Pressure of population shapes family size across Europe
The Atlantic notes that rapid population growth creates new constraints and a universal push to limit family size. It highlights Europe where personal responsibility for large families wanes, with France showing a balance that could tip to decline, and cites Australia as a region with concerns due to its small white population and fragile indigenous communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Australia
Austria
New Zealand
Tasmania
Atlantic
Local items from Glenwood and area in busy week
Mrs G E Masters returned from Elmo Mo after a week with her mother. Charles A Thomas left for Macedonia for a short visit. Dr G M Agan is recovering and will resume practice. Miss Lillian Keene joined Carey dry goods. Special Methodist meetings led by Rev R R Moser. T L Smouse attended Modern Woodmen convention in Chicago. Miss Hattie Young to marry Halle Straight. she had a shower at the Caley home. James I Burger back from College View sanitarium. condition similar. Mrs Burger ill. thanks for sympathy after bereavement. c Snuttin heard of niece Mrs Lillian Bennett Freeman’s death in Denver. Garnett Barnhill to Montana as clothing-house manager. previously at Kraft and Brownings. Mrs L G Linville operated at Edmundson hospital. Clyde Stout turned 41 with neighbors’ oyster supper. Helen Agan year old. guests surprised her. Joseph Hiatt ill at daughter Mrs Woh Pickens’ home. dropsy. many Hiatt kin nearby. Watch repair at Robinsons. Bertha Rathke home from school. Maybelle Gibbs visiting Mastings. Hazel Kiddoo and Verna Record at Malvern Leap Year dance. Fred Workman won bamboo rod in Shield’s prize. Clara Schaible ill. Mrs Marsh in primary. Congregational Church to host Progressive Birthday Dinner next Thursday. Rev W N Graves judges in Shenandoah vs O’Pabor debate. Box social at Sand Hollow school Feb 4. Ellen Kinney welcomed a son Saturday. another son born Sunday at Wesley W Clark home. Nelen Wester hosted friends. attendees listed. Capt Fowler leaves for Blanchard to sell EB Beck stock. then to Ames for work. Auctioneer in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Masters
Elmo
Charles A. Thomas
Macedonia
G. M. Agan
Lillian Keene
Chariton
Carey Dry Goods
Methodist Church
R. R. Moser
Blanchard
T. L. Smouse
Chicago
Modern Woodmen
Hattie Young
Thos
Lincoln
Kraft Clothing House
Montana
Barney
Browning, King & Co
Omaha
L. G. Linville
Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Clyde Stout
Glenwood
Helen Agan
Joseph Hiatt
Woh. Pickens
George Hiatt
Stiles
Sidney
Otis Hiatt
Shenandoah
Carter
Clara Schaible
Marsh
Congregational Church
W. N. Graves
Tabor
O'Pabor
Sand Hollow
Ellen Kinney
Leacher
Dr. Plimpton
C. A. Patton
Wesley W. Clark
Nelen Wester
Edith Evernham
Grace Edwards
Clara Kinney
Ruth Brooks
Helen Fleming
Edith Bushnell
Elouise Morgan
Esther Olson
Darlene Gunselley
Gladys Waterman
Mildred Lufkin
Lucile Meinsheimer
Capt. Fowler
Public sales and notices from Mills County farms and auctions
A Mills County Tribune page lists multiple upcoming farm sales and notices. Auctions include Charles Dalton farm near Tabor with horses cattle swine and implements on Feb 8. Herbert Barnes near Hastings Feb 12. Zeno Bass near Malvern Feb 14. J R Stotts near Glenwood Feb 15. Isaac Thomas on V D Pace farm near Glenwood Feb 26. Also listings for Kelleyras horse buyers, Townsend property rental, J A Swope sale of a Mills County Atlas, and various buy/sell ads plus seed corn and cordwood. Includes subscription promo for Chicago Tribune and Mills County Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Burger
Charles Dalton
Tabor
Herbert Barnes
Hastings
Barnes
Zeno Bass
Malvern
Bass
J. R. Stotts
Stotts
York County
Nebraska
T. G. Ayers
Isaac Thomas
V.D. Pace
Glenwood
Tannic Tide Draws Fishermen From Kansas River
A Kansas river story recalls a tannic acid event that makes fish surface and crowd the banks. Fourteenth season, Big Stranger’s waters turn black as ink and force cat, carp, bass and buffalo toward nets and inlets. Local lore says autumn leaves stain the stream, driving edible fish into easy capture for markets and salted supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlies du Cygnes
Big Stranger
Kansas
Kaw
New York Teachers Visit Bloomingdale Asylum
A group of New York school teachers toured Bloomingdale insane asylum where a guide described lunacy and cunning. He claimed he spends five hours daily on his life work as he showed an index to Webster's dictionary he is making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
Why go south to escape overheated rooms
A convalescent explains he travels south not for cold but to escape heat. The writer notes overheated rooms are common in places where people gather such as restaurants theaters trains churches libraries and homes, making heat a widespread nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Rather Late Question Stirs Nightly Domestic Tension
In a terse exchange the conversation hints at a young man calling on the daughter and prompting late moments. The speaker describes needing to lock the door in the morning to avoid interruptions while leaving for work, noting the difficulty of parting at the ball.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glen- Woop
Robinson’s
Robinson's
Bertha Rathke
Cea
Maybelle Gibbs
Hazel Kiddoo
Verna Record
Fred Workman
Shield's
Valentines
Robinson
Valentine
L. S. Robinson
C. B&q. Watch Lospector
Townsend
The
Public Library
J. A. Swope
New Mills County
Tribune
R. E. Cogley
Guth Phones
Lee Tyter
G. d. Zimmer
Homer Kier
Arco Setaller
Chicago Tribune
Mills County Tribune
Fish Story
T. G. Byers, Auctioneer
Windham
Henderson
J.R. Stotts
E. L. Carson
D.G. Jamison
China
Harding
Skunk
White
Brown
Iowa
Everett Rhoades
Glenwood, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!