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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
2
A local bride and groom from the farm community tied the knot at Trapt Trey with G J Winslow presiding. Friends and neighbors gathered in Cr e ve Grove as the couple plans to make their home on the groom’s Grove farm and start a family, receiving many congratulations.
The report covers a bank robbery with professionals suspected after a vault theft in Liberty. a fire damages a Garten home with extensive losses. Anna Shaeffer and others marry in a M. E. parsonage ceremony. and community health concerns include Mr. King’s mental decline. Also, licensing and a curious groceria experiment by Mr. Wilson illustrate local life.
The page reports a Christmas Eve home wedding for Margarette A. Rea and William A. May at a Pleasant home in Des Moines area, performed by Rev Goodsell. It notes births, anniversaries, and multiple family celebrations including J J Dunn Laing, Wyeth anniversary, and a marriage of Dr. Fred Bracewell to Meda Wise in Decorah Iowa, with events tied to Des Moines and nearby towns.
An archival note reflects on how many notable figures share names with others in early war records. It mentions Generals Washington Adams Grant Pickett Napoleon and lists scattered references to Nebraska figures and World War I era identifiers.
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