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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
8
Local items show visits by Habliman Jackson Milroy and others with Glenwood as a social hub. Editorials urge Main Street stay in Mills County, critique Emerson for McKinley campaigning, and warn against land boomers while noting a Glenwood fortune teller offering life planning for fifty cents.
Uncalled letters remain for Miss M J Fetter Elmer Bordwell and others. Advertised notices request parties calling for these letters to present themselves. Signed K O Warts Post Master.
A terse ad promises farm loans at six percent with a small commission and urges readers to apply to the Tribune's editor for details. It also invites farmers to bring poultry to Cheyney Bros for a quick payout, hinting at a sales pitch.
Readers are told a supposed ocean wave is a wooden ride, resembling a merry go round, placed to attract coins from townspeople. The piece voices strong skepticism about the attraction and notes patrons continue to support it despite arguments against it.
A 200 acre farm between Thurman and Sidney in Fremont County is offered at 40 dollars per acre. The listing notes abundant fruit and water, contact Mrs. B S Lane of Shenandoah, Iowa. Also mentions Karl's Clover Root and A J Hows advertising items and a joke about buying a hat at Hawkeye Clothing House.
The Tarnonr editor covers the pink and white wedding of Chas. E. H. Carey and Miss Carrien Selby Gilmore in Chicago on Michigan Avenue. Highlights include Rev. Vaoce of Wooster officiating, maid of honor Margaret Gilmore, best man Ernest E. Irons, an elaborate white liberty silk gown, lavish refreshments, and wedding decor in pink and white. Also notes honeymoon plans for Mr. and Mrs. Onrey and a civil suit: Ed Rose sues Sam Burgess for 39.95 after a 1909 restaurant outfit sale.
The barber moves from the Nebo building on the northwest corner of Glenwood square to the front room of the opera house block. Call in. WO Manswann.
The Mills County district court sees rising divorce filings. Mrs. Ligzia Anguatin of Malvern, with attorney EB Woodruff, petitions for legal separation from husband T. W. Anguatin, alleging adultery with Lina Knox since Feb 1900. They have two children, ages 13 and unknown, and Mrs. Anguatin seeks custody, support, and alimony.
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