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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
4
Local items advertise potato sales at Moser Bros and assorted farm stock including Poland-China pigs and Orpington cockerels. Residents and visitors named include J. M. Jamison, Mrs. A.C. Darvis, Dr. C. M. Wotiaire, and Mrs. H. Smith with health updates for A.C. Baker.
David Farquhar of Ottumba visits with family and returns home with his son Willie. Community ads promote photo plays at the Princess and subscription offers. A woman, Mrs Morgan, travels from Cambria to Nebraska. The Journal promotes magazines and gifts. Alva Hurlmerton suffers from blood poisoning, while Unity Baptist church in Corydan expands with a new furnace. Road naming and marking ideas spark public interest. In Wayne County Iowa a court announces the estate of John McKibben and reminds debts and claims procedures.
Dr A R Repford leads a state campaign urging Lewis residents to sleep with windows open all winter for fresh air. He warns many lives could be saved by constant ventilation and cautions against heavy clothing, advocating open windows and outdoor sleeping for those who work indoors.
A farmer named James Taylor from Athantic rushed from his home to gather corn, have it ground into meal, and return toeat within fifty minutes, using his automobile to travel to the field and back. The event highlights rapid processing of a corn crop by a local rider.
The local newspaper argues that strong advertising returns arise from trusted papers with established prestige. It asserts that paid readership and sustained circulation amplify merchant success, as ads gain impact through the paper's long-standing reputation and wide reach.
Auto owners and dealers in Akron Ohio show interest in a price reduction by Bob Goodrich and Diamond Rubber companies last week. The exact amount is not specified but described as substantial. Rubber tires remain the preferred option as inventors seek substitutes.
For sale 230 acre farm ten miles south of Lewal and six miles from Licerne. Includes a two story seven room house, good barns, first class grain and stock facilities. Priced at 85 dollars per acre with 2500 dollars down. Balance can be carried on farm. Roe Bott.
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