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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
3
Page fragment from The Glenwood Opinion dated Thursday June 7 1964. Reads as a partial local news item with unnamed events and unclear details. Likely includes notices or brief items typical of a small town paper.
A collection of announce ments from Mills County Iowa voters naming candidates for County Recorder County Auditor and County Clerk of the district court subject to Republican county convention or primaries. Signers include Jen Parker D C Jackson A P Keeve M Kehoe Kent Agan and others in Ingraham township.
The Republican delegates of Iowa Ninth District will meet in Connell Bluffs on Tuesday June 12, 1890 at 1 o'clock a m to nominate one candidate for Congress and conduct other business. Representation is based on county votes and Shaw gubernatorial votes from the 1899 general election. By order of the committee, L S Ropkinson, Chairman.
The Opinion announces a five week stay at Sunflower Camp in Manitou for the winner of its voting contest. Mrs Lucy L Corbett of Emporia Kansas hosts. Contest runs April 1 to June 30. Votes can be earned via coupons with subscriptions or payments and no voting fee. The top vote getter wins a free trip to Manitou. open to Mills county residents, unmarried women, non employees of Orion.
The assessor returns indicate Fremont county personal property value is up by 59,900 dollars from last year while railroad property value drops by 16,854 dollars. Towns’ money and credits totals are listed by Fremont county assessors. Warren Perdue of Henderson engages in trapping bobbers and has trapped 20 of the little animals near Fiendereon this spring.
Mrs. John A Logan argues in Lestie's Monthly that seeking to influence lawmakers through women is an indignity and ineffective. She praises women like Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony for noble causes, noting true influence comes from righteousness, not gender or manipulation.
Leah Lanceford advises on proper introductions at social events. Hostesses should seek consent before introducing pairs, ensure guests seated together know each other, and help newcomers connect with congenial people while balancing older residents. A gentle, considerate approach enhances courtesy at dinners dances and receptions.
A young matron drew a gold key from her coat and used it to open her own door. The key hung on a slender chain around her neck and the gold handle resembled a lorgnette with a topaz set in the tip. It was a dainty latchkey moment reported in Exchange.
Mrs Jas Moore born in Indiana June 1 1847 died May 22 1900 aged 52 years 11 months 21 days. She moved with her family to Mills County Iowa grew to womanhood on Mud Creek Anderson Township. She married James Moore July 6 1858 on the farm they settled there. They had one daughter Grace Parker Henderson. She endured long illness with two surgeries and died peacefully. Funeral conducted without sermon or flowers with John Parker speaking at Wesley Chapel cemetery.
The widow of Boer general Joubert is praised as a soldier’s daughter who shared war with her husband. She educated their children in music and languages, hosted English guests in Cape Town, advised on campaigns, and even campaigned at Magato land while heat and fever raged. She set up a tent for his comfort and personally cooked meals, reorganizing the general’s mess.
The czarina’s spendthrift wardrobe, the German empress’s 400 gowns and 40 tailors, and royal women like Queen Wilhelmina shaping hats. France taxes women who wear breeches about 10 dollars yearly, yet grants the right only to a few noted figures, amid petitions to loosen the rule.
Zitkala-Sa, a Sioux Indian from the Carlisle Indian band, attracts notice in eastern cities for beauty and talents while traveling to the Panla exposition. Her early life in Indiana and Earlham College featured prize-winning oratory, later leading to violin study in Boston and teaching at Carlisle. She has published essays on Indian childhood and school life showing strong English and artistic sense.
The passage critiques discontented women as ego centered, noting their self regard colors all judgments. It argues such individuals lack sympathy and confidence, breeding distrust and leading to biased views. Their preoccupation with personal grievances blinds them to wider world concerns.
An old advertisement-style health claim warns that overwork weakens kidneys and contaminates blood. It touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy, promising sample bottles and a pamphlet by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
Guidance on proper footwear and stockings stresses straight big toes, roomy toes, avoid pinching, heel fit, and alternating footwear for health. Warns against tight or deformed soles, high to low heel jumps, and oversized heels. Ends with a note that Rocky Mountain Tea claims broad healing powers beyond laxative use.
An advertisement touts a purely vegetable antiseptic remedy described as nature’s own cure. The author guarantees satisfaction or money back, urging readers to try at their own risk, with price tiers at $3, $5, and $10 per bottle and a refund policy if it fails. References to Dunn's and Bradstreet's are noted for credibility.
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