
Myrtle Livingstone
Frank Livingstone
Norton Loomis
C. A. Crorey
Anamosa
Merlin Moses
Onslow
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Cascade News Roundup Recaps Local Visits and Happenings
Cascade notes a busy week with engineer Horning’s family in Dubuque, Mr and Mrs Vogel in Monticello, and John Fagan visiting Scotch Grove. Sheriff Hogan greets Cascade friends, Albert Lees visits his boyhood home, and Knights of Columbus attend a Dubuque banquet. D D Proper visits town from Omaha as Baptist Home Mission Secretary for the West. Mrs Clarke (Bertha Snyder) travels via Cascade to Chicago, and Gerald Hamill suffers a fall injuring his knee and finger during farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Engineer Horning
Dubuque
Vogel
Our City
Monticello
John Fagan
Scotch Grove Township
Sheriff Hogan
Albert Lees
Knights of Columbus
K. C
D. D. Proper
Omaha
Nebraska
Baptist Home Mission
West
C. W. Clarke
Knowlton
Iowa
Chicago
Clarke
Bertha Snyder
Gerald Hamil
Richland Township
Patient Recoveries With Dr Shallenberger Endorsement
A 56 year old patient recounts severe stomach and kidney trouble lasting years. After Dr Shallenberger’s careful exam he cured him, with the patient now entirely well for over a year and recommending the doctor to others. P H Connors notes a five cent per hundred price hike due to higher wages and costs.
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Shallenberger
Fce
Junk business profits claim high in perpetual demand
A quote from Technical World Magazine describes junk dealers as highly profitable with stable demand. It explains banks finance junk stock as collateral, noting junk cannot burn or be damaged by water and that foundries and bolt works rely on it, making the junk trade a lucrative, steady lender- backed enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nut and Bolt
Technical World Magazine
Foreseeable humor and weather notes in small town chatter
A pasted jumble notes Mrs. Burnside visiting Coggan, a quote on fore sight, Iowa April weather swings from 90 degrees to ice in two days, and a canned ad lineup for Dinner Party coffee and U S separators.
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The
Weather Service
State of
Iowa
Electric Bitters Cured Iowa Man After Doctors Gave Up
Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa lay near death after seven weeks in hospital and four doctors said demand. Eight months of liver trouble and jaundice ended when five bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. This guaranteed remedy targets stomach liver or kidney issues and costs 50 cents at O H Soetjes.
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Robert Madsen
West Burlington
Iowa
O. H. Soetje’s
Shall Women Vote or Not Aims at King Pills Ad
An advertisement teases women voters with the question of suffrage and touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as the remedy for women’s ailments. It notes 25c at O H Soetje’s and promotes health benefits. A separate line lists a rental house inquiry by James Young and lawn mowers sold by Cross Hardware Co with prices from 3 60 to 12 00.
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Dr. King
O. H. Soetje’s
Cross Harwdare Co
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Monticello Express
J. W. Doxsee
U.P. Church
F. Hoffman
Center Junction
Stephenson
Mr. Stephenson
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Maggie Alexander
Clara Leech
Howard
Ross
Willie
Chicago News
Minnesota
A. Errickson
U. S
Cross Hardware Co
Nottingham
Brussels
Net
Cluny
Irish Point
White
Ecru
Doutrick Dry Goods CO
E. A. Hubbard
Stuhlers
C.N. Patrick
C. N. Patrick
E. Vogel
Swift
Belle Fountaine
Ohio
C. A. Errickson & Co
James Young
H. E. Foster
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