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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
4
The New Era issues from Humeston Iowa dated December 29 1920 publish weekly by ER B McConnell. The notice lists Iowa pres associations and postal mail status for second class matter.
The G A R flag pole at the courthouse park is moved from the west to the east side beside the soldiers monument. It will be shortened before reinstallation, with the G A R offering to pay half the fire change costs. The pole originally 110 feet tall will stand at about half that height.
Thirty years ago Elmore Markley traded the Depot Hotel to P. E. Waller in exchange for a farm located just west of town, a neighborhood transaction remembered in local records.
Mrs. Frank Garton and others visited Mrs. Tom Hughes on Friday. Glenn Dillman and family spent Christmas with his parents. Several families shared Christmas Day at various homes including Humeston and Vernie Airy. Readers note multiple holiday gatherings and local kinship updates across the community.
In the District Court of Town and Wayne County the administrator of Samuel Richman files a final report seeking approval and discharge. Hearing set in Corydon Iowa on January 27 1921 for heirs Lulu Wells Ola McGuire Alice Crawford Lucy Wells and W E Richman to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Bert McCulloch administrator.
A 1921 church column reviews Christmas exercises and future services across Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, and Unity churches. It notes successful programs, notable solos, new year sermons, illustrated sermons, and generous offerings for Armenians and European relief, with pastors named.
J W Trullinger of Humeston testifies his kidney trouble after typhoid left him unable to move, with dizziness and discolored secretions. He reports temporary relief from a local remedy after reading testimonials in the paper and endorses Dean's as merited. 60 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A survey of customs from Belgium France Russia Madrid and China notes New Year rituals. It highlights gift exchanges, peasant pranks, family reunions, and religious observances reflecting diverse cultural traditions on January 1.
Poem wishing joy and happiness for friends in the new year. Iris expresses affection for close friends and a playful, ironic hope for those not as dear to her, ending with a light-hearted line about years to come.
An exploration of New Year kissing traditions from Lancashire churchyard rites to Basque seaside superstitions. The piece notes the keyhole kiss at midnight, the Basque ritual with kisses across the universe, and historic shamming by mayors and pump kissing. It also recalls Oxfordshire pump fines and London pub customs that sparked riots and clever loopholes.
On Memorial Day a young woman named Joan Myles and her companion visit a churchyard grave. An elderly woman, believed to be the grandmother of Joan’s late fiancé, helps them confront memories from Flanders and the Civil War. The lovers discover renewed hope as spirits of memory and love bind them on a bittersweet day.
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