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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
6
Journal records Cambria residents visiting Chariton and Humeston families, trips to Des Moines and Omaha, and gatherings at farms and lodges. It notes visits by J L Murrows, Mrs Poston, Reeves Stevens, and many others, plus a county treasurer primary result and a tour to Nevada Missouri.
In Ringgold County, for the first time, election returns were flown by airplane due to muddy roads. S.P. Baird delivered Clinton township ballots to Mount Ayr with pilot C. A. McElwain near noon, covering sixteen and a half miles. The Redding aircraft, with a veteran war pilot, marks a practical use of air transport for elections.
Advertisement touts a free trial of a rupture cure device urging readers to mail in their names and measurements. Claims easy, comfortable test wear for 30 days with no risk if not convinced, and urges sharing with ruptured friends while noting the address in Missouri.
The article notes a paper shortage affecting congressmen who plan to send speeches before the fall campaign under franking privileges. Public Printer Ford cannot supply the extra paper, needing it for other government work. The piece suggests trimming unnecessary publications to save paper and ease postal clerks’ workload as Osceola prepares to number houses for free mail delivery.
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