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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
3
Cortlandt Bleeker discusses the modern girl at Piping Rock in a bizarre tale where a dream of a glamorous modern girl before St Peter ends in fiery condemnation. The piece weaves a satirical moral about virtue and modern temptations with historical notes.
A dramatic scene depicts Samson pulling down a temple amid protests about scarce buildings. Onlookers cry out in disbelief as the structure collapses, highlighting the tension between divine strength and urban scarcity.
Reports from southern Iowa indicate oats and corn crops are unusually small this season and bean day at Geneva is set to be revived. The piece also notes weather and crop conditions, plus various local incidents across counties.
The quiet man exposes a trader who insists he can profit on a dollar sale after buying five dollar goods, prompting a brisk counteroffer as the salesman accepts a punched five dollar meal ticket. A separate note comments that Hungary may revert to a monarchy, calling it her crowning mistake.
A fragmented Victorian style notice warns of catarrh stages reaching the lungs and consumption, touting S S as a direct blood remedy through local applications. It suggests obtaining a bottle from a druggist and seeking free advice from a Medical Director in Atlanta, Ga. The piece closes with a speculative grain farming tidbit about producing 10 billion potatoes from a single seed in a decade.
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