17 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
1
Entered as second class mail matter at the Moravia post office in Appanoose County Iowa under the Act of Congress of March 8 1879 H K Smith Editor and Publisher
One Year in advance and six months three months rates are listed with a Bingle Copy option. The fragmentary text lacks full details on prices or terms.
The article argues a past trade-at-home drive was misguided focusing on buyers. It notes chains spread nationwide and independent merchants now compete fiercely. Moravia features more alert merchants who treat selling as a serious business rather than merely keeping a store open.
In replacing old currency with new, nearly a billion dollars worth of the old bills have disappeared. They are not available for redemption and may be lost, destroyed, or hidden. The government says no out-of-date bills are hidden in households or offices.
The piece urges readers to eat an extra egg daily as a protective food and to support local building and boosting Morgina. It contrasts Canada’s higher egg consumption and questions readers about their constructive actions, calling for more builders to join the effort.
Vera E. Boshak argues that America historically pursues peace, citing minimal wars, disarmament, and cautious foreign action. The piece praises restraint, military readiness for defense, and President Hoover’s labor relief efforts, ending with a call for continued peace.
The president of Boston University outlines a sensible summer motorists code. Drive discreetly, obey rules, give others the benefit of the doubt, and use your head to save fellow travelers. The message urges attention, caution, and enjoyment of life on the road.
A damaged ad fragment cites Gamble Stores Centerville Iowa with Red Tag specials on auto parts between July 12 and 20 and a “summer of tragedies” motif. It references Tiger Battery pliers a Kapok Diamond Ball and a Tube Repair Kit with vague nationwide sale language and limited quantities, all in a garbled March of products.
A Moravia man returns from vacation noting a change in business. The piece contrasts advertising with reduced overhead as the remedy. A brief, quirky dialogue about family, a dime, and a one price policy mirrors old time advertising prose.
Report shows 25 462 total deaths with leading causes including heart disease 5416 deaths and cancer 2746. Cerebral hemorrhage ranks third with 2506, accidents fourth at 1661, pneumonia 1561, congenital malformations and infant diseases 1945, influenza 1270, nephritis 1215, tuberculosis 804, diabetes 462. Infant mortality 62.57 per 1000, 42 127 live births, four states lower, smallpox rare 1929.
A letter from Green Bay Wisconsin claims Konjola relieved ten years of rheumatic leg pain and sleepless nights It says the medicine restored energy and enabled work as a saleslady It cites endorsements from many users and recommends a fair trial with six to eight bet tes before purchase Sold at Smith Drug Store Moravia Iowa and by druggists in the region
Quiller Adams and Guy made a business trip to Centerville Monday. Noah Kingery spent Tuesday evening at W Ivelan's. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tomlin spent Sunday at J Foster's with family. Mr. and Mrs. W Ivelan and Gerald visited at Raymond Loghman's Thursday. Versal Robb and family spent Sunday afternoon at Elvin Stocker's. Lucille and Kenneth Coltrain and
Tele Paxston visited with Mrs W Gideon Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs W Tomlin Mildred and Marie visited with his mother at Drakesville Sunday afternoon. Rosa Blumer and Josephine spent Saturday night at W Irelan's. Mrs T A Robb was a caller at Unionville recently.
Mrs Edgar Breese spent Wednesday in Malayia for the U B Aid. Cecil Coulson and Chas Johnson couples with families hosted. Linsey Millers visited the Carl Derby home Tuesday evening. Ottumwa visitors stayed with Derby family last week. Numerous gatherings and harvest helpers noted including Massman, Free, Beaty, and Hiner households with social calls, dinners, and town errands.
Sunday visits featured Mr and Mrs Clyde Dicks with relatives near Moravia and the Des Moines trip by Miss Murphy sisters from Oklahoma. Families gathered at Berle Beaty home for ice cream and chat while Charline Coulson injured a hand in hay barn pulley incident. Jack Argo returned from Abbott hospital improved. Scout ice cream supper drew a good crowd and church youth groups held events and picnics at City Park Centerville with swimming and a weiner toast program.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ek Pence and family, Boardman family, and others enjoyed ice cream at Kirby Bates home Thursday evening. Neighborhood residents attended a Morayin band concert Wednesday. R. B. Faber helped Guy Roberts with hay last Thursday, Cy Jones aided Bill Van Dorin in hay fields, and families like I. J. Smith, Mildred Smith, and Harve McCumber shared harvest duties. Visitors included Dallas Faber at Burdett Roberts and J. T. Van Dorin with Leo at Cy Jones home assisting with hay.
A columnist questions forecast methods and calls for clearer explanations of model assumptions. The piece argues for transparent data use and better communication of uncertainty to the public.
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