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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
4
Emerson residents attend family visits, new births, and anniversaries while a pipe burst caused damage in Gilbert Cheney's home. Local deaths, a missing husband, and a fatal horse accident accompany town news including Woodmen installation, cattle purchases, and a runaway wreck at McFaden’s store with a damaged buggy and a shot horse.
A playful verse by Strickland W. Gillilan depicts a woman shopping in stylish attire with a belt at the back drawing attention. Onlookers admire her figure and wonder about the belt while a later aside notes Jack’s confession of love. The poem centers on curiosity, flirtation, and casual consent without graphic detail.
Fred Greig reports wolves killed two of his young pigs recently. J L Graham delays moving to Canada until March 1 due to cold weather. Frank Babbitt bought the 233 acre Thomas Dougherty farm near Henderson for 96 an acre from Kelley & Aggson. Mrs J S Willard visited by sister Dora Banister Cook. Rayden Carter bought the Warren residence. will move in next fall. Warl Hobson to Chicago with two cars of cattle. plans to move back to Macedonia farm in March. T A Hougas learns son Almon, at Lamont, is quarantined for smallpox exposure. Two cars of cattle shipped from Henderson to Chicago by AS Paul and Parker & Cain. Rollins Coppock did business at Villisca. Christian church meetings with Rev Maxwell continue two weeks longer. stores close 7:30 p.m. Will and Mrs W C Kiger visited from Woodbine for ten days. Ed Weiger bought irrigated land in Big Horn Basin near Powell, Wyoming. Lee orders Tribune to cover Mills County affairs. Will Smith the barber visited Stanton. Henderson's ice supply nearly secured. Jacob Coppock stored 100 tons for town trade. Mrs R E Creamer went to Omaha. Sam Owen visited Red Oak to see son in hospital and went to Nodaway for business. Mrs H F Wilson visited her ailing mother in Higginsville, Missouri. Gwynne Harover returns to Citizens Bank as assistant to his father. H Quimby reported ill west of Henderson. High school pupils rehearsing a home talent play at Irwin hall. Women of Christian church mission society hosted by Mrs Warl Hobson. J W Triplett, real estate man in Yuma, Colorado, visiting Henderson. snow reported in Colorado.
In a tense San Francisco mansion, Colonel Winter and detective Haley confront Cary Mercer as Jap agents threaten with knives and fires. Mercer remains calm while Winter negotiates, promising safety if Mercer delivers a note to his employer. The standoff reveals shifting loyalties and complex plots across a sprawling mystery.
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