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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
5
Local families and visitors fill a Sunday scene with travel notes and health updates. Henderson residents report relatives from Massena, Malvern, Macedonia, Carson, Omaha, and Iowa stopping by, with several weddings, trips, and a nurse’s homecoming noted. A Niagara Falls trip standbys and a tornado relief tag day mark community aid amid dances and school memories.
Temple Oklahoma with population 906 hosts The Tribune edited by Charles F. Luja. Bob Mooney builds a 2,000,000 annual business from a $1,300 start in 1906, expanding via direct advertising, local press support, and mail order growth. The store B. & O. Cash Store employs forty five, serving a 150 mile radius.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute says buying bees new and preserved for winter saves about five dollars per family on one food item. Figures show eggs cost roughly twice as much from November through February as in June, explaining the price gap.
The institute explains preserving eggs for six to ten months using two four-gallon stone crocks filled with a cooled water glass solution. Eggs are cleaned, scalded, placed small end down, and covered with waxed paper, then stored in a cool dry place. When boiling, prick a small hole at the large end to vent air and prevent cracking.
Mills County Iowa Board of Supervisors met June 29 1925 with all members present. Minutes from June 22 and 24 approved and claims listed including Clayton C Piercewolf Grace E Stranathan and Chas Fisher. Kinney tax collector bond approved and adjournment to June 30 1925 recorded. Attest Frank W Choate County Auditor. Sherman Jones Chairman.
James H. Lees, assistant state geologist, says Iowa has little chance of a Santa Barbara like quake. He notes a minor quake April 4, 1917 near Iowa City and cites an old Missouri quake caused by debris. He explains the fault runs from Nebraska to near Harsham, inactive for millions of years, and any future quake would stem from soil movement rather than fault slip.
Umpire Hayden faces a tense game as Crowley taunts and threatens, testing decades of service and a nephew’s future. Crowley’s glare and Carruthers’ presence loom over the ninth inning, but Hayden finalizes a call that secures the Panthers’ win while erasing a long withheld letter and his own doubts.
Mrs Clyde Piatt returned Tuesday taking Mrs G A Piatt to Treynor to stay a few days. C L Lawson left for Shenandoah for a week. A new back porch with bathroom was added to C J Frazie home. Mrs C C Captain of Salt Lake visits father A P Reeve. G Mlanagan and wife traveled to Oakland and faced a flood, returning after the third flood. Odd Fellows to install officers Thursday. Humston house movers had a puncture crossing the Wabash and await repairs. Frank W Choate and H La Stranathan visited city officials on business with families. William Jones began work on the Wabash flood dyke by Huffaker creek to curb summer floods. Mrs Lower hospitalized for appendicitis at St Joseph and recovering. Bonnie and Chester class outing at Stranathan home. Rev H C King preached at Villisca Baptist church. Mrs Leyman of Illinois aided sister Flora Sidener, recently injured by an automobile.
A 2:30 p.m. July 22 meeting at Harlan city hall gathers road advocates from Iowa’s ninth district to plan a statewide road program. The session aims to organize county groups and promote the Town Good Roads Association for an adequate connected system, urging residents to demand better roads and noting a gasoline tax spending over a million dollars weekly.
A garbled clipping discusses transport costs, royal duties for the Prince of Wales, unrest in Greece, the 4 World Series in the United States, and Charles Chaplin with a new sound era. The text mixes travel, politics, sports, and entertainment in a chaotic snapshot.
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