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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
2
The note shows mail entry at the Moulton Iowa post office, classified as second class matter, dated February 1884, indicating mailing and publication status for that period.
The issue carries various social notes from residents including births marriages travel and visits. It mentions a 12 percent newborn, a couple’s weekend in Centerville, a Coterie gathering, mail carrier substitutions, and weather updates. A wedding in Crown Point and extended visits to Ottumwa are noted along with local business and subscription pleas.
The Chief De Gere of the Tribune office, R. R. Eby, suffered a broken left toe after wrestling a chunk of coal. He then pushed a screwdriver through the left thumb, delaying duties but not stopping the weekly news. His right hand remains able to write receipts for subscriptions.
A merchant recalls a tale where a customer argued a mail order price of $2.89 for a $3.25 item. The shopkeeper demonstrated the true cost, including postage and money order fees, totaling $3.31, proving the home price was better despite delays. A local variant by Norman P Burgher of Clark & Burgher is also noted.
The United States Treasury estimates that over 400 million dollars is stored in stockings, sugar bowls, teapots, and old-fashioned cupboards or otherwise kept out of circulation within the United States.
A German farmer believes a stork building her nest on his housetop signals good fortune. The superstition ties luck to the presence of a nesting bird and reflects rural beliefs about omens and prosperity.
The text describes clever plait work in Jenny model gowns. It details how box plaits are gathered near the skirt bottom with fur bands to form double plaits and how heavy silk crepe frocks create point-like plaits at the top. It explains steps from B to D for finishing, turning under edges FE.
The Iowa Association of Southern California invites Hawkeyes in the Southland to visit the Iowa headquar ters at the Hotel Rosslyn Los Angeles for friendship and support. The group notes a winter picnic date shift to the fourth Saturday in February with a rain backup, plus an August outing at Bixby Park Long Beach and a December 28 Admiss ion Day Dinner.
Statement of conditions for Moulton State Savings Bank Iowa shows resources total 458,759.92 with capital stock 30,000 and surplus 20,000. Liabilities equal 458,759.92 including deposits 315,? plus other items. officials G A Singley president R B Carson vice president I G McQueen cashier swear to accuracy. dated January 6 1926. Appanoose County.
Hawkeye Utilities warns against careless radio aerials after Ames accident near high tension lines. Aerial fell across a live wire causing sparks, youths gathered but none injured. City officials consider an ordinance banning aerials above electric lines. An English jury in 1898 forced a seller to refund 100 pounds for ineffective carbolic smoke balls.
The note promises no charge and offers information from H Parsons and others who will gladly help. It emphasizes goodwill from long-time friends in Iowa and California and invites contact without payment.
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