State Fair to Host Nine Championship Contests in August
The Town State Fair and Exposition will run nine statewide contests in August with prizes from 50 to 1200 dollars. Events include hog calling, Yowa Old Fiddler, horseshoe, farm and women’s projects, baby health, spelling, team pulling, sheep shearing, and a men’s farm bureau project contest. Applications for entry forms are available from Secretary A. R. Corey.
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State Fair Board
Iowa
Memba
Men's Farm Bureau
A. R. Corey
Freddie the Fresh Claims Engagement With Davis on Kay Street
Freddie the Fresh told a Davis girl on Kay Street he was engaged to her, after a maid announced Miss Fraces was engaged. Freddie claimed he was the fiancé, asserting the maid’s news as the door opened last week.
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Freddie the Fresh
Davis
Kay Street
Miss Fraces
Freddie
Dumb Dan Himself Professor Calls In
A caller identifies as Billy Smith's father claiming his son has a bad cold and will miss school today. The speaker responds with surprise asking who is speaking and confirms the caller's relation.
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Billy Smith
The Boy Was Right About Zero Temperature
A college dorm debate follows as Freddie the Frosh boasts that three zero degree nights last winter were nothing, prompting Sam the Senior to challenge the claim and Freddie to bolt the door in a brief campus exchange.
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Freddie
Sam
Such Moniker Clerk Your Name God C Faring Mann
A dialogue centers on a clerk and a patron with a punning exchange about names and roles. The clerk’s question prompts a comic reply about identity over occupation, highlighting a linguistic play within a courtroom or clerical setting.
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God—C. Faring Mann
Short Term Course Costs at D.-College
The record notes a three hundred dollar tuition for a short term course at D.-College this year. A student recalls being fired after the first week, explaining instability in early term outcomes.
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D.—College
L. B
Poor Business Man
Bah you call yourself a boxer and threaten violence as a man named Firatun warns Secondun that he would strike for two cents, reflecting a rough confrontation in a street exchange.
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Firatun
Youthful hero saves man then refuses reward and marriage
A man thanks the young rescuer for saving him from drowning and offers marriage to his daughter as a reward. The hero, after a brief glance at the daughter, declines the reward and returns the mug to the river.
Parade causes city delivery skip in July notice
Notice states no city delivery on July ith due to parade. P. H. Morris.
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P. H. Morris
Local visits and travels across Iowa and beyond
Salem residents and relatives visited relatives in North Liberty Cedar Rapids Iowa City Ames and Chicago. Others spent weekends with Higley Green and Lemaster families. Vaccinating hogs and social calls tied to Moravia Oska loosa and Mystic with several trips to Chicago and Oklahoma noted.
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Carl Sudderland
Walter
Kenneth
Thoreday
A. H. Higley
Sudderland
Almona Higley
A. C. Green
Althea Green
North Liberty
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ames
Chicago
Evelyn
Almona
Ray Lemaster
Mystic
Anna Potts
Albia
W. P. Davis
Charley Foster
Onella
Forrest Glick
George Havey
Oklahoma
Oskaloosa
Social visit highlights around Moravia and Hilton
Local residents and visitors shared time at multiple homes including the Glick, Potts, Sytama, and Jenkins households. Rev. Cox conducted services in Hilton, with Ladies Aid social and meetings planned at the Grange Hall and with Mrs. Elbert McGinnis.
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Fred Hammond Apent
Troy Glick
Edward McCord
B. F. Whitehead
Charley Foster
Forrest Glick
Joe Martin
Ottumwa
Horton Potts
Henry Sytsama
Roscoe Argo
Herman Sytama
Herman Sytsraa
Robert Jennings
Hilton Grange Hall
Ladies Aid
Elbert McGinnis
R. C. Humphrey
Roy Ellison
A. C. Turner
Rev. Cox
Lewis Rouse
Will Spencer
Albis
Jessie Bettis
EleyIn Estlock
Gertrude Shaw
Albia
Anabell Clark
Mildred Sinclair
Lucas
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Moravia Union
Moravia
Appanoose County
Congress
Smith Bros
Atfon
Turner & Son
D. K. Orelup
Farmers’ & Merchants Savings Bank
Tolbert C. Moore
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Maravian
West End
Stark & Hiatt
Gardner's Produce House
Frank R. Glick
Centerville
Town
Ellis Swaim
Harry Townsend
North Side Moravia
A. G. Broshar
Oneota Janjoy
Qoneota
James D
Alao Big Jim
Missouri Jack
David
Pray
Alex Piat
Tumare
Reioes
Dows
Old Mother Hubbard
Iowa State Fair News
Ron
N. R. Ward
Paul Broshar
Missouri
M’ Donald
E. A. Luse
Centerville and
Albia Road
Doyle Luse
Gerome
Ginnl Jstar
Kulypao
Jack Dan
Molivia
Frank M. Wilson
Dan
Salem
Goon
Ford Service
FORD
Pepuilarly
Ford Motor Company
Waughop
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