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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
2
A collection of satirical lines and aphorisms comment on belief, life certainty, and social manners. It mentions life insurance, revivalists, advertising, patriotism, nature fakers, artistry with poor grooming, and a returned polar explorer recalling a voyage. The readable fragments sketch humorous, pointed remarks without a single sustained narrative.
A stranded group talks of craving home comforts as an ice jam surrounds them. A cheerful exchange reveals memories of jelly and preserves, contrasting with their present hunger and hope for relief.
The Glenwood Woman's Club held its annual election with Mrs. W. M. Plimpton as president and Mrs. J. W. Carter, Mrs. F. M. McCluskey, Mrs. W. B. Hill, and Mrs. C. Wheeler filling the officer roles. Members approved $50 for the courthouse clock and $10 for domestic science books, and planned four waste paper receptacles for the square. Retiring president Mrs. Elliott praised the club's record over the past year.
Rev G A Parker will give a special Odd Fellows address at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Miss Maud visits from Blanchard as girls’ party honors her birthday. Friends surprise Mr. and Mrs W F Lourbey before their departure for Mineola. DJ Frazier buys the Jos ter home residence for 1000. J R Kurtz enters Omaha Methodist hospital for operation. Marine Jacobs, daughter of Rev Peter Jacobs, recovers well after surgery. Mothers Day observed with services at Methodist church Sunday morning and Hast Liberty afternoon.
The London Pall Mall Gazette notes a new cinema advertising trick showing scenes from fashionable streets theaters or driving parks. After the scene, a doorway placard claims the dresses worn by the ladies in the last picture were made by a celebrated dressmaker advertising her establishment.
A columnist argues that declaring a wife too good for a husband is a flawed, self validating sentiment. Mutual respect and balanced expectations prevent friction in marriage, and no woman is too good for the man she marries.
Popular Mechanics praises a portable wireless setup capable of sending a message 26 miles in 1 minute 8 seconds from command. It details a 40 foot mast, 160 feet of four stranded wires, a ground lead, and power connections, noting earlier 60 foot masts required complex support and large clear space at Fort Myer, Virginia.
A smoking room tale cites Mark Twain noting experience ages wisdom and hardens, as an old man at a busy restaurant spots a well-dressed diner unseen by service. He learns the other’s order then tips the waiter to speed up serving his own meal by taking the other man’s porterhouse.
Frederick Wettig of Lancaster Maryland presents a drum over a century old to his grandson. The drum was used during a presidential inauguration and at a car sled event, recalling historical ceremonies.
In Old Lincoln England the Carholme bells ring today not for a season opening but to recall Lincoln’s turf legacy. King James I sponsored a 1617 race on Lincoln heath, likely paying jockeys with speeches in Latin and Caledonian, on a quarter mile course noted by the London Chronicle.
On a Miami waterway L L Betts John Miller and H J Flaxon of the Miami News Record crew fished aboard the yacht La Poupee. Betts landed a 160 pound loggerhead after a two hour fight under light tackle. The feat is noted as rare since such turtles seldom take a hook and the tackle was light.
A doctor advises that dyspepsia improves when eating only when hungry. He notes no one dies of starvation while hungry. If appetite fades, he suggests stimulating it with active exercise.
A brief Atchison Globe item notes a man muttering to himself about seeking trouble as he jokes that life has become monotonous. The fragment reflects a lone reflexive remark recorded in a local paper.
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