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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
2
Centerville and Moravia residents are listed with visitors, guests, and travels across Iowa and neighboring states. Highlights include extended visits in Des Moines Ottumwa and Albia, road trips to Tama Montana and the Black Hills, and a baby born at St Josephs hospital Ottumwa Don Nelson Orelup.
G T Harn of Albia visited town on Wednesday returning Monday after a month spent with brothers Blaine and Barney Harn and other relatives in California. He enjoyed sights there and praised Iowa as a place to live. He noted California’s appeal and reflected on family ties and humor in everyday sayings.
A fragmentary hometown column recounts local births, illnesses, marriages, and social visits. Zella Cline returns after nursing. Laura Derby stays with Mrs. Jennings to assist with a newborn girl. Miss Elsie Brown and Mr. Bert Adams wed. Rev. Young sick, revival at Hilton. Community members attend parties, wood sawing, and Sunday School class elections. plans for a Feb 22 wedding and a school ghoul program wrap the notice.
A fragmented dialogue notes a crying person who forgot what to tell his father to avoid a beating. The exchange includes a critic named Smythe and a reply about a mouth, presented in a terse, quotable form. The piece reads as a clipped, stagey street exchange with noir overtones.
The cartoonish dialogue features The Rev. Mr. Smythe facing heaven with Jones, Billy, and Teddy trading quips about fate, commuting, and a sharp line about a “black eye” as a punchline. The panel reads as light humor about urban life and suburbia.
In a short exchange Mrs Robbins asks why shoes aren’t returned if they hurt. Robbins replies he set them aside for now and will break them in later when he has a headache.
Nell questions Percival about his independence and whether anyone can claim him. The dialogue hints at a tale of romance and guarded feelings between two characters.
A father and son exchange blunt lines about smoking habits and aging. The father asks if the son will say the same when older, while the son retorts that he won’t smoke as his father does. The brief dialogue captures generational tension and practical wisdom.
A domestic scene centers on a father rebuking his son with an accusation about a young woman in his lap. The exchange ends with a promise to switch off the light after the moment. A stray line mentions Mrs Nexdore and a neglected yaincoat amid terse dialogue.
The scene depicts a colonel challenging the blue sky law as a mistake while Muriel responds that it is silly to think weather can be controlled by legislation. The exchange hints at satirical critique of regulatory overreach and public skepticism about governing natural phenomena.
Classified listings include farm loan ad by Chet Broshar, various for sale items such as a top buggy, kitchen cabinet and folding bed, a cider press, Moravia land listing near Susan C. Horner, a Reed Baby Carrier, White Leghorn Baron strain chicks, Stalls for rent by J. H. McCauley, six two year old buck sheep and other sheep, plus Shropshire ewes from Geo. Ballew in Moulton Iowa.
A Scottish politician denies charges of writing nothing while sending open letters about agave postage. The report emphasizes the rumor’s lack of foundation and notes no concrete evidence or official statements supporting the claim.
A clipped exchange references phone access and inmate numbers, noting consent and warden permission. The dialogue centers on a request to talk between numbered individuals, hinting at prison communication procedures and authority.
In a dialogue between Jonesberry and Doctor Barwne the patient laments a worsening complexion and reports trying three fara without improvement. The doctor repeats lemon creams as previously advised.
A brief quip shows Mr Gump noting his shoestrings are untied and Mr Layzee replying that he keeps them loose after supper since it is nearly bedtime. The exchange captures a lighthearted domestic moment.
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