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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
8
A spoofed collage of vintage ad copy pokes fun at quack cures and eccentric sayings. It riffs on Dr Pierce tonics, laxatives, flywork, and caffeinated Seminole coffee, finishing with a Shakespeare quote about bubble reputation.
A vintage ad describes Cuticura ointment as a one night treatment for red rough and sore hands. It instructs rubbing the ointment into hands, wearing gloves at night, and offers a free sample by mail with 32 page Skin Book. The playful mock dialogue about a baby and trades appears as filler.
In a humorous exchange a woman asks what is happening in the parlor and mentions her wife calling her club to order. The response jokes that in a ladies’ club coming to order means reducing the buzzing about forty percent.
A fragment from the Courier Journal notes a New York exchange where a waiter is claimed to expect a tip of at least fifty thousand dollars in war stocks, prompting disbelief. The odd claim underscores tensions over tipping norms and value.
An excerpt from the Louisville Courier Journal mentions a furnace described as bad or dangerous and references difficulties with heating and fuel. It also alludes to charges or bills and a moral note about loving your neighbor despite past fences or conflicts.
A California woman describes quitting coffee after a friend’s headaches vanished when he stopped drinking it. She and her husband switched to Postum, reporting weight gain, steadier nerves, and better sleep, with only occasional sleep disturbances when guests drank coffee. The ad promotes Postum as a coffee alternative from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan, available as Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with pricing.
Secretary McAdoo urges changes to income tax exemptions to tax married couples with incomes as low as 3000 and single persons with 2000. He proposes retaining the stamp tax and sugar duties, rejects bond issuance for current expenses, and outlines 1916-17 fiscal projections, including $1.286 billion in appropriations and a projected $60 million deficit with tax extensions. The report notes U S gold reserves at a record $2.198 billion as of November 1, 1915, with expectations of further increases.
The United States sent a note to Austria-Hungary requesting disavowal of the Ancona submarine attack. It demands assurances that such an act will not be repeated and calls for proportionate punishment of those responsible. The communication aims to protect American lives with firm but friendly terms.
President Wilson and former President Taft shared the platform at the annual American Red Cross meeting in Washington. They exchanged warm greetings as Wilson lauded the Red Cross for its humanitarian work and called it the greatest U.S. agency for good in the European war.
Dredging in Gaillard Cut has advanced so well that only about fifty feet of earth separate the canal waters. The narrow neck of land less than twenty feet high could be removed by dredges in a few days, provided the bottom does not bulge up too quickly for dredging equipment.
Mrs. G C W Post, widow of a Battle Creek real food maker, announced in Battle Creek that she agreed to take 6,000,000 dollars in cash for her rights in the Post estate. She will keep ownership of valuable real estate in Battle Creek and Santa Barbara, California.
Wilson is invited by Dunne of Illinois and Secretary Stevenson of Illinois to speak at Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield on February 12. The president said he would accept if his engagements permit.
The steamship Frederik Vierte left New York for Copenhagen in December carrying nearly 1,000 passengers including twenty two people planning to join the Ford peace party abroad.
New York reports that over 1,000 textile mills and more than 100,000 American workers areout of commission or working part time as Germany withholds dye shipments. The disruption reflects wartime trade restrictions impacting the industry nationwide.
An Iowa investigation surveyed 3914 women workers, finding 38.7 percent earn under 1?7 a week and 18.4 percent under 8 a week. Laundry workers and telephone operators faced long hours, little rest, and high stress. Many had limited other experience, with most coming from domestic service, hotels, stores, or offices. The report notes moral concerns amid poverty and emphasizes need for better working conditions.
Guthrie Center mourns the death of Alexander H. Grisell a longtime Iowa publisher and political figure. He arrived in Iowa in 1867 then returned to Ohio before coming back in 1880. Grisell edited the Menlo Gazette and later owned the Gathrion. He served as Iowa State Fair director and as secretary of the Guthrie County Agricultural Society for fifteen years.
In Oskaloosa Wilbur Kentfield is gravely hurt after his dog jumped at him causing a cocked shotgun to discharge. Kentfield, with arms crossed on the gun muzzle, suffered a severed right hand and severe neck injuries. Doctors fear he may die. In Council Bluffs veteran farmer A J Brown boasts long corn-raising record, claiming to be among Iowa’s oldest commercial growers at 73 if he lives to March.
