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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
4
A local ad touts a wide range of notions and ladies silk gloves in multiple grade levels. Items include 25c, 50c, 1.00 and 1.50 grades, with emphasis on a plentiful supply and long-lasting usefulness for home use. The listing highlights cheap prices to encourage stocking up.
Glenwood stores offer deep discounts on dress fabrics with 60 to 9 dollar grade items, including hats for women and girls. Prominent price cuts promise real value as shoppers rush to choose from every fabric and style before limited stock ends.
Mills County Tribune outlines display advertising at 10 cents per inch for 5 inches and over plus 5 cents per inch for composition each insertion. Readers priced at 1 cent per word plus 5 cents per insertion up to 50 words. larger readers at 25 cents per inch plus 26 cents per insertion. Payment in advance or while running. 26 cent booking charge if unpaid after month of discontinuation. Also announces Christian services next Sunday and ice cream fundraiser at the old Baptist church Saturday evening June 27 following Bible school activities.
Mrs Eric Swartz from Delaware visits Glenwood friends and notes her husband’s fine shoe business. Harry Fleming remains active and is now president of Oelwein’s commercial club and a 1918 legislature candidate. Mrs Mary Phipps now in Nebraska City is visiting daughter Mamie Phipps and friend Kata Bosworth who head east to Chicago Cleveland and Niagara Falls for a month and summer trip.
Karl Vogel of the Gas Construction Company of Omaha will discuss establishing a Glenwood gas plant costing 20000 to 30000 dollars. No bonuses or stock solicitation. the firm seeks 150 or more families to commit to gas cooking and lighting. Public meeting Monday evening, June 29, with President Carter inviting attendance.
A local store pledges strict adherence to pure food laws and cleanliness as a core principle. They invite customers to inspect practices and note that all food offered will be clean and pure, encouraging orders with confidence.
The first piano recital of the summer was given by Miss Winifred Farrow's younger pupils at the M E church in Glenwood today at 3 p m. About forty pupils aged six to fourteen performed creditably and Miss Furrow showed particular strength with that class.
Emerson residents report travel to Schuyler and Omaha, guests visiting from Malvern and Indianola, and several local visits. Ruth Collins, Miss Mabel Sandiland, Mamie Cheyney, and Miss Garrie Crawford are among those returning or hosting. Goldie Salmons underwent an appendicitis operation and is recovering.
D W Norris Jr tells Clinton at the State Bankers Association that Iowa treats roads as a banking problem. He cites ten million dollars yearly for roads with little hard surface progress, contrasts Ohio, notes savings banks fund several other states, and argues auto costs and paving investments overwhelm rural needs. He cites Detroit newsboys and farm deliveries on paved routes as a contrast.
Iowa bankers are urged to pass road finance laws using bond plans to pave county roads and bridge costs. The 1913 Year Book stresses affordable fish protein, noting rising meat prices and cheap staple varieties. Damages seek $21720 from a bridge collapse near Essex, with county aid split. The 12th district Christian Endeavor held its 29th annual convention in Millett with nearly 100 delegates and a basket dinner.
Ten years ago Ida and Louisa Granteer and Ethel Phipps graduated as nurses at the institution. L T Genung of Glenwood and Dr Christie of Omaha gave addresses. Constable E L Zornes of Pacific Junction arrested a young man named Canady for breaking into freight cars, seizing overalls and suspenders. Miss da Greenwood wed Leonard Conger at Silver City. Harry Wearin and Mamie Higgins married in Omaha and moved near Silver City. Tabor Telephone extended lines from Glenwood to Old Pacific. Thomas Hall burned bricks, 170.90 bricks. Cherries were priced at one dollar per bushel. Miss Lillia Miller wed O M Kutcher in Hamilton Ontario.
Shenandoah case unfolds as heirs challenge a will that set a trust until the youngest grandchild reaches 30. The sisters allege mental incapacity due to Brights disease, yet fail on dissolution. Evidence reveals bank deposits and promissory notes to cover $10,000 back taxes. Housekeeper beneficiary died, heirs step in.
A poem reflecting on a universal carpet of care across peasant and beggar, animals and children, cities and plains. It presents a vision of shared shelter and benign acts, ending with a call to attend the Glenwood Chau tauqua and noting Tribune advertising reach.
An English naturalist explains that birds may ride upward air currents along coasts and river banks during day migrations, reducing effort. Water cooler air over water creates downward currents while shorelines offer upward currents, aiding flight. Shore-line sounds at night may mark the coast for navigational learning. Local notice from Glenwood Iowa details a 25 year electric franchise vote.
A special election will be held at Glenwood City Hall on July 14 1914 to grant Red Oak Electric Company a 25 year franchise to use city streets for poles wires and power and to supply residents with electric lights heat and power.
Alice Gibson describes a dress with a sleeveless under waist supporting the skirt and a long-waisted blouse with a drop shoulder yoke. Materials include cotton voile crepe bastiste or dotted Swiss with eyelet embroidery for sheer fabrics. For a ten year old, the pattern uses 24 1/2 yards of 36 inch material and 1/4 yard of 38 inch lining, offered in sizes 6 to 14, obtainable by coupon with 15 cents.
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