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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
7
A community event at the Lep ton building features a big supper, booths, and entertainment including a war drama at the Strand Theatre titled Morever After. Verne Burrell and his broadcasting orchestra perform on stage followed by a big dance with Verne Borrell's band. An odd traffic incident near Miditon Avenue is noted without injury.
Armand Boutelier of Great Barrington bagged a fox in Bouth Berkshire while hunting. The hunt involved a faulty start as the fox fled, but Boutelier recovered and felled the animal. The incident appears in a Boston Herald report with its garbled details.
Walter Craig's grandmother from Cather ani Webster City visited last Tuesday. A brief note mentions snowy weather with fine, driven snow and wind, leaving the ground covered.
A rough day for Uncle Henry ends when a neighbor boy Robert enters uninvited. The boy asks a string of quirky questions, including how a live fish breathes, leading Henry to offer a box of pencils in jest. The exchange ends with a strained remark about paint.
A partial OCR fragment shows a customer inquiry about a main restorer and concerns over a clerk's hip becoming a distraction. The text hints at service quality and possible seating or posture issues affecting attendance. No clear entity names or dates are readable.
Augusta capital residents are promised a dedicated horse parking area with secure stalls and iron feed troughs. The plan includes hitching rings and ample space for wagons and carts, ensuring horses are safely accommodated away from gasoline vehicles.
James C Young writes in Current History Magazine that vast areas like the Amazon valley and New Guinea have become well defined. He notes Australia remains largely unexplored and that American forces have penetrated into jungle regions in recent months. The piece contends the known world has expanded beyond four centuries ago and ongoing exploration yields limited new frontiers.
In a terse exchange, two men recall seeing a patrol wagon ride by, revealing an underlying tension. The brief dialogue hints at prior events and unresolved concerns affecting their perspective.
Feden Phillpotts author of The Farmer s Wife has not seen the London hit after its 1200th performance and will not attend, citing sentimentality. Characters drawn from real Devon folk who are no more inspire his reluctance. He sends wines and gifts to the cast as each milestone 100th night arrives.
Widow of Sir Arthur Pearson travels to branches of St Dunstan's across the empire to meet trainees and personally support sightless services. Like her husband, she dedicates all time to advancing aid for the blind and their institutions.
Denmark restricts gambling to four government supervised lotteries and totalling. About 16 percent of premiums go to the treasury with the rest paid as prizes. Bookmaking is illegal and only horse racing pools are permitted. A separate item notes Chief Machinist Jaimya Kolark making a 4000 foot jump from an airplane using an aviation camera. Locust invasion in Spanish Honduras causes fear as billions swarm across the island region and threaten crops.
A young American flyer explains in Liberty how a triangular flight formation signals changes in direction and actions. He describes wing shakes for turns and attention, arm raises for dives, red and white lights for commands, and a green light to signal others, reflecting almost geometric precision.
Dr. Dewey G. Steele of the University of Wisconsin reports blood serum treated with methyl green dye turns green for female blood and red for male blood after chemical exposure. The method uses serum injected and observed in controlled experiments with court cases cited.
Croquet regains popularity in New York parks with wicket courts on velvety lawns along central paths. Men and women wield mallets as a large gallery gathers to watch the revived pastime in Prospect Park and nearby areas.
Commissioner Mitchelbart Stewart of the Department of Labor in Washington spoke on the difficulty of reconciling interests between employers and employees amid a strike. He recalled a traveler in a railway station noting clocks showing different times, illustrating confusion and the need for a decisive timetable. The story emphasizes the pressure to set a clear departure time and resolve labor disputes promptly.
A vintage account explains the microphone's origins in the early history of Tateph Ony, noting it was invented by a man named Blake. It credits Dr Mil Themes, a Westinghouse research engineer, with advancing the device to a remarkable stage that is said to be able to hear human talk.
A fragmented passage notes that after 25 years of trials life for French women shows the nation's military gains declining. It compares a similar period in Germany with a focus on birth rates among wartime workers at home versus organized industry, stating the home birth rate is twice that of industrial women.
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