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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
8
A Rex Wednesday show of Henpecked Henry elicited laughter from start to finish. The performance featured strong songs and a capable chorus, with the audience showing solid attendance and praise for the colored gentleman’s singing and stage presence.
A store advertisement urges customers to choose Ansco Film before buying film. It promises speed and latitude to compensate for exposure errors and notes the film is easy to handle and won’t curl. Available in sizes for all film cameras.
The firm invites orders for groceries of any size by delivery boy phone or in person. It promises prompt careful service and the freshest eatables, urging new customers to place a trial order at the northwest corner of Square Glenwood.
A penniless child follows a moving star from a frosty city to a small fir‑framed house. Inside, a mother, father, and three children welcome the visitor who gifts a bead purse for a baby, sharing bread and milk by the fire as the star’s path ends.
A local joke about Burbank and a neighbor features a man suggesting training a Christmas tire to sprout its own presents. The piece reflects on gift exchanges from Roman winter feasts to Christian nativity practices, noting gifts to the poor as an ancient expression of gratitude.
The Briar Club held a regular session last Tuesday at Dr. Plimpton's office. Wm Skillicorn presented Unity of Nature, prompting a stimulating discussion and a sense of shared thought among attendees.
Pacific Junction notes report Mrs. H B Gates visiting St Joe, a newborn son for Mr and Mrs Charles Croson, and F B Shuffler's Omaha vacation. Contestant 86 led a piano contest with 223040 votes at I W Kelley Mercantile. Various townsfolk news include hospitalities, sickness, church fund-raising, Embroidery Club, and travels to Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Persons indebted to J E Anderson will please call at Anderson Brothers' store in Pacific Junction and settle on or before January 1 1915. Accounts unsettled then will be placed for collection.
A playful vignette depicts a wife issuing rapid orders in a marriage, claiming to rule the first letter of the universe while her meek husband questions the scope of her authority in a witty exchange.
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