Local A Opening News Highlights Several Visitors
A roundup of local visitors and acquaintances includes Rev B G Hankina in Albia Mrs Gerald Hunter of Blakesburg visiting Moravia Mrs J B Sneed and daughter Elizabeth in Des Moines and John Chambora hosted by his son in Albia Wilhelm Blutenstock back from Washington D C Mrs Vone Jones injures herself on icy walk Carl Cloved family move east of Moravia and purchase of Ralph McDonough 100 acre tract January clearance sale at Spurgeon s Albia multiple smallpox quarantine ends and newborn boy Larry Alvern Dusenberry born Jan 8 at Dawn Mo icy walks injuries and winter hardship noted with snow shoveling remarks plus local church services attended by Mason ic OES group
Pleasant Hill Socials and Family Visits Reported
Mrs. Will Callen and several neighbors visited Monday and Tuesday. Numerous calls and visits followed through Wednesday and weekend, with families including the Callens, Hammonds, Woodcocks, Dicks, Chadwicks, Moore, Teater, Murphy, Armom, and Brown getting acquainted with a new baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Callen
Orville Callen
Leo Benty
Sena Sport
Laura Dicks
John McAninch
Frank Chadwick
Confidence
Hattie Hammond
George Hammord
Orrin Cullen
Irene Dovrah
Gilbert Woodcock
Clifton
Lucille Woodcock
W. H. Cullen
Gray Penfield
J. EB. Dicka
Ned Argo
Doroty
Murphy
Elbert Moore
Mayme
Russell Brown
Wasteful 20 Percent Mail Advertising In Des Moines
Des Moines post office discards nearly two million circular letters valued at 198000 yearly due to obsolete mailing lists and bad addresses. Postmaster E D Frisk says 50 percent of circulars are wrongly addressed and 160000 monthly first class mailings are undeliverable, with 800000 circulars entering monthly.
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Des Moines
E.d. Frisk
Des Moines Register
Safety first in railroad work urged by Milwaukee System
Miles City Star notes safety programs across transcontinental railroads led by the Milwaukee System. It highlights employee education, frequent meetings, and investments in signals, heavier rails, steel cars, and grade-crossing elimination. Fatal railway accidents dropped 61 percent in a decade, while road user responsibility rises.
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Milwaukee
Miles City
Mont.) Star
Uncertain Rent Offer Sparks Odd Exchange Over Orchids
A prospective tenant complains about poor house condition while noting damp wall growth. The agent retorts that at the asked rental, orchids are unlikely, prompting a comic exchange about expectations and upkeep.
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Alr
Firefighting Tips From Homa In Cage Four
A fragmentary note advises closing doors and windows to starve a draft during a blaze, sounding the alarm promptly. It suggests using water, rugs, or blankets to smother flames, and describes smoke and flames rising toward the face as clothing is removed from a patient on the floor.
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Attist
Ence
Watermarks in Paper Through the Ages
Watermarks in paper have long served to identify paper makers and authenticate documents. Historic marks include the fleur-de-lis the court Jester and the huntsman's horn, with others like the hand pointing to a five pointed star and the tankard appearing in sixteenth to seventeenth century papers.
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Wo Tall Crosa
Underground lake beneath Paris banks and opera vaults
A World’s Work extract describes a subterranean lake named La Gringe-Hatellere fed by an underground stream under the first arrondissement near the Bank of France. The vaults of the Bank of France are carved in rock above this lake, with concrete and sand walls twenty feet thick and a vast ceiling height, while fish above remain unaware below.
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Menilmontant
Paria
Opera
Bourse
la Gringe-Hatellere
Bank of France
Secrets Revealed In Conflicted Moral Reflections
Poet philosopher Edgar Ciest argues secrets tempt disclosure, noting the urge to share rich or troubling information with loved ones. He believes true good comes from sharing what one knows, despite the duty of discretion and the strain of keeping quiet.
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Edgar Ciest
Oriele
Tiend
Pam
Nicest Auto Ride Dessa Receives Dental Gas Escape
Dessa, thirteen, faced a troubled tooth not cared for, her mother took her to a dentist. She was given gas for extraction and described the experience as “the nicest automobile ride” once the anesthetic took effect.
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Dessa
Mother
Only Soft-Shell Turtle Found in Tanganyika Africa
Leather-backed soft shelled turtle resides in Tanganyika Africa and is the only land turtle with a non rigid shell. It resembles a giant bedbug with very tough leathery skin and shares genus with Galapagos and Seychelles tortoises. The Smithsonian Chrysler expedition collected specimens and distributed them to zoogical gardens across America.
