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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
8
The fragment recalls a wartime pun where soldiers mocked by calling saddlers “lawyers” and a response by Sir Douglas Haig about who can do the work. It mentions a cavalry troop and a nurselike inquiry about Miss Troxlas while a soldier waits for a letter and a wounded partner.
Fragmented OCR text discusses treatment methods for garden seeds with garbled phrases. It mentions comparing to treating sour felends and a prohibition related phrase. The passage hints at a world loving a setae and a winner’s duration, but the meaning is unclear.
The Interstate Live Stock Fair at Woodland Park Sioux City runs September 17 to 22 with a large exhibits program, a boys and girls canning contest, patriotic demonstrations, and an aviator Gertson air show. Military displays from the army and navy, modern machinery, a full automotive show, and a six day race program with purses over six thousand dollars are planned.
Beginning Sunday September 16 the Auditorium in Sioux City presents three big attractions. Max Figman and the original New York company stage Nothing But the Truth on Sunday and Monday. Al Jolson and the Wintergarden company perform Robinson Crusoe Jr. on Tuesday and Wednesday. In Old Kentucky with Picking Band and race horses closes each night.
Visitors at the Interstate Fair in Sioux City can enjoy a variety of venues including the Morgan Wallace Stock Co. at the Grand Theatres and vaudeville at the Pheum, plus multiple movie theatres, boat clubs, Stone Park, Grand View Park, two country clubs, and a visit to Morningside College.
A French inventor proposes a process to solidify petroleum for safer transport by adding a soap solution. The resulting combination can be burned to remove the soap with alcohol, enabling safer handling of the fuel.
The Toledo Blade weighs that Chinese buyers favor simple, durable items like nails bolts and nuts over high tech tools and farm machinery. It notes genuine quality in knives and tools, but cheap European goods satisfy national tastes. It cautions American manufacturers to choose practical exports rather than luxury wares.
A district hall posted a notice for soldiers with a potato supper on Saturday evening and a Sunday evening event titled A Night of Agony. The mining district hosts entertainments for the troops, with the Tommies being well treated.
A dubious figure known as Doctor and several claimed roles including dentist and bone setter circulates in the community. The solemn nephew of the farmer is eyed with skepticism as locals describe him as wise yet unfamiliar, stirring questions about his true profession and authority.
The fragment juxtaposes Caesar’s All Gaul divided with modern crowd roles and social cushioning. It hints at a commentary on divisions among groups and the stretching of meaning in concise prose.
Dialogue fragment records a couple debating marriage support with the father offering half the house furnishings while the woman appears eager to be possessed. A playlike exchange over domestic bets follows with a waiter and guest banter about an egg.
A debate centers on Smith's fitness for office as backers argue he is not a good man yet considered better suited for the role. Supporters frame the discussion around qualifications and potential.
A humorous clipping shows Gladys Swobble seeking correspondence with three soldiers as a patriotic girl. A teacher quizzes a pupil on plurals with Johnny answering Men and the class laughs at a mistaken baby plural Tyings. A widow observes a man in love before he does.
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