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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
5
The text notes rising offenses against the person as crime shifts with technology. It discusses cars and airplanes aiding criminals, debates arms manufacture controls, and argues legislation should target criminals not citizens while projecting future international crossings.
Braydon of Iowa Public Service notes power supply influences plant location as towns attract new industry. He says towns like Unat are secure, growing, and ready to cooperate with civic groups. Utilities can meet rising demand with interconnected plants and lines.
Recent Bureau of Education statistics show high earnestness among students with about half of young men and a quarter of young women in colleges working part or full time. Over 94 million dollars was earned by students in one year through jobs such as office work teaching hotel and farm labor. The piece argues this counters claims that the youth are frivolous and references Lloyd George style promises in a critical tone.
The line hints at a past of fragile back mirrors in saloons. It ponders the arrival of safer glass after earlier bar room mirrors disappeared, noting a shift in design and safety without precise dates or locations.
A. M. Kelly, elected president of the National Confectioners Association, warns manufacturers that selling inferior candy harms customers and rivals alike. He notes the era of sharp competition tempts lower quality, which drives consumers away from candy and weakens the entire trade.
An 1899 advertisement in the Review of Reviews touts a “Horseless Carriage” that proclaims No better will be made. Described as a practical pleasure or business vehicle, it promised delivery in sixty days for $600 and urged readers to request an illustrated catalogue while noting the salesman’s boastful claim.
Report compares Germany's Graf Zeppelin with Britain's and America's new airships. Five Super Zeppelins with 6,500,000 cubic feet gas capacity each are planned for the U S Navy, aiming for 5 mph top speed and 6,000 to 8,000 mile cruising ranges. Los Angeles airship volume is 2,500,000 cubic feet. Graf Zeppelin 8,700,000. Also notes Mississippi Governor Bilbo's penitentiary pardons and suspensions during a brief absence.
The article discusses Gene Tunney and a claim that he uses a restricted vocabulary in speech and writing. It mentions comparisons to Jack Dempsey and speculates on popularity, noting humorous ideas about a “panoplic Bag pet Jack Dempsey” and future prospects in the United States Senate.
Unclear fragment describes a careless incident near St. Louis and a decree about a five day week. It mentions a taxi driver and a wooden leg with shoe and stocking. The text references labor, a sixth day considered a holy day, and a possible missed day. Entities include St. Louis and a taxi driver.
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