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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
7
Local items from Eagle Grove and nearby communities recount church visits and family news. Mentions of Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Slowman hosting relatives, Mr. Ward traveling to Jasper and Des Moines fairs, and town residents attending events, with weather and bridge concerns affecting travel.
A long item notes the dedication of the new German Lutheran St Paul Church in Renwick on August 31 with English sermon by Rev B W Dorin of Mason City at 2 p.m. Invitations extend to all. The piece also mentions various local notices including a public caucus in Wright County and community happenings around Boone and surrounding towns with names of residents, telegraph and train notes, and local events.
A jumble of local notices and stray text describes sale of a sty house and lot by B Guarnon and includes garbled remarks from a traveling man about an automobile. It references a merchant in southern Iowa and discusses advertising in newspapers, with an incomplete account of a German night shows at Cole's drug store on a Friday.
Freight runs adjusted on the Eagle Grove line with a single crew. Conductor Xeot oversees the northbound 9:00 p.m. and southbound 7:47 p.m. services. Holton north at 1:25 p.m. and south at 9:00 p.m. The schedule fixes aim to streamline trips and balance crew usage.
The column highlights Spencer and Toland University plans in Spencer Iowa with Toland founder owner of Wisconsin Dusinter University. It promises a popular new Toland University in Northern Iowa and quotes high hopes for growth and impact. Also notes fall term begins September 2 and stock gloves on sale.
Sparse ad copy lists Garner Hardware low prices and hints at competition with a furniture house in Iowa. Includes references to Renwick Furniture Store, church events with times, and a grain markets notice. Also mentions a rail fare promotion to Minneapolis with a one fare sale for travel August 30 to September 4.
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