Local social notes from Centerville Moravia and Ottumwa
Local items report visitors and visits among Centerville Moravia and Ottumwa residents. Names include Bivin Smith Dale Caria Claude Albright J T Day Loyd Carter Allen Hiatt Frank Swaim Austin Jay and others. Club meetings at 20th Century and E T C note past events and absences due to illness and bad roads. J W Albert takes vacation from Wabash duties and traps wildlife, joking about skunk scent.
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J. T. Day
Russe
Lester Simmons
Ottumwa
Loyd Carter
Allen Hiatt
Moravis
J. D. Minnes
George Winsler
Phyllis Lemas
Ter
Frank Swaim
Austin Jay
Centerville
20Th Century Club
T. R. Gardner
Mesdames
George Winslet
Paul Broshar
J. B. Sneed
Stele Reich
E. T. C. Club
John
J. W
Think Noses Should Be Tweaked in Mo Ravia Cats
The union is urged to twist noses or inflict torture on farmers who release cats and dogs, causing hardship for residents who must feed strays. A citizen frames the demand as unjust and urges immediate cessation. Lafawn Main visited Albia on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Loss of Job Good Luck for Artist Ted O Loughlin’s Rise to Cartoons
Ted O Loughlin, creator of Finney of the Force, shifted from a Pennsylvania railroad way-bill clerk to a lifelong career in cartooning and newspaper art. Born Edward A J, a stuttering aunt gave him his nickname Ed. He worked as a newsboy and in various jobs before joining Hog Island shipyard in WWI and later becoming a telegraph messenger. He quit the railroad after carving caricatures on way-bills and moved into daily newspaper art in Philadelphia and Camden, shaping a notable comic and illustration career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted O'Loughlin
Finney
The
Force
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
O'Loughlin
Edward A. J
Camden
N. J
Iowa State Dairy Association Beginnings and Name Change
The article traces the 1877 formation of the Northern Town Butter and Cheese Association by 66 Iowa dairymen in Manchester, naming John Stewart as president and Robert M. Littler as secretary. It covers growth to 190 members by 1879, early exhibitions in London, and later name adoption to Iowa State Dairy Association at Waverly in 1891, noting regional expansion and notable meetings.
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Manchester
Northern Town Butter and Cheese Association
John Stewart
Robert M. Littler
Davenport
Iowa
Royal Agricultural Society
London
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Towa Butter and Cheese Association
Marshalltown
Strawberry Point
Towa
National
Butter
Iowa State Dairy Asociation
Association Named by Dr Petersen in The Palimpsest
Dr William J Petersen provides the association in the November issue of The Palimpsest, detailing its aims and scope. The note underscores scholarly focus and invites reader engagement with forthcoming topics and events.
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William J. Petersen
Moravia Shipping moves four tara of livestock this week
Co-Op shipments manager C. C. Jones of Moravia Shipping Association directed rail movement totaling four tara of livestock this past week. Two tara were sent on Monday and two on Thursday.
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C. C. Jones
The
Moravia Shipping Association
Bundles of Old Papers for Sale at Union Office
Proposals sought for old paper bundles offered by Union office in Se. Prods wanted include center coal and ice from Centerville, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Coal Ice
Centerville
Towa
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Chet Broshar
Mins Lafawn
Albia
East Beta
Coty
King and Glass
Bill
Iehis
WES Agian E
Smith & Veach
Rexall Drug Store
iForce
State Dairy ‘Association
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