Ruth Stumbo a fifteen year old girl was found gagged and bound to a table in a shed behind her home near Algona after her parents returned. She said the assault was not by a man with gray whiskers who asked for food. No valuables were taken and no trace of the assailant has been found.
A proposed course on the liquor question titled Social Welfare and the Liquor Problem may be offered at Iowa State College in Ames next fall. The course stems from strong student interest amid statewide prohibition. Professor G H Von Tungern will lead. next books byarry Warner will be used.
James Norman Hall of Dallas, son of Mr and Mrs A Hall and a Grinnell College student, served sixteen months in the British army and was mustered out at American urging. He sailed November 27, reached New York December 5, and is known as a gifted magazine writer who chronicled war zone scenes.
Des Moines reports Iowa pioneer and former adjutant general George W. L. Alexander was found dead in his Pasadena home at age 82. Born September 21, 1843 in West Point, Iowa, he enlisted early in the Civil War and later served as adjutant general under Govs Gear, Sherman, and Larrabee, then as paymaster in the regular army before retirement.
Ames dispatch reports three special trains with three crews nine cars and five stock to tour the state for four months. The Iowa State College extension department launches a major agricultural campaign via seven men and two women per crew and a fully equipped short course train including baggage stock and exhibit cars. The five stock includes prize animals from Sing Master R F French R R O Donnel C E F Coverdale and other noted breeders.
A petition to the Mason City school board asks for a special election to raise 230000 for a new high school. A similar issue was voted on and carried about a year ago but was struck down in district court by Judge Kelley on technicalities.
Durant Jones a leading prohibitionist and head of the Jones Chautauqua system is critically ill at his home in this city, unable to leave bed after months of poor health. Mt Ayr notes include paving progress with 17 blocks finished, water works and a $47,000 schoolhouse, a white way system, and the dedication of the new $20,000 Baptist church on December 12.
A blaze in Maquoketa’s business district destroyed five establishments with estimated losses around 100000. Investigators believe faulty electrical wiring sparked the fire ending in the heart of the downtown area.
Waterloo will host the United States first painters and decorators trade school at public expense. J W Parry of Iowa State College outlines the project with instruction led by Jane W Lathe of Cleveland. The program runs Jan 2 for four weeks covering various decorator trades.
Washington reports the Berlin foreign office pressed for reasons behind the Boy Ed and von Papen withdrawal request. The State Department refused to discuss facts or sources, deeming the move against diplomatic precedent. The two attaches remain in the United States as conferences proceed. Count von Bernstorff denied German involvement in recent anti-Mexico counterrevolution rumors.
The six new cardinals named Sunday include Mer. Giulio Tentì and Mgr. Alfonso Maria Mistrengelo among others, expanding foreign cardinals in the college. American appointments followed, naming bishops and archbishops for St Cloud, Chicago, Covington, Buffalo, and the Philippines apostolic delegate. Pope Benedict XV urged peace, lamenting Europe’s war and the Armenians’ plight.
Federal grand jury adds five indictments against Robert Fay Walter Scholz Max Breitung Herbert Kienzle Englebert Bronkhorst and Paul Daecha. Charged with conspiracy to murder to commit assault with deadly weapons and to destroy ships. Indictments specify the conspiracy targeted Americans and ships owned in part or whole in the United States.
Rome reports General Trombi killed in fierce combat before the Austrian fortress at Goritz. The official bulletin issued there announced his death on Monday afternoon.
A cablegram from Bournemouth England reports the death of Mrs. Francis Ormond French mother of Mrs. Elsia Vanderbilt. The passing occurred Monday afternoon local time according to the message received.
Portable jails or cuartelas line Luzon highways and other islands for nocturnal confinement of convicts used on road work. Built cheaply with bamboo floors, pole walls, barbed wire, and thatch roofs, they are valued for practicality despite lacking architectural beauty.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a young woman who openly proposed to a man, prompting speculation about his reform or misdeeds. The exchange suggests surprise at the audacity and hints at a wider cautionary tale about reputations and social expectations.
A dialogue opens with Evangelie praising a men hat as charming. Caroline recalls a similar jest from last year. A statistic cites 1,369 Austrians and Hungarians, 1,027 Germans and 592 Turks in the French army. A saying notes that men agree to something only if it costs them nothing.
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