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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1909
Page
2
A grand voice extolling a motherland's reach across continents praises the expansive dominion of a great ancestry. The tribute emphasizes unity, enduring strength, and national pride amid vast landscapes and centuries of history.
A patriotic essay on July Fourth highlighting the flag, independence, and unity. It recalls the Declaration reads and public rejoicings, urges informed patriotism, and warns against empty displays and reckless celebrations. It stresses civic duty, loyalty, and the need to preserve democratic ideals.
A compact study notes the Fourth of July as a great day not for the reading of the Declaration but for its adoption. It explains the July 2 resolution, the July 4 adoption, and the signings by Congress members led by John Hancock and Charles Thomson, with later attachments and the 1781 signing by Col McKean.
An unusual cartoonish remark describes elderly individuals longing to light a string of firecrackers tied to the tail of a Chinese inventor. The text uses provocative imagery to convey a fleeting urge amid a broader cultural stereotype.
A fragment questions how sweeping reforms could be introduced in the first department, joking that women in public office would do great things. The tone mocks bureaucratic ceremony and highlights a playful image of brooms as a symbol of reform.
The article recalls celebrations across major cities as the Declaration of Independence was read in Philadelphia and New York on July 8, with crowds, bonfires, and cheers. It details readings in Boston, White Plains, and Philadelphia on July 4, recounting cannons, illuminations, and public rejoicing, plus notes from Watson’s Annals of Philadelphia about the first 1777 Fourth of July in Philadelphia.
Dr Shriver notes a horse spooked by fish jumping in large numbers at Glenwood Lake. J F Record counted 17 different schools surfacing at once. After heavy rains black spots of fish may appear on the lake.
A new monthly periodical issued by Norman K. Mack in Buffalo New York promotes Democratic doctrines. The May and June issues are noted as worthwhile with a price of 1.00 dollars per year and subscriptions can be forwarded by the Tribune.
A small tenant house on the Grover Midkelwall farm four miles south of Glenwood burned last night at about six o'clock. Mont Bomar occupied the dwelling. the fire, believed to have started in the kitchen stove, left nothing salvageable as Mrs. Bomar watched from the front porch. Loss partly covered by insurance on house and contents.
Tabor has long been pestered with petty thieves, and one evening lately a lap robe and whip belonging to Ed Carson, a farm hand who works for A. T. Wilkins, was stolen. The father confessed to stealing the robe and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. He implicated several others, including Percy Picket, who paid a fine for possessing the stolen whip.
Pupils of the Verdi School of Singing under director Pietro Buzzi will perform a recital at Symphony Hall in the Blanchard building on June 29. Highlighted is Long Beach’s Miss Lucy La Costa Godsey, a Glenwood Iowa import aiming for an operatic career, noted by Signor Buzzi and member of the Lyric club.
A verse laments random shots causing property damage and legal threats. It recalls paying neighbors for a calf, cats, and a poison dispute, plus a balloon mishap. The piece moralizes that careless jokes wound others and end in payments or law.
Alva Strickler and his Kansas City bride visited his mother for ten days and plan to return this week. Local officials and several men attended Royal Arch Masonry in Red Oak last Wednesday night. Two farmers, Bert Steiner and George Bishop, bought autos a White steamer and a Rambler respectively. Emerson merchants adopt early closing with stores and barbers shutting at 6 30 nightly except Saturdays. barber nights vary. A Glenwood picnic plan was spoiled by rain. Al Smith from Carson bought a 40 acre Plattsmouth farm and will move next March. Mr and Mrs J P MoG visited Glenwood with daughter Mrs J J Woods. the Carrs left for Denver to visit their son and will stay for an extended period.
A tended visit and Mr Carr will be bached in about ten days. D Greenwood has invested in a new Reo automobile. Mrs Henry Douglas was taken quite sick the first of last week. At last reports, however, she was much bet ter. Mrs Arthur McClain left Wednes day for Eugene, Oregon, to visit her children for several weeks, Mrs A Tollinger and mother Mrs Bliss were among those that went to Glenwood to celebrate last Satur day.
About twenty five Knights of Pythias and Pythian sisters traveled to Henderson on Wednesday to institute a new Pythian Sisters temple. Local residents Lizzie B Matthews and Mrs Shoe maker returned from travels to Seattle Clarinda and Willisea, with several others visiting relatives and taking a holiday at Hastings.
A large Henderson delegation joined the baseball boys at Glenwood on Saturday. Many traveled to Macedonia and Malvern. Rev J J Schuler visited Milwaukee briefly last week with no mother. Mr and Mrs Daniel Hougas host their daughter Mrs Blanche Andrews of Lincoln Nebraska. Mr and Mrs D W Jones seek treatment at an Omaha hospital. News of newborn daughters reaches Oscar Boileau and Joe Moore households near Henderson. Mrs Creamer visits Minneapolis relatives. A Swaledale Iowa farm advert promotes prime land near the Chicago Great Western line with church and school nearby.
Rail schedule update appearing in The Tribune on B1 shows corrected entries dated June 27 1908. The brief item notes adjustments to arrival and departure times across several lines with emphasis on morning and evening services.
Fragmentary timetable lists Tahor and Northern arrivals at Malvern with times around 9.00 am to 4.30 pm and scattered entries such as 11.20 am 6.00 pm 12.05 m 8 4 pm. Contains unclear abbreviations and misread digits.
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