Humeston Iowa Offered as Thriving Rail Hub for Setters
Describes Humeston at the northwest Wayne county corner as thriving with three rail lines the A Q K de W and H S and promising farming prosperity. Highlights cheap rents good schools hospitals and business-friendly climate with room for manufacturing and location-based opportunities.
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Humeston
Iowa
Wayne County
Wayne
Lucas
Clack
Decatur
A &Q
K. de W
H.&s
Tte
Ska
Humeston & Outs
Frayed Kansas Dakota Weather Declarations Examine Damage Rumors
A column critiques Kansas and Dakota press for denying winter weather damage claims. It argues both states face harsh conditions with blizzards and misperceived climate publicity. The piece also notes road blockades from heavy snow and legal limits on crossing private property.
Two Heroines in Nebraska Blizzard Heroism
The Miss Minnie Freeman story portrays a schoolteacher who bound her thirteen pupils to her body and walked through a brutal Nebraska blizzard to reach a farmhouse, risking her life to save the children. Another tale from Yankton county features Miss Nelle Guernsey guiding her students to shelter then fetching provisions herself despite the danger, returning alone to protect the pupils through the night.
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Council Bluffs
Minnie Freeman
Nebraska
Nellte Gurnesey
Fankton Dakotaian
Nelle Guernsey
Walskirton
Yankton County
Praire
Miss Guernsey
Death of J. H. Shuster of Howell Dakota
The notice records the death of J. H. Shuster of Howell Hand county Dakota on November 28 1857. Born August 4 1857 near Yambria Wayne county he joined the Methodist Episcopal church at sixteen and lived a devout Christian life. He later moved with his family to Dakota settling near Lowell then was taken to Yankton insane hospital in January 1887 after losing his mind. He recovered speech briefly then declined again and died at the Yankton hospital of pancreatitis at one o clock. Burial occurred in Miller cemetery with relatives present.
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J. H. Shuster
Howell
Hand County
Dakota
Shuster
Wayne County
Yambria
Methodist Epicopal Church
Jenonie Purrott
Shaster
Cambria
Lowell
Yankton
Akota
Cariie
Mo AL
aAfetter
Mille
Miller
Bates
Corydon News Highlights Cemetery Service and Local Business Moves
The Gazette records a burial with Evangelical minister officiating and a large family presence including a wife and children. It notes plans for a Hughes block general store, Daniel Hare moving to town with millinery, and various town updates including a fire at Meehine House, a brass band, an eclipse viewing, and reflections on local events and humor.
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Corydun
Wim, Hughes
D. A. Z. Sargent
Hughes
Daniel Hare
Union Township
Dan
Ws. Sproatt
Meehine
George Munden
Joe Booth
Jett
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Oder
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Tleon
Trilune
Linéville
J.D. Hasprovucx
Gyo. McCulloen
Home Bank Bank
Continental Nat
Dall
New York
Humes
Henderson Bros
Humeston, Iowa
Reson Bros
Arnold's Drug Store
E. J. Snow
Green Front
Opera House
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Humestan
Hendergon Ssro
Eberhard Junior
Humelton
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