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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
9
A detailed portrait of the president's bride gown and trousseau items shows simple design with elegant features. Ivory satin gown with long train, lace accents, surplice bodice, chiffon underbodice, and a cap veil. Orchids and lilies in the bouquet complement the restrained style.
Fashion notes bathing caps move beyond rubberized cloth to silk designs meant to be worn over close fitting caps for hair protection. A taf feta silk model, pictured, pleases for shape and practicality. Widespread pool use grows as more women pursue swimming as a leisure sport and fashion statement.
Davenport hosts delegates to the twenty second annual convention of the Iowa State Federation of Labor with four craft associations also holding meetings. Officers Striehl Streoks Canfield remain, Cedar Rapids expected to win next convention site. major topics include registration, employer liability, and workmen's compensation law.
Governor Clarke and a large GAR and WRC delegation will leave Des Moines June 16 for Burlington for the Grand Army of Iowa encampment. Ward of Des Moines is expected to be elected department commander with broad support. J W Willett of Tama, current commander, to retire and has been named district judge. Burlington funded to host the visitors with Hotel Burlington as headquarters.
A 14 year old alligator was found on Beaver Creek banks near Parkersburg and taken to Waterloo. Lawrence Thomas and T R Fitzgerald captured the reptile, which resisted captivity and snapped its jaws. The creature drew crowds as it was exhibited in Waterloo. A reverend condemned the automobile in a sermon, calling it an instrument of the devil and church foe.
Dr Creworth of the First Methodist church in Burlington suffered a stroke of paralysis after presiding at a church banquet. He had recently filled the pulpit in Burlington after coming from Anderson Indiana.
TeaMar s President A E B Craig of Morningside College delivered the commencement address as fifty students graduated from LeMars High School.
United States Senator Blair Lee recalls a Tennessee ridge episode where two mountaineers argued, one killed, a rider told the widow at her table. She paused with an apple dumpling, swore she would listen after finishing the dumpling, and warned of coming uproar.
Walter Mahony of Troop H 6th US Cavalry Camp McCoy Sparta Wisconsin writes in 1913 of chronic psoriasis on arms and legs cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He details initial relief lasting months, then full cure over three months with the duo. Sample offered with a $2 order form and Skin Book from Cuticura Department L Boston.
The quote portrays Bill as always quick to seize chances, with a glimpse of him in a boat hugging the shore suggesting eagerness and initiative. The remark highlights his proactive character and tendency to grab the moment.
A German economist Professor Wolff estimates that if current trends persist Germany will have the lowest birth rate in Europe by 1920. Separate items note health habits and speculative seed prices without clear connection to the main claim.
A playful compilation argues against pockets for women citing seven reasons. It claims pockets are not a natural right and that most women do not want or would not use them. The piece satirically suggests pockets would burden women and disrupt marriage and chivalry while noting men use pockets for tobacco and pipes.
In a crowded scene a tor toise shell wearing man recalls Len, the faithful correspondent who writes every year on a different birthday. A stout man comments on the sweet note, while the solemn figure notes the letter never arrives on the same date twice.
A column notes a man pressing Miss Wombat for a dance as she avoids him, suggesting she may be angling to see if he will propose. It mocks the idea of placing faith in a star, calling it a mere butterfly and urging patience rather than contradiction.
Philadelphia and Providence women report relief from displacement, backache, and fatigue after six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They claim improved sleep, appetite, and ability to work, urging others to try the remedy amid warnings about headaches nervousness and blues signaling potential female derangements.
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