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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
8
Postal notice records indicate Francis PiTor and Pur have a second class mail designation for Gravity Town, with mail handling and address designation noted by the Gravity Town post office.
Dr M R Francis of Bedford Iowa hosts the Rebekah Circle gathering at the home of Mrs Wm Egleston on Wednesday November 3. The meeting takes place in the local community circle with members expected to attend.
The D. M. C. club met with Mrs. L. T. Reed Friday afternoon for a gathering.
Mrs. I. M. Damewood and Bernice, who had spent two weeks in Des Moines with Damewood’s two daughters, returned home Monday afternoon as Carl Werner drove them down.
District Conference attendees at Creston included Mr and Mrs Barry Rev AJ Bissinger and wife Mrs F C Dorsey. They were accompanied by Rev Giles of New Market.
Gamble Stores promotes Gamble's Winter Oil as a positive, effective lubrication for cars in cold conditions with per gallon price discount of 60 cents. The note urges shoppers not to take chances with winter driving.
The article explains chromium is a silvery hard crystalline metal with many varied compounds. It outlines its sources from chromite ore in Rhodesia and New Caledonia, roasting to sodium chromate, and the etymology of chromium from a Greek word meaning color.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes that when the first U S Senate met on May 14 1789 ten states were represented. Twenty senators formed three classes with lot based terms of two four and six years. Each class avoided same state overlap and new states joined with future six year terms.
A Los Angeles Times writer notes that apart from one exception all cacti originate in the Americas and have spread worldwide. They thrive in Africa Mauritius Ceylon Australia and other regions. in the US southwest Mexico and parts of South America they grow most abundantly in the wild. Some species bear edible fruit while others are poisonous intoxicating or insanity inducing. Opuntias Nopaleas produce prickly pear and Echinocereus varieties yield alichoches and strawberry cacti for their flavors.
The article lists foods used by Native Americans including a pine bark lichen fermented and baked, arrowhead roots boiled or roasted, annual wild rice along the Potomac, jack in the pulpit corme called Iroquois bread root, sumac for cooling drinks, and various wild rose fruits eaten fresh or dried.
Place leaves in a small amount of rain water with a trace of yeast. Let fermentation soften the membranous portions so they wash away easily in water. Bleach by dipping in a strong sulphurous acid gas solution or expose moist leaves in a box with burning sulphur vapors.
The text notes glanders as a communicable horse disease to humans with ulcers in the nose and potential lung spread. It compares anthrax transmission from animals to humans, describing skin lesions and fever, and recalls George Washington's leg wound as a historical example. It mentions spores enduring in dry conditions and the link to hides and hair industries.
The Pekingese, a pure bred Chinese toy dog, was a favored court animal of emperors and mandarins. Noted for its luminous eyes and lionlike frill, the dog is sturdy, active, and loyal, with a fighting heart that earns its aristocratic reputation. Imported to England from China.
Keri King and family with Mra visited Blanchard on Sunday along with King's father. Leslie Roush and family and Lester Posten and wife called on their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Posten also Sunday.
LeRoy Johnson and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Cook, the aunt of Mrs. Johnson, held in Nebraska City on Friday.
The D. C. C. club will hold a meeting with Mrs. Vera Gold on November Ath with Mrs forest Pershin assisting.
Mrs. L Woodfil and daughter Mrs Bansie Greanley of Downey California arrived here Tuesday and are visiting with old friends.
Mrs Ledg erwood hosts her parents Mr and Mrs Dillard Warner of Good Hope Illinois and sister in law Mrs Theodore Warner with Mary Lou of Migomb Winds who arrived Tuesday evening to visit the remainder of the week.
General law practice in all courts state and federal special attention given to settlement of estates.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note describes Beagles as singers of dogdom, compact, durable trail hounds with keen noses. They hunt with a clear bell-like bay when on a cotton-tail line, enduring long hunts despite short legs and a varied white, black, and tan coat suitable for thick brush.
Charney Stoner of Cheyenne Wyoming spent Monday night at the home of his sister Mra Lea Huss.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morgan and Mrs. Grace Paten were guests of Mrs. Effi Sharp Sunday at the home of the Kernen brothers north of Bedford.
Mrs. Jay Levitt entertained members of the Easy Ace club Friday afternoon in a social gathering.
J W Richardson and A M Raff of Akron Colorado arrived here yesterday and will spend a few days with relatives and friends.
Forest Pershin and his wife visited Shenandoah on Friday along with Albert Levi and his wife, details of their gathering not specified.
Mrs. Fred McKune is improving after illness. Mrs. Tom Cunningham has been caring for her and supporting recovery.
Stuart Jamison and family visited Sunday at the home of Stuart's father O S Jamison near Hepburn.
Mrs Maggie Douglas came home Saturday after a two week stay with her son Grover Douglas and family in Red Oak accompanying her return with family updates from the trip.
Walter Hunt and family of Emerson visited Sunday at the J. D. Moore, Rile Richardson, and Mrs. Wm. Estle homes.
The piccolo, about 400 years old in its current form, traces ancestry to early flutes. Ancient Greek legends credit Athena with flute invention, then Marsyas revived the instrument after Athena discarded it upon seeing her reflection in a stream.
Japanese arithmetic shown by boys and girls using bamboo rod slates. Numbers shown by colored beads that slide during counting. Letters and numerals are painted with a fat brush, requiring a fine point and much practice to form the intricate alphabet.
Dr and Mrs F A Hines attended the Live Stock Show in Kansas City last week as part of their regional exhibition circuit.
Mrs Bert Stewart of Sterling Colorado visited Des Moines last week and returned Friday. She traveled with Mr and Mrs J G Savage and Mrs Stewart to Gravity. The Savage family called on Mrs Savage’s sister Mrs Lewis Coy and Mr Coy. They were joined by Mrs Will Chandler who spent the weekend with KE Posten and wife.
The notice states paint prices have advanced but the Drug Store continues selling at the old price, signaling a kept rate despite market changes.
Rev. C. H. Hughee of Kangag City Kansas served as vice president of the Missouri Valley A C conferences and was a heavy visitor Friday of last week.
Notice lists items for sale or trade including a 1931 Chevrolet Cabriolet a 1931 Model A and a Ford Pick-up. It mentions Gaas coral delivered op.00 per ton and is signed by Fred Joslyn.
Mrs Neva Sparks of Buffalo Wyoming visited at the home of her brother Jay Brown and wife then stopped at Clarinda and Shenandoah to see relatives. She continued to her home on Monday after the visit.
Mrs John Garrett of Hartsford Michigan visited T. M. Otter George Garrett and Jim Ackley homes from Tuesday to Friday. She traveled with sister Mrs J J Cunningham to Morgan Colorado to visit, and will see brother John Carpenter in Denver Colorado whom she has not seen in 29 years.
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