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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
8
A 19th century piece notes India as densely populated yet rife with deadly wildlife. It cites 133 quake bite deaths and 291 tiger and wild beast fatalities, argues natives’ reverence for life allows beasts to thrive, and contrasts British efforts to curb big game. It mentions Stomach Binders, a landmass dynamite blast removing Indian Head landmark, and assorted anecdotes.
A fragmented 19th century style cache shows characters YT Derringer Dan and Eastern man discussing temperament and a vigilance committee. Malinda L Hurry of St. Louis suffers sneezing due to lashes growing incorrectly, with a planned operation to remove them. The prose blends slang, mis-spellings, and humorous asides about choices at crossroads.
A promotional notice urges women to seek early care and cites Mrs Lynness of Rochester as a posted example. It claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery after a miscarriage and overwork damaged her heart.
A collage of witty exchanges and punchlines from various papers features mock dialogues, jokes about engagement rings, gun openings, missing telephones, and playful insults. Names like Jackson, Champler, and Dullwich pop alongside mentions of Cincinnati and Yonkers.
The Widow Ryan, an Irish widow who settled in southern Indiana, is highlighted as the first woman citizen. Her sons and sons-in-law rose to prominence in Indiana state affairs, including James B. Tran as Treasurer and Lieut. Col Richard J. Ryan, famed orator. The article recounts her family’s business and civic legacy across states from California to Alaska, with biographical notes on her son Thomas F. Ryan. It also includes an anecdote about Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and a promotional passage.
A report notes an odd whistling language in the Canary Islands where residents converse through whistle speech. The piece also discusses deafness, its causes as inflammation of the Eustachian tube, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, offering a reward for cured cases.
A fragmented excerpt traces the origin of the saying Necessity is the mother of invention to Franck's 1658 Northern Memoirs, printed 1694, while noting Wycherley's Love in a Wood predated the idea by two decades. The text also advertises cold cures, window glass polish, Pigo's Cure, and Tax Lazative Bromo Quinine Tablets with testimonials.
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