All Can Help Promote Houston Industry Folders Distributed
The commercial club urges everyone to join in saving wood by using folders that promote Houston as a location for industrial enterprises. Motane USS produced neat folders distributed to business men to place in letters sent, broadening circulation. Each citizen should obtain folders and include one in every letter to attract factories and employment, boosting wealth and town importance.
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Humeston
Motane Uss
Hueston
Morgan-Sheeter Wedding Held at Humeston
A quiet August 22 wedding at the brides parents home in Humeston joined Lee A. Morgan of Cambria and Miss Viola Sheeter with Rev. Lewis Bradford officiating. Both are respected teachers now to begin life together on the Morgan farm near Cambria.
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Humeston
Lee A. Morgan
Cambria
Viola Sheeter
Lewis Bradford
Morgan
Dan Morgan
Miss Shecter
J. Stecter
Cart Turned Over After Near Accident
Dr. Smith, returning from a professional trip, was thrown from his cart when a white faced cattle near J T Hinchlif’s home startled the horse. The horse leaped into a ditch and the cart overturned. He suffered facial and hand bruises but held the reins, remounted, and reached home where care was given and he is recovering.
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Dr. Smith
J.T Hinchlif
Harvest Home Picnics Across Towans In Iowa
Harvest Home picnics act as town attractions this year across Towans with improved methods and machinery. Iowa communities focus on balancing work and play to keep youth engaged, while residents plan diverse events to provide excitement and enjoyment amid urban bustle. The Two Macs are referenced with a contact note, 47. warphive.
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Jack
Our Scheols Open in Plameston Public Schools
The public schools of Plameston Wi begin next Mondias with a strong teacher corps led by Miss Inez Kelso returning as superintendent. Miss Myrth Dun gan is assistant principal, Mrs. Nolan heads the grammar department, with Miss Flora Clawson Mable Hinel Al to lead intermediate, and Misses Mary Tasvier Lillie Hall guiding primary grades. Mrs. Nolan comes from Chariton highly recommended.
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Plameston Wi
Mondias
Mivat
Inez Kelso
Myrth
Dungan
Princcipal
Nolan
Flora Clawson
Mable Hinel al
Mary Tasvier
Lillie Hall
Chariton
Hotel Humeston to undergo management change
About the first of September E S Breazeale will retire as manager of the Hotel Humeston and will be succeeded by T J Silvers of Garden Grove. Mr Silvers, a Humeston resident and expert in hotel service, will maintain the high standard of the house. Breazeale’s future plans are not learned, but he is hoped to remain in Humeston as a valued citizen.
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E. S. Breazeale
Humeston
T. J. Silvers
Garden Grove
Silver
Ced
Oman
Breazeal
Burdock Day Proposed in Southern Town to Clear Weeds
Hot weather and uneven rains leave corn and fall pastures uncertain while dry June moisture steadies crops. A Southern town plans burdock day with owners using spades to uproot weeds, as ideas for dog fennel day and other weed-clearing efforts gain support.
Canfield Returns to Hinington Renting Clever Property
Canfield, a Burlington wholesale hardware representative, has rented the Clever property in the east part of town and will move his family there next month. Flo will continue to travel and use this as headquarters. The Canfield family is welcomed as valued townspeople.
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H.C. Canfield
Burlington
Creston
Hinington
Flo
Pleasant Occasion Concert Draws Large Local Crowd
A Saturday concert by the Band under Mr Hines drawn a large crowd from the vicinity who enjoyed a fine program with every number well rendered. The band, one of the best and growing better daily, features Hin gular weekly concerts for an excellent feature of our town. Also notes a hot game between the Haskell Indians and the Humten Reds on Sept 4.
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Hines
Corn Crop Prospects Improve Across Iowa
Farmers in Warne County voice optimism for a bumper corn harvest this year with predictions of about four hundred million bushels, up from last year by around fifty five million. The general expectation is that statewide yields will surpass last year’s crop, marking a notably superior season.
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Towa
Warne
Myrtle Vinton Co stage show praised for heat ruined turnout
The Myrtle Vinton Co presented A Parisian Princess last Wednesday evening to a small serial audience due to extreme heat. The company delivered a solid performance with a well balanced cast and a standout turn by Myrtle Vinton as a deft soubrette.
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Myrtle Vinton Co
Mirile Vinton
Circus Horses Show Sharp Sense At Humeston
A Humeston article touts the Van Auing Shows listing nearly 300 circus horses. It claims horses locate their cars and stalls, know where to stand, how to load, and even when to join the parade, suggesting they sense music and timing though they cannot talk. The big show arrives September 6.
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van Auing
Uae
Humeston
Enormous Growth In National Trade Exceeding Three Billion
Historic trade figures show US transactions with other nations soaring to 2.97 billion dollars, with exports totaling 1.743 billion and imports 1.326 billion, reflecting a tripling of the prior year and a growth of 334 million in trade activity. The data highlights a vast expansion in farm and factory output feeding global demand.
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United States of America
The Circle is Gone from Australian Ballot Law
The last legislature amended the election law by ordering the circle removed from the Australian ballot. The circle allowed voters to cast a straight ticket without scratches. This year voters must cross in front of every candidate’s name to vote for their chosen party.
Iowa Leads in Rural Telephone Lines Across States
Iowa again claims a large share of rural telephone lines with twenty two percent of all such lines in the United States. The piece argues farmers should have access to phones and improvements they desire, asserting nothing is too good for Iowa farmers.
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Iowa
United States
New Steam Car Tested At Burlington Aurora Shops
A novel steam car, first of its kind, has been completed at the Burlington Aurora shops and is undergoing testing. The design uses fuel instead of coal, omits a traditional fire box and boiler, and packs all apparatus in an 8 by 8 foot room. The engine car carries a 100 horsepower boiler with 150 pounds of steam, oil and water tanks beneath to support a fifty mile run, with an estimated two gallons of oil consumed per mile.
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Aurora
Burlington
Rooster in Alexandria Promises Hatch in Watchful Town
An Iowa Falls despatch notes Alexandria Franklin county residents watch a buff cabin rooster that has begun setting eggs. W. W. Bailey, hotel owner, backs the brood with a setting of eggs as townsfolk await a possible hatch. Call at McCulloch Hardware Co. to see Wagons.
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Iowa Falls
Alexandria
Franklin County
W. W. Bailey
McCulloch Hardware Co
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Our
Canfeld
Haskell Indians
Hum
Reds
Myrtle Vinton Co., Good
Hasbrouck
Chet Frye
Farr
F. E. Farr & Co
F.E. Farr & CO
Perrhohive
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