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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
8
Across Ireland’s northwest coast kelp burning supports iodine production. Men and women labor from early shore gathering to inland drying in sunlit stone racks. Kilns burn seaweed and turf for weeks, producing dense blocks shipped to markets in a costly colonial trade.
A collection of light anecdotes and humorous sayings from Harper's Weekly and London Tit-Bits. It includes a novel method of discipline by a Washington official’s wife involving staged orange eating and watching, plus a judge and barrister quip about luncheon, and a streetside gag about burglar alarms and a boastful neighbor.
A Washington dispatch reports a vast new industry building on denaturized alcohol from corn potatoes beets and grain. The law aims to tax-free alcohol allowing widespread distilleries with minimum outputs of 100 bushels or 250 gallons daily. Officials aim to price alcohol to rival kerosene and gasoline benefiting farmers and manufacturers. Standard Oil interests view the move as a major blow to the trust.
Readers praise Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for cures of bowel issues while remaining anonymous. The ad notes its home use and popularity, sold by F E Farr Co. A political side remark mentions the denatured alcohol bill and its tax, with a jab at Standard Oil. Mins H C Botos advertises Netszon Piano and inducements.
In Wayne County Iowa this bank official report dated June 2 1906 presents a detailed financial statement listing real and personal property values possessions capital stock liabilities and deposits. It includes an oath by bank officers J Herbert Park Carl Moore W S McMains and notary D P Goodrich attesting accuracy and ownership of assets.
A historical note on finger rings tracing romance from sixteenth century Italian lovers rings with hidden portraits and two joined circles to gimmal rings used in betrothal and weddings. It references Dryden and Roman empresses, noting modern excess in ring wear and satiric snippets about social manners.
Home Bakery begins operation boasting a portable oven among the state’s best and a fully equipped plant designed to serve the town and surrounding area with superior bread pies and pastries.
Farmers and breeders announce new stallions and horses including Mambrino Kirk Wood a standardbred trotter with a 2 203 record on a fair mile track. Other entries include Shire Romulus Percheron Columbus French Draft and Captain Billy Fox a brown jack. horses kept at residence east of Humeston.
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