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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
4
Fragmented page fragment shows multiple old time advertisements for tonics laxatives and cough remedies. It mentions Pictorial Review subscriptions with a $12 to $50 weekly claim, Dr Shoop’s remedy, and Snad berlain’s Cough Remedy. The text is garbled with stray letters and overlapping product names.
A row of small town items mentions Earl Saxton a Goldfeld caller, Mrs. W. and Miss Wartrride visiting, the Aid Society meeting at Mrs. W. home, and Mrs. Tasekivand with Floyd in Livermore. Other notes cover a missionary lecture by Mrs. Dou, Craig Arbuckle’s return to Allison with Mr. Cheever to Clarion, and Ed Woods family from Louisiana visiting. A picnic by the Junior Langne is noted, plus a city sidewalk fundraiser ice cream social, an accident injuring Sohn Rhiner, and several local calls. A Rock Rapids report says 116 Italian railroad workers were arrested for out of season quail hunting, with fines totaling $582.80. A four mile open ditch northeast of Corwith cost $3000, with further work planned toward Wright County. A curious item about a resident from Evanston, Kansas, omitting the word obey, and a smooth talking itinerant optician in the area are also mentioned. The Goldfield Chronicle notes a pantry break in at a home near town and a missing items incident. A dramatic Upper Boone river sea serpent tale is tied to a Mississippi river sighting with a rumor of a fifteen foot amphibian monster roaming the river.
Mason City physicians organize a new city hospital project with estimated costs between $46,000 and $60,000. They will seek aid from Catholic facilities in St Paul and Dubuque, while sisters promise to provide half the funding. The Algona стан notes that few who save their rain in this country become wealthy enough to fund such ventures.
A sensational 19th century style sales pitch touts a diamond ring and a beauty remedy, claiming the ring and a secret cosmetic method will grant flawless skin and money saving opportunities. The ad pressures urgency, cites prices like 182.00 and requests orders with $2.00, listing an address in New York City.
An advertising note promotes Shoopsa Resorative claiming to treat nerve weakness stomach weakness and kidney symptoms. It asserts eye and vital organ improvement, nervous system balance, and cures for bad breath and complexion with a purported internal nerve action remedy sold by all dealers.
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