Cascade Residents Attend Local Nuptials and Note Events
Cascade social page lists the marriage of William Breitbach to Agnes Lynch at Holy Cross with many attendees including Cascade residents. Also mentions Rev. Thomas Rooney’s near accident on highway 161, Paul Kirchen’s travel to Washington DC, and visits by Guidinger, Kappes, and Kurt families. Local sports report notes Cascade losing 7 to 0 to Ryan and a large crowd. Other items include hospital update for Mrs. Fairburn, medical travel for Orland Devaney, and staff changes with Miss Hilda Bisenius and Miss Geraldine O’Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Kunnert
Louis Breitbach
Henry Breitbach
William Breitbach
Agnes Lynch
Holy Cross
Ith
Thomas Rooney
Dubuque
Paul Kirchen
Cascade
Washington, D. C
Catholic University
Michael Guidinger
Minneapolis
Kate Guidinger
Independence
Kramer
Ryan
Frank Kappes
Catherine Kirchen
Monticello and
Anamosa
Nicholas Kurt
Oak Park
Illinois
William A. Fairburn
Finley Hospital
Orland Devaney
Chicago
Nicholas Neiers
Worthington
P. J.conlin
Sherman
Naperville
Ilinois
Hilda Bisenius
el Paso
Texas
John Croston
Geraldine O'Dell
Hopkinton
Delbert Spielman
Columbia College
Miss Orpha Garlinghouse Shower Receives Local Gifts
A miscellaneous shower in Sand Spring honored Miss Orpha Garlinghouse last Thursday afternoon with many useful gifts. A 5 o'clock lunch followed. Guests included Mrs. Reed and Misses Anderson Lang McGlade Batchelder Lang, Behrends Johnson Smith and others. Families traveled to Hopkinton and West from the area for church and visits. No school this week due to extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Garlinghouse
A. G. Reed
Minnie Anderson
Kate Lang
F. Ratcliff, Sr
N. W. Minehart
M. L. Ratcliff
Hugh McGlade
Mary McGlade
J. N. McNeill
R. J. McNeill
Hopkinton
J. F. McManus
Sioux City
Co. K. Greer
R. E. Chaplin
W. H. Behrends
F. M. Johnson
Mildred
C. Arduser
Fred Egger
J. L. Batchelder
G. Thompson
Jack
Prairieburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Picnics
Prairieburg residents recount a park picnic at Anamosa by the Fish and Schoonover families from Chicago Marion and North English visitors. Teachers Ellige and Collins led pupils to Central City fair for a folk dance. Holub family vacationed in McGregor with Joseph Holub. New resident Mr Smith moved from Central City to manage the egg and produce station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fish
Helen
Laura
Chicago
Paul Lauser
Edith Elliott
Duane
George Schoonover
Marion
Laura Schoonover
Anamosa Park
Ellige
Collins
Central City Fair
Frank Holub
Anamosa
McGregor
Holub
Joseph Holub
Smith
Central City
L. A. Berry
North English
Berry
Anne Collins
I. G. Truesdell
Roy Truesdell
Wyoming
Anamosa Eureka Readers Note Local Developments
Fay Shanklin arrived from Chicago and plans to practice law in Anamosa after completing studies. Grading on the county road northwest from Anamosa toward Linn County begins, with Birk hill grading nearly finished. Olive Gould returns after teaching talks in India, while township trustees use gas tax funds to gravel roads across Hale, Rome, Lovell, Castle Grove, Wyoming, Booth Grove and Fairview townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Shanklin
Chicago
Fay
Anamosa
Linn County
McGuire Grading Company
Birk Hill
Olive Gould
C. L. Gould
India
Hale
Rome
Lovell
Castle Grove
Wyoming
Booth Grove
Fairview
Jones County Eyes Highways and Notable Moves
Jones county plans a modern highway system to rival the state, while gas tax funds are seen as best used locally. Dr. A N Trevor leaves for the Paris Legion convention and will be away until mid October. W C Sheets resigns Linn county post to join Farm Bureau insurance. Clarence Bye returns from Los Angeles to Boone and works as linotype operator while performing with a local orchestra. An accident in Anaconda Montana costs Ed Spellman his life after being struck by a speeding vehicle. Anamosa schools open with enrollment nearing 600, adding Miss Margaret Moran as kindergarten director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
A. N. Trevor
Cedar Rapids
Legion Convention
Paris
New York
W. C. Sheets
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Sheets
Clarence Bye
George F. Bye
Clarence
Los Angeles
California
el Paso
Texas
Boone
The
Daily News
Anaconda
Montana
Ed Spellman
Mary Spellman
Margaret Moran
Chicago
Stone City
Accidents and Dam Work Mark Week in Oxford
Two accidents struck the John O'Hara family last week with similar wounds from axe blows. James O’Hara and his father suffered foot injuries. repairs include a deep gash and a lighter cut. In Oxford Mills a railroad detective, unnamed, was identified after being picked up on the bridge amid a lawsuit, photos taken for evidence, and departure of a stranger with another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’hara
James
Mosley
Oxford Mills
Bodenhofer
Home Storage of Vegetables Warns on Winter Plans
An Iowa State College extension bulletin advises storing vegetables in cellars caves or pits with careful temperature control. It favors cellars or unheated rooms, notes 40 degrees Fahrenheit as a practical limit, and describes cave and pit storage methods including ventilation doors and frost protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Stork Interferes With Lions at German Circus
