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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
3
In 1916 fashion notes praise one piece frocks for summer ease, slipping over the shoulder with a girdle and white net. Two piece wash silks in striped patterns offer cool alternatives, with belt details and pearl buttons. Long skirts and white silk collars feature in stylish summer ensembles.
A Chicago cab ride ends in arrest after an actor named Adolph Welter of 584 Worth Clark Street hurls stage money as he shouts at a cab driver near Le Salle. The driver speeds to Lake Shore Drive and back, a chase lasting minutes before police retrieve a dime from the actor’s pocket.
A fragment warns about the neglect of eye health as people read in dim light or sleep with lights on. It notes many readers are endangered by poor illumination and urges care for eyes. The text reflects a period concern for practical health habits.
Guidance from the Chicago News on eye health emphasizes daily eye baths with clean water and salt, proper lighting when reading, and avoiding eye rubbing. It warns against shared eye cups to prevent infection and suggests rest and early glasses if needed to avoid public wear.
Style essays urge simplicity for modern women arguing elaborate hairpieces are passé. The witness praises washable Neptune satin boudoir items and practical feathered trims, noting bird's egg blue gowns trimmed with lace and tassels for everyday wear.
Anton Skrivan of University City admitted he cut a deep three quarters inch gash on his twelve year old son John to prevent him from playing marbles. Chief John Willmann arrested him and an information charging felonious wounding was issued by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney F W Brooks. The boy bound his hand and attended Barter School. The father said the boy neglected to wash dishes to play.
L I Beck of Berkeley, president of the South Bay Shell Company, amputated his left foot with a pocketknife to free himself from a dredge wheel in Redwood City California. He stopped the bleeding with a tourniquet and was transported to town by handcar and train. Workers on the dredge panicked as the foot became involved in the revolving machinery.
report from Robert Lansing states Henry Kinard Smith, civil engineer and son of Bishop Coke Smith, died when an alligator struck a train near Tela Honduras. body cannot be moved for four years to guard against bubonic plague, per relatives.
Wealthy mining engineer Donald Mack of Tunenu Alaska recounts in a letter to Ethel Williams of Syracuse how a dream of a girl named Williams directed him to a safe crossing after he delayed crossing a frozen lake. He credits the dream girl with guiding him to Juneau and saving his life during a perilous expedition with native companions.
Officials objected to a theater poster showing a nude woman on a rack. To appease authorities the management covered the figure with full sized overalls on large posters and children sizes on smaller sheets. The theater argued the image was not an actual scene from the film.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician s prescription for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims years of safe use and quick results, offering bottles at 50c and 1.00 and a sample for 10c, with request to mention the newspaper.
Charley Towne the magazine editor and poet once agreed to judge a prize story contest open to all aspirants. He selected a random manuscript and pulled from a large, purple ink filled envelope many pages in a feminine hand. He later resigned as judge and forgot the story title, but the opening sentence remained in memory: The day the hall was to be that night dawned auspiciously.
Quick relief ad for Cuticura Soap and Ointment detailing baths and ointment use to stop itching and aid healing. Includes offer of free samples by mail. Also a humorous Wisdom of an Oracle anecdote about sassafras sprouts and moving away.
A brief dialogue records a miner arriving home to his wife. She notes the horse looks tired and questions if he spoke to it along the way. The miner confirms and adds that the trip was lengthy. The wife warns he may have overdone it with talk.
Fragmented excerpt cites mining properties numbered last year totaling 658, including 277 zuht mines, questioning hope as hours are numbered and reflecting a somber tone on prospects and value.
Pearson's Weekly recounts a tale of a traveler explaining how sall ory was used to ease hunger on a voyage. He describes modest meals sourced from bulwarks portholes and the captain’s dull gifts, as listeners react with bemused astonishment.
A promotional notice claims a free pamphlet about Rheuina demerlia Dougs and Cure from Seas A Cand, Dept. O. W., Brockton. It invites readers with rheumatic or nerve pain to write for the item, using vague address details.
In Judge Broyles court a tall suspicious figure named Peter Cooper Haggs faced questioning. An officer described him as evasive and hiding, while Haggs blamed his wife for rent pressures, as onlookers anticipated a Flemish plot in the Biz Room.
In a brief exchange a speaker notes the woman was pleased by a moment of anxiety last evening. She compares him to a loved and lost one, asking if a sweetheart died. The reply clarifies she has only lost a Boston bulla by death.
A terse exchange questions a four year pattern of patience with a girl who may fear danger amid a scene of broken crockery and uneasy trust. The fragment hints at risky behavior and protective concern in a tense domestic moment.
A reader jokes that the English channel seems only a few feet deep, then speculates it could be deeper if swimming fails. The remark plays on disbelief about the water's depth and invites laughter over safety and common knowledge.
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