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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
6
A collage of Humeston area notices lists names visiting relatives and traveling for business, local sales and promotions, restaurant briefings, new enterprises, and upcoming Fourth of July events. Mentions Windsor and Bob-O-Link items, shipboard trips, house repainting, and a balloon and airship ascent plan with a small prize.
The Pulpit and Pew Methodist Episcopal Church notes Woman's Foreign Missionary Society offerings exceed $60 with benevolences totaling 29070, $25.70 above last year, but $50 behind district apportment. Next quarterly conference July 12. Cambria gospel team canceled due to lack of transport. Congregational notes praise a sunny Sunday, Guild meetings, and church meals July 3. Union park services set for Sunday evenings through summer led by Rev Shipman with M E choir. If rain, services move to M E church.
McCart and Manford motored to Keokuk in the former's car Saturday and returned Sunday. The 400 mile trip was completed without a mishap and the lads enjoyed a fine outing. They saw the big dam and visited the state penitentiary at Fort Madison where 670 prisoners marched to chapel Sunday. The roads were in good condition and the return trip took about seven hours. Ray Helt, Seth Hughes, al
S Stites a Burlington brake man sustained a severe foot injury while switching in Van Wert on Monday morning. Riding on the front of the engine his foot was caught under the pilot and he was thrown headfirst to the track. He was brought home in the evening and will be unable to resume work for several weeks.
Humeston events reported by T R Storey include sale of Studebaker Fours to Luther Lyons of St Charles Phil Lantz of Van Wert and L Christy of Derby. Ford cars driven by R O Wood and J L Wishmeyer collided south of town with minor injuries to Wishmeyer's children and slight damage to both cars.
The city prohibits swimming in the reservoir for city use only. Violators will be fined to the full extent of the law as stated by Mayor D. P. Gooprien.
Post office uncalled letters include H C Richard Migs Florencye Pennix and Atrrep D McCotacca. Congregational church ladies announce dinner and supper on the Fourth of July with meals served at the church.
Arrangements are completed for Sunday evening park meetings beginning July 4. Reverend W. Davis will preach with the Methodist choir leading music and Mrs. Clifford Clark singing. All earnest Christians meet at 7 30 at the Methodist church corner before walking to Farra drug store for a street meeting.
Humeston notice touts Adler-i ka as appendicitis preventative with simple buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. One spoonful allegedly drains foul matter from the body, relieving sour stomach gas and constipation at once with astonishing speed. FF. E. Farr endorses the remedy.
Pleasant View J L Washborn is the proud possessor of a new Ford car. Mr and Mrs Frank Shores visited Henry Skinner home Sunday. R V Mitchell and two children spent Sunday with her parents. George Irwins and family left Thursday for Bowerston Ohio. C M Bevard and Martha Bevard were transacting business at the county seat Tuesday. Mrs W Newsome spent past week with her son Dr George Newsome of Indianola. Mr and Mrs Frank Millage and Mr and Mrs John Langford were guests Sunday at C M Bevard's. Mrs Henry Sanders returned home after a week with her parents and sisters. Mrs Alice Pim helping care for her mother who is getting along after an accident but still poorly with heart trouble. Pat Bevard and wife Weaver Exley and wife and Joe Robison and wife visited Genday at the home of Mr and Mrs S B Erb of Van Wert. Charley Horton and family spent Saturday in Woodburn with sister Nancy Boor of Payette Valley Idaho who arrived Friday to visit her mother and sister. William Mosharger of Macksville Kans er died at Halstead Kansas hospital June 2 after brain tumor operation. He leaves a wife and nine children, four of whom are
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