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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
4
United States Senator Lafe Young learns in Washington that tariff policy is a sectional weapon. The piece argues protection favors certain industries and condemns discrimination, urging a single uniform tariff across all imports to ensure fairness and curb producer coercion.
A Tribune editorial questions holding a special midwinter Republican primary for the U S Senate to succeed Lafe Young of Des Moines. It argues primaries are costly and suggests ballots to decide if primaries or even the Senate itself are desirable, challenging direct popular pledges and the need for a costly legislative body.
Auction notices list David Jarred and Charles Barbee with farm items and live stock near Glenwood on January 3 and 4 1911. A will of Amie Ling is set for probate at the Mills County District Court in Glenwood on February term 1911 with objections to be heard. FB Davis Clerk.
James Sheckard recalls the rocky path to professional baseball, from leaving home for a tryout in Columbia to five teams in one season, financial failures, fits with different clubs, and a late rise with the Cubs after learning from varied styles, dated from his Chicago breakthrough.
A collection of notes on golf tours, boxing and baseball figures. Pittsburg pursues the 1911 U S G A event while Champion Fownes remains a homefront contender. Packey McFarland travels with burlesque shows. Packey prefers Chicago. St Louis Browns owner Hedges plans a spring cleanup of dead weights, replacing bottom-system players.
On Labor Day in a mill town a shy transfer worker Rose Shaw and carpenter John Gifford fall in love amid taunts from coworkers. Rose overcomes reserve through honest affection, while Gifford learns to value her modesty and domestic resolve. They become engaged after a city park pavilion romance.
An exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald shows an outspoken father demanding the truth about his daughter's singing potential. The voice expert hesitates, then explains the financial arrangement and two years of lessons at a higher rate than a competitor.
Miss Ella Honeyman returns from Tabor College for Christmas. Art and Mrs Sowers visit Malvern. Fred and Mrs Kline stay with relatives in Doniphan. Mrs W A Priest learns of sister-in-law’s death in Thurman. Mrs J M Garson visits Des Moines and Town City. C B Garrs travel to Denver with daughters Hazel and Mrs Walter Short. Ray Dunlap and family visit Henry Douglas home. J If Mitchell visits Broken Bow. Miss Gertrude Geopfarth attends a musical in Villisca for Tabor College. Mrs John Thorson reunites with Miss Ellen Johnson. Miss Wien arrives from Sweden at 19. Dr Merritt attends Phi Rho Sigma convention in Omaha and speaks at banquet.
A daughter arrived at the Rohrberg home while Ed Saar completes a cottage in the east. A masquerade ball is planned at the opera house the night of Jane. Mineola school won a second prize of 7.50 at a Glenwood spelling contest with two first prizes, and the infant son of J J Sartzell, Wabash station agent, was buried December 15 in Mineola cemetery. Kalil Bros bought a new 12 horsepower gasoline engine for corn shetting. church Christmas tree event drew a big crowd. several locals, including Miss Bradley and Miss Aimmer, expect vacations at home.
A nationwide movement toward nonpartisan five member city commissions gains momentum as 96 cities across 23 states adopt the form. The list spans Iowa Illinois Texas Virginia Colorado Wisconsin Idaho South Dakota New Mexico Washington Massachusetts Alabama Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana North Dakota Tennessee Mississippi Minnesota California Michigan Missouri and more, with cities including Des Moines Cedar Rapids Houston Waco Wichita Glens Falls and Huntington among others. The system features brief elected terms and some places use initiative referendum and recall powers.
Glenwood resident M W Rogers reports relief from backache and urinary ills after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Red Cross Drug Co. The ad claims the remedy cures kidney aches, with Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents and price of 50 cents. Remember the name Dean's.
Fragmentary OCR lists trains Tabok and Northern Artives Leaves Malvern with times 4 30 pm 8 60 pm and 6 43 pm 3 30 pm on a timetable page. Indicates departures toward Tabor and Tibeam with scattered notations and partial timings.
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