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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1921
Page
5
A catalog style listing shows varied objects from toys like blocks and dolls to household items such as brushes, mirrors, and purses. It mentions tools of daily life including safety razors, pipes, cigars, writing instruments, and electric devices, reflecting a broad mix of consumer goods.
Prices on Holiday Candy at Moser's Market and 20 percent off Overcoat Prices at Tlart's are advertised. A personal ad seeks correspondence from a kind, moneyed man. Barred Plymouth Rock chicks are offered at 1.50 each from Mc Manns bred cocks.
A notice notes guaranteed made to measure corsets near ready made prices with contact via phone 211 79-2 to arrange. Local business callers J L Caldwell and N J Kipper were in Corydon yesterday. Moser's fresh candy at low weekly Hart’s. Wayne county real estate: Clay and Walnut townships had no tax sale ads Monday. Minnie Miller, niece of Mrs T King, returns to Atlanta Mo from here and may move back. Lodge meeting set for Thursday Dec 8 1921 with full attendance urged. J A Courtright, Sec.
The Palmer family expresses gratitude for the help from friends and neighbors during the boys quarantine and illness with flowers and cards received.
Community social visits fill the week with relatives and neighbors gathering at homes and schools. Residents mention illness, travel to Garden Grove and Kansas City, a Greenlee school minstrel event, and a pie social Friday night.
The text describes South America's tropical zone north of Tite de Janetra and contrasts its variable climate with North America's. It notes higher heat at altitude in the north, milder southern changes due to the ocean, hot humid lowlands along the Orinoco and Amazon, and strong rainfall in the Amazon basin averaging about 100 inches annually, with other portions experiencing seasonal warmth and humidity.
A garbled note says a New Bayz resident asked Ivey about the location of a national park. The text claims a Maine coast park is a public gift from Desert Island residents, though the wording is unclear and the event details are uncertain.
Fragmentary note mentions women and a character named Ales, with a remark about keeping her husband's white shoes clean. Advertisement appears for Farr's Pharmacy promoting Tanlac.
Clyde Bissell, a young ambitious lawyer with an inherited fortune, chases a missing letter from Viola Duncombe. A schoolyard encounter, a kite, and a daring rooftop retrieval lead to Viola revealing her love, as they share a quiet drive away to confess their feelings.
A customer accuses a landlord of a repeated soup serving, claiming hair in tomato soup and a disrupted meal. The exchange hints at a tense restaurant moment tied to service irregularities and a red headed waitress.
A survey notes Iowa colleges deem commercial oils nonexistent in the state. The report traces industrial oil presence and cites local industry experts, highlighting Iowa's oil absence amid broader midwest oil debates.
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