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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
4
Sunday School 10 00 a m Preaching 11 00 a m and 8 00 p m P U 6 30 p m At Luni Sunday School 2 00 p m Preaching 2 00 p m You are welcome to any or all of the above services.
Sunday School starts at 10:00 a.m. German Services at 11:00 a.m. Y P A meets at 7:30 p.m. English Service at 7:00 p.m. Prayer Services Thursday at 7:30 p.m. followed by choir rehearsal. A hearty invitation is extended to all.
Methodist Church notes list weekly services at 10 36 a m and 5 00 p m with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Epworth League at 7 00 p m and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. Pastor Wm Fi ig ze invites all to attend.
Lutheran church announces German service at 10 30 a m next Sunday followed by Sunday School and Bible Class at 11 30 a m No evening service All members urged to attend Pastor R F Schedtler notes service schedule retains German language and church timing
A defense essay extols the United States Marine Corps as the finest military body globally. It lauds the Marines for courage readiness and restraint in combat while noting their role as the nation’s “international policeman.” The piece predicts a rising demand for recruits and discusses political human factors shaping public affairs. It ends urging action for the remainder of the century.
It is computed that plans in Chicago will save 15,000,000 callons of gas oil 1,000,000 fallons to fuel and 700,000,000 sallons benzol now wasted. Gas is expected to be cheaper to consumers once plans take effect. An English scientist says the sun has passed its prime but heat remains for 15,000,000 years.
A regulation making saluting officers optional for privates echoes a storied inquiry from the Spanish American War era. A recruit reportedly saluted General Miles with Hello, Mites, prompting discussion on the proper form of address versus formal salute practices.
Devastated France is repairing and planting gardens to yield food soon. The text imagines German setbacks and suggests using sharks skin for leather shoes to speed recovery. It notes high shoe prices forcing people to wear worn footwear, and jokes about sending the czar to a fortress as potatoes are planted in Russia.
The text condemns joy riding in a borrowed airplane as worse than stealing a car. It also criticizes the German plotters as sloppy work unfit for any secret service association.
A fragmentary wartime note compares combat on the Italian-Austrian front to domestic quarrels, noting its deadly outcomes. It mentions courts attempting a “test salt” and hints at patriotic motives influencing public opinion and national resolve.
The text portrays rapid shifts in global alliances as American and Latin American nations sever relations with Germany. Britain, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Costa Rica move toward closer ties with the United States and its allies, while a Christian Herald excerpt emphasizes expanding circles of love from family to humanity.
The New York board of health urges a safe approach to disease control. It promotes using a one percent sodium salicylate solution in water placed in saucers where flies gather. Flies sip the liquid and die off, reducing typhoid and other diseases.
Prince Udine head of the Italian mission to the United States praised the midshipmen in Annapolis calling them the finest body of young men of their sort he had ever seen. He added that the nonmilitary section of the armed forces impressed foreign visitors with their quality and youth.
A cargo ship valued at five million dollars sails safely into port after evading Mediterranean submarines. The piece notes wartime sentiment among neutrals and enemies, remarks on naval service, and a young musician who joined the war effort, with cautious optimism about loyalty and sacrifice.
A fragmented, surreal passage riffs on nationalism and war, naming Belgium and Russia in garbled lines. The text juxtaposes new battle hymns with vague threats, ending with a string of improvised words about conflict and doom. It reads as an incoherent excerpt from a controversial or satirical column.
A historical piece argues that industrial nations cannot be defeated until their able bodied men are insufficient to defend frontiers. It notes both sides focus on superior weapons and mass destruction, while production lags behind annihilation, risking a prolonged stalemate as war consumes vast resources.
The text argues income sufficiency depends on temperament, noting that's possible with $10,000 annually for a cultured man in a city. It analyzes budgeting for lodging, clothes, and staff, suggests an independent self-sufficient citizen is more valuable to society, and contrasts German views on Bedouins and loyalty amid war.
A German agricultural expert urges people to use clover and alfalfa to make palatable dishes amid potato shortages. The idea is old, echoed by Nebuchadnezzar who reportedly tried grazing when he lost this with.
The creation of 166 new national banks with $13,000,000 in capital and a $10,000,000 increase in capital for previously established banks in the last five months suggests business activity is somewhat brisker than usual.
A man pulling what he thinks a weed discovers it is a radish and worries about deeper thoughts. After paying war tax and auto taxes, he feels exhausted and unable to drive the vehicle.
For the year ending in April American export trade totaled six billion dollars. The article critiques citizens who cling to the belief that war causes national poverty, highlighting a perceived delusion about economic resilience amid conflict.
A fragmented wartime note urges rheumatics to avoid violent medicines and take a daily hours long care routine with a hoe to aid eliminative processes. The writer oddly references German war office and subs near the Atlantic, noting confusion about supply lines and the war’s reach.
A fragmented note hints at choices for summer travel and budgeting. It mentions plans for the season, concerns about expenditures, and the appeal of a popular food item to the general public while noting speculators face scrutiny.
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