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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
8
Quarantine cases and minor accidents reported around Humboldt, with notices of travel by steamer, local advertisements, and farm guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Obituary for Mary LeBlanc of Madella notes birth October 1882, family details, and funeral at Catholic church with burial in Calvary.
An advertising note touts a Sharples suction feed separator claiming precise milk handling by the bowl, promising year round savings of 30 to 40 percent and daily payback, with demonstrations available. It contrasts this to inconsistent cream pricing and variable yields from other devices, urging calls for demonstration.
The report details a chaotic scene with hospital towels gauze wipes and bandages listed among items. It notes a vehicle crash involving Geo Werling and Mya Werling near town with injuries and the car overturned. The incident disrupts Fourth of July celebrations and cautions readers about safety.
Sunday service at the Evangelical church featured flag ceremony with a reading, prayers, and a talk on the meaning of the flag and duty to the country. Mothers and friends pinned stars to the flag for the service members, and John Zimmerman attended. The event included songs, an orchestral selection, and a farewell for Fred Rasmussen headed to Camp Dodge.
Senator VanAlutine announces candidacy to succeed phhnaelf and vows to fulfill patriotic duties. The paper plans to keep its readers informed on his views and provide a fair chance to judge whether he is the preferred candidate.
A telegram from Washington announced the death of Harvey McPeak. The news stunned relatives and the community, with plans to publish fuller details next week.
A herd boar for sale a young registered Chester White boar Aleo 4 fow and good yearling Brown Swiss bulls offered.
For Sue Cabbage and cauliflower plants. After May 100, 1000 tomato plants. White Rock egus 76¢ per Setting, Kev, Won. Figge.
For sale a large hard eval heater with a good kitchen cabinet and a large glass door cupboard. Mention of Wm. Blesse and Laura Packard visiting from Goldfield. Notices about local residents and businesses, including Quaker Oats Co ad, Deway information, Richardson's Hardware selling Black Swan Electric light Plants, and Wayne Beckwith. Vera Vernon Theatre feature "Maram: Who" praised, with manager Schnieder arranging more specials at Renwick venue.
Special to the Times reports on a flurry of weekend movements. F Wormspoker was in town Saturday while George Stone visited Fork Dodge Manilla for an over Sunday. Mr. Houser from Cedar Falls came Monday. Dave Phillips and family drove to Algona Monday. Misa Vat Clave went to Jolwell Monday evening. Miss Chancard went to Svinboldt Friday afternoon. Mrs. Murphy has been ill for a week. John Weiner visited from Brunnems Saturday. Mrs. H W Brink traveled to Renwick for a short visit. Ira Benedict spent several days in Cedar Falls. Rev Heizer attended Presbytery at Fort Dodge this week. William Luch spent a weekend in Armstrong.
Advert supports Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. Claims say cure acts through blood purification, removes poison, and restores health. Proceedings mention long-standing use, urging readers to seek testimonials and purchase from druggists.
Mrs CG Genrich of Algona visited this week while Ernest and Syvanson drove to Stratford on Sunday. Mrs Wisle was shopping at Dodge one day last week. Mrs Wetter and children visited relatives in town. Mee Schroeder and baby Jack visited the E D Lovell home. Miss Smith spent Sunday with home folks. P V Janae and B D Lovell with families drove to Rensyvicki Friday. Mrs Smidtz and children visiting Win Brummond. Mrs Bertha King of Corwith visiting Thompson home. A sweet baby boy was born to Lavell and wife on Tuesday morning April 23. All doing well. Mrs Hof, sick for two weeks, died Friday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs Brummond.
A long school bulletin records freshmen awaiting sophomores in five weeks, sickness among Miss Watson and Miss Hope Reinking, several absences, a mothers’ program, and an Educational Rangtet by the Junior Class. It also mentions a Red Cross poster and a May Liberty Loan talk, a La Verne basketball game at Renwick, a Savings Stamp drive totaling 359 pledged and 1270 sold, and plans for the Senior Class Play Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross with many named characters and a staged wartime sequence.
Fragmentary text suggests seasick theories linked to tege and scienius, noting how colored booklets from travel agencies and German air raids shape opinion. Experts see a latent reward in resettling ideas, with a desytivst stake mentioned as a foe of humankind for sixty centuries, now welcomed by a faruer’s hand.
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