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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
8
A long frayed health note promotes drinking hot water with a teaspoon of fine phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, claim it prevents poisons and diseases, improves breath and sleep, and suggests internal cleansing over topical use.
An old advertisement touts Curicura Soap and Content as superior for curing itching and pimples. It promises purity and mail order sales through various agents and claims nationwide availability.
Figures compiled by State Librarian A J Small estimate the 1916 presidential primary cost about 3 dollars per vote with roughly 50 000 ballots cast, totaling near 450 000. past primaries ranged from 164 704 to 169 049 in 1914 with many counties reporting, while general election totals and other state expenses are discussed alongside related costs and projections.
State news reports bloodhounds tracking a suspect in a garage theft near Eagle Grove leading to a man near Goldfield sheriff holding. $3,300 mostly $400 bills found sawn in trouser lining. suspect refused name. No extradition mentioned. Vote Hospital Tax in Des Moines urged by Supervisors with two bond issues on June primary ballot.
Webster City firm Lenora & Carson has shipped over 1100 horses to Allied nations in Europe since January 3. Demand for horses has fallen as the English government is not purchasing.
A trio of young spellers from Mitchell and surrounding counties dominated the recent contests. Greene Miss Ireng Singies claimed champion among three counties, with February's Rutler county test won by Miss Uzi and Breonily Sit winning the tricounty event. The gathering drew many hopeful youngsters and featured spirited competition across Bremer, Buller, and Mitchell areas.
Chronological record of key events in the U S Germany submarine war dispute from 1915. It lists German and American actions notes on sinking incidents such as Lusitania and Arabic, diplomatic notes, warnings to armed ships, and congressional debates through early 1915.
Read three letters from women treated with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at Pinkham Laboratory, Lynn Massachusetts. They claim avoidance of surgical operation improved their health after doctors recommended procedures.
Incoherent lines describe a girl speaking to a candy maker about purchases and a misheard banter. The dialogue references a three pound box of candy twice a week, a single pound purchase, and a mispronounced name. A later sentence mentions a $5,090,000 battle for imperial ground in Tokyo.
A promotion touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a temperance remedy for women. It claims it banishes pain and distress, restores womanly functions, and helps irregularities and irritability with root and herb extracts. The ad urges immediate purchase in liquid or tablet form.
A Boston Transcript item notes a mother announcing a new baby to her daughter Marjorie. The child asks if the timing was arranged quickly, highlighting amused curiosity at the quick family reclassifications as aunt, uncle, and cousin.
An analogy compares law to the ocean noting that breakers create the greatest trouble. The statement emphasizes the disruptive impact of sharp legal obstacles on stability and progress. The image highlights law’s volatile edges and the need for steady navigation.
Dr Pierce reports a new chemical treatment called Anuric for rheumatism gout and kidney issues. He claims it stops backache scalding urine and urinary sediments by reducing uric acid. Trial packages cost 10 cents with full treatment at 30 cents from druggists.
A courteous agent offers Knowwitall's encyclopedia to a farmer who declines. The farmer explains he must read forty seven volumes of agricultural reports his congressman sent last winter before taking on anything else.
The brief exchanges hint at a trap or scam setup on the ground floor. A character admits guiding another into a plan while the other asks about exits, suggesting potential danger or a setup scenario.
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