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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
2
Police report a theft of a 400 year old Torah scroll from a Jewish congregation in Kansas City. The 24 inch by 140 foot parchment scroll, wound on a silