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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
4
The Henderson area reports a strong corn harvest with yields near forty to sixty bushels per acre. Farmers enjoy oysters as a finish to husking, while two Frink brothers manage 440 acres with seven to ten hired hands and 7500 bushels in crib. местные новости note social visits, travel to Omaha, and a new Hercules automobile debut.
Two golden wedding anniversaries were observed on consecutive days. Mr and Mrs Samuel Savage celebrated with over sixty relatives and friends, receiving a rocker and gold pieces. guests traveled from Red Oak Thurman Sidney Anderson and Mills county. Mr and Mrs George W Greenlee marked fifty years with a reception at their home and generous gold offerings, hosted by daughter Mrs Homer Schwartz of Osceola.
In Silver City region Sherman Stonebraker and his wife were driving to T G Markel’s when a jackrabbit bounded onto the road. Stonebraker pursued the rabbit at high speed, slowed only when necessary, and struck and killed the animal. The malevrabbit is described as a large jack among many in the area.
Postmaster General Burleson urges early use of parcels post for Christmas gifts. Mail your packages soon and keep them at local post offices until Christmas if you wish. Write the sender's address inside the package and on the outside tag so the sender can be identified if the outer tag is lost.
Roy Clark who killed Mr and Mrs John T Bell and paroled prisoner Geo Baker escaped from Red Oak area jail Saturday night. They were gone about two hours before detection. Bloodhounds were released to track them immediately.
Box social events announced for Bar Bee School House three miles east of Glenwood on Friday night December 18 and Sand Hollow School House eight miles northeast of Glenwood on Wednesday night December 28. Bessie Carl, teacher, urges ladies to bring well filled boxes and gentlemen to bring cash and pocketbooks.
Thanksgiving visit in Stanberry with Mr and Mrs Tom McMahon. A runaway near Lone Star damaged a buggy but there were no injuries. Masona elect G A Spellbring master, C H Kruse treasurer, H A Sevens secretary. Fire scare at Roy Stranathan home. stovepipe caused near ignition, crowd aided. Tom McClure recovering from gasoline engine injury. Frank Bosworth and family visiting Mrs Mary McKeen and friends.
The Chronicle reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Andy Edie on Sunday November 29. J C McGrew is home bound with rheumatism. Twin boys were born on Thanksgiving Day to Mr and Mrs J W Sturgeon at Cassaday Kansas. Mr Sturgeon is a former Emerson boy.
Peter Radford of the National Farmers Union argues that distribution and marketing, not production, are the key issues in agriculture. He cites world supply, growth in yields, and the need for cooperative marketing to prevent ruinous competition and crop mortgaging, while noting a postponed parent teacher meeting for December 14.
A mother asks the child if he prayed for forgiveness and the child replies no, revealing he kept his misdeed private to avoid outside family exposure. The exchange centers on guilt, secrecy, and seeking mercy within a household.
A watchnight service tale ends with a witty line when a sleeping young lady wakes to hymn number three forty one and jokes the line is busy. A mother questions a father about punishing a son who threw coal at Willie Smiggs, and the father answers he punishes the boy but fears coal-throwing in the family.
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