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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
2
A community message urges every citizen to aid Houston by distributing folders that highlight the town as an ideal site for industrial ventures. Businessmen will place a folder in outgoing letters to widen reach and attract enterprises, boosting employment and wealth locally.
The wedding of Lee A. Morgan and Viola Sheeter took place Wednesday August 22 at the brides parents home in Humeston with Rev. Lewis Bradford presiding. Only close relatives attended this quiet ceremony. Both bride and groom are respected teachers who will reside on the Morgan family farm near Cambria after their marriage.
Dr. Smith, returning from a professional trip, was riding near J. T. Hinchlif f east of town when a cattle startled his horse. The cart overturned into a ditch, bruising his face and hands. He managed to steady the horse and continue home where he received care and is improving.
Harvest Home Picnics become an attraction in several Towans this year as towns adopt improved methods and machinery to boost prosperity. Residents recognize that work and play keep life lively and that events attract the younger crowd, with towns planning various celebrations and cultural activities to provide excitement and enjoyment. The piece notes the effort across communities and mentions two locals nicknamed The Two Macs, with contact via Phone 47.
The public schools of Plameston Wi begin next Mondias with a strong teacher corps led by Miss Inez Kelso returning as superintendent. Miss Myrth Duncan as assistant principal, Mrs Nolan to gram mar, Miss Flora Clawson and Mable Hinel Al on intermediate, Misses Mary Tasvier and Lillie Hall on primary. Mrs Nolan arrives from Chariton with high recommendations.
About the first of September E. S. Breazeale will retire as lan aacer of the Hotel Humeston and will be succented by T. J. Silvers from Garden Grove. Mr. Silver, a Humeston resident and hotel expert, will maintain the high standard of the house. Breazeale’s plans are unclear, but residents hope he stays in Humeston as a valued citizen.
Hot weather and uneven rains show corn and pastures in mixed shape. Despite moisture gaps, overall crops are steady after a dry June. A southern town plans a burdock day with property owners using hoes to remove the invasive weed.
Canfield, traveling for a Burlington wholesale hardware house, has rented the Clever property in east town and will relocate his family next month. Flo will continue to travel and designate Hinington as headquarters, and he and his family are welcomed as valued residents.
A pleasant occasion last Saturday featured a band directed by Mr. Hines. The concert drew a large crowd from the surrounding vicinity who enjoyed a fine program with every number well received. The article notes the band is among the town’s best and improving. Also mentions an upcoming Haskell Indians versus Hum- ten Reds game on Sept. 4.
Farmers in Warne county predict the corn crop will surpass last year by about fifty-five million bushels and mark the best harvest in years. experts deem the statewide yield superior to last season with widespread confidence in a strong season ahead.
The Myrtle Vinton Company presented A Parisian Princess last Wednesday evening to a serial audience hindered by heat. The company performed well with a balanced cast and pleasing specialty work. Myrtle Vinton was the star and a clever soubrette. They plan another date.
A Humeston show arrival on September 6 highlights the Van Auing circus horses. The article extols nearly 300 horses that navigate trains unloads stalls and parade placements with uncanny horse sense claiming they sense the band music and know when to act.
Our statistics show the United States triple its foreign trade over the past year. Exports of goods and foods reached 1 743 763 612 dollars while imports totaled 31 226 615 370 dollars, bringing combined trade to 2 970 378 991 dollars, just shy of three billion. Expansion in trade equaled 334 000 000 dollars.
The last legislature amended the election law by ordering the circle removed from the Australian ballot. The circle allowed voters to vote a straight party ticket without scratches. This year voters must cross in front of each candidate’s name to vote.
The article extols Iowa for its share of rural telephone lines, claiming Iowa holds twenty two percent of all such lines in the United States. It argues farmers in Iowa can obtain phones and any improvements they desire, asserting there is nothing too good for the Iowa farmer.
A novel steam car, first of its kind, is completed at the Burlington Aurora shops and now undergoing tests. It aims to replace engine power on branch lines, using oil vapor instead of coal, with an 8 by 8 foot engine room, front trucks from a combined baggage and passenger coach, a 100 horsepower boiler at 150 pounds of steam, and oil and water tanks beneath the car enabling a fifty mile run. Two gallons of oil are consumed per mile.
An Iowa Falls despatch notes Alexandria residents watching a setting buff cabin rooster owned by W W Bailey of the local hotel. The rooster sits on eggs as a hatch test. interest grows as observers anticipate a successful hatch and note the bird’s attitude toward the brood. McCulloch Hardware Co. promotes wagons and gear.
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