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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
1
In Glenwood updates from local businesses and residents abound from spectacles at Robinson’s to the Mills County National Bank adding 50-drawer safes. Several civic and social items surface including visits by Rev Brainerd and Rev Bonham, a domino club gathering, deliveries, sicknesses, births, and a two-boy, two-girl home.
The Glenwood Iowa telephone central office introduces a new reform calling patrons to use numbers only. If the directory is missing a number, callers may request "inflammation" as a code to reach the needed contact, and a calm operator will assist.
Women mayors to be honored with knighthood alongside male mayors when King George confers coronation honors. The practice echoes feudal and Tudor era precedents where women were knighted before achieving higher titles.
A collection of short notices includes details on soil and crops with 2000 earthworms per acre, lettuce as an ancient food plant cited by Persian kings, and various local sales and services. Items mention a Poland China boar for sale, real estate loans, cash rent for a 102 acre farm north of Glenwood, rifle for sale, Rhode Island Red cockerels, ice deliveries, dry wood for sale, and packing ice services. It also notes a 100 acre home property in Sedgwick county Colorado and quotes A W Caneypbell on the county’s soil quality.
170 acre farm one mile from Glenwood on a main public road with telephone line and rural route. Six room house and wood barn, well fenced. Land has 25 years in orchard, ready to raise corn. Bargain location with favorable terms. For price and terms contact Frank I Bradley in Topeka Kansas.
Auction advertised for Wednesday at a farm southwest of Tithdale. Includes live stock and farm implements. Address or exact time not specified in readable text.
The Mills County Abstract Company announces farm loan offers with a very low figure and includes necessary abstracts work. Rates are requested. T. Q. Records serves as president and Walter Breen as secretary, based in aicuwood Iowa.
The town reports the nearing completion of Mayor 8 B Hutchings new residence and lists ongoing meetings at the Methodist church. Residents move properties and plan buildings while residents visit relatives, with updates on local casualties, cattle shipments, entertainments at the opera house, and a small fire at Grandma Starr’s home with community fundraising for repairs.
Frank Parker, cattle buyer, was near Sidney, Nebraska last week on business. Livy Suits donated a mounted deer head to First National Bank from a hunting trip. City Marshal Ben Bellwood detained an escaped insane man, William Needham, who returned to Randolph before being taken back to the hospital. Four Malvern churches held union meetings led by Rev G P Mitchell of Shenandoah with a large chorus at the Baptist church. AH Dolph has returned from Omaha where he sought rheumatism treatment. Miss Lillian Cunningham received a kitchen shower hosted by Florence and Cora Durbin. she will wed Harry M Neas of Sigourney at month’s end. Mrs West filled the Presbyterian pulpit while Rev Blues West was away on work. Vera Stone, age about three, drew attention with singing at the farmers institute.
An ad touts Rexall Orderlies promising to cure chronic constipation by toning the bowels with nerves and muscles. Sold at The Rexall Store Glenwood IN. Includes a cartoon quote about a hard world and rubber inflation.
A scanned bank statement lists assets including loans and discounts, overdrafts, bonds to secure circulation, premiums on bonds, real estate owned, cash and notes, and a total assets figure. Liabilities show capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, deposits subject to check, time certificates, and a trustees’ or directors’ committee. The document is sworn by cashier H A French before a notary in January 1911.
A fragmentary exchange questions KH Flerpont Morgan being the grandson of a prominent American poet. The other speaker expresses low regard for poets and poetry.
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