Glenwood notes on people and events in 1912
Glenwood social notes report visits and family ties with Walling, Alexander, and Moon, plus local business, school demographics, apple shipments, and public works. Mentions Sam Ailis in Omaha real estate, a proposed Missouri bridge, and local residents’ travels to Buffalo and Lake Okoboji. Includes a divorce suit, a cloud burst scare near Mazuma, and Europe travel by A J French and John Davidson with London and Edinburgh cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. G. Moon
Edwin
Ottumwa
L. S Robinson's
Buffalo
S. M. Mowatt
L. S Robinson
Salina
Kansas
Tribune
Sam Ailis
Omaha
Matters & Matters
Omaha National Bank
Sam Tell Us
Missouri
St. Mars
Mazuma
Nev
J. M. Noah
Glenwood
J. H. Weir
Weir
Europe
Pastor Brainerd
Episcopal Church
Ireland
Scotland
London
England
National Gallery
Tower of London
Holy Place
Edinburg
Se. Giles Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
West Front
Party at Glenwood honors niece Margaret Kelley
Mrs Ki W Rhoades of Glenwood hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her visiting niece Miss Margaret Kelley of Pacific Junction. Twelve little girls attended, games were played and refreshments served. Margaret is the daughter of Mr and Mrs F W Kelley of Pacific Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Kirkendall
Astey
Sioux City
Pearl Burres
A. J. Boston
Malvern
John Lawson
Chicago
Rushville
Neb
A. H. Walling
Tabor
Margaret Kelley
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Ki. W. Rhoades
Speeders Tractable fe at Glenwood under new ordinance
City authorities issued orders after Glenwood traffic checks found many drivers ignoring a horn blowing rule. Police plan arrests as examples to deter violators, with 619 citations noted for excessive speeding and other infractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amothralee
Wat
Alamoliie
Ahi
Mglorevie Scheiters
Glenwood
Ube
Usore Utchie
Dicheiats
Ron Ding
Mrs M J Williams and Mrs Dean Return From National Convention
Mrs M J Williams and Mrs O Dean returned to Glenwood after attending the national women’s club convention in San Francisco. Their westward tour included California Oregon Washington and Canada with stops in major cities. They met many former Mills County residents and Iowa boosters. Williams served as state delegate and Dean as district delegate. The convention moves to Chicago next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Williams
Dean
Glenwood
Woman's Club
San Francisco
Ing
Los Angeles
Oregon
Washington
Canada
Mills County
Nelson T. Bradway
The
Tribune
Venice
Cal
Iowa
Monument Works Reports Busy Season at Glenwood Granite
The Glenwood Granite Works reports their busiest season ever with rough stone and progress pieces filling the rear grounds. A notable commission is a granite monument for the Heitman family of Mineola, featuring two upright granite monuments on a shared base. The firm also added a machine to crush waste granite into fine particles for chicken grit and surfacing cement blocks to imitate granite, aiming to profit from waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Granite Works
Heitman
Mineola
World’s Most Noted Echoes In Nature And City Life
A survey of extraordinary echoes from Pisa’s Leaning Tower to Bavarian lake cliffs. Descriptions include Finland’s cavernous roars and the Hudson tree-cutting’s diminished echo. The piece also cites a London Chronicle note on Enault’s London portrait and street life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Finland
Hudson River
Bavaria
London
M. Enault
London Chronicle
She's Handy with Mitts Becomes Deputy Constable
Mrs. William F. Curry of San Jose, wife of a justice court clerk, is sworn in as a deputy constable serving without pay. Appointed by Constable M. F. Marshall, she is noted for boxing prowess shown in domestic conflict and vows to handle arrests if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Jose
Cal
Mre
William F. Curry
Justice Court of
San Jose Township
M. F. Marshall
Dr Wall Farm for Sale in Oak and St Mary Townships
240 acre Dr Wall farm northwest of Glenwood comprising the old Dr Wall farm to be sold under court order. Farm may be divided if desired. Inquiries to S Genung Referee Glenwood Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wall
Glenwood
Oak and
St Mary Townships
Dr Wall
S. Genung
Owa
Unclear fragmentary Texas Europe size note
The passage appears fragmented discussing Texas and Europe with muddled comparisons to size and population. It references natural resources and Belgium as a comparison, but the text is garbled and not coherent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Europe
Guasqua
Lone Star
Ingduan
Belgium
Williams Jubilee Singers Featured In Week Concert Schedule
The lineup lists Williams Jubilee Singers performing multiple times daily from morning through night across Monday August 12 and Tuesday August 13, with free afternoon events for soldiers, lectures by Mohammed Ali The Hope of India, and addresses by local dignitaries. Charles R. Taggart also appears as a performer, and the program includes moving pictures in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Jubilee Singers
Mohammed Ali
The
Hope of India
Charles R. Taggart
Moving Pictures
J. D Brown
Iowa
J. Y. Stone
L. T. Genung
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Glen
A. B. Walling
Harry Dean
Bessia Alexander
Bartlett
G. M. Dunn
Chris Plumer
Helen Stahnke
George Stille
Ira McKnight
Fred Workman
Fallon Hill
Glenwool
A. E. Stevenson
Ft. Madison
7. C. Davidson
C. ©. Colbert
Stevensons
Stevenson
Town
United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Marguerite Lawrence
Ruth Lee
Pacific Tunction
Verna Record
State Bank
Georgia Buckingham
Moulton
Clint Varrar
Boulder
Colo
GC. Snuttin
WN. Dawson
George Goodell
Dawson
James Anderson
Ada
Red Oak
Lucile Anderson Hayes
Corwin Bonham
Anita
Spokane
Wash
Roberta Hicks
Edward Hicks
Plattsmouth
Bo & G
Walco
Rhoades
Kespa
Trim
Alberta
Lesve
Byers
William Yates
D.G. Jamison
McCall
Glenwood Chautauqua
Charles D. Medbury
Hiawatha
Parsons
Willams Jubilee Singers
E. G. Moon
J. F. Bryan
Panama Canal
Thatcher Orchestra
Wm. Rainey Bennett
Edward Reno
Henry L Adams
Wirt Lowther
Lexington
Mickelwait
J. M
J. C. Mickelwait
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