Wyoming Correspondence Reflects Labor Day Activities
Local notes report Labor Day visitors, fair attendance, school openings, church and community events in Wyoming Iowa. Mentions families from Baldwin Galesburg and Davenport, funeral for James Hutton in Onslow, teacher appointments at Monticello, and preparations for improvements in electric light service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
John Noyes
Baldwin
Monticello
Erma Pringle
Galesburg
Illinois
E. M. Babcock
Nettie Wherry
Louw McGowan
Davenport
L. W. Butler
W. H. Tourtellet
B. Tourtellet
Port Arthur
Ontario
Thomas Jin
Matt Noyes
Clara Thomson
Ilsie Bender
James Hutton
Onslow
Hutton
E. L. Barber
City Pharmacy
S. W. Reyner
Hale
Barber
Mr. Reyner
Opera House
W. W. Bronson
Geo. Atkins
Wm. Wilkins
Arthur Manweller
Bernice Wherry
Mary Pealer
Miss Dickinson
Robert Norton
H. E. Wilcox
Norton
M. FE
Charles City
Brother Wilcox
Wilcox
F. L. Harrington
B. H. Chamberlain
Candy Jim
H. B. Wilcox
Fred Fifield
Fred Day
B. Doh
W. L. Brown
L. H
Local News Roundup From Castle Grove Area
Castle Grove notes show John Barrack returning from Canada and Dennis Delay with son Matt visiting the state fair. Rev. M. S. Murphy’s new house nears completion while cement feeding floors go in by John Eggers and A. F. M. Caspers. Several teachers and students move about Cedar Rapids Albia Waverly Wayne and Boulder areas with local schooling updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
John Barrack
Canada
eMiss Pear
Forcutt
Dennis Delay
Matt
Willie Barrack
Waverly
Tobias
Henry Caspera
Wayne
Scotch Grove
Myrtle Cunningham
Nickle Plate
Boulder Township
Linn County
Hazel Hubbard
Elsie Noble
Albia
Onslow News Notes Local Deaths and House Visits
Onslow Iowa reports modest town news including Lorenz Peterson's German mother visiting Brown improving Ed Beck in Chicago for store goods and school openings. Mrs Warren widow of Daniel Warren dies at Steam Mill Corners. Funeral for James Hutton draws many from area with speakers from Monmouth and nearby churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Okoboji
Long Beach
California
Arthur McMaster
James Hutton
M. E. Church
I. P. Potter
Monmouth
Dorcus
Methodist
McClelland
Presbyterian Church
Ufe
Hutton
Franks & Son
Johnston Bros
Samuel Reade
Monticello
Wm. Livingstone
Marion
Welch
Stanbury
Missouri
Jennings
Norway
Iowa
T. J. Kenney
Paralta
Scotch Grove News Highlights and Visitors
J T Brady has been very ill for several days. Miss Mirian Rice returned home to Hedrick on Friday. Mrs. W P Hughes of Council Bluffs is visiting relatives in Scotch Grove. Jas Valentine of Chicago spent a few days with C A Sutherland in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Wilder
Chicago
W. D. McLaughlin
Harold Deischer
Harry Fairbanks
Des Moines
J. A. Hubbard
Bruce Tasker
McLaughlin
Dr. Dunham
Maynard
Monticello
Wilder
J. A. McLaughlin
South Dakota
Sle
Stamford
Alex Wilder
Randalia
C. R. Wilder
R. Wilder
Grim Reaper
Ina May
Jesus
Presbyterian Chapel
Parkhill
Hopkinton
Will
Frane Schoonover
Anamosa
Mary Clark
Joe Eby
Lizzie Lange
Colorado
Behrends
T. J. Tjibbins
Wm. Sutherland
Chas. Bates
Bert Clark
St. Paul
Minnesota
A. P. Moats
Center Junction
Lyman
Floyd Sinclair
Arthur
Frank Himebaugh
J. L. Prouty
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Michigan
Andrew Casper
John
Jacob Lolberts
Alex Sutherland
Belle ‘McIntyre
Hanover
Iowa
Hester Hutton
Josephine Sutherland
Francis O'Donnell
Cedar Rapids
John Prouty
Charles Johns
Jud Nichols
M. Q. Finch
Clinton
J.T. Brady
Pelkey
Thomas
Scotch Grove
Mirian Rice
Hedrick
W. P. Hughes
Council Bluffs
Jas. Valentine
C. A. Sutherland
Local Notes From Center Junction and Surrounding Towns
Center Junction reports visits from Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Grundy Center residents with school teaching moves and a church membership surge. Nearby, obituaries note Alma Henry and J E Duncan’s brother deaths while travel plans and family visits continue across Iowa Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Prairieburg Social Notes and Local Illness Updates
Prairieburg items report visits and illness among residents. Mrs O Rowley stayed in Rapids with relatives. Mrs Burnside and Mrs Sigmund guests at George Finn home. Miss Orpha Schoonover visited Cog gon. Chauncey Parker critically ill in Central City. Clair Conklin released from Mercy hospital after five weeks. Julia Randall aiding a ill relative near Paris. several residents travel or host gatherings, with scattered illness updates and small community movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
O. Rowley
Rapids
J. Burnside
Sigmund
George Finn
Orpha Schoonover
Coggon
Anna LeClaire
Amos DeLancey
Clair Conklin
Mercy Hospital
Mesdames LaMont and
Beggs
Ozro Reeds
Martha Reed
Raymond Rabbit
Farmers’ Creamery
J. Winfelt
