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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1921
Page
2
Anniversary day observances are planned with district superintendents Taley and Revs. Morgans Mmereon and Jacobs of Randolph participating. People travel from nearby towns, and church events include Sunday service and a picnic at Granteer Grove.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Dan Kelley on June 10 and a daughter welcomed by Mr and Mrs Guy Jordan on June 9. Henry Andrews and family visited the Will Andrews home Sunday. Mrs Grant Parker and family visited last week with sister Mrs Francis and family. Sampson Howard and family of Silver City were visitors last week with their son Frank Howard. Hillsdale Ladies Aid plans an ice cream social at the church on Friday evening June 1. Gladys Boles spent the week in Bellevue with her aunt Mrs Riecka-Daugh and family and George Rickabaugh at the Boles home.
The article argues for finding a middle ground between prodigality and stinginess to improve health and bank accounts. It advocates honest self‑assessment before purchases, and, if purchase is needed, seeking the best quality through careful market search. It emphasizes moderation and thorough comparison to avoid waste.
The piece rejects the need for comfort as a legacy, arguing travel reveals no nation owns virtue. It cautions against boastfulness and urges crediting others for qualities admired in ourselves, noting impressions vary and reformulate our self image.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes an ambecer humiliated in court and ties it to a local figure known as a sharp dresser. The exchange suggests the subject lacked genuine conscience, having built a reputation of fashion while facing a pressed suit in court.
A fragment from American Legion Weekly presents a provocative exchange about fashion and propriety, noting embarrassment over appearances of a wife and daughter. The dialogue hints at social expectations and public norms within a postwar veteran community publication.
A Chicago wife sues for divorce after her husband, wounded fighting in France, left with a note from a country stream saying he cannot return. The letter urged her to move on while she seeks to end the marriage in Judge Harry A. Lewis’s court.
Illinois towns publish catchy slogans to boost image and spirit. Sparta logs 1174 submissions before picking Everybody Works Nobody Shirks, Macomb nears final, Joliet eyes The City That Offers Something Better, Chenoa weighs This Is Chenoa Our Streets Are Paved, Jacksonville promotes City of Extocattion, and motorists recall Jerseyville Speed Up as they pass signs.
Substantial evidence questions whether Abraham Lincoln built strength by rail splitting in youth at New Salem. A Petersburg man, A A Bradley, displays an old mattock branded with the initials A L as proof. The tool, found near the former Offut store site, is said to have belonged to Lincoln or a local blacksmith.
Wuzel, a bull dog mix nicknamed the wisest dog in America, studies at the University of California to test whether a dog can reason like a child. Under Louis Penn and Dr E C Tolman, she demonstrates delayed reaction by fetching items after commands and distractions, a finding praised for animal psychology and child training. The dog, rescued from the city pound for $7.80, is valued today at $5,000 and is part of a growing field of study in behavior.
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