The Result of a Joke Bank Savings Story
Two girls once earned little money at a store. They refused to save. Years later one left to marry and discovered more than 600 dollars saved in her bank account, a welcome windfall at that time.
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
10
Two girls once earned little money at a store. They refused to save. Years later one left to marry and discovered more than 600 dollars saved in her bank account, a welcome windfall at that time.
Local notes report the Vernon Theatre will host a performance of The Farmerette by the Freshman Girls on Friday night April 8. Residents Edna Hlias visited W.V. Pook’s Algona home over the weekend and many others were noted in social visits across towns with family gatherings and small-town commerce continuing.
The piece laments recurring crises and rising costs from months past to now, noting prices up, profits down, mills closed, and unemployed workers. Walt Mason pleads for thrift, discipline, and a shift toward hopeful efforts rather than grants, urging a steady, practical path forward.
The Cherokee Democrat rails against a state bill creating a vital statistics bureau with a 20,000 donation for expenses. It calls for birth and death registrations at 25 cents, deriding the bill as creating jobs for the hungry and lazy while urging aggressive enforcement at every life event.
In Harvey’s Weekly the writer asserts the Allies plan to waive the one billion mark but will press Germany for twelve tons of gold on May 1, predicting Germany will default. The piece warns that any further concessions could nullify the Versailles settlements and the treaty itself.
Fortnightly Club held its guest day Thursday afternoon at Mrs A Kt Martins home. The program included a vocal duet by Mrs Maurer and Mrs Miller, a paper on clubs by Mrs Tupper, a reading by Mrs McGowan, piano duets by Mrs Tupper and Mrs McDirmid, and a two course luncheon. The ladies then sang America.
The article notes Harding wins favor with common folks through small acts such as his dog following him unsleashed. It suggests proper social conduct includes keeping a dog on a leash and views dogs as part of a person’s equipment in eastern observers.
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