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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
4
The first local visit of Ole Petersen to the city brings a Scandinavian American comedy with music at the Glenwood Opera House on December 22. Despite musical numbers being minor, the show promises nonstop merriment from curtain rise to finish and a best Scandinavian American comedy for the public.
Glenwood churches publish a Christmas theme oriented schedule. Bible school at 10 a m and 11 45 a m with a Christmas program by the Sunday school. Morning and evening services feature themes The Untrue Servant of Christ The Weeping Christ and An Epitome of the Gospel plus a Young Men address. Public worship at 10 30 a m.
An advertisement urges careful medicine for children and touts Rexall Orderlies as the safest option for constipation. It claims they are odorless and tasteless, act quickly without causing diarrhea or nausea, and are sold with a money back guarantee at a Glenwood Rexall store operated by The Cross Drug Co.
Residents share visits and health updates across Silver City and nearby towns while church events, bazaars, and a cantata mark the Christmas season. New church leadership appointments and civic society officer elections headline community notices.
The Pythian Sisters elected Bertha Kuntzie past chief and Lara Boney excellent chief, with Rena Colling and Ina Mason as other officers, Alta Hathaway as manager, Ida Mason as master of finances, and Cary McMillan as master of records among others. The Knights of Pythias named Vernon Johnson past chancellor, Frank Cary chancellor commander, Henry McFarland vice chancellor, and C L Shoemaker prelate, with D M Cook master of work and C H Baxter master of finance, along with several other roles and trustees for three years.
James Adams and his family from Colorado plan to relocate to Red Oak. A sick child of Mr and Mrs A B R Bird is noted. Laura and Nellie Stone visited Council Bluffs. J T Skerritt and family were at Lafe Alexander's. DB Banister and sister Dora visited $ R Hurst. Elmer Stone sold his 68 acre farm to Charles Conger. Henry Buch and Adolph Donner delivered hogs to Malvern buyers at 87.75 per 100 pounds.
Emerson HB Cheney spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Omaha to view the corn show and cattle market. He stayed with his nephew Smith Douglas. Mr and Mrs HB Birdsall also visited Omaha on Wednesday to attend the corn show and handle other affairs.
Mineola F H Nipp transacted business at Glenwood on Wednesday as Au gust Bishop held a sale on the Mrs Caroline Schogning farm three miles west of Mingols. Attendance was fair and the total mounted to about $800.
Descriptions of Mary the new cook circulate among Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Jones, and others. Complaints include messiness behind the stove, temper, and refusal to iron. Mrs. Brown reports Mary found a new job. Mrs. Jones laments potential loss of Mary and fears future friction.
A mentally unstable man from Ypsilanti attempted hypnotism on a conductor aboard a Michigan Central train. He hyped his skill, tested the conductor, and praised honesty as the conductor played along. The tale ends with the hypnotist noting the conductor’s vulnerability if left in that state.
Fouryearold Charlie loves new neighbors Dr Abingdon his wife and fiveyearold Dorothy He prays asking God to bless Dorothy Abingdon not Dorothy Perkins, then lies down contented The child’s innocent clarification ends the night's prayer and sleep
A fragment from a political exchange features Senator Tillman describing an antagonist as a cynic who “instructs all things.” The dialogue references a Chicago drummer visiting a prohibition state and a local customer declaring that the words beer and whisky are unknown in the town, with a whispered punchline about asking questions.
Hillsdale residents report few local trips to Council Bluffs and Omaha for events. Mr and Mrs J L Johnson visited Peaceville to see Mr and Mrs Wm Robinson, who is over 91. Christmas program at schoolhouse includes a tree and box social to raise library funds. exercises at 7 15. Will Zimmer of Milestone Canada to spend winter with parents. Wes Blackman family moved to country to work for Mel Stacey. Rough roads hinder wagons with three breakdowns between here and Balfour last week. Mrs R Warren traveled to Omaha last Thursday.
Des Moines Capital advertises a special period December 21 to 28 offering a full year 1910 subscription for 2.00. The paper touts market reports, late-afternoon publication, and exclusive rights to notable dispatches, inviting readers to subscribe with no upfront cost to the reader.
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