Local notices and social visits in Humeston area 1916
The column records numerous local visits and events including Mrs J E Doze in Corydon, Gardinier Bros show at the Princess, Mayor D P Goodrich in Le Roy, J R Woodruff in Garden Grove, the Trisler and Eckleberry visits, Fred Woodruff in Leroy, Mrs Henry Middlebrook from St Joseph trip, and the upcoming Diamond from The Sky show. Ads invite readers to buy rags from Hutchinson & Son, broken castings welding by Ables Bros, new Hutchinson wood beds, and Stark Nursery Co appointment for Jan 1. Also noted are people traveling to Chariton, Des Moines, and Kansas City for health and business needs, with community support for the Mertz family.
Mistletoe Sprig Sparks Party Gaffe
A girl named Peggy wore mistletoe to a Christmas party causing comments about the hat and eyes, with onlookers noting she acted without knowing the sprig’s meaning. The scene centers on a cautious defense that the wearer isn’t to blame for the inadvertent festive mishap.
Christmas Money Demand Grows At New York Subtreasury
The New York subtreasury sees a yearly surge in Christmas money with about 250000 in new gold and silver coin supplied daily to meet demand. Thousands visit the dingy Wall Street building to obtain bright new currency, while big department stores also request fresh money to please clientele and for security change.
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New York
Wall Street
Christmas at Southwest Indian Reservation Tepees
Christmas morning on the reservation tepees shows Santa visits arranged by teachers, distributing gifts from benefactors. Girls learn crafts, music, and recitation while boys play warpath style games. schools opened taught Christ, holidays, and paleface customs to Kiowa Comanche Apache and others amid resistance from some elders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Red Eagle
Jimmy
Red Eagle
Santa
Southwest
Apache
Arapahoe
Cheyenne
Wichita
Tonka
Ponca
Osage
Why They Sing at Christmas in English Towns
The article explains Christmas waits as bands of men and boys in England who on Christmas Eve parade through towns and tillages singing carols. They accompany themselves with simple wind instruments and seek presents from households as they stop at each doorway.
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England
How Santa Claus Won His Whiskers
A whimsical Christmas tale in Santa's own voice explains how a playful white cloud became his whiskers after a magical sky ride. The cloud clings to his neck as they travel the world to fill stockings, giving Santa his famous beard.
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Santa Claus
Heigh
Earth
Tong Ago Christmases In Some Other Lands
A nostalgic look at Christmas customs in England Germany Belgium France Holland Sweden and Denmark. Children sing carols hang stockings and exchange gifts with unique local twists reflecting traditional practices and Santa lore.
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Ian
England
Germany
Belgium
France
Holland
Santa Claus
Sweden
Denmark
America
Finders Aid via Lost and Found Ads in the New Era
Notice of Final Report in the District Court of Start Town Wayne county. The Administrator of Martha L. McKibben’s estate seeks approval and discharge after filing final report. Hearing set at Corydon Town on December 27, 1915. Agnes Locke, Mary B. Shriver, Tirzah L. Shriver, Ida B. Lash, and David M Burns are named recipients of notice.
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Wayne County
Martha L. McKibben
Agnes Locke
Mary B. Shriver
Tirzah L. Shriver
Ida B. Lash
David M Burns
Corydon
Town
Newspaper advertising drives farm sale attendance
The piece argues that broad advertising is the big stick in selling at farm auctions. It notes wider reach boosts attendance beyond local areas, cites The New Era with 1200 subscribers, and reports 95 percent of nearby farm homes receive the Thursday paper at a $3 regular size sale announcement rate.
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Humeston
Your Printed Matter is Important by The New Era Printery
An advertising notice from The New Era Printery of Humeston Iowa urges businesses to invest in distinctive printing for envelopes letterheads cards folders and statements. The firm promises printers who know how will enhance the next job and invites trial business from readers.
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New Era Printery
Humeston
Iowa
Charming Christmas Eve Custom and Readings
A warm Christmas Eve tradition describes families gathering by the fire to read aloud from Dickens, Herrick, Walter Scott, and other writers. The night builds to a Nativity tale and the classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas as children prepare for bed.
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Walter Scott
George Withers
Reginald Hebers
Luther
Lord
Alfred Domett
Phillips Brooks
Town of Bethlehem
Mrs. Sangster
Margaret Deland
Louisa M. Ascot
Administrators Appointed in Estate of J L Remington
Notice is given that Emma M Rewbecton and S W Lewis have been appointed and qualified as administrators of the estate of J L Remington late of Wayne County Iowa deceased. All debts should be paid to the undersigned and any claims presented as prescribed by law for allowance and payment. Dated December 8, 1915.
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Town
Wayne County
JL. Remington
J. L. Remington
Iowa
Farms for Sale 80 and 160 Acre Properties
Eighty acre farm near Stee hand offered at three dollars per acre with good improvements and favorable terms. An 160 acre tract six miles from Van Wert lists rolling land and solid improvements at eighty dollars per acre with two thousand five hundred dollars down and balance over time.
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Mil - Stee
van Wert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Humeston State Bank
H. Z. Smith
R. C. Hutchinson
B. King
P Williams
G. O. Gardner
E. S. Williams
F. T. McKibben
Home News
Hutchinson & Son’s
J EB. Doze
Gardiniers
The
Princess
D P Goodrich
Leroy
J. R Woodruff
Garden Grove
Charles Trisler
Fred Woodruff
Joe Eckleberry
Derby
Henry Middlebrook
St. Joseph
Oly
Tra Shriver
W. T. Snyder
J. E. Snyder
Priday
Mounds
Okla
Ables
R. C. Kestler
A. D. McGuire
Chariton
Gardinier Bros
R. E. Kyner
Des Moines
Harry Ford
Byron Chesnutt
Chesnutt
Newton
Charles Chesnutt
F. L. Bibby
Stark Nursery Co
Louisiana
Fred Mertz
Kansas City
Mertz
R. C. Surbaugh
Colorado
J. F Kiger
Poston & Goodrich
Home State Bank
Humelton
Geo. McCulloch
J. Herbert Park
Vic Pressenc
J. C. Moore
L. R. Goff
James Porter
Wm. Hobden
C.H. Doblman
Kempe
Goodloe Thomas
American Press Association
Eggy
Ieggy
Peggy
Perce
Peg
Ting
Santas
Ir Christ
Moore & CO
Roberts Bros
Winslow Bros
M.D. H.T. Saith
M.D. McCulloch & Smith
Emma M Rewbecton S.W Lewis
Pbs
Hureston- Scovel Co
Princess Grocery Phone
Aste Delivery
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