17 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1910
Page
1
In the January 17, 1910 issue, readers glimpse light bits from Illustrated Bits and a humorous dialogue about loneliness and trust. A joke about a boy naming his back itch as a mental delusion appears alongside playful exchanges about marriage and affection.
A New York police captain laments the few women who do department business. He recalls a Fifth Avenue caller who lost false teeth between the Plaza and the Opera, asked to be sent the teeth, and berated him when he refused to give her name. The officer notes most women are worse.
The article praises the corn and fruit displays led by J W Murphy and recounts a county institute gathering on Tuesday evening with Hon John Downie and State Supt John G Riggs in attendance. Speakers emphasized soil fertility, crop rotation, and alfalfa as winter feed.
J J Kier from Glenwood Iowa discusses how farmers lie at the center of economic activity shaping raw material supply for manufacturers. The article argues farm choices in crop conservation and rotation affect broader business and distribution chains.
Friday evening the opera house was filled with school patrons and lovers of literature for the oratorical contest among Glenwood High School pupils. Judges were Rev W N Graves Prof Gragan and Dr Sidwell. Fred Dean won first in oratorical class with Wayne Bogart second, Corinne Record first in dramatic, David Barnett second, Helen Fleming first and Jessie Wright second in humorous, Miss Cunningham read, and Miss Schaible absent. Dean will represent Glenwood at district and inter county contests. Corinne Record also cited.
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