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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
2
Notice records scrapbook item stating the entry at the post office in Moulton Iowa as second class matter in February 1884. The brief note confirms filing status for publication in the newspaper.
A new electric light has been installed in the city park funded by the W C T U ladies, enhancing the park’s beauty. Ed Hanson reports wool theft near Dean, about seventy fleeces valued at $200 stolen from his barn, with a truck used to haul. The weather shows extreme heat followed by a cold snap, confusing forecasts. A Kirksville show led to a misidentified arrest call for a Busby minstrel member named Amos, with Albia authorities notified.
A traveling man arrived, tied Elizabeth to a 12 lb weight from his car, and demonstrated a whip stalk inside the Ford. Despite the setup, the car did not receive a feed bag. observers noted the vehicle could be a full mule with the right accessories.
A town wife marries a well to do countryman and agrees to buy a cow for fresh milk. The farmer boasts the cow is extraordinary, claiming ten quarts daily. She quickly calculates they cannot use so much and urges her husband to buy a calf instead, in a witty exchange.
A reflective piece contrasts pasts where physical strength ruled with modern views valuing brains and cunning. It leads into a Boy Scout troop departure from Moulton for a ten day hike through Keokuk Navou and Ft. Madison, with planned visits to Keokuk dam, Chief Keokuk statue, and a penitentary tour. Carl Nelson may call on the group. eight scouts travel in pairs with 30 pound packs, camping in pup tents and limiting daily expenses to 50 cents.
A playful verse urges residents to join the city clean up effort with humor about trash, germs, and odors. It mocks neglect and celebrates civic duty, encouraging participation in waste removal and using humorous slang to motivate neighbors.
Iowa statistics show 72 percent of farmers use cooperative groups, with membership rising 162 percent since 1915 to 155,000 across 505 cooperatives. Grain co ops lead with 345, livestock 334, dairying 228, and about 100 in fruit poultry wool and other lines. Most groups are incorporated, half pay dividends, and 55 percent limit to producer members. Cooperatives boost agriculture nationally, with two and a half million farmers and $2.5 billion in annual business.
A mother panics as sudden cramps, severe abdominal pains, black nausea, and diarrhoea strike the family. The ad urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home to ease pain almost instantly and prevent fear during emergencies.
Farrow Chicks World’s Great Sellers offering assorted breeds and seed stock with prices from 9.50 to 14.50 and free catalog. Also listed are seed corn, building lots, and houses for sale or rent in Des Moines and vicinity with local contact names and addresses.
Do not poison yourself with caromel on Saturdays. Take one or two Chamberlain's Tablets at bedtime and wake feeling good. They are gentle and persuasive, never gripe or sicken. Price is 25 cents. Subscribe for the Tribune.
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