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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
1
Moravia Union lists subscription options with annual, semi annual and quarterly terms. The notice credits H. K. Smith as editor and publisher and states the publication is mailed as second class matter in Moravia Appa Novae County Iowa under the 1879 act.
Tens of thousands plan mobile journeys as rail and steamship services offer cheaper summer rates. Motor travel grows in popularity from cross country expeditions to shorter trips near home. Roads are improving to ensure comfort and speed, enticing more travelers to roam.
A reflective piece urges readers not to dwell on past glories but to stay engaged with current events and future prospects. It argues that memory fading should not trap the mind in youth’s memories, as constructive value lies in present and upcoming happenings.
The piece notes robust crowds at Moravis July 4th events with a pattern of former residents returning annually for the Independence Day celebration and Fall Festival. It predicts ongoing interest and potential promoter profits in future amusements, while praising the community mood and social renewal.
The Union editor regrets that it is impossible to report all visitors from outside Moravia who joined the town’s big celebration on July 4, noting the large turnout and festive activities.
Unionville notes recount various local visits and family gatherings with neighbors from Milton Centerville Moravia Utica St Ansgar and Davenport. Births marriages and church events are listed along with a stray joke about President Hoover and a quip about snake skin shoes.
Local residents share weekend visits and guests from Cincinnati and Mystic. Notable mentions include Miss Pauline Long, Miss Chloe Lowery, Ruth Scott, and Zac. Several families hosted gatherings at parental homes with Sunday dinners and ice cream.
An ad claims drinking three glasses of water and a teaspoon of Adlerika glycerine saline compound before breakfast clears bowel waste quickly. It asserts gas and sour stomach relief within ten minutes and constipation relief in two hours, via Smith Drug Store.
The report lists a sequence of social calls and visits across families including Clella Jones with Lucy Faber, the VanDarin family helping Cy Jones with hay, R. Faber and family at the Sincox home, and several gatherings at Cy Jones and George Clayed homes. Also noted are visits by Arch Thompson, Mrs. Stafford, I. J. Smith, Bill Giltner and others, plus the Powell family departing for Rockford after attending the Fourth at Osktoosa.
In Moravia area residents spent Sunday with relatives and neighbors including McDanel, Luse, Gladfelder, Hiner, and Stansberry families. Visitors traveled to neighboring homes, with several outings to Willie McDanel’s and Clyde Gladfelder’s. Virginia Easter returned from Nevada to rejoin family gatherings and Vernal prepared for a trip to Europe.
Wirt Irelan and family visited Geo Irelan on Sunday. Mr and Mrs T T Lockman called at Cad Adams recently. William Tomlin lost a valuable horse to lightning Friday night. Mrs EB Coltrain attended Geo McCumbers on Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs J Winkelsiga visited Sunday afternoon. Kenneth Cottrain and Barbara and Jim Hecate kept health notices as the measles spread. Oil is pushing enzyme.
The Moravia Town Council in Appancase County Iowa will hold a budget hearing on July 22 1920 at 8 PM at the Town Hall. Taxpayers may present support or opposition to the expenditure estimate presented by Town Clerk E S Carter.
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