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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
8
A National mood piece argues that weak wills fail to keep resolutions and that bold, immediate effort conquers habit. Goethe’s maxim inspires readers to seize the moment rather than wait for a calendar change.
An essay on New Year's resolutions. It argues most fail from procrastination and overreach, urging one attainable goal, patience, and living in the present. Quoting Carlyle Horace and others, it cautions against chasing unattainable aims and advocates adjusting desires to ability and time.
An excerpt discusses how a well mounted officer induces a martial bearing in observers and soldiers alike. It notes the Legion’s campaigns across Crimea, Africa, and Europe, its role as leverage for other troops, and how foreigners join under flexible rules. The piece contrasts Legion discipline with civilian and other military conduct.
Attorney General Cosson announces a reorganized legal department ready to enforce state prohibition after the new year. Additional state agents will be deployed statewide to handle cases, with past weeks showing over one hundred bootleggers arrested and numerous other violators prosecuted. Cosson praises Iowa’s law enforcement machinery as superior to Kansas and Massachusetts in adapting provisions.
A 20 year old mother Mrs Scott Byram and her two month old baby died in their Oskaloosa home. Byram lay ill from scarlet fever beside them as the family, quarantined for the disease, received city relief. Mrs Byram died overnight and the infant starvation appears the cause. Three other children in the household are ill. The parents are Mr and Mrs George Henry, and another Henry child died recently.
Reports from Manitoba and nearby districts describe astonishing wheat harvests on farms once left idle. Illinois and Manitoba growers share stories of 34 bushels per acre averages, with some fields exceeding 50 bushels. The piece notes vast unbroken lands available for homesteading or sale at low prices, fueling renewed optimism about Canada's role as a top wheat producer.
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