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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
5
A post office was broken into and a safe containing about 30 dollars and stamps was opened. Crooks also shattered a blacksmith shop front window with a hammer and pipe, but no clues or suspects were found. Local resident McCracken heard an explosion but the culprits had fled by the time help arrived. No one claims responsibility or motive was established.
The article notes awards given for excellence in medicine or physiology and for literature. It mentions a prize to a person for outstanding work toward fraternal harmony among nations and the abolition or reduction of armament. It also references an inventor of dynamite and a person named Cha Na Lap.
A lengthy plea warns against reliance on mail order merchants and their taxes. It argues dollars spent outside the town fail to improve local roads and services, urging residents to support local shops to fund pavement, schools, and other infrastructure. The piece asserts outsiders divert revenue and threaten community self-sufficiency.
A garbled OCR item mentions a Seale and a frightened scene with a girl described in peculiar terms. It reads like stray phrases from a longer narrative, with broken words and unclear references. No coherent event or person can be reliably identified from the readable fragments.
The Renwick newspaper bids farewell to readers thanking the people and neighbors for support over recent months. It notes a new owner described as a practical sprinter from a family in Iowa and asks continued patronage for the future.
McPeak showed a vigorous workout pace causing a buzz as Hackey and McPawk kept busy tips off in a Saturday session. Kolin from Michigan troubled the defense twice in twenty four minutes. A fall was won in thirty eight minutes with a body scissors and Nalwin hold. McPeak collided with Paterson and left with a shoulder injury in six minutes.
The Vernon Township Consolidated Independent School District issues notice for sealed proposals for erection and furnishing of a Public School building including all labor and materials. Bids must conform to plans and specifications and be opened on the tenth day of September 1915. The board reserves right to reject any bid. French is President.
A garbled report notes rising debt reform pressures in India and calls for new legislation. It mentions banks, lenders, and reforms aimed at curbing exorbitant interest rates amid financial strain.
The Dubuque Times notes a broad, forceful push for temperance and strong policing across states. It traces intense political rhetoric from ministers and generals, highlighting governance, suppression efforts, and public safety under a wartime like climate.
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