Centerville social notes and visitors reported
The Centerville area hosts a string of social calls and visits this week. Mrs J L Black, Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson, Paul Watts and sister Mrs Earl Brain, Mrs J B Sneed and daughter Elizabeth, Miss Annie Brain, Carrie Soloman of Chicago, Ed Huskingon, Miss Fontelle Selby, and the Smith family are listed among those seen or hosting gatherings in Centerville Ottumwa and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Watts
Mrs
Earl Brain
Centerville
Carrie Soloman
Chicago
Ed. Huskingon
Frank Selby
Ottumwa
Fontelle Selby
Moravia area notices and family updates fixture
Local items from Moravia and Centerville report visits from John Dale, J. D. Minnes, and A. M. Pennington, illness of Mrs. Ira Boyer, and holiday travels of Frank Brain and family. Daphen Dotson of Washington visits her parents. Castana teachers home for holidays. scarlet fever outbreak closes Castana schools. Christmas gift exchange hosted by Kensington Club. funeral of F. H. Frink. ice harvest begun at Main Bros..事故 injured Neal Townsend. birth of Helen Louisa Turner. Horner visits on foot from Rochester. American Legion Auxiliary sends yearly care box to Knoxville hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Pennington
Centerville
F. H. Frink
Ottumwa Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Dropped hints on candy prices and old firm gloom
The note mentions Dotson and candy pricing, a first payment on a new model, and a reflection on life and a cemetery. It hints at a cold heart behind a limp handshake and the idea that Christmas is harsh for the old firm Gloom & Grouch.
Classified ads farm loans terms available
Farm loan ad listing R Best terms from Chet Broshar. Wood block for sale by Samuel Long. Rent notice offering a warm stall near sidewalk for a school child’s horse by J H McCauley. Sale of 10 two year old ewes and 14 lambs 80 to 100 lb by John R Clark Centerville R4 Dipa. Hog missing from farm red, 150 to 176 lb by H E Glick Kpd. Winter horse pasture for sale G305 Moravia phons BC Humphrey. Wanted to trade Sheeplined coat for coal by HG Broshar & Say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Clark
Centerville
Dipa
Iowas insect world and other small town items
News items from Decorah to Atlantic cover A F Porter's tropical moth collection return and a broad roundup of local notes. Dentists from Iowa City practice abroad. rural mail carrier buys Ford. a judge helps a 15 year old escape potential danger. Lincoln Highway paving advances. a fire saves a family. a monkey face owl is freed. a Manchester girl missing. a gold award mislaid. a wallaby killed and an Omaha priest incident near Fletcher chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
A. F. Porter
Iona
American Tropics
Laks View
George Allen
Ford
Dividend Notice for Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Centerville Iowa December 15 1927 Directors of the Iowa Southern Utilities Company declare a quarterly dividend on cumulative preferred stock payable December 31 1927 to stockholders of record December 16 1927 Transfer books closed at close of business December 15 1927 reopen December 20 1927 Dividend checks will be mailed Treasurer E F Bulmsha Pedestraing should be seen and not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
E. F. Bulmsha
Sincerity as the foundation of character and conduct
The text emphasizes sincerity as invaluable, arguing that a person’s true self shines in voice, eyes, and demeanor. It urges true adherence to personal principles over conformity, urging belief and exemplar of chosen codes, attributed to Vageliology Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Vageliology Magazine
Tradesmen of Hands and Feet Thriving in Stamboul Market
At the Great Bazar in Stamboul Turkey a lively cluster of craftsmen work with hands and feet to fashion trinkets. In a dark dusty building wood workers use a bare foot and one hand to guide chisels while turning objects on small lathes along miles of arcades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bazar
Stamboul
Turkey
Capper
Ron
Old Lem Sawyer and hidden past of a lynching ally
In a Los Angeles Times syndicated item, Anxious Seat notes prominence of Old Lem Sawyer who married a widow once connected to a lynching victim. The piece hints at retaliation or revelation looming, with Sawyer awaiting a possible confrontation any minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Sawyer
Los Angeles Times
Parable on Introspection and Judgment
A reflective quip notes that judging others is easier than examining oneself. It argues introspection yields greater profit than outward inspection, using a playful contrast to urge self-awareness and tempering judgment of neighbors. The fragment presents a philosophical musing rather than a narrative.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drive Calk Shoes
T. Day
J. L. Black
J. 3. McCord
Frank Wilson
J. B. Sneed
Elizabeth
Annie Brain
Albert Brain
W. A. Smith
E. A. Caylor
Kayser
Lai
Amiind
Moravia State Savings Bank
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
Moravia’s Food Center
Alexander’s Grocery and Produce
John Dale
Moravia
Ira Boyer
John Chase
Russell
Albert Brair
Misa Daphen Dotson
Washington, D. G
Mrs. F. W. Dotson
J. D. Minnes
Jim
A. M. Pennington
Des Moines
R. R
Frank Brain
Wyoming
Paul Watte
Castana
Kensington Club
G. D. Lynch
Main Bros
Neal Townsend
Harold Turner
Mystic
Helen Louisa
Turner
Louisa Howell
P. K. Horner
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Horner
Dotson
Chet. Broshar
Samuel Long
J. H. McCauley
H. E. Glick
S&le
B.C. Humphrey
Broshar & Say
News OF
Hawkeye State
Iowa City
Shanghai
Java
Hosolula
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
United States
Honolulu
Towa
Dwight HH
Uyeno
George Dobson
C. By Swoongs
Shanghia
Lily Zecha
Council Bluffa
Join Blanchard
Blanchard
Missouri Valley
Lincoln Highway
Here
Council Bluffs
Loveland
Honey Creek
Pete Knutson
Holstein
Otto Lindt, Jr
Lindt
Dubuque
Middle West
Marie Letts
Manchester
George Cornwell
Shenandosh
Imogene
Monica Doyle
Mike Doyle
Denison
Ted Brockelsby
Brockelsby
Brockersby
Atlanic
Joe Landon
Fletcher Chapel
A. Breel DE
Grant Methodist Cehurch
N. R. Ward
Santa Claus
D. K. Orelup
Chet Broshar General Insurance
Greenebaum
Moravia Truck Line
Farmer Boy
Red Bird
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