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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
8
Town gossip and brief notices cover a busy week of visitors from Corydon and Centerville, sales at area stores, a Grand River reunion, and upcoming Chariton events. The item lists residents, travels, and local business activity with short anecdotes and community highlights.
Independence weather prophet John C Bushby warns of severe electrical storms with hail and wind in August. he predicts heat waves, tornados and earthquakes in Texas Oklahoma moon and planetary signs noted, Saturn linked to dangerous accidents. notice to hunters forbids hunting on listed premises.
R H Heicke will not fill the pulpit at the Church of Christ next Lord's Day as he is to occupy the pulpit of the United Presbyterian church in Des Moines. No preaching services will be held. Sunday school will meet at the regular hour. A Sunday school convention is set for August 16.
Our farmer patrons on rural routes should have their inching pym yah and Sea Tess printed on the envelopes they are in their correspondence to ensure delivery. The New Era will furnish the ink and print them for fifty cents a hundred.
Advertised letters for week ending August 3 1908 include Mrs John Pryres and Frank 4 Prondfit E C Shores R oth. Ring uncalled for at Humeston Iowa, postmaster’s weekly notice lists names and pending items.
A newly dug artesian well at Bedford shows water flow of 156 gallons per minute from 2000 feet down. The discovery by Aryren D McCainocn is reported as a significant water source development in the area.
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