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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
6
Advertising rates listed by size and type include 20 cents per inch for display ads and 6 cents per inch for composition. Local notices and classified ads priced at 6 per line with extras for obituaries, cards of thanks, and resolutions. Obituary poetry charged at 5 cents per line.
A Glenwood County Republican letter laments the rise of Col. Brookhart, a socialist candidate, amid criticisms of party leaders and policies. It notes Brookhart's higher Mills County vote total than other candidates and urges caution on Fordney and rail subsidy bills while praising Warren and Albert. The missive, from county Republican officials and the Glenwood Opinion editor, voices sorrow and warnings for the party's direction.
A Tribune ad for a yearling bull led to swift sales inquiries and multiple visitors within hours. George Howard posted a three line notice and soon faced a stream of callers seeking details about the animal. The anecdote underscores that local readers do engage with the Tribune.
The Mills County Co operative Wool Shipment will be made Saturday June 17 instead of late July. The car will be sent via OB and Q from Marvern. The market is strong and wool will be moved to Chicago for grading and sale preparation.
In the Bronx a former saloon dating to pre Prohibition times was converted into a small Spanish mission style church. Rev A V Voss led a volunteer effort with local Germans Italians Hungarians Irish and Americans to repair refit and consecrate the place. The group financed the work and now plans a consecration by Bishop Manning after a final finish.
Origen also known as Adamantius born in Alexandria around 185 and died 254 A D is hailed as a premier early church father. A philosopher scholar and defender of Christianity his writings include theology sermons and commentaries on Matthew John and Romans. His notable work defends the faith against Celsus Epucurean challenges and showcases his argumentative method.
Grace Willis, back from service with the W C A in Constantinople Stamboul and Beirut, notes slow business in the Near West due to many nationalities. She highlights demand for trained clerical workers and says nine months of WC A business courses yield capable women in commercial houses.
The Manchester Guardian reports on a detailed Revue de Paris account of the April 16, 1917 French offensive near Reims and Soissons under General Nivelle. It outlines Nivelle’s bold Verdun style plan, British and German preparations, and the resulting collapse that led to a major Allied setback on the Western Front.
A colored woman hurried into Chicago adult probation offices at the juvenile court and told an officer I tell you I’m mad. It’s my husband, that man is driving me crazy. She said he doesn’t do what he should, leaving the officer to ask what he is doing.
A Welsh miner poet, Huw Menal Williams of Carnarvonshire, works in Glamorgan since sixteen and writes in English. His verse draws from mining town life, and his self taught style has sparked strong interest in England with the book Through the Upcast Shaft.
A traveler notes Iceland ponies tend to run in groups with one or two per cent of the herd leading while the rest fall in. Whipping boots the pace for short distances but compels staying together, hindering cross track exploration. The herd’s habit creates a characteristic of collective movement among the ponies.
A newly invented device by M. Pinson allows plants to water themselves. A double walled flower pot forms a reservoir with curved tubes and wicks that draw water by capillary action, delivering steady moisture to the soil. A test by removing the inner pot after 24 hours reveals overwatering if water remains in the outer pot.
The text contrasts the new western idea of marriage by love with China's inherited system where the family unit prevails. It notes that individuals are subordinate to family and that only the most radical youths would fully pursue personal marital choice, as parental judgment still governs much of marriage.
A Chicago Journal report describes a confirmation service where children, with innocent expressions, file into pews. Parents smile as the bishop officiates and one girl is noted to be in the theater by eight, reflecting hopeful anticipation amid the ritual.
In St. Petersburg Florida a pelican swooped from above the brackish water hazard on the Coffee Pot course near Tampa Bay and swallowed a golf ball mid play. A foursome watched as a tee shot sailed into the lake and the bird seized the ball, ending the hole with a surprising turn of events.
A young man expresses grand plans to write a great novel and bring world peace. He explains that to fund his scheme he turned to the market and claims to have won over a million. The woman listens without comment as the moment ends.
A write up on the striped potato beetle notes it overwinters in the ground and emerges in spring to lay about 600 yellow eggs per female each month. Larvae feed heavily, with most damage done by larvae. sprays including Paris green at 2 pounds per 50 gallons of water are advised, and fresh stacked time is suggested to prevent plant burn.
Plant lice damage is reported on plums, cherries, and shrubs. The insects cluster on tender outer stems and twigs, covering branches though they do not eat leaves. Paris green and dead arsenate fail. use contact poison Nicotina sulphate known as Black Leaf 40, about 1 ounce per gallon of water, available at drug stores.
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