This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
6
Community notices detail visits by DeRay Godfrey of LaVarne and Gladys Peron, travel plans of Rudolf leyig and Juwsh Bluse party, and local relatives gathering in various towns. Multiple names, towns, and events appear with widespread traveling and family updates across a rural region.
The Vernon Theatre stages The Odd Homey adapted from Denman Thompson's play by Pure ly Poore Sheehan and Frank Wood. Cast includes Theodore Moberta George Ta Awcett Roy Barnes Harrison Pord and Mrntei Ridgway in a light farce style suited for a local audience.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet mentions a Wednesday July 16 show by Harry Chup nye Mared and a first performance at Zig. Names and details are incomplete but indicate a theater or event listing with performer Alice Brady.
Community members visit relatives across several towns including Davenport Britt Cedar Falls and Minneap olis. Local events include bake sales at Nigson s and repairs to telephone lines after a storm. The Des Moines Register notes 50 million people at a July Fourth event and budget figures for Renwick schools are published.
The Renwick town council in Humboldt County will convene Tuesday July 22 at the town hall to decide on proposed expenditures. Taxpayers will be asked to vote for or against the estimated taxes, which amount to 1 3 13.00 per 31 000 of assessed value.
The article recounts Nathan Hale during the Revolutionary War, noting his daring mission behind enemy lines near Long Island and his capture by British forces. It cites his famous last words and his acknowledgment of sacrifice as a veteran officer.
The excerpt discusses Milton’s Areopagitica. It highlights reader rights and resistance to censorship. It notes the work’s twofold love of liberty and truth and references Phillips Brooks’s view on tolerances.
A fragmentary quote shows a character asking about romance while another remarks that romance is explained in a characteristic way. The text samples a London Morning style and reflects casual dialogue with a playful tone.
A garbled reminiscence recounts a cow named Bossy, her honk, and a family traveling in the countryside near Rachel Maye. The fragment hints at a child’s exclamations and a rural scene with animal sounds and a memorable horn.
A garbled schoolyard note shows a teacher misnaming a student and scolding a wrestling scene. The fragment hints at a classroom moment where a student replies about getting dusty. No clear names, dates, or locations emerge from the text.
Fragmentary transcript shows a heated exchange about spuds and eating, with unclear speakers. The lines mention burying a Blut and planning to eat it, hinting at a local dispute or odd humorous note. Further context is needed to identify persons, places, or the event.
An Anti Mosquito Fern spreads across a stagnant pool surface, forming a dense mat that blocks air for mosquito larvae. The plant is being employed as a biological measure to reduce mosquito breeding and combat the festa.
The bureau reports that heated melted sulphur can impregnate sandstone to boost crushing strength toward granite levels. Several hours in the sulphur bath may render sandstone porous but harder, swelling as sulfur expands around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Ongoing experiments seek weathering and long term durability for use in building materials.
A National Geographic bulletin notes bread's universal importance across climates and cultures. It describes methods from Arab sand ovens to pancake like sheets and mentions festive breads baked for saints days, highlighting diverse practices in food tradition.
Electrical experts estimate the value of a first class bolt of lightning at about one dollar. Voltage around 30 million, amperage near 1 000, capacity suggests up to fifty thousand kilowatts, yet the burst lasts under a tenth of a second. Total energy near ten kilowatt hours, worth roughly one dollar if rates are low.
In New York, landlords are employing women as their agents to collect rents and deal with tenant demands. The shift reflects a belief that women are more effective than men in enforcing and negotiating payments and resolutions with tenants.
A fragmentary exchange shows Hank Clerk and an unnamed speaker debating a fogging plan while referencing a London Opinion mole on the left and a shy remark about sending a message to the Sweet Young Thing.
Fragmentary transcription shows characters Beadds and others debating urgency and prosperity in a cryptic 19th century style. The garbled lines offer little concrete event or context for a full summary.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention debt and European monetary issues tied to Maat’s rights and a Courier Journal piece. The readable text references Iran and Louisville with unclear context.
Readable: A local tale recounts Anthony believed dead after a death in a Portuguese village. He awoke in a coffin during burial, causing shock as mourners fled. He then leaves the coffin and returns home, while his wife doubly confirms he is alive.
An article describes a curious spring in New Marxing treated with sodium sulphate. Distilled water weighs eight and a third pounds per gallon while spring water weighs ten and two thirds pounds. Temperature exceeds 110 degrees Fahrenheit. As the warm brine cools it forms a crystalline, snow white bed of solid sodium salts miles across. A tiny shrimplike organism is said to inhabit the brine and a plant grows in the dry salt expanse.
A spirited exchange and a burst of exclamations spark talk of pursuing the marathon prize, with hopes for glory and a nod to persistent effort and perseverance.
A light lawn and garden roller can be built using a 3 foot section of log about 10 inches in diameter mounted in a simple frame from scrap lumber. The device would weigh around 60 pounds and cost only time to assemble.
A fragmentary note from Philada phin Revord highlights Milly’s swift dressing and remarkable style. The speaker admires how Milly completes her outfit in minutes, contrasting it with the effort others require.
A brief, garbled note from the Indianapolis News references two younger Macphersons discussing a financial matter. One asserts splittin a price would cost more than keeping a shared asset, while the other suggests they would lose juice in the split.
The exchange shifts from spelling rabbit with one B to two as Johnnie insists on one B while another uses bunny. The informal chat centers on preferences between two spellings and a playful tone remains.
The United Kingdom and western European industrial areas show the greatest foreign demand for American wheat, signaling robust export interest and international trade influence.
Article notes that weather deterioration of harvesters and other farm machinery leads to losses near 887 million dollars annually. It cites equipment decay as a major factor in reduced yields and higher replacement costs for farmers.
Prohibition drives cocoa butter use in candy and pharmaceutical sectors. New solvent-based extraction developed by AL Plant promises to recover 90 percent of weight, reducing cocoa waste from older processes to about 6 percent. The industry expands as demand rises for clean, wholesome cocoa butter for chocolates and medicinal products.
The article explains dust collection on lighting fixtures and nearby walls due to air currents from local heating and electrification of dust particles. Dust gathers on non grounded conductors and can spread to walls. switching off non grounded wires confines deposition to lamp activation. It also suggests improvements with concentric flexible conductors with outer conductor tied to earth.
The text traces ancient hints of blood motion by Aristotle and others, notes Michael Servetus as first to teach pulmonary circulation, Ca s alpinus generalizes circulation, and Paolo Venia or Aquapendente and William Harvey are linked to discoveries with Harvey’s 1612 announcement and 1628 publication marking key advances.
A Boston Transcript passage recounts a judge annoyed by women chatting in church. His wife replies that the angel blocking Balaam’s path was in fact sent to guide, not hinder, drawing a moral on perception.
The Detroit Free Press reports a lecture scene where a wise philosopher asks a pointed question about aging. An audience member and the lecturer discuss whether old age shares the same fate and challenges as the rest of life, sparking debate.
A fragment describes a person fearing constant worrisome attention from a husband and teasing about marrying Jack. The dialogue hints at domestic anxiety and social pressure within a marital relationship.
A fragmentary dialogue features a sick face voicing doubt about a man’s value while a gray clad Penetical girl retorts that he can be used to provoke jealousy in others two characters exchange terse thoughts in a damaged page excerpt.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.