Hiatt and Centerville connections border local visitations
Local residents visited relatives across Centerville and Centerville including the Hiatt family. The John Thomas Public Sale drew good prices with Our Ladies Aid collecting about $19 from lunches. Mrs Emery Hiatt funeral services were held at Miller Funeral Home with neighbors and friends attending and contributing flowers. Roy Stott attended the M F E Conference in Ottumwa. Will Burton of Blusentine visited relatives while recounting a year in Kentucky.
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L. R. Hiatt
Iaet
Frank Chambera Jr
Centerville
Theo Thompson
Brompton
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
W. H. Callen
Pearl Hiatt
John Thomas
J. M. Tucker
Maxine
G. W. Clancy
Ladies Aid
Thomas Sale
Emery Hiatt
F. A. Miller
Miller
A. B. Hightshoe
Ottumwa
Duckworth
Sie Indies
Clyde Hiatt
Wess Hiatt
J. C. Neff
J. F. Chambers
L R. Hiatt
W. A. Rose
Hiatt
Mia
Roy Stott
M. FE
Will Burton
Blusentine
Iowa
A. Burton
Lulu Burton
Kentucky
Pecta Plans Move to Chicago for School Next Year
Pecta is set to relocate to Chicago to enroll in a school for the upcoming year, aiming to begin studies soon after arrival. The move signals a transition in education plans as preparations proceed.
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Pecta
Chicago
Moravia council approves street petition and bills batch
Moravia Iowa council in special and regular sessions approves petition No 1 for East North Street as signed, and later approves petitions Nos 2 3 and 4 when completed. The minutes list multiple town and highway fund bill payments and salaries. A district court notice covers the estate of I E Jordan with a hearing set in Centerville on September 23.
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Moravia
Towa
C. A. Turner
F. M. Dodd
H. K. Smith
Chester Broshar
Turner
Smith
East North Street
Iowa
Fred Hiatt
Chet Broshar
Carter
Dodd
Claims Committee
U. Co
E. &. Carter
District Court of
Appanoose County
LE. Jordan
T. al
J. E. Jordan
I. E. Jordan
District Court
Centerville
Ancient riches and iconic rulers top global wealth list
The article surveys legendary wealth across history, citing Pharaoh Rameses II with about 400,000 talents and modern purchasing power, Croesus of Lydia, and figures like Solomon, Nero, and Cleopatra. It notes vast sums loaned or gifted, including a 14th century loan of $5,000,000 by William de la Pole that went unpaid, comparing ancient wealth to today’s value.
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Rameses 11
D Ndoteus
Rameses
Onlood
Croesus
Dythhia
Nerxes
Xerxes
Nero
Lucullus
Sheba
Naboha
William de
Had Not Really Done Much to Believe Him
A young doctor questions a patient’s caregiver about giving treatment and home remedies. The wife describes attempts at relief with hot applications, painkillers, powders, and bitters, noting limited care and seeking the doctor’s opinion.
Chemistry Pursuit Expands With Nation's Chemists
Approximately 2200 chemists and assistants work in the United States across colleges, universities, and industry. They support teaching, research, and production in fields like pharmaceuticals, textiles, petroleum, and rubber, with chemists serving as analysts, researchers, and department heads in collaborations with chemical engineers.
Swedish superstition on widowers and wedding attire
A curious Swedish superstition suggests a widower must burn his good shirt the night before his new wedding if his wife dies first. The belief, tied to Viking era lore, claims the warrior sheds his battle clothes for Valhalla, while dismissing any rational basis for the ritual.
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Valhalla
Dinner conversation under a portshipper’s roof
The vicar invites a wealthy portshipper to dinner. A cheeky guest breaks a tense silence with a quip about Mr. Spooke and church life. The scene hints at hidden tensions and social dynamics around the table.
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Lnst
Mr. Sooke
Fragmented OCR Local Item Shows Dialogic Snippet
A garbled OCR passage describes characters Pound, Wilkins, and Uakung in a scene with a Watcher, a display of chops, and a cautious exchange about a plan. The text is partial and difficult to parse, with several unclear names and actions. The apparent dialogue touches on permission and readiness for a task, with one figure urging restraint.
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Wilkins
Valley Schools and Local Personalities List Read Like A Community Piece
The Valley reports show Miss Helen Derby teaching at Elmora Miss Virgie Mc Daniel at Foster and Miss Faye King at Hazel College while Mrs George Clough returns to Madison Wisconsin after visiting relatives Donald Darby works for 5 E Alexander Alex Johnson M M Darby and family shop Moravia Saturday Lulu Tillmont passes en route to Brompton Hhoda Stephenson visits H D Darby Dorothea Darby Frances and Pauline Combe of Albania and Ledra Smith visit Sunday Andy Hyatt visits Zell Wilson home Health topic notes tuberculosis deaths among ages 16 to 40 and a 1929 health seal design features a bell vingler in medieval costume red gold blue and a Lorraine cross.
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Helen Derby
Elmora
Virgie McDaniel
Foster
Faye King
Hazel College
George Clough
Madison
Wisconsin
H. D. Darby
Donald Darby
E. Alexander
Alex Johnson
M. M. Darby
Moravia
Mediavel
Lorraine Cross
The
World Wide Movement For the Prevention
Organizing Sale Of Christmas Seals Opens Nov 29
Des Moines reports thirty two million Jenny Christmas seals received for the twenty second annual campaign. Local health organizations begin forming committees to distribute seals statewide. Proceeds support child welfare programs, nursing, health education, dental inspection, school health supplies, and TB prevention efforts statewide. Over 22 years the program cut TB death rate by 55 percent and infant mortality by 20 percent.
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Des Moines
Town Tuberculosis Association
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John Deere
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Albia
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Moravia Road
A. B. Ladies Aid
Jones & Gillaspie
A. J. Gillaspie
Sneed
Jones Waughop & Peterson
Workman
W. E. Donovan
A. GO. VanDorin
Moravia Union
Clarence Dowd
Frank Paxton
Kenneth Paxton
C. R. Kincade
P. Gideon
A. B. Jordan
Sheldon
Daryl Gibson
Lwu
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Libberty
Sei Brown
Kinser Valley
Corns Bowen
Smith Drug Store
Westinghouse Mazda
Westinghouse
Mazda
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Moulton
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