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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
8
Community updates report visitors from Pleasant View and Bucklin to relatives, a family reunion at the Greenlee residence, and a butcher shop position in Woonsocket. Evoking local social life, the note urges the Sunday park service at 5 PM open to all, with contingency for indoor Congregational Church if rain.
B Sullivan visits Clarinda while J N Curry of Sapulpa plans trips through Humeston to Cherokee. A garbled note warns against assuming hoodoo use of a pocket item. Waukon market shows vegetables at 81.75 a bushel amid freight delays. Leon papers report Ed H Alexander injured in Colorado runaway and returning to Leon with her sister. Leon Journal notes A Dern liquidating land in Barton and Monroe counties to E M Press Chariton, plus a future move. August 14 Sunday School day at Merten Chautauqua with Corker Fitch to speak. officers invited to platform decorations.
The notice warns Springfield Illinois and nearby Keokuk Iowa face caterpillar damage to maples and elms. Newark New Jersey reports similar pests. a Shade Tree commission offers a ten cent bounty per quart for worms and campaigns to destroy them are underway. Public hunting is forbidden. The item also includes a 1908 crop bulletin and a subscription offer from The Daily Des Moines Register and Leader.
The Church of Christ announces Bible school at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00, with evening service at 8:00. Ladies' aid meets Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. The W. B. M. gathers the second Lord's Day of each month at 3:00. Ministers R. H. Hetchke extends a cordial welcome. A tree fragment from the New Air Shaft display near the Sunshine mine at 120 feet depth is shown in Sam Bonner Drug Store windows.
A brief column extols the home grown cucumber, noting its resilience and ability to make itself felt without heavy attention. The piece from Clinton Herald playful references Gaie Citr-.
The tenth annual Allerton Chautauqua runs August 12 to 19 with an excellent program. Many attendees expected from Hunieston.
Local advertisement urges readers to place orders for coal and wood with W J Taylor. The notice emphasizes prompt delivery and reliable supply during colder seasons.
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for nervous breakdowns and nerve energy deficiency. It includes a testimonial from Mrs W L Bure of Myrtle Creek Oregon and notes druggists may refund the first bottle if no benefit, with Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana listed.
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