Moravia and Rockford Area Social Notes
Stems of the town and surrounding area show a busy social scene with visits from Maxine Schreiner in Rockford to friends, many players and relatives traveling to Chicago, Burlington, Ottumwa and Des Moines for visits, conventions, and church events. Multiple residents, including Mrs. J. W. Alberts and Justine Boyd, are noted in frequent calls and trips, while local editor Howard K. Smith is reported resting from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard K. Smith
Child's Train Misadventure Forces Awe and Gratitude
A fragmented account recalls a young passenger named Jacky amid a perilous train excursion. After a plunge into a canal the boy grunts in dismay, then the locomotive returns to daylight as a voice expresses relief and a fond, almost ceremonial, gratitude for tomorrow.
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Jacky
By Force of Habit Juné and the Store Etiquette
A shopkeeper greets a beloved child named Juné who visits the grocer and shares candy. He reminds her to respond appropriately with a polite phrase to receive treats, as etiquette dictates. The scene highlights a tender daily custom and the child’s gentle guidance from the grocer.
Town Progress Talks on Cooperation for Public Welfare
A local column urges unity under the motto United we stand and One for all with all for one. It argues moderation and mutual aid build better communities and public improvements. It stresses cooperative spirit as essential for public welfare and urges supportive action for shared neighborhood projects.
John the Poet on Ice and a Winter Walk Surprise
In a February club scene Sally dances with John Horner a scholarly poet working in a city magazine office. After a later walk home their moonlit recital ends in a fall as friends laugh. Sally confesses love, John vows affection despite the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alby
John Horner
Tom
Kendrick
Rodney
John Turner
Sally
Jon
Witla
Bully
John
Alglera
Roney
Joel
Saly
Rain Horners
Kendick
Tylo
Jobo
Arto
Bolly
World News Made Up of Wheat and Chaff
An editorial exhortation urges readers to focus on the good in a wide world. It argues that evil is present but outweighed by virtue, and that awareness of both should guide moral action. The piece uses farm imagery to compare sin to chaff and grain and ends referencing the Helena Record-Herald.
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Ife
Helena
Lee Way
Proof That Octopus Must Have Purchase
Experiments in a specialized tank tested octopus behavior to verify tales of humans attacked and dragged to the sea bottom. A dummy object with specific gravity was used. the octopus grabbed, dragged, and crushed a crab-like prey, then pulled near the glass edge before subduing it beneath the surface. Researchers infer octopuses can drag prey far below only near rocky areas where suckers grip. A Bay of Naples spot is noted for large octopuses and occasional disappearances of fishermen.
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Oto
Bay of
Naples
Cable Construction Details From Western Union
Western Union describes an Atlantic cable with a central copper conductor carrying electric current. Nexthla copper tapes wrap the wire to bypass gaps, followed by permalloy tape for magnetic properties, then a flat metallic jacket covered by glass and tarred hemp cord for protection. Eight steel armor wires shield the cable, with jute cushions and sea water pressure management throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Atlantic
Gulta Pereba
Education Gap Sparks Debate Over Death Rates
In Ireland a council chairman, uneducated, reads a health report and cites a death rate of 129 per thousand. An opponent asks what 12 quint 9 means. The chairman answers firmly that it shows that out of every thousand inhabitants twelve have died today at the point of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fova
Ireland
Medical Ushcer of Health
Chairinap
Vhairman
Marble pigaties and bulldogs lure in Pretoria district
In a district near Pretoria marble is quarried for pigs in clover but transport limits exploitation. The area spans about forty square miles with abundant marble varieties. Railway fees hinder transport, preventing quarrying despite high quality marble being available nearby.
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Pretoria
Word to the Wise: Babes, Boots, and wary talk on porch
A disjointed dialogue unfolds about a babe's heels and a tiny bust as an old lady and others discuss keeping off tramps. A street exchange touches on vigilance and a big dog under the porch, ending with a wary greeting.
Alexander Grocery Moves To Union Delivery Service
Alexander Grocery joins Union Delivery with phone 180 promising low prices and quality groceries. Local notes include Dr. C. T. Slavin and sons visiting Ottumwa, Centerville visitors in Moravia, street crews fixing town rough spots after showers, and several residents traveling or recovering from health issues.
Classified Ads Farm Loans and Help Wanted in Moravia
Classified items include farm loans offered by Beat terme avail able and a man wanted to sell Watkins Products with a route opening. L. C. Hamilton is the Watkins Dealer in Albia. Also lost leather lumber jacket in Moravia with reward offered by Albert Huff. W. H. Howard will be in Moravia to take wool on June 7 1928. For sale John Deere riding cultivator nearly new and three Hereford yearling bulls from Forest Main. Refrigerator and baby jumper for sale from Mrs Fred Hiatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins Producta
L. C. Hamilton
Watkins
Albia
R. 2
Moravia
Albert Huff
W. H. Howard
Lows
Community chatter and Memorial Day visits in Moravia
Local residents and visitors share Memorial Day greetings and cemetery service attendance across Moravia and surrounding areas. People travel to Muscatine and Exeter for work, school events, and family gatherings. corrections note a baby name spelling error for Dena Charlene Johnson.
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Will Hixon
Centerville
M. E. McDanes
Ruth Scott
Orville Barton
Dwight Powell
Cole
Iowa
Theo. Miller
Francis
Lesle Carlton
Selection
Monroe County
C. 3
Callen
Plano
Theo. Thompson
Eslinger
N. V. Meadows
Moravia
Misa Lulu Burton
Muscatine
Willie Burton
Lester Powell
Wiineis
V. A. Hiatt
Mor
Tayla
Vernie Hiatt
Exeter
Nebr
Mra
Ernest Johnson
Dena Charlene Johnson
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J. E. Sharp
Jay Oehler
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John Potter
Jack Thomas
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Isreal Jordan
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Mabel Wakefield
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Myr. Hickman
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Henry Walter
Helen Reich
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J. B. Sneed
Edd Carter
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Mary Prurgis
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Des Moines
D. E. Bishop
Masonic Order of
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State School of Instruction
Grann Lodge
A. Alexander
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Tom Messenger
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W. A. Smith
Mary Keemer
Vivian Wilson
Ottumwa
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W. T. Smith
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Jennie Sullvan
Myrtle Foster
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Lowell Harris
Eva Mathews
M. B. Harris
Newton
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Alden
Minn
J. A. Duncan
Mia
FL W. Dotson
Vaunita
Dayton
St. Louis
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Niagara Falls
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Paul Broshar
N. R. Ward
Keliad
Towa
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Union Delivery Service
Alexander’s Grocery and Produce
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Octopus
Alexander Grocery
Union
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Hale and Nordeen
Union Deliv
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Street Commission
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Little Son
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Lulu R. Clark
FB. R. Kaster
H. Rey Gilliland
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Sibley, Iowa
E. R. Easter
U. B
Dorothy Jean Lovell
Francis Humphrey
Dale Schreiner
Des Moines University
Carter
Lloyd Carter
Mary Frances
Hall Carter
Earl Boyer
York
United Brethers College
Robert Stoops
Luzy Tilmont
Ottumwa Hospital
Chet Broshar
John Deere
W. H. Powell
Hereford
Forest Main
A. E. Tucker
J. M. Tucker
Wesley
Mr. R
Coulson
Flora Phillip
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Hawever
Chet Broshar General Insurance
Greenebaum
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