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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
12
Aimed at readers in Humeston, this item touts Dodd Struthers pure copper lightning rods with nationwide endorsements from Insulate Comp industries and 1904 Saint Louis World Fair Highest Award recognition. It claims strong guarantees and urges shopper attention amid local notices and social updates.
Go to the furniture store for window shades. Co. V. Yalbreath went to Promise City Monday. See Hutchinson & Son for those beautiful 9x12 rugs.
Washington's Birthday observances drew strong crowds with morning and evening sermons on Washington as soldier president and patriot and on Valley Forge and Gettysburg. References to Lincoln and the Civil War era woven into the address. praise for Washington and Lincoln, choir music praised, visiting Rev. Ross and congregation participated. Also notes on Baptist aid society tea, and upcoming Independent School District Humeston election with two directors and a treasurer to be chosen March 9.
Notice to qualified voters of Humeston Wayne County that the regular municipal election will be held at the city hall on the last Monday in March 1908. Officers to be elected: Mayor two councilmen two years one councilman to fill vacancy two years treasurer assessor. Polls open 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. J E Doze Mayor February 24 1908.
Hasbrouck reports C. W. Fisher's livestock sale Saturday was highly successful with every lot sold at strong prices. Community members attended auctions and visited relatives across nearby towns including Garden Grove Osceola and Leroy while several locals helped care for family members and tracked sales and visits throughout the week.
Manser Place left Tuesday for Oklahoma to visit his mother. Verna and Ruth Spensler visited E S Evans. A daughter, Roy Abel, was born to Mr and Mrs G W Holder on February 19 as guests at Clyde Coffer's home. The heaviest snow storm of the season on February 18 blocked east and west roads for several days.
Pleasant View community highlights include visits among the Jones and Irwin families, neighbors hosting callers at Pat Bevard’s, and various delated visits by the Newsome and Bevard households. A February 20 wedding in Jackson township united L Catherine Spencer and Claud Fierce with about thirty guests, the couple planning to reside on a farm near Cleveland after March 1.
Mrs. George Rickert was called to Ottumwa Thursday by the death of her father. Several local residents visited relatives and friends over the weekend. A box supper is planned at the Fairview school house next Friday evening with invitations extended to all.
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