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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
2
A clipped column mockingly surveys life at a small workplace with snippets about a mail carrier, a man named Bill, and vacation scenes. It savors breezy humor and quirky exchanges, hinting at aging, gifts, silk goods, and a fondness for children while weaving playful dialogue and street jargon.
The column cites Red Grange as an athlete who trains on hard drinks and stays fit, noting he is “carrying ice again.” The remark reflects a colorful, dialogic sports vignette from the period.
A frightened tourist directs a rescuer to aid immediately following a crash. A bystander identifies a man near the injury, pointing to a wound near the ear. The scene captures urgent reactions and eyewitness notes in a chaotic moment.
A humorous exchange ends with a bald suitor asking for marriage and a shy woman revealing she is a nomnambulist. He replies that she may choose any church, and he will attend his own.
The speaker contemplates drinking in the summer sun while gazing at the ocean. He reflects on life’s restfulness and asks why men strive, noting that in the end we all live and die.
Mrs Wi Spencer returns from a trip through Missouri visiting her aged mother Marie Clark. Marie Clark and cousin Marjorie Estlack visited Saturday night and Sunday morning. Several locals assisted Mrs Albertson with chores last Monday and Tuesday. Clinton Albertson visited for Moravian business. Roy Majors Clouds Rogers and Mr Whitlock families were Sunday callers.
Mystic callers visited the R. C. Humphrey home and the Joe Albertson residence Thursday morning. The Morning Star class will be entertained at the Joe Albertson home Wednesday night. The Ladies Aid meeting postponed last Thursday due to threshing will meet with Mrs. Hazel Majors all day.
Maine Station residents spell weekend of visits and social calls across families. Ted Broshar and wife welcome a baby girl born August 12 while many neighbors, including Easter, McDanel, Townsend, Kaster and Luse families, spent days visiting relatives and calling on friends in the vicinity.
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