A dispatch from Elberfeld, Germany reports a trained stork entering the lions arena during a circus. The birds enraged the tawny monarchs who fled in terror, requiring the trainer’s rescue. The tale links storks with whimsy and chivalric awe in northern European lore and cites fables by Aesop and Hans Christian Andersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elberfeld
Germany
Europe
Road costs told to drop with better vehicle production
A. J. Brosseau of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce told the National Crushed Stone association that road construction costs can be reduced as factories continually improve details to deliver improved vehicles at the same or lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Brosseau
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
National Crushed Stone Association
Brosseau
Bridle Quandary Yields Goofy Exchange
In a humorous exchange a character asks where someone has been and learns they were putting a bridle on a horse. The other quips they waited for the horse to yawn before slipping in the bit, creating a quirky rural humor moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zacharian
Ebenezer
Saving and its double blessing in human effort
A reflection on savings noting that money saved is less valuable than the psychological discipline it fosters. The quote from Sir Ernest Benn suggests saving functions as mercy and yields a double blessing through restraint and motivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Ernest Benn
Hurry Up Messenger Boy Lives A Daring City Life
A Kansas City feature profiles a rush hour hurry up messenger named Harry who recounts odd jobs and city life. He recalls fetching a leech for a woman and guiding a cat off a roof while noting big tips from party runs. He jokes about jealous husbands and old days of freer times before Prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Clir
Harry
Jane
George Brown
Waldo
Eleventh
Wyandotte
Uncle Sam
Jack
Engineers and Oilers Hero on liner Columbus
In mid ocean the Columbus lost a propeller after striking a submarine derelict 1,000 miles from port. Fourth engineer Antone Weber and four oilers crawled through steam filled rooms to close a valve while rescuing the engine. Passengers raised a purse for the crew. Weber refused reward and allowed a fund of 850 to buy watches for the oilers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columibus
Antone Weber
Weber
Oilers
First Advertisement Found in 1695 London Paper
The earliest known newspaper advertisement appears in A Collection for Improvement of Husbandry and Trade dated December 13 1695. It seeks an apprentice to assist a merchant ship commander in keeping books and doing business with trusted friends bound for faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Degrees of Latitude and Meridian Convergence
The article explains that meridians converge at the poles making their distance zero there. It states a globe confirms that degrees of longitude are farthest apart at the equator, with distance decreasing toward the poles. It notes measurements show latitude degree length is greatest at the equator and diminishes toward the poles.
King Thunder and Queen Thunder Wake for a Rainy Frolic
In a child friendly tale King Thunder and Queen Thunder awaken and invite flashes of lightning to join a grand frolic. They wake the rainclouds and raindrops to dance on Earth while planning more energy filled naps between adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thunder
Old King
King Thunder
Western Newspaper Union
Young Philanthropist Sidneys Bold Light Demand
A seventeen year old philanthropist saunters along the Strand without matches. He buys a penny box of matches from a tobacconist after being refused a light. He returns the box and asserts that next time a gentleman asks for a light he should be given one of his matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
London
Asphalt Lumber Boards Revolutionize Weatherproof Roofing
Asphalt lumber is a new board-like product made from layers of long fiber saturated with asphalt. It can be cut, joined, and nailed like wood, and is designed for roofing being water and weatherproof. One inch rabbet joints along both sides allow quick matching and a seamless, asphalt cemented joint.
Employer Prefers Dirty-Faced Boys
London employers show a preference for dirty-faced youths as efficient office boys after tests by the Westminster juvenile employment advisory committee. One employer described liking a small tough boy with a dirty face and rugged outlook, though the committee notes not all employers share this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Juvenile Employment Advisory Committee
Proof That Colossal Beasts Roamed Mexico
Reported discovery of giant prehistoric animal remains in Sonora Mexico includes teeth and skull estimates. Early analysis suggests a creature around 16 feet long with a head like a motor vehicle and a total weight of scores of tons according to veterinarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Mexico
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Oxford Mirror
Buffalo Bill
Denver
National Parks
Chevrolet
William F
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Lookout Mountain
Buffalo Bull
Cody
Stork
Aesop
Fox
Husbandman
Hans Christian Andersen
Father Stork
Kiddies’ Evening Story
Mary Graham Bonner
Lieto Sol
Asphalt Lumber
Giolt
Center Junction, Iowa
Atwater
Kent
Atwater Kent
Atwater-Kent
Cross Hardware Co
Monticello, Iowa
Will Irwin
W.nu. Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Emerson Hough
Monticello Express
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