05 Jun 1930
Page 1
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
1
A fragment notes an official county city and school paper entered at the post office in Moulton Iowa as 2d glass matter in February 1884. The text references outside-the-county rates and a dollar amount of 1.50. The OCR is garbled but indicates archival postal and publication details from that period.
The paving contract No 3 from Moulton to Centerville was awarded to McCarthy Construction Co for 263944.44 dollars and work is to start immediately. Other notes remark on election aftermath and town renters' upkeep in Moulton, plus a civic-minded editorial on jealousy and rural youth potential.
A stream of callers visited the Jonathan Starr home with many locals stopping by through the week. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Forsythe and children, and Ray Tharp. Ronald Fouts of Bloomfield stayed with Ralph Henson. Merle Williams and Fern Cox visited. Wilma Daniels and Beatrice Reeves connected with Monterey teaching plans. multiple residents were seen in and around Monterey with various social calls and hospital transport for Carl Johnson.
People from the vicinity attended the Memorial and Decoration day program in Moulton on Friday. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Raymond Horn of Kansas City and relatives at Siddie Horn’s home. Relatives and friends from Brookfield and Des Moines visited and called on Virgil Robinson and others over the weekend and Monday.
The text cites Dr. Caldwell and his 1876 Medical College departure as the enduring basis for sickness treatment. It describes constipation, headaches, and digestive issues treated with simple vegetable laxatives, herbs, and roots, leading to Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepto or similar senna based preparations, preserving the same approach.
In Bloomfield the Spurgeon brothers are shearing sheep for Carl Kinison this week, handling livestock tasks as part of farm work.
A fragment notes an event at Amos Robinson’s home on a Monday morning. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate social or local call activity linked to Crawford Bowell.
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