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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
2
Town items list residents and guests across Centerville Ames and Mo states. People mentioned include Jax Black Harry Townsend Chas Miller and many others visiting Moravia and surrounding towns. Subscriptions urged as editor recovers health and fall festival plans loom.
C C Waughop arrived in Des Moines on Monday and drove home a new Ford truck for the Waughop Motor Co. On returning from a lengthy vacation, the writer noted extensive painting in Moravia’s business district. Storefronts gleamed with fresh coats and more redecorating followed, showing the Paint Up and Clean Up campaign’s visible impact.
Rev Smallwood preached Sunday and Miss Gertrude Green visited Christina Humphrey. Harley Smith worked east of Roy Ellisons aiding eastward travel. Fourth of July was widely observed in Moravia with a Union Chapel basket dinner. An old station opened at William Breazeley home, seen as a local improvement. The Humphreys and Cousin family joined Amith reunion at Cyrus Tarvey’s in Wes Moines.
Enon and Cloyed families spent Sunday with Eph Wilson in Albia. S Miller and wife plus grandson called on Andy Vabera Monday evening. George Cloyed and family attended the funeral of Cynthia Jones of Topeka in Albia Monday. Elvie Hawk and family visited BF Hawk in Moravia Sunday. Ernest McKay and family and Ruben Faber visited Andy Faber Sunday. Mrs Anlabel Gverton and children from Illinois visited Allie Pence’s home last week. Blanche Thompson of Fort Worth, Texas visited her family that week. Elvie Hawk and family visited Geo Cloyed Monday evening in Albia.
An all Iowa women's exposition planned for this summer will occupy two large State Fair buildings. Sponsored by Federation of Women's Clubs Farm Bureau and PTAs, the eight day program runs August 24 to 31. Activities include home improvement displays lectures cooking canning dressmaking plays and a baby health contest. Attendance over 125000 women expected.
Public notice informs visitors at Centerville City Fork about the second annual Burton event held near the old Pubst fawn site. The warning references local figures Ellis K. A. Spencer and Bercy pickel lake context and urges caution for pasturing cattle and public safety.
Kansas City Star reports on ancient petroleum usage cited by Leupitt, youngest son of Lord Lempilt. He notes biblical references to mortar and vessel seals, mentions early writers like Pling, and recalls discovery of bitumen used for embalming and construction across East cultures well before the Christian era.
A Turift Magazine paraphrase by Darry Daniel argues modern Americans miss the big issues by overreacting to minor annoyances. It warns that agitation and loss of temper waste energy and suggests practical action and steady demeanor as the path to progress.
The brief piece reflects on tolerance and self-critique, noting that people vary in judgment and rarely act by absolute standards. It employs a fable about a man with two wallets, one his own faults and one his neighbor's, to illustrate conscience and inconsistency.
Edwin Strawbridge notes in Dance Magazine that true poise comes from balance and controlled movement, not weight. He recalls a Hippodrome scene with seven year old girls whose tense forms contrasted with elephants that moved with ease, embodying natural balance and rhythm.
Secretary Jardine cites signs of recovery in farming with cattle recovering after a decade of low mood. Wheat corn and hog prices are healthy while farm improvements lag due to financial constraints. Governor Lowden notes soil fertility maintenance as behind normal and the farm question looms large in the presidential election.
Ruth Bryan Owen of Miami Florida 40 widow with four children seeks Congress becoming the first Southern woman to actively serve in either house. A former chautauqua lecturer she inherits her father William Jennings Bryan’s political zeal and oratory. If elected she would join elected peers Gwen Florida and Ruth Hanna McCormick Illinois in Congress.
Multiple brief notices advertise for sale riding cultivator and Lorain Range, fresh Jersey cow, cream separators, raspberries, and White Rock chickens. Lost items include a white gold wrist watch and a balloon tire. Stalls for rent near a school, stray cows claimed, and a reward offered for found items. Authorities list names and locations in Iowa towns Albion, Morningville, and Urtionville.
A notice announces the appointment of Mrs J T as saleslady for the California Perfume Company and asks for patronage. The fragment notes support from patrons and implies a formal employment update.
A piece arguing that country newspapers should print news without color or prejudice to retain public confidence. It condemns press agents as propaganda vectors and notes the office receives weekly propaganda it refuses to publish or read. Seekers of free publicity pay a high price for it.
A collage of pithy quotes and curiosities notes daredevil aviation praise, Ruth's prowess, Dawes pipe designs, auto woes, Yukon gold finds, and political leanings. It mocks modern fads and public fancies while hinting at a restless American newspaper humor and social commentary.
A writer on Plaid and Stream compares canvas to animal skin used by Daniel Boone and early frontiersmen. He argues canvas substitutes for clothing shelter and gear, noting pioneers wore canvas garments while hunters used canvas gloves caps jackets and boots for protection.
The text argues that abuse of any item cannot justify unethical rules and that no amount of wrongdoing by some justifies prohibiting the use of shared items. It cautions against linking moral outrage to broad bans and suggests limits on moral policing.
Readers reveal a long overlooked figure tied to the Irish statesman Henry Gratian and the passage of independence legislation. The coach, once close to the scene, was evicted from the unscum when the Free Bute parliament took possession, amid claims of neglect by admirers of his minor acts.
Fraternal notice notes Second Degree work to be held Friday evening under W M A G Broshar. Also mentions a new truck service for all trucking needs by Merrill Adams and a phone contact 2802. A cryptic line about Mary Pickford's next film titled The Lady and the Customs 7 appears as an item.
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