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Tanganyika
Africa
Forag Fa
Galapagos
Seychelles
Smithson the
Winds favor the ablest navigator in luck and fate
The text argues luck is divided for and against a man, noting that ability often turns tides. It cites Edward Gibbon’s paraphrase about winds and waves favoring the ablest navigator, and asserts that luck alone doesn't drive the success of Kipling, Dickens, or Wells.
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Edward Githon
Kipling
Dickens
Wells
Thiett Magaaloe
Custard Comic Feat Linked to London Lord Mayor Legend
A medieval joke links the Lord Mayor of London to leaping into custard as a spectacle on Lord Mayor's Day. The stunt, seen as amusing by common spectators, is noted in a Shakespeare reference in All's Well That Ends Well. Detroit News urges prompt subscription renewal.
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London
Bila
Vida Waa
Detroit Newe
Local Visit and Carriers Report from Albia and Moravia
ENON residents ENON 8 x Rw Mr and Mrs Willie VanDorin and daughter Cleo visited the Cy Jones home Tuesday afternoon. Several families including Wailes Faber Sincox and Jones were guests or callers around Albia Moravia and Blakeshire with minor business and trades noted.
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Willie VanDorin
Cleo
Cy Jones
Dorin Wailes
Faber
Ervin Sincox
Clair
J. L. Jones
J. J. Smith
Wm. Giltner
Albia
Jas
VanDorin
J. L Jones
Guy
Keith Roberts
Bruce McAlister
Zelma Johnson
Milo
Verlin Selby
Blakeshure
R. S. Y Faber
A. C. Faber
Moravia
M. E. Boardman
Farm notice shows Van Dorin's profitable 66 acre farm
W H Van Dorin on a 66 acre farm lists livestock and yields for 1929 with six spring calves 87 fall shoats a similar flock of hens and hogs sold amounting to 3606 50 calves 30 cream 609 20 eggs 93 09 chickens 17 72 totaling 1346651 cents? Profit from feeding on farm cited by purchaser W T Van Devin who bought cream and eggs.
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Osten
W. H. van Dorin
W. T. van Devin
Proof of Good Heart Courtesy in Everyday Life
An old-style reflection defining courtesy as a sign of unselfish spirit and concern for others. It frames politeness as a means to promote fellowship and mutual support in daily interactions.
Town Property For Sale Or Rent By John Smithburg
Town property available for sale or rent listed under John Smithburg. Details include 1-tp, parcel description and terms to contact for inquiries.
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John Smithburg
Adlerika relief claim and fashion notices from Albia
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a complete gas and indigestion remedy after twenty years of use, claiming it acts on upper and lower bowel to remove waste. It also promotes Wash Frocks at Spurgeon's in Albia with dresses priced at 6, 90, 1.00, and 1.98, noting a fading dress option.
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Adlerika
Smith Drug Store
Spurgeon’s
Albia
Census Question Sparks Note on Radios
Census takers may ask households if they own a radio as part of the survey. The remark highlights equipment ownership questions during the enumeration.
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B. G. Hankina
Albin
Fred Hiatt
Centerville
Gerald Hunter of
Blakesburg
J. B. Sneed
Elizabeth
J. F. Albert
Emmett Scott
Roy Majors
Hilton Monday
The
20Th Century Club
Mrs
J. F. Chambers
John Chambora
Wilhelm Blutenstock
Washington D. C
Vone Jones
Carl Cloved
Mr. Cloyed
Ralph McDonough
Spurgeon’s of
E. S. Carter
L. A. Dusenberry
Dan
Larry Alvern
B. G. Hawkins
T. R. Cathey
Fairfield
P. A. Bair
J. H. Pitt
Claude Underwood
N. L. Harvington
Unionville
M. EB
Chet Broshar General Insurance
Greenebaum
Pleasant Hill Serew
Briardale
van Camp
Heart of America
Hughes
ENON
Chet Broshur
Hilbert Roberts
Aaron Campbell
Mrs. Bailey
Gus C
Tisue W. C
Tis Ut
Tisue
E.G. Hawk
G. B
Johnson HE
Glick
Fred Coltrain
John Smithbury
Walter Gideon Chas
Fulton H
McCumber Gee
McCumbar
Clint Paxston
Warren DuValt
Otha DuVall
Henry DuVall
W. J. DuVall
Moravia State Savings Baul
B. E. Winsler
Sharp Landy
Elmer Lockman
Columbus
Dave
John Nowels
Swift
R Grocers
Virgil Burns
Honest Wrights
Appanoose County
High Care
Sulea
Sjouta
George Argo
Eddyville
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