Julia Randall
Paris
N. L. Floyd
Agnes
Cascade social notes and local travel updates
September entries report visitors to Davenport and Chicago, school openings on the east side, multiple households visiting relatives, and several residents traveling or staying with friends. A runaway on Main Street ended with a damaged wagon, broken harness, and the horse returning to its owner after the dash toward Kurt’s barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Thos. Kingsley
Davenport
J. A. Dolphin
Dickey
South Dakota
John Reisdorff
Chicago
Irene Higgs
Aworth
Egbert Macomber
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Carrie Clark
Harvey
Illinois
Pierce
Foley
Engineer Horning
Dubuque
Shelby
Dorothy
Brooklyn
Itowa
Laxon
Earlville
Sam Patterson
John Doyle
Anamosa
Joe Garrety
K. W. McMaster
Onslow
J. L. Faber
Main Street
Jakes
East Street
Kurt
Howard House
New Teachers and Pupils Brighten Local School
Superintendent Miller bonds with the scholars as a Presbyterian reception invites all to meet the new staff. The former eighth graders return with good humor while Miss Jarman returns from Europe. A baseball meeting is planned to form a strong high school team this fall with several new students and only a few veterans remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Miss Jarman
Springville
Clarke
Cross
Baker
Mastin
Podhaski
Riis on Honest Service as Core Business
In New York Jacob A. Riis declares that true business means honest service and laments the view of business as mere retail. He cites a seaside shopkeeper tale where a clerk and father discuss unshrinkable bathing suits and shrinking them, highlighting lack of enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob A. Riis
New York
Willie
Regional Quiz Phrasing Across Regions
A brief look at how different regions frame personal questions. New England asks what you know, New York asks about money, the South asks your identity, and the West asks about capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
South
West
Railway firm seeks $20 million bond issue vote
The Tri City Railway and Light Co of Davenport led by president J F Porter will ask stockholders to approve a $20,000,000 bond issue. Plans call for $10,000,000 to refund existing obligations $2,000,000 for an interurban line to Muscatine and $8,000,000 reserved for future extensions. Castlewood South Dakota Republican notes a quip about farmers and automobile travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City Railway and Light Co
Davenport
J. F. Porter
Muscatine
Comet Roosevelts Compared in NY Papers
The New York press likens Col Roosevelt to a comet, while Chicago's Tribune notes Pat Crowe will push to help the public forget him. The contrasting editorial stances reflect partisan tone in early 20th century coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
Pat Crowe
The Races at the Fair
Thursday at the fair features a 2:20 trot race event scheduled for the day with entrants racing on the track system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altro
Seaee Ees
Dukes
Henry Counsel
Callie
Wanes
Wevede Mary Wood
Belle Marcus
Maud Kennedy
Mabel M
al Hons Sane
Molina Pioneer
Bs. A
Shankin
Jenus Mento
J. L. Gsi
Red Archie
Bs. H
Monticello School Board Elects Sixth Grade Teacher
In a special session on August 30 in J. W. Doxsee’s office, Monticello board members J. W. Doxsee F. A. Hefner and Dr. T. M. Redmond elected Mise Lottie Hammon to the sixth grade. The meeting adjourned after the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Board of Education
J. W. Doxsee
F. A. Hefner
T. M. Redmond
Mise Lottie Hammon
Secy
Protem
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promise Quick Digestive Relief
An old ad fragment touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best stomach and liver remedy. It claims they ease loss of appetite, digestion trouble, nervousness, despondency, and headaches with simple daily use. The copy ends with a product tag and price hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
B. F. Tolson
Elizabethtown
O. H. Soetje
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Harvey Young
Cameron
Grinnell
Iowa College
B. D. Kent
Gilbert
T. B. Kent
W. A. Stingley
Alma Henry
J. E. Duncan
Washington
Ithel Moses
Dixon
Beloit
Wisconsin
Beloit College
A. B. Fickle
Dwight, North Dakota
James Young
Wyoming Cemetery
Castlewood
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Doutirici Dry Goods CO
School Board Proceedings
Mary Howell
Steel
Pearl
Brown
Oxford
Furnit Panos
Ek. A. Hubbard
Undertaker
Mary
Harper's Bazar
New York Evening Post
Frank Carroll
Dalbey & Carroll
Ely Block
South 3Rd Street
H.M. Remary
James Remley
Remley
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W. E. Daly
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