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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
5
The Appeal to Reason requests readers owing accounts to pay promptly before the new year. It cites the need to meet obligations and the decline in cash business, urging debtors to visit the office and settle at the first opportunity.
Local brief items note Andreiw Frakes visiting from Goldfield and Q M Lee from Bagle Grove. The piece reports wolves killing many sheep near Humboldt, plus multiple local visits to Algona area homes by residents and nurses. Other notes describe a hospital nurse visitor, auctioneering service options, and a humorous roundup of small town curiosities.
A nostalgic serialized tale blends romance with frontier wilderness themes. An ailing hero, shaped by forest lore, confronts outlaws and a dangerous love interest while vivid depictions of a mountain lion and a wolf pack unfold amid rugged nature.
Mike Gollins, a new Northern Town Gas and Electric Co. worker in Clarion, narrowly escaped electrocution when he touched a live 220 volt telephone cable while repairing lines. His colleague Kas Gassen pulled him free from the energized wires. The injury was not serious and Collins returned to work in the afternoon.
The Fortnightly Club met at Mrs L Miller's home on Friday December 10 with large attendance and two visitors. Mrs R E McGowan reviewed Glibs work statewide. Mrs Rockwood led a lesson on child welfare in the home and school. Mrs Tapper presented a school welfare talk. A thank you note from Renwick High School was read for an American gift. Dainty refreshments were served. The group adjourned to January 13 for the annual pot luck supper.
The Rock Island station notice reports the city marshal warned two men seen near the depot for days with no visible means of support to leave town. The prompt hints at a possible link to local trouble, and the following day the sun returned after a long darkness.
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