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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
3
The Glenwood Tribune lists business ads and local updates including farm loans, plumbing services, dental care, and optician offers. Social items report residents traveling, visiting Omaha, and community events such as staff dinners, charitable visits, and a Kensington gathering. Regular notices cover school events, medical association meeting, and local shop openings.
A man and a girl stroll at dawn. He recalls an engagement made last night by a rock, but she pretends not to recognize him. He insists they were engaged and to be married, she feigns memory lapse, then suddenly recalls and agrees with a lighthearted exclamation.
A Columbus Tenn tale recalls Ed a bright colored servant who saved wisely and asks his attorney master to draw a mortgage on Une Lisha his cow and calf after lending five dollars for one month His aim is not legal security but to take the man’s property, revealing racial attitudes and economic tension in the era.
A San Francisco incident shows a common farm plow used aboard the Ammon to break up 1,500 tons of frozen water in the hold. With a steam winch, a block and tackle, and shovels, the crew plowed the ice out, a rare case of discharging a ship's cargo in this manner.
A county notice invites patrons to celebrate Christmas week at the McCurdy Bros. billiard and pool hall in Glenwood Iowa. A prize box of 50 cigars will go to the best tally in 15 ball pool. Contact W. P. Warren for details at Glenwood. The Wilson Drag Company—drugs—listed in the notice.
J W Roach a Clyde area farmer ran a thorough advertising campaign for a public sale. He announced dates for weeks in county papers and Clyde papers. A half page ad last week and 500 extra copies helped bring about a crowd of about 3000. The sale netted $4500 with printing and advertising costing $38. Roach claims printer’s ink earned him at least $1500.
A one year subscription to the Tribune makes a fitting Christmas present for Mills County readers. Send now for 1908 including the Christmas number on December 17 and the remainder of the current year.
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