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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
4
Mills County Tribune from Glenwood Iowa reports May 26 1918 with publishers Hill N T Bradway and R Young as owners. Bharsha Davis A R White listed as printers. Names show local press details and archival note.
Advertising rates listed include display space at ten cents per inch for six inches and over with five cents per inch for composition each time required. Readers are charged one cent per word plus ten cents per insertion up to sixty words, with larger readers at 25 cents per inch plus 25 cents for each insertion.
Injured man is Frank Allen of Glenwood returning home west of town when a strap failed and a pole fell. He sustained a serious dislocated shoulder and will be disabled for a time. Doctors Donelan attended him at home after the runaway incident near Starbuck place.
In Glenwood Iowa citizens report backache and kidney pains relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. Local user Mr Doan testifies the remedy restored strength after dull loins pains and poor stooping. Doan's pills are sold by Red Cross Co and FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY. When trouble returns remember the name.
Jennie Ditter, 12, Shenandoah, awoke to a cut braid near the scalp after finding the front door open. Her sister Hazel, older by two years, has unusually thick knee length hair, leading to speculation the thief sought Hazel’s hair.
A string of quips and retorts exposes social taunts and public figures. A judge mocks a college president’s claim that no new jokes exist while a comic lineage derides married life in a reflective aside. The Washington Star links baseball to civilizing the Philippines, criticizing crowds at games and the umpire’s treatment.
A reader recalls picking up a snuff-box in Paris, noting its dent and attributing it to a drop by the owner. The fragment hints at pride in the find and curiosity about its history.
Dialogue snippet shows Jackson and Johnson commenting on a cliff scene and describing how a desk will look when the speaker returns, highlighting a light, humorous exchange about a busy day and a dramatic landscape.
A judge recalls a ten year old declaration that marriage was “to avoid working,” and questions what the wife does now as she cares for seven children, implying the shift in lifestyle and responsibilities.
A breezy exchange features Little Tommy asking about a hand maiden while Pop jokes about manicure workers of old. Mrs. Rollo and Rollo discuss Balks, credit at a butcher, and a comic mishearing in a rural scene.
Kansas City Journal quotes a millionaire proposing a large country house and a small village for peasants, while England is cited as a model. The idea is labeled restricted with earnings above five thousand dollars. Mrs Doyle recalls her husband running the ranch.
A brief items notes a man calling a girl a dream and reflects on the gap between dreams and truth, hinting at disillusionment. The piece implies interpersonal tension and a critique of idealized notions versus real outcomes.
A compact exchange questions why some tales feel unbelievable unless one chooses to believe them. A friend challenges self perception as a judge weighs truth against belief.
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