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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
1
An Exchange column warns against quitting in a hasty, petty blaze. It argues ambition leaders should maintain civility, forgive small slights, and leave on good terms to preserve future opportunities and networks.
A Kansas City Star excerpt argues that thought is slow compared to modern speed. It notes thought travels about 110 feet per second while light is millions of times faster, and uses a hypothetical 75 mile long arm to illustrate reaction time versus awareness.
A promotional claim from W. F. Berry Co cites twenty million well known men and women endorsing Tanlac, suggesting broad trust in the medicine and inviting readers to consider its reputed benefits.
Roy Davison and family visited Mrs. Crow while Jay Leonard and family stopped at W. Higginbotham’s home Sunday evening. Ray Fox and family spent Sunday at the Loss Fox home in Udell. Kirt Fox and family Cliff Staley and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Staley visited the Virgo Staley home Sunday evening. Mrs. Mary Davison was called to Oklahoma due to her father Mr. Ledbetter’s illness. Al Lauderback hauled 95 fleece to Moulton and sold to Austin Stuckey at a good price.
Sunday activities include church attendance and a basket dinner for Baptists on the second Sunday in June. Roads are muddy from rains. Bud Burgher and Tom Gorman are named fixers. Mrs Esther Stout and daughter visit Ottumwa. Mildred Childs visits Irene Wersel. strawberries ripen. News notes: Mr Marval Harp of Lancaster dies. mail service disrupted by river conditions. Baptist ice cream fundraiser to buy a piano.
Those at the C. R. Fox home on Sunday included Nelson Anderson and wife plus Vova Edith and Helen Lind bloom and Mr. Anderson from Center ville. Howard Alexander and wife spent Sunday with Richard Ballew. M H S students from the area are home for vacation. Mrs. Wm. Beggs and Mrs. Will Hays are sick. Local attendees joined memorial services at Oxland on Tuesday. Hazel and Edna Rutledge visited Pearl Peek Sunday.
A creditor notes that after buying goods on credit the payer’s finances failed and payments stopped. A demand letter arrived, to which a reply was sent from Nancy Woto stating she no longer resides at the address and denying receipt of the letter.
A young man expresses a bold fascination to a telephone operator, who nonchalantly asks for a number while the scene hints at a flirtatious urban encounter from a vintage publication. The exchange unfolds with restrained wit and period tone.
A New York Sun item depicts a banter over buying a fur coat, noting a wife described as no sensible woman and a remark about escaping the purchase this season.
A Centerville Journal voting contest names Ruth Holman Margerite Berry Chloe Neal and Wilson Hall as popular county figures. Posts praise Miss May Francis for State Superintendent. Iowa Senate talk favors Leslie M Francis or Pickett. Local baseball results show Moulton losses at Albia and Ottumwa. Commencement notes praise Lena Johnson Floy Horn graduates and Prof Knight lecture divided reception.
The Lancaster Excelsior notes Camp Dodge once housed troops from five states and has been razed, with over 1,400 buildings removed. Now farmers lease the land for cultivation while the Iowa National Guard uses remaining sections as a training ground. The piece contrasts the once glittering wartime site with current dusty, weeded fields.
The passage explains that turkeys originated in the West Indies, not Turkey, and notes various names in different languages. It cites French dindon, Russian indeiski, and speculative roots from Hebrew takki and Tamil toka, presenting a compact look at folk etymology.
A reflection on the value of knowledge and judgment formed by reading the best thoughts. It argues that anyone who studies the finest ideas through careful effort can develop sound judgment and acquire new insight.
Decoration Day at Moulton was generally observed as business houses closed in the afternoon. Clark Post G A R and Burl McClure Post cared for graves at Beautiful Oakland, with abundant flowers and tributes. Rev Walter Smith offered a patriotic prayer, C A Baker delivered an address, and Legion troops fired a salute under Captain Geo Carson as taps echoed.
John Kirby aged 77 died May 31 after a weeklong illness. Born in Appanoose County in 1854, he was a hard working citizen. He was struck in the stomach by a hammer a week before death, followed by paralysis of the bowels. He leaves a wife and three children Troyer Kirby Mrs Rose Lindsey of Moulton and Mrs Edith Woten of Ottumwa. The funeral will be at the residence in South Moulton this afternoon conducted by Rev W A Smith of the M E church burial at Hardin cemetery
Live stock shipment recorded May 31 1922 listing owners and head counts: Hoes F M Dooley 1 head W D Abolt 1 head Lem Young 40 R H Withrow 30 Freeman Davis 7 F J Davis 6 Emery Anderson 2.
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