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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
2
A six week absence stirs doubt between Kate and Jack. In July he carves a heart with their initials, asks for commitment, and leaves for town. By Christmas a dramatic reunion leads to Kate buying the year’s first tree with Jack, who has endured distance and doubt.
Official tallies released show Taft leading with 7,837,676 votes, Bryan 6,393,182, Debs 648,453, Chatin 241,641, Hisgen 83,184, Watson 3,871, Gilhaus 15,421, totaling 14,852,289. Taft’s plurality is 1,208,998, exceeding Roosevelt’s 1900s result by a few thousand in total votes while his margin drops by over a million.
Two parcels offered by W. F. Hill at the Tribune office Glenwood Iowa. First tract: sixty acres of unimproved land two miles from Huron at 35 dollars per acre. Second tract: three hundred twenty acres near Huron Sheffield and Cavour with a two story house, sheds, windmill, fencing, and 108 acres cultivated, priced at 47.50 dollars per acre.
The executive committee appointed to raise funds for the new Court House Clock authorizes BH. A. French at National Bank E. R. Herrick at Lamb Bank and %. L. Carson at State Bank to receive and receipt for donations. All are interested in this enterprise. Be prompt and liberal with your contributions. Committees-
Foster Allston travels fifty miles to meet Isabel Lynn and, amid a thunderstorm and ruined clothes, earns a striking first impression. A risky sheltering escape from a shed anchors their tense meeting as he steadies her through a cyclone and delays his return train.
A tale of Napoleon I showing a prodigious memory for Roman civil law. He recounted passages from Justinian during Code Napoleon discussions. Imprisoned as a lieutenant, he studied a bulky digest in a bare cell, claiming ten days of freedom saturated him with Roman legal decisions.
The Aztecs carried a priest led marriage with hands joined, a veil and robe knot, a seven turn ritual around a hearth, and an inventory of goods kept by the bride’s father. Divorces were common and final, goods divided, and children allotted by gender. Remarriage after divorce was forbidden under death penalty.
A Philadelphia Press item portrays two lovers debating how to handle a rope ladder as they attempt to elope. The exchange highlights secrecy and a reassurance that their guardian will remove the ladder to prevent pursuit.
A fragmented quotation shows George being questioned about his tendency to exercise control over Jimmie. The lines suggest tension and curiosity over why Jimmie resists directions, with garbled text indicating faded OCR.
The performer recalls spending Christmas in New Orleans for a charity matinee for the city’s poorest children. The stage reception featured ragged youths drawn by candy gifts, turning a laboring holiday into a moment of unexpected joy and fulfillment.
Montfort recalls his first season on stage a brutal Christmas marked by one night stands and bare wages. He describes misery in a grim hotel dressing room, blizzards and delays, then a rare feeling of longing for that lonely Yuletide that stands as his happiest memory since beginning the profession.
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