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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
7
Morning service at 10 50. Theme The Fields are white to harvest John 4 3142. Sunday school and Bible class at 11 40. The children's class meets next Saturday at 2 00. Please attend these services. R F Schedtler Pastor.
Baptist and Evangelical church notes list Sunday services with times for Sunday School preaching by Rev. and lay leaders. Methodist and German services are noted with weekly prayer and choir sessions, inviting all to attend.
Local items report travels of P O Heggen to Chicago and others on business, arrivals, funerals, sales and auctions, rail depot staff changes, a new baby, storms, and a large fire at Chicago and North Western roundhouse in Eagle Grove with future rebuilding hopes alongside obituaries and community notices from nearby towns.
Bobo the Mischievous Monk is mentioned amid a roundup of Renwick area social news. Will McGowan visits Grundy Center and Traer, Blesie and Fisher call on Renwick, Floy Keister visits grandparents, and Whyte shows a Tin Lizzie carriage. Fred Beaver breaks ankles in a tile wagon accident. Blanche Sisley and families are noted locals. Mrs. Kubly is buried from the Evangelical church. Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans meet at Mrs. Benedict’s.
Miss Indra spent Saturday with relatives in Renwick. Goldfield High boys beat Algona High 50 to 11 last Friday. The old hotel is being torn down. M. OF Coons owns the property and moves to remove it as it is a fire trap. Henry Kehlenbach died Tuesday afternoon after four days illness. He lived with daughter Mrs A W Moseley and was a longtime tailor born in Germany. Brief services were held yesterday. burial at Amboy.
Beulah Gifford is on the sick list. Anna Houghlin visited Gulson over Sunday. Ray Stone returned from Algona. The corn show drew a good crowd Friday and Saturday. Miss Williamus slipped on ice Friday and broke her arm. LuLu Miller returned to Algona, home two weeks. Mr. Thorp and family from Algona visited Friday evening. Miss Lillian Northrop went to Maroon Indiana Monday for an extended visit. Nina Northrop of Eagle Grove visited the John Northrop home late week. Harald Hof Roy Van Voast and Wilbur Amspeker went with basketball teams to Garner Friday. Short Wilkinson came from Marshalltown Thursday to visit and help with the sale at Frank Wilkinson's. Mrs H W Brink and Mrs W F Godfrey hosted an informal afternoon at the Brink home for Martin Craig of Mason City visiting friends. The guest list included A Lovell and wife, Miss Vandemark, Mary Godley, Hal Lovell and wife and son, Endniins Mr Colcord, Mrs Frank.
North Lunt items report social visits, travel, and local events. Glen Trotters moved to a farm near Goldfield while Frank Barbers hosted Claud Bogard’s family. Leslie Barber and Minnesota kin visit Frank Barbers. Ed Anderson visits his sister Mrs. Claud Bogard. Local youths attend Renwick cinema. Trowbridge and Brown families attend Kanawha gatherings. Elsie Eastman ill with tonsillitis. Sunshine Society to meet February first. baby announced for M Peak of Onamia on January 17. Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society elected officers for 1917. next meeting February 15 at Mrs. Walter Bi—Poak.
A discussion on poverty as a motivator vs modern comfort in youth, with calls to let boys struggle and train through hardship. Reports on dancing trends, conventions, and shifting steps from the American Society of Professors of Dancing, noting backward dancing for men and enduring popularity of the waltz.
Foresters say the valley oak in California is the largest nut bearing tree though its slow growth limits planting use. In the United States, the chestnut near Cresemont, North Carolina stands as another large nut tree, with a 33 foot 4 inch circumference and about 75 feet tall. The valley oak grows very slowly, matures after centuries, and acorns are edible but not commonly used for food.
A California professor tells students that speeching is wasteful and men should seek beauty of the soul rather than the skin. He hints his future as a popular instructor will soon become plainly evident to all observers.
A fashion expert declares there is no charm difference between sizes thirty six and forty six. The phrase the woman of generous proportions is cited as a graceful description reflecting body positivity in fashion discourse.
In Paris it is proposed to tax restaurant bills 3 percent on amounts up to 2 dollars and 5 percent on amounts over 2 dollars, on top of the waiter’s expected tip of 10 percent or more. A philosopher notes there is no difference between a broken promise and a lie, arguing the former may wreck good intentions though she lacks virtue.
A report notes cigarette workers walkout seeking wage gains as industrial labor tensions rise. The action underscores broader calls for pay increases amid mounting cost pressures and strikes across sectors.
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