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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
1
A fragment notes the sale of 300 acres near Cambria with multiple buyers including Geo. Cox and Tom Eis. Additional parcels of forty two acres were sold recently as part of a plan to combine two farms and a landowner named Morgan is mentioned.
A historical snippet describes a clinician in Derby infusing fluid into a patient through a vein. The process involves drawing fluid from a contributor, testing purity and codon in Chicago, then returning the infusion to the patient as part of a long day’s work.
Last Thursday evening the Eastern Star lodge hosted a gala with eighty four attendees enjoying pressed chicken creamed potatoes Parker House rolls strawberry sherbet and angel food cake. Three candidates were W W Hobden J A Courtright and O C Hinchliffe. Corydon Lodge A F and A M plans St John Day June 24 at Walden Park urging baskets and exhibits for a big parade encouraging members to outdo rivals with novel entries.
All members of the Fourth of July celebration committees are summoned to meet next Monday night at the Prin cess Theatre to shape the program and select attractions. Committees listed include Finance Clyde Hutchinson Fred Monroe. Sports Wm Finch W W Berker A L Rinkler O C Hinchcliffe Fred Kyner. Decoration C L Hart E E Keller Henry Middlebrook. Platform H A Northrop. Advertising E B McConnell C F Sehnee A P Bloemsma A L Rinkter W R Berker. Mrs N S Beavers from Mankato Minnesota visits with her father and relatives.
Fred Rinkler of Humeston was listed among graduates from a dental course at Iowa State University. A. Rinkler attended the graduation events while Irene Russell traveled to visit friends in Chariton.
An old ad style poem invites readers to browse classifieds for any wish from a hobby horse to a railroad ride. It promises lemonade, seeds, coats, and more with no need to beg for purchases and hints at earning through ads. The playful text imitates a bustling market or newspaper ad column.
Garton from Clar Lodge A F and A M of Louisburg attended the Iowa Grand Lodge in Cedar Rapids celebrating seven years since Green's opera house foundation. The report notes Iowa's 1838 appointment of Robert Lucas as territorial governor, growth to about 3,000 members, election of W A Westfall as state grand master, and secretary Lee Parvin with D L Clark as treasurer. Also mentions Nathan of Des Moines installing printing presses in Clarinda and a family trip to Afton.
Telegrams report a nation wide telegraphers strike spreading beyond counties announced for last Wednesday and now general in many areas, disrupting orders and messages of commercial nature and daily business.
A university student from Iowa City plans to return after spending the day at Farr’s Pharmacy in town. He will resume studies when the fall term opens.
The 8th Division arrived in France and planned a welcome in Des Moines with pies for the first group. More pies were sent for larger troops expected Friday. A report from Chariton mentions Alva 18 of Wayne County near Cedar Sler and a trip to the county seat by Mr and Mrs Rouse for personal business.
Fragmented OCR text mentions visits by Mrs. McGuire and references to Kansas, an international company, and unresolved matters such as levy resolutions. The garbled lines indicate a local paper item with unclear context and several names and places.
Eastern Star members are urged to attend the regular meeting tomorrow evening to aid in settling accounts from the picnic supper held last Thursday night.
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