Local News Roundup from Humeston and Nearby
Celebrations and social visits fill Humeston scenes with ads and events. A. L. Edwards & Co offers piano sales while J L Taylor showcases Big Ben clocks. church gatherings, family visits, and cinema showings frame a busy week including two reels of The Adventures of Kathryn at the Princess.
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A. AL. Edwards & Co
J.L. Taylor
Clint Mack
Derby
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Kathryn
The
Princess
A. B. Taylor
Vaunita
Macksburg
Princess theater alters showtimes for next Saturday
The first show at the Princess will start at 9:00 p m sharp and the second at 10:00 p m. The change is at patrons' request and viewers are asked not to wait until 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hart
Clear Water
Minn
Rose Hart
Annandale
C. L. Hart
Congregational Church
J. L. Caldwell
L. ©. Smith
Mystic
W. J. Morgan
Roy Fulkerson
Edward Pool
CG. Ye. Kyneor
Kyner
Bethany
Missouri
the Princess
Delock
Poison letter case raises doubts on forensics
The Springfield Republican notes the Elizabeth New Jersey poison letter case ends with acquittal and criticizes the forensic process as failing to convict the author or fully clear suspects, calling for impartial, decisive action against anonymous scorers.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Springfield Republican
Sure Thing Sparks Self-Help Chat Comedy
A playful rib at social talkers contrasts a self regarded as brilliant with a partner who prefers silent self conversation. The quip hints at audience appreciation and perceived conversational skill in a light, comic frame.
Changed Mind Over Steak Order Mix Up
A Brown family woman tries to order a large thick steak by four from Batty's butcher. The call misidentifies her as Jenny the cook, leading to a humorous exchange and the dispute over the bet being called off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Tadlea
Wr. Brown
Mr. Batty
Monkey a Victim of Rabies in Philippines Case
A Manila laboratory study on a monkey captured in Laguna province shows hydrophobia signs. The animal became excited then savage and paralytic before death. Microscopic brain tests revealed Negri bodies, confirming rabies. A rabbit injected with the brain tissue emulsion also died with paralysis, and Negri bodies appeared in its brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ferdinand Schmitter
Manila
Laguna
Iowa city ranks eighth in animals slaughtered under federal inspection
Iowa shows strong meat production with nearly 3,000,000 animals slaughtered under federal inspection including 230,000 cattle 30,000 calves 185,000 sheep 437 goats and 2,551,132 hogs in 1912. Nationwide 58,000,000 animals were inspected in 790 establishments up about 5,000,000 from 1911. Iowa pork and meat plants increased from 919 to 940 facilities since 1911.
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Iowa
Iowa's past land prices contrast with growing markets
J. D. James of Storm Lake recalls land once sold for five to seven dollars an acre, when few buyers existed and farmers earned little for grain or livestock. He predicts Iowa will host large packing houses and become a leading manufacturing state with strong local markets.
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Iowa
J. D. James
Storm Lake
Chicago
United States
Kansas Buys Liberally of Iowa's Corn Crop
Grain merchants in Kansas City and across Kansas are purchasing corn from Iowa, averaging about three thousand acres or 160000 bushels daily to feed state livestock. Estimated daily outlay reaches 95000 dollars for six months, amid drought depleted Iowa and national crop comparisons.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Iowa
Dreuth
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Carl M. McGuire
the Big Shoe Store
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