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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
3
In a tense House moment, Speaker Cannon’s birthday was celebrated with floral tributes and emotional remarks by Representatives Graff and Rainey. The scene included a surprised Cannon, lingering tears, and a roll call recess vote followed by enthusiastic applause.
A report to Secretary Bietcsil br Surgeon Ammon Farenholt details naval tattooing observed on the Independence at Mare Island California. Analyzing 3572 enlistments, 58.61 percent of second and later enlistments show tattoos while 23.01 percent of first enlistments do. The study estimates about 64 percent of sailors with over ten years service are tattooed, noting many applicants are seafaring men. Common designs include letters mottoes coats of arms flags anchors and female adornments with various symbolic aims for protection or remembrance.
Census Bureau bulletin summarizes 1905 manufacturing wages for 3.3 million workers across 193,307 establishments. Men earned 29,200,287 dollars weekly, women 3,632,481 and children 312,023. Average weekly wage across 25 states and industries was 19.95 dollars. Montana highest at 24.63, South Carolina lowest at 12.63.
Theodore Roosevelt attends Grace Reformed on Fifteenth Street near the White House, drawing large crowds and occupying the president’s pew with his wife and family occasionally. two Secret Service agents accompany him, while St John’s also holds a special state pew and the president seldom loses his seat.
A long trek recounts crossing snow and slush from Seattle toward Chicago with partners Morey and others. The journey involved cold, wet roads, scarce funds, and a plan to survive by seeking aid as they navigated fatigue and harsh conditions.
The piece recalls Senator Tillman in Washington praising outspoken methods while cautioning that calm temperance can signal deceit. An old South Carolina deacon offers blunt advice to avoid quarrels with angry people as the safest reply. The text weaves in scattered quotes on preparation for knowledge and perception of truth from Emerson, noting misinterpretations in haste.
A reader letter extols a new food product claiming disease prevention and health benefits. The piece references personal experience, improved heart health, and urges belief in the product’s scientific basis. It signals ongoing letters claiming genuineness and public interest.
YEARs AGO many mothers gave paregoric or laudanum to calm infants but narcotics can kill or ruin health in children. Drugs sold as Drops Cordials or Soothing Syrups mask narcotics. Do not give medicines to children without knowing ingredients. Castoria contains no narcotics if it bears Chas. H. Fletcher signature.
A garbled dialogue scene depicts a farmer reacting to changing conditions in pastoral setting with fragmented phrases about mules and a beer wagon and an Atlant a connotation. The text presents inconsistent spelling and obscure references, forming a rough dialect snapshot rather than a clear event.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful smarting nervous feet and ingrowing nails, claiming comfort for foot trouble and easier shoe wear, with free package offer and an address in Le Roy New Jersey, followed by a humorous vignette about worry over little things and a man married to a widow with six children.
A nostalgic fragment mentions Winslow's Soothing Syrup and a proverb about the Lord and devil. It references Boston, Massachusetts and a melodramatic scene where a woman tries to convince a man he has renounced something. The fragment is brief and lacks clear narrative context.
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