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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
4
The Wills County Tribune from Glenwood Iowa dated May 13 1910 reports local news and notices from the town and surrounding area. Notable items include community meetings, county updates, and brief notices of births deaths and legal matters affecting residents.
Memorial exercises planned May 29 at Congregational Church with Rev W A Cave preaching. Miss Zilpah Barber named science teacher at Sidney high school next year. Rev Wilkins to give Decoration Day address at Tabor. Charles and FM Kine acquire Dr E M Corbin residence. Corbin moves to Malvern. Pearl Green and Lillian Hurlbutt ill with tonsillitis. Rev J M Cumings visiting from Denmark Ta. College seniors host juniors at Wyant home. McClelland home shows stereoptical views from RS McClelland and Prof Arnold tour of Europe. Prohibitory Amendment league and WCTU discuss temperance Chautauqua in Tabor this summer.
An Irishman refuses to pay a doctor bill saying no treatment was provided that helped him. He claims the doctor gave only emetics and none stayed down, leaving him unsatisfied with service and value.
A Charleston News and Courier item notes a Georgian quip that a husband claims his wife has hypnotized him, suggesting that such influence is a habit some women have and that without it there would be no marriage.
An ailing hotelier recounts how rubber oysters made from a doormat, fried in crumbs, drew crowds and revived his business amid bankruptcy fears. He recalls a tramp steamer captain noting Chinese sailors’ knotting skills yet persistent difficulty learning a certain knot.
Professor R M Wenley of the University of Michigan reports experiments that dispute the view sleep comes from reduced brain blood flow. He finds brain volume increases when asleep and decreases when awake, with hands and feet enlarging during sleep and shrinking when awake. He notes arterial pulse dilation grows with brain volume, especially when the subject is propped up.
A tense dialogue features a woman accusing a man of treachery and lack of honor while another character acknowledges a strong, uneasy friendship. The exchange reveals mutual suspicion and the complex bond between allies.
A mother warns her child to avoid scratching a doll to prevent damage while the child questions if scratching the doll’s head will spoil it. The exchange hints at care and affection within a domestic moment.
A teacher trains pupils to note each other’s neatness with warnings on the board. When all write Somebody’s petticoat shows the teacher grows watchful. The eraser reveals the prank and the class proclaims the warning was hers.
Pacific Junction news records a quiet railroad period with visitors from Council Bluffs Glenwood and Plattsmouth. It notes funeral attendance for Mrs Epperson and family updates, riprap work along the river, and local projects. Also mentions elections filings, farming activity, and small business updates in the area.
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