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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
5
Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. with preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Evening service follows at 6:30 p.m. B Y P U is noted at Luni for the gathering.
Evangelical Church notes list German services at 11:00 a.m. Y PLA meeting at 7:30 p.m. English service at 8:00 p.m. Prayer services on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. choir rehearsal noted. A hearty invitation extended to attendees.
Church services every Sunday at 10 30 a m Sunday School 11 30 a m Epworth League seven p m Prayer Meeting Thursday seven thirty p m Your presence at these services is desired William Fitzgibbon ge, I as LO r
No morning services are scheduled next Sunday at the Lutheran Church. Sunday School and Bible Class convene at 10 30 AM. English services in the evening at :00 PM with the topic The Brotherhood of Jesus. Pastor R F Schedtler urges attendance and aid.
Special to the Times residents engage in farm work visits and social events. Frank Barber's mother visits his home while Eng strom Bros. and L. Carter shell corn. Mrs. Percy Brink hosts her sister Miss Beatrice Campbell of Goldfield. Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary society to meet Mrs. S. A. Palmer on August 2. War draft anxieties rise as turns from selectives are awaited. Union services begin at Renwick with Evangelical, Methodist and Baptist participation. Suni Sunshine society reports twelve members and five guests with one new member. plans to aid Christian Home Orphanage and Red Cross head bands. August 16 meeting to decide on lunch during the war.
Mr and Mrs Will Peterson visited Renwick on Sunday while James Shearer called in Renwick on Monday Miss Lena Schultz Johanna Anderson and Walter Martin were among Renwick visitors Gladys McGowan Luella Larson and others traveled to Eagle Grove Tuesday Mrs Lorretta Knox and son M D Carter visited in Renwick Tuesday Roller skaters from Renwick gathered here Tuesday evening Dave Boge suffered two finger injuries helping Asa Reichter with hay A note warns of potato beetle damage attacking vines and potato crops causing rot
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of EF J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnessed the oath on December 6 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by all druggists with internal and constitutional action claimed. Toledo G
The piece warns against hoarding food and essentials, arguing it harms the poor and national prosperity while inviting government intervention. It notes wheat speculation based on carryover, laments potential shortages, and contrasts such hoarding with broad defensive ideas. It also discusses anti aircraft defenses for New York and the challenges of bombing skyscrapers as military targets.
United States commerce reports that tlce ceased to be a factor in Hawaii agriculture. The 191% sugar crop fell by 2,052 tons from the prior year but sold for about 9,000,000 dollars more than the 116 crop. Pineapple packing reached 2,590,000 cases, benefiting producers and conioners, while tobacco emerges as a major crop with expected dividends on large investments. Hawaii remains a key territorial possession with agriculture of national interest to Americans.
The piece notes a growing global hunger crisis spanning six years with improving yields yet continuing food shortages. It argues Americans should recognize scarcity and convert vacant lots to cultivation to ease shortages amid poor crops last summer and ongoing winter wheat troubles.
A rambling passage discusses farm life and mules with odd humor, noting their gentleness and music of labor. It then mentions a Dutch minister of war stating that broad leaves of absence from the army cannot be granted for agricultural reasons as the country remains neutral on the war’s edge.
Fragmented text references farming, government needs, and sports figures like Nick Tlo- Manno with a plan to travel. Mentions a presidential quote about public concern and a vague hope tied to crop production and recreation. Names and places are unreadable or garbled.
An editor warns that rising through self denial deepens life meaning and humbles pursuit of worldly success. The piece cautions readers against chasing fame fortune and status at the expense of appreciating nature beauty and simpler virtues, urging balance and mindful living.
War era report describes steel industry plans to recover metal from Verdun wreckage. Shells moved by Huber and apherist operation aim for strong weekly output while factories adjust to supply armored needs. Officials foresee high costs and wage protections as production shifts toward wheels, machinery, and furniture.
A garbled report suggests concern over Chilean nitrate exports to the United States for wartime use. It questions whether ships can be kept from sailing and if nitrates will reach the US, noting anticipated shortages and calling for action to secure necessary materials for war efforts.
A fragment argues that food speculators pose as great a danger as arsonists to life health and welfare as conspirators against the public. It claims both groups should face strict enforcement without leniency, noting varied methods but similarly disastrous outcomes.
The message implores every man capable of shipbuilding or crop production to join the armed forces. It emphasizes that nations now wage total war and readiness is essential, not waiting for distant news.
A garbled passage mixes antiwar and patriotic themes with references to clothing, revolutionaries, and vaudeville. It mentions American identity, flags, and wartime wear, plus a fleeting line about a Kaiser and a possible illness, suggesting satirical commentary on contemporary politics and society.
The input appears garbled and indecipherable. It cannot be reliably transformed into a meaningful T and S summarizing a readable source.
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