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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
Local ad notes placing orders early for bulk Christmas cards and stationery supplies from The Renwick Times. Emphasizes quantity discounts and urgency for those wishing to order ahead.
Landowners including CALF buating and trapping ban trespassing on our property. Identified names Frank, E Gillespie, Packard, Pogge, Kelling, Helmke, Bydetek, Tanck, Peer, McGowan, Claussen. Officials Geo Kelling and J.P. Kelling noted.
Obscure notes describe community happenings from Algona area including appointments, sales, housing, a hospital training offer, and social events. Mentions of Tova Bydnlek named custodian, nursing trainees, and a misreported birth correction. Also covers church auction proceeds, literature on local Chinese town paper, and Thanksgiving visits with extended family. Reports on local fish haul and socializing among Engh family and neighbors.
Fragments detail Friday party for grade pupils in Eagle Grove and visits by Mrs. Daniels and two sons from Otos. John Vought Sr. returns from South Dakota and Wisconsin to his son’s home. Many families celebrate Thanksgiving with gatherings at various homes. A newborn arrives to Mr and Mrs Russel Smith, Vernon Athenians hold first Literary Society program. Auctioneer booking sale dates announced for Renwick area.
An advertisement by J Cheney & Co Toledo promises to cure deafness caused by catarrh using their Catarrh Cure. It explains that catarrh inflames the mucous surfaces and blocks the Eustachian tube, producing deafness if untreated. The firm offers one hundred dollars for proof of failure to cure.
A historical summary recalls the Iowa Tuberculosis Association’s Christmas Seal drive, noting 213000 youths reached, 1500000 pieces of health literature distributed, and 80 county fairs aided. It highlights prize banners won nationally, nursing demonstrations in four counties, and expanded public health efforts across Iowa communities.
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