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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
5
The National Show and Demonstration Committee warns the Horse Association of America did not back or plan the Fargo field demonstration. The piece argues tractors won’t beat horses for farm work long term and notes the plan is to curry publicity to boost tractor sales.
Dream interpretation notes that a keen-edged sword signals a disastrous quarrel, while receiving a sword denotes honor and reputation. Seeing an armed man or soldiers implies fatigue and nervousness, and exercising with weapons suggests flattering hopes unlikely to be realized.
Des Moines reports show Iowa Anti-Saloon League organizers holding 812 public meetings in over forty counties as part of a drive for prohibition enforcement. Supt. I N Tolsaple says the group aims to set new records this year after 791 meetings in churches and schools in 1920. Daily mail reports of violations aid state officials in tracing illicit stills and bootlegging activities.
Raiders from the narcotic squad swept Chinatown and found $40,000 in $1,000 bills inside an old shoe corner. The Chinese owner appeared stolid, then flashed a rare smile when the money was returned, offering no thanks as police recovered the loot.
European countries face a serious housing shortage shifting to wooden houses despite stone and brick preference. If exchange rates favored, American manufacturers would receive heavy orders for ready cut houses. currently demand is met by French, German and Austrian producers per Scientific American.
The Courier Journal notes chorus girls earn up to 100 dollars weekly based on appearance while the average is about 24 dollars. The remark asks if this is a slur on their looks.
A Boston Transcript quip notes a man who is a great arithmetician yet troubled by a single fraction. The wry line plays on balance and relationships, framing mathematics as a metaphor for personal matters.
Atty Allen Rolston of Rolston Bros Queen City plans a California summer trip with family in a Ford truck carrying a full house on wheels. Friends in Schuyler and Adair counties wish them a safe journey as the Lancaster Excelsior notes the unusual conveyance. Also referenced is a Shenandoah to Quincy trip and a Medicine Creek bridge accident that left one rider bedridden with a possible back sprain after the car overturned.
The terse sentence notes a new button type street marker at street intersections on the square and records removal of the old time battle-scarred silent policemen, now a thing of the past.
In Adair county near Lees Ford, Otis Alling Ham, 214 miles south of La Plata, a framer, drowned while swimming with his wife and seven year old son and Marel Ketchum family. After dinner Alling swam, crossed the river, and while returning to midstream he cramped and vanished calling for aid.
Co. H. Berry H. C. Owen Don Crooks and Thos Dillon of Worthington boosted an oil company during a town visit. They have raised about $13 000 to start operations and several Lancaster residents have taken stock.
An attempt to rob City National Bank at Green City occurred about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. Intruders pried open a side window and broke the vault door lock. Two nearby residents heard explosions at about 2:00 am but the vault could not be opened. A separate note from Putnam County Journal reports. A colony of bees belonging to J. M. Cute was nearly stolen Friday night but the bees thwarted the attempt as the hive was disturbed and the bees escaped through a fence.
A Washington Farm Bureau gathering is set for Wednesday evening June 22 at Canter schoolhouse. Everyone invited to participate and enjoy refreshments. A. J. Horn, President. Mrs Hugh Bishop, Chairman Pro Tempore Committee.
In England the term Miss was formerly applied only to females under ten years of age, contrasting with later usage for older women and girls.
A local column recalls quirky reflections on foreign relations and daily life. The piece notes Uncle Sam relations, Shriners in Des Moines, rain dampening bathing, Old Glory’s 144th birthday, and a string of humorous local anecdotes about Charley Courtney, Gale Huddleston, and a George Elliott arrest, with wedding jokes and courtship lines looping through.
Ms. Frank Reed and Mr. Frank Schweiger met with the local poultry club on Wednesday morning at Fred Post's. About 15 members attended and shared troubles and chick care methods. W. W. Wright plans to train 3 members for a State Fair demonstration team next fall covering poultry, culling, judging breeds, feeding, and egg selection.
Starting Monday night June 20, J. Doug Morgan and his troupe perform a week at Maulton with new vaudeville and plays. Opening night features Mickey, a beloved comedy drama, followed by Rex Beach’s The Barrier on Thursday. Tickets 10c children, 25c adults including war tax. free admission for a lady with a paid 25c ticket on Monday. doors open 7:15, show 8:15. reserved seats extra.
In Golden City Mo death of Mrs Joe Thomas announced in local notes Alph Hayworth visited the Harve Higginbotham home Plowing corns described as the day’s work Ray Davison and family spent Sunday at the Crow home near Unionville Mrs Harve Higginbotham Mrs Mary Davison and Mrs Wall visited Udell to see Mrs John Runnels who is sick Roy Dooley and family spent Sunday at the Loule Rice home
In Orleans on Sunday Elder Newton attracted a small group to the church while the old swimmin hole drew some of the ungodly. John Newland hauled 26 fleeces to market yesterday morning. A quip from Francy to Jim ponders what happens to automobile sellers if all gas and coal oil burn up, with Jim replying they’d have a heck of a time.
Uncle Billy Jones remains at home with rheumatism while Jas Bolton shows slow improvement in Centerville hospital. Mrs. Alice Wilson sits up after 10 weeks in bed as Geo T Pulliam recovers from four months of confinement and plans a Denver trip in July. John Davis, who lost a leg in February 1920, returned home last Saturday from Kansas City with a contract for a new leg.
A compact meditation on pagan prayers and beliefs. The text argues that in pagan thought all life and phenomena are unexplained forces, prompting prayers directed at the feared object rather than any deity. Fear drives requests for deliverance from sickness, death, or danger, not reverence.
The newly married couple left amid rice showers from friends at the station. On a Pullman car a curious passenger listened as they began to talk. The groom joked about rice as a vegetable, smiling at his bride as the train started away.
A concise quotation from John Stuart Mill on freedom as the right to pursue one’s own good in one’s own way, provided it does not harm or impede others. It emphasizes individual liberty with mutual respect.
Wm Wall, six miles northwest of Moulton, died by suicide after 5 pm on Sunday while his family was away. A razor cut his throat, he bled to death, possibly due to lingering flu effects or hereditary factors. An inquest led to a verdict of death by his own hand. he was a 30 acre farmer and respected worker in Washington, Sharon and Adellps. His funeral was held Tuesday.
Wa Wall born February 14 1869 in Appanoose County Iowa died Sunday June 12 1922 aged 52 years 3 months and 28 days married twice first to Iceaphene Porter in 1889 three children born two sons Wilber and Chalmers survive with wife Iceaphene Also surviving are several relatives including Mrs Alice Delay Jess Wall Perry Wall Mrs Sadie Thomas Harry Wall Malinda Davis and Elizabeth Pellae Funeral held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Otterbein church conducted by Rev Childs with burial nearby.
We thank neighbors and friends who assisted us in the sad bereavement of our kind husband and father. Mrs. Scaphene Wall and Sons.
The quotation notes a proverb that warns against fearing what is unseen and unheard and likens the doubting nature to life and literature. It cites Mr. Balfour’s remark that a worldly man distrusts good of the world, calling the proverb an apt reflection.
The United States Geological Survey notes radium is a white metal with a rare isolation history. It is commonly obtained from its ores as sulfate, chloride, or bromide and sold as those salts. These compounds appear white and resemble ordinary salt, baking powder, and they glow mainly due to impurities in tubes. Radium minerals are rarely luminescent.
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