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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
1
Glenwood bulletin lists residents and guests visiting from Atlantic Omaha Malvern Wakefield Salem and other towns. It notes union meetings political speeches local improvements and travels of residents including calls to Shenandoah and Portland exhibition attendance.
Waubonsie Church notes no preaching next Sunday afternoon. Invitees attend Sunday School Convention at Elm Grove. Last Quarterly meeting of the year at Fairview on Monday Aug 21 with 3 p m business session and sermon, then sermon and sacrament at night. Fair View hosts supper. A1 officers to file full report. Peter Jacobs pastor. Doctors James and Frank Donelan relocate to new offices above Johnsons feed store on the square. New visiting cards and styles advertised at Tribune office.
H B Millican Barber Shop invites patronage. The business sits one block west of the Lamb Bank and aims to attract customers with local services.
A Mansfield, Massachusetts resident named Helen S Williams describes a 27 year struggle with hay fever from August to heavy frost each year. She recounts years of frustration and finally mentions finding a remedy that returns her to normal activity.
TABOR TOPICS reports Rodman returned Friday from Colorado, Mrs Winnifred Donelan in Glenwood, Gilliland sisters touring Elgin, Albert Thomas visiting Chicago, and Assessor Mauk noting the census error for Tabor. It lists Tudor public school teachers for the coming year and announces the marriage of Myron C. Gaston to Emily J Colby, both Tabor College alumni, with their planned home in Phairman where Gaston will be principal.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recounts an anecdote about an old admiral visiting a socialite with a small vicious dog. The animal snarled and lunged at the admiral, drawing blood, as the hostess calmly reassured safety. The admiral then swatted the dog, declaring he never strikes little dogs.
Colonel Sheldon Potter of the Philadelphia police speaks at a dinner about youth crime and municipal corruption. He cites a New England town school board meeting where corruption led to widespread dissipation, including a clerk signing checks with ink stained by whisky.
Fragmentary dialogue unfolds on a veranda where Peggie challenges a partner’s behavior and interruptions. The scene centers on a long engagement, conflicting loyalties, and accusations of mistreatment, with anger and resigned defense from the participants. The overheard quarrel hints at deeper trials in a troubled relationship.
Betty Wayne, Billie Ballister and Hadleigh collide in a comic love tangle at Fineta Point as Peggie schemes to win and then loses her edge. Billie’s jealousy, Betty’s independence, and Hadleigh’s patience drive a seaside farce of engagements, breaks, and reconciliations.
Jake Alishbrook, an industrious yet poor youth, meets Judge Potter who proposes a stock scheme to fund a steamboat venture. Potter, seeking control, assigns shares to himself and allies, while Jake wavers between trust and caution as legal and financial plans unfold. A lawyer then advances tentative capital efforts, dragging Jake into a volatile business proposition.
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