Local News Items from Renwick Area
Relatives visiting in Girelevillé Onis and Mr Kerr’s family. new baby born to Mr and Mrs Samuel Klien. Hass Inet Week relatives at Ti tonka. Henry Geigel attended Humboldt meeting. two properties for sale. Mrs Hall visited Palmer. John Campbell visited Des Moines. Orval Look and family welcomed a baby girl on Jan 4. Tanlac advertised by R M Co. Des Moines Tractor School attendance. Mrs Hall’s death note. Arch Notedting received Masonry degree. Household furniture for sale by J C Phillips. Barbara Baumgartner visiting. Richardson’s Store ads for at cost wearables. Odd Fellows Rebekahs installation and meal. sleep aid Poníac promoted. Heinie Schemmel visiting. Dr Williams vet schedule. Spirit Lake visitors to Masque Ball. blizzard aftermath and mild weather for sleigh rides. Pauwken’s Welding Plant ad for oxyacetylene welding services.
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John’ Kerr
Girelevillé
Onis
Caeser Y
Gao
Ball
Wes
Jan
Sid
Samuel Klnen
Richardson
Archie
Hardy
Merchist
J. C. Phillips
Renwick
Iowa
Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Blood Purity and Health
An advertisement extols Catarrh Cure as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims to influence constitution and restore normal conditions by cleansing the blood and boosting the system, enabling the medicine to do its work. The circular is issued by Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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al Droggtale
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Water dwelling flies found in England pond study
Observation notes a pond dwelling insect, described as a water fly with long wings, seen moving rapidly underwater. Researchers identify it as a member of a small group of insects resembling doz aerial species and note the mysterious behavior of remaining submerged for days without surfacing.
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Ted Swine
England
Freight Train Held Up Northbound Near Lowa
North bound freight on the G and Ny Werwan was held up just south of Lowa last Saturday afternoon. Will Pall had left his team and wagon near the track while he attended business at the dockyards. The team trotted off along the track and a wheel came off the wagon blocking the tracks. The freight crew signalled the standstill and unloaded the wagon before it could be moved.
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Lowa
Will Pall
Helmke's Annual Duroc Jersey Sale in January
Helmke will hold his annual sale of Duroc Jersey bred sows and gilts next Thursday January 19 attendees from nationwide breeders will seek top hogs. Helmke's herd boar Reformer's Giant is unmatched and buyers aiming to improve their herds should attend this sale with a $25 offer highlighted in the advertisement.
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W. IL. Helmke
Helmke
Reformer
McCall's Magazine Announces Monthly On Sale Plan
Starting with the March issue McCall's will be on sale each month under an exclusive three year contract with Mia Mitchell for all her novels and stories. Her latest novel Charms Rise begins in the March number. orders may be left at Juichardsons Store.
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McCall's Magazine
Mia Mthel M. de
Juichard.son's
Drawing It Tee Fine and a Maid Near Dignance
A garbled conversation shows a house alletresé and a maid named Mary unsure of a route, questioning a colleague about their knowledge while discussing weights and duties in a domestic setting.
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Mary
Visits from Merril Family and Tama Residents Near Montour
Okahoff hosts Mr and Mrs Fred Merril and daughter Virginia at the R W Frank hare while Mrs A D Packard and two Tama Iowa children invited relatives last Thursday and Friday Nellie and Eva Thiel returned to Montour after a two week visit with kinfolk Tenla c ia purely vegetable and made from roots noted for health none of the terms are clear due to OCR errors but the item recounts local visits and a regional product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Merril
Virginia
Okahoff
R. W. Frank Hare
A. D. Packard
Tama
Iowa
F Riday
Nellie
Eva Thiel
Montour
Kame Folka
Town Council Minutes From January 8 1824 Meeting
An old town council record notes a January 8 1824 session at Town Hall with Mayor Friday presiding and named council members present. The minutes cover December meetings, bill readings for meters, coal and freight costs, salaries for firemen and ward staff, and a motion by Flemmig and Schneider to approve all but charity items by finance committee. The meeting adjourned after roll call.
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Quittell
Tequilaé Vesslutis
Friday
Monbara
Coutell
Flémmig
Setitel
Der
Abserit
Goettach
Ratmus
Beni
Belig
C.F
Plemmigs
Proteni
Nsesthig
Colinels
Memulg
Goetlsch
Husfiwasen Und Scheider
J. Holti
Campell
Quaker Oals Co
Downing Blee
al . Downing. Blee, Co
Waaty Ave
C&n
Worys Cos
Trefeht
NOW. Ry. Co
Ry. Co
Renwick Fite. Co
Batnee
Warshal
John Schneider
Flemmig
Schneider
Vernon Declamatory Contest Held Over Two Nights
Vernon item notes visitors and local movements. J B Vought visited Fa Nixon home. Mias Winnifred Sullivan will train Declamatory speakers after arriving from Green. Elmer Mahmiger returns to Ames from spending months with Grover Bryant. Donald Brayton returns to Sumner after visiting Frank Wyett. Two nights scheduled for the Vernon Declamatory contest due to many contestants.
