Unusual dog tale travels 1800 miles home to Iowa
A familiar Airedale belonging to Homer Davis found its way from Florida to Thornburg near What Cheer after 18 months away. The dog, stolen six months after a Florida trip, reappeared at the Davis residence showing recognitions of home. The case tests the long journey and reunites owner with the pet.
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Sigourney
Homer Davis
Florida
Davis Place
Thornburg
Mr. Davis
Cheer
Our Sunday Service Elevates Loyal Church Fellowship
In the United Brethren in Christ church last Sunday attendance exceeded one hundred with early risers viewing huge crowds going to service. The message focused on power from God and mutual regard for Christ, urging prayer and fellowship. Ladies Aid announces a cream chicken dinner in the church basement Wednesday, February ath, with all-day gathering. prayer meeting at 7 pm.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Ladies Aid
A Great Year Or Not The 1928 Outlook
The piece argues 1928 may be a great year despite 1927's lackluster performance. It dismisses the idea that presidential years predict bad economies and mocks the notion that business conditions follow an unseen law. It emphasizes uncertainty and critiques expert forecasts.
Har on Hickman Sparks Cheerful Quietua Incident
A cryptic note suggests a mischievous act aimed at a youth named Hickman. The speaker urges a lighthearted, cheerful approach while placing a figurative quietua on the young person. Details remain unclear from the text.
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Hickman
Garden Idea Fostered by English Merchant
In London center the mother of gardens began at Hatchard's in 1804 when Jonny Wedgwood gathered ideas to seed and encourage every branch of horticulture. Hatchard, founder John Hatchard, supported Enlightenment projects. the shop's lounge houses a portrait and recalls a time of quieter streets. The society later gained a royal charter in 1800 to improve horticulture and patent usefulness, and has carried out its aims well.
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Fiecadilly
London
Christian Science Monitor
Hatchard
Jonny Wedgwood
Trenda
House of Hatchard
John Hatchard
Presents Day Almanac Traced To Ancient Greece
An almanac lineage traced to ancient Greece with placards called kelendae marking month starts. Ancient calendars in Pompeii carved on marble blocks recorded quarterly months with zodiac, agricultural and religious data. The term calendar derives from calendarium and almanac from al-mon-aght showing moon observations.
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Old Greece
Greece
Pompeii
Verstegen
Aed
Families and Happiness in Happy Matings and Large Ties
The piece extols the joy of united couples with children and contrasts the workers who toil unseen to support families. It notes envy from outsiders, the unseen burdens of labor, and the quiet return of profits to wives as babies cry in another room, reflecting a sentimental London Express quote.
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Utep
Hanoen Sweffer
London
Times Change The Candidate Drops In Local Districts
A nineteenth century style report notes a candidate visiting rural towns to appeal to ordinary voters. An exchange with a party manager reveals surprise at the cand date’s humble approach, including a quip about an opponent’s dinner call and a casual moment in the country district.
Breaking an Egg by Pressure Tests
The Dusted State bureau of standards studied egg shell breakage. A force of 51 pounds on the testing machine caused the shell of a six egg to crack, with edge pressure at both ends being studied.
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Bureau of Standards
Poultry and Pig Clinic to Be Held Here
Dr. Williams of the George H. Lee Company Omaha will conduct a Poultry and Pig Clinic at the Moravia School Building at 2 p.m. Thursday February 5. The clinic aims to help farmers reduce losses from poultry and swine diseases. Farmers may bring specimens for free postmortem exams and receive advice on cause treatment and prevention. No admission charge and no sales. sick dogs should not be brought.
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Williams
George H. Lee Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Moravia School
Smith Drug Co
Centerville Visit Highlights Local Parental Homes
Women visitors enjoy frills and thrills as Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith and family stop by the E. A. Caylor home in Centerville Sunday. Lester Powell of Rockford, Alabama, and family spent the weekend at the W. H. Powell and E. McKay homes.
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Mrs
Gerald Hunter
Denver
Cola
M. H. Goeldner
W. H. Callen
Opal
Ottumwa
F. G. Orelup
D. K. Orelup
J. D. Minnes
Centerville
Moravia
Ed, Schoech
Washington, Iowa
Harry Townsend
Mia
C. C. Waughop
Eula Maxine
Mare Waughop
L. W. Beck
Misa AuRea Blumenstock
Des Moines University
Des Moines
F. W. Blumenstock
W. A. Smith
E. A. Caylor
Lester Powell
Rockford, al
W. H. Powell and
E. McKay
Northland diner praises steak after Jersey collision
A registrant in the far north of New Orleans area praised a meal described as excellent. He told the proprietor that the steak, said to come from the best two year old Jerseys in the region, would not have been possible if a car had not collided yesterday morning.
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Forest City
James
R. Howell
Pete Trinntafillou
Greece
Sioux City
Clarence Nash
Central High
Kew Orleana
Nomentat
Classified ads farm loans and sales in Moravia area
FARM LOANS available by term. SEED OATS FOR SALE by H. E. Watts. HAY FOR SALE by ton or car load. Clarence Miller. FOR SALE a real 5 tube radio. A. G. Broshar. FOR SALE Kitchen cabinet. H. K. Smith. FOUND lap robe on Moravia streets. C. C. Jones. FARM FOR RENT 300 acres Wm. Caylor farm Udell Twp inquire E. A. Cay lor Centervilla IA. FOR SALE dining room table library table floor lamp white enamel struct Maitchen cabinet rug 9 burner oil stove Cole heating stove Weasley Cline. FOR SALE Pure bred baby chicks S C W Leghorns 11 per 100 Co & B C R 1 Keds barred white and buff rocks 13 per 100 Buff Orpington 14 per 100 postpaid April delivery. discounts on orders over 100. Hatchery offer May 2 cent less. Custom hatching 5 cents per chick. Brooders for sale. Phone 187 Gardner Hatchery Moravia IA. LOST Two silver forks at school house Tuesday night Mrs. Frank Selby.
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Cole
Weasley Cline
S.C. W
B.C. R
Gardner Hatebery Moravia
Jows
M E Church Auxiliary Dinner and Missionary Talks
The M. E. Church Auxiliary hosts a Friday dinner at Mrs. Van Dorin and a Wednesday afternoon gospel meeting at Mrs. M. H. Goeldner. A public meeting will feature Miss Golich at the school, and Dr. Keesey speaks Thursday on America Wet or Dry. Second quarterly conference follows the lecture.
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St. John
Epworth League
A Nook and a Book to Foster Reading Habit
A discussion urges giving a boy a nook and a book to cultivate reading. It argues reading is a practicable habit, best started by age eight or nine with quality English books. Early reads form lasting impressions, while noting the Hoover boom and the Nicaragua conflict.
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