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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
4
The New Era urges readers to note two candidate announcements for the upcoming legislative and county offices. One seeks a representative seat in the lower house, contingent on Republican nomination, while another requests consideration for County Treasurer from Cheaburn township before August 14 at the Stanton Opera House.
Pleasant View reports visits from John Pim and Oscar Spencer with Charley Exley and family. Des Moines visitors Thomas Irwin and his wife with daughter stay in Derby. Mary and Pearl Wing Otis Erb and Roy Barger dine with the Bevard sisters and attend Goshen baptizing. C M Christy shops in Humeston. Goshen hosts a large basket dinner and baptizing. D C Johnson visits Newsome home. Clemina Irwin visits sister Mrs George Airy. Derby folks attend Old Settlers in Garden Grove. Nancy Lugar visiting Frank Lugar and wife. Ice cream social draws a large crowd at Goshen.
All property owners in Humeston are notified that noxious weeds on their property must be cut at once by order of the Board of Health.
The Commercial Club will convene next Friday at eight o clock in Stanton Opera House. The Board of Directors will meet next Thursday at eight o clock in D P Goodrich's law office. Be on time.
An entertainment notice announces Prof Townsend presenting hypnotism at the Opera House on Tuesday evening August 14. Tickets cost 15 and 25 cents.
Letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Thameston Town for week ending Aug 7 1906. Mr B W Pryor Anrep D MetCriiocn Postmaster.
Rev Perry of Humeston visited Cambria late in the week. Mrs Roy Canfield and daughter Anna shopped in county seat Monday. Ed Opp was in Humeston Saturday. Will Miller and family moved into the Love property. W J Farris Jesse Lulu Miller and Myrl Wood attended a ball game in Humeston. Davis and Rush returned from Grand River fishing trip. Ladies aid quilted for Mrs Dicks. Many Cambria residents went to Corydon circus. Mrs J Nickum returned from Texas with son Ralph Martin who is ill. Park of Humeston was in Cambria early week. Edna and Edith Garton visited Villa and Mr. Garton near Allerton. Mr and Mrs A J Alley spent Sunday in Allerton. Tipton and Myr Wood attended Garden Grove ball games.
The piece urges thrift and preparedness, noting sunshine may fade and storms follow. It stresses keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for rapid treatment of dysentery diarrhoea and cholera morbus, as delay can be fatal. Sold by Farr & Co.
Portland notes recount Homer Castle addressing three services on Sunday urging civic reform and cautioning that Christianity cannot be practiced one day a week. He cites the Methodist Church stance against license liquor and recalls Lincoln's refusal to host liquor entertainment during his nomination period, underscoring temperance values.
A lively note advertises Tanglefoot at The Two Macs with a playful jab about ignoring bothersome flies and petty pests.
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