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Ortty French
Ernest “Exgerth
Humboldt
Donald Brayton
Sumner
Frank Wyett
Elmer Mahmiger
Ames
Grover Bryant
Mias Winnifred Sullivan
Gréen
Vernon
Alphonse Heiress Argument Over Marriage and Money
A fragment from a story shows Alphonse and an heiress discussing marriage framed as a bet about motives. The dialogue hints at suspicion that marriage would be for wealth, while Alphonse claims different intent and faces a decision as the scene ends with a door pause.
Primitive Timekeeper Story Recall
A quirky fragment from American Legion Weekly recalls Wad the stenographer checking a wristwatch and suggesting she needs no watch for lunch. Lip’s reply notes youth generally do not need a watch to know mealtime, and Wad quips about having a belt.
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Wad
American Legion Weekly
Unknown quotation reveals marriage as key
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a student asking about a combination for gold and a professor replying with the word marriage. The source appears to be a distorted historical text likely containing a cryptic exchange or joke.
Inscription Notes Mix of Names and Phrases in Fragment
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Wendae and ik-Whaihitmean with insomnia said to be hereditary. A Groemand ne Trogeript, Dix, and reference to a father and Hight editor ADE Hoston appear, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear narrative.
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Ade Hoston
Unclear century-old Chicken Hat Supply Tale
Fragmentary OCR text describes a chicken hung or hatched scene with fragments mentioning names and a person carried by something called the Shick HS. The readable portions hint at a travel or tale narrative with scattered references to people and actions.
Sale of Glenn Hall farm belongings in Boone Township
Nolle records that on January 28, 1992 a sale will be held at noon for the farm assets of Glenn Hall in Boone Township NE 4 section 28. Items include mares, cows, a mule, foals, horses, harness, tools, corn, hay, and farming equipment. Purchases over ten dollars may be paid with notes due in ten months at eight percent interest, payable at State Bank of Renwick. property must be settled before removal.
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Nolle
D. B. Hall
Glenn Hall
Byron
Boone Township
Pansy
Finny
Mudge
Queer
Jesse
Joan
Ihe
Mike
Rone Golding
Jack
State Bank of
Renwick
H. Hall
Loughton & Ubr
Lost ship near Australian coast sinks after long drift
An aged report details a vessel driven by ocean currents off the northwest coast of Australia. The ship reportedly sank after drifting, with soundings indicating the hull remained submerged some 60 feet below the surface before disappearing from sight.
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Worthwest
Australi
Unclear fragmentary notice from historical page
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled message with names and phrases that cannot be reliably interpreted as a coherent event or notice. No clear action, date, place, or entity can be confirmed from the readable portion.
The Colonel's Daughter and a Tragic Summer Romance
In a melodramatic tale set near a frontier outpost, Miss Lynd is swept into a forbidden romance with Ralph Phen. A fatal confrontation erupts at a funeral where Lynd accuses him of cowardice. The warden and three friends become entangled in a chain of jealousy, deceit, and passion leading to violence and a dramatic reversal of loyalties.
Not to Bad. And thie ate his demidhennt
Fragmentary OCR style note mentions a regent arrival and sinking taps. Names like Perua ay and Wriningham Agee appear as garbled references. The text resembles a damaged historical item with unclear facts and no coherent event.
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Peru
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Henry Geigel
Hlmer Hazelwood
St. Anagarlows
Henry Hagetharn
Richardson's
Mica Délig
Lo’ Hall
Palmer
Tohn Campbell
Des Moines
Orval Look
Lake Township
Tanlac
R. Martin Co
Henry
Glanssen
Tractor School of Istruction
Charles Hall
Io. Rinard
PD. Hall
Barbara Baumgartner
Paul Altman
Hunsboldt
Odd Fellows
Rebekaha
Poniac
Martin Co
Heinie Schemmel
Little Rock
T. L. Willams
S. J. Kinssie
Fred Merrill
Spirit Lake
Mia
Alya Packard
Acme Sovial Club
Pauwlken
Mansely Under Water
People’s Cafe
Rudolf Schipull
Frank Fisher
Schipull
Helmke’s
Ry Martin Go
Council Proceedings
J.B. Vought
Nixon
Cis
Ming Winifred Sullivan
Bledanek
Cath
Alphonse
Ame
Perielaaat
Unleethy
Marcy
Pall
Cweirs Telry
Hilaburgl
Harley, Sear
Corklis
Mr. Janes
E. A. Nelson
Renwick, Towa
Iawa
Humboldt County
Lewis ‘T. Hoggan
Aguini
Clark
Diatriet P Court
Elign Heggen
Administratris
Opera House
Livermore
Constance Talmadge
Thurs
Imr
Tom Mix
Tfeart
Texas
Anita Stewart
Shepherdess
D. H. Glenn
Renwick Hotel
LaVerne
Thi
Mis Weatern Newspaper Union
Lynd
Hoel
Dronkiard
Fey
Ralph Phen
Misg Lynn
Furan
Win Rodi
Faye
Essa Sialla
Weulhan
Univer
Abe
Ralph Ace
Junie
Rsue
Aban
Hudler
Demus
Bern
Berg
Nien
Uae
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