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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
7
Extremely low round trip fares to Chicago highlighted for the World’s Championship Rodeo Contest with dates July 28 29 and August. Travel agency touts ease of purchase and urges readers to apply for tickets through Meket agent at Chicago and North Western Railway.
The Thy Nissen family announces completion of their Weed Mill at Hardy and invites farmers Elevator Hardy Jows to support the new venture. Also notes Mr and Mrs Richard Russell of Evanston visited local friends last Sunday. K M Gillespie visited LaVerne with his aunt Mrs Lyda Brink who has been ill.
A rural street preacher from Bedford gains attention in a Restoration era crowd for eloquence that stirs listeners. The speaker, once linked to reform and banned for twelve years during outcry over divine services, is noted for delivering Pilgrim's Progress to inspire and teach the crowd.
Miss Helen Kummrow of Ceylon Minn visits Une John Calleson home. Families from Ceylon and nearby towns gathered for visits and a family reunion at Smith Park. A Rochester trip and medical clinic visit are noted for Mr Stauffacher and Rene. An English marriage story ends with a wife suing for divorce claiming a perfect husband.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Whintier pressed for money selling oddities from a private jute and book collection. Items included paintings, antiques, Japanese bronzes, musical instruments, and furniture later dispersed. some manuscripts and portraits remained under a tenant system while tastes varied widely.
An essay traces playful slips coined by Lewis Carroll and William Archibald Spooner. It cites examples like misquoted questions and misheard phrases, including a hostile crowe instead of crucifix blow, illustrating the era’s wit and linguistic misfires.
The article defines an Act of God as natural-caused accidents beyond human foresight and control. It cites cases where events like lightning, floods, earthquakes, and tempests qualify. a severe snowstorm blocking railroads was held within the rule, and frozen trees in transit were deemed acts of God absent carrier negligence.
The weight of Garble armor from the fifteenth century varies widely with examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art weighing about 40 pounds in New York, one in Paris at 3.33 pounds, and a suit in Venice around 4. Complete armor once owned by Henry VII of England and housed in the Tower of London weighs 94 pagodas. A Tower of London suit for jousting weighs 106 pounds. This armor includes a brief defense worn for the sport of the time.
A fragment reports a pointed question about a sailing or riding event and a controversial scene. It mentions practicing ladies, disgust toward an old geathersnn figure, and a remark about joining a gentlemen’s club. The text is garbled but preserves names and a crowd dynamic.
A garbled excerpt shows a respondent arguing about quitting at a Gallplatt Seenritles event. The text includes references to a president and a two hour lunch, with unclear context and several transcription errors.
A fragment from the Indianapolis News notes a jumble of quoted phrases about reading and Bible stories. The text appears garbled, with references to Queen Elizabeth and a “public library” vibe, but lacks a coherent news event or clear individuals.
The article traces the phrase Fourth Estate to its Army use and notes debates over its meaning among officials. It cites Dr Erlink J. Vicetolly and Lord Parkland amid tensions between civil power and military influence, with mentions of the press and other estates in historic discourse.
A misheard tale about Balfour during a time Hewis pilots minister. Askeys to play golf on Sundays before the game’s Sunday status. Anxiety rises as two spectators whisper about an unknown man in a check suit who “can’t plug golf,” per a Boston Globe snippet.
The old parish church of St George the Martyr in London links to Dickens and echoes of past executions. It notes tolling bells for processions, executions at Kings Bench prison, and a 1610 case where Richard Banks revived after three hours, then sent back for a second execution. The present church dates to 1734 built on the site of the first.
In a courtroom scene the lawyer repeatedly asks a witness for his name. The witness provides it but the attorney cannot spell it clearly. After more attempts and audience laughter, the lawyer takes the witness aside to confirm the correct spelling, learning the name as written.
A fragmentary item notes a girl known for a constant, painted smile and cheerful demeanor that lights her day. The passage implies the smile masks deeper feelings, suggesting the face could crack if she ever loses it. The piece mirrors a dated observational tone from the Journal god Courier.
The office notes that gates on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House grounds and the State War and Navy Building were installed during the Grant administration from 1870 to 1873 to close a road as a public thoroughfare at night. They were later removed because they obstructed traffic.
In a hospital room a dying business partner declares a confession about past fraud. He admits taking £50,000 from a rival and selling forged letters used in a divorce case. The partner reassures him, asking why he worried about being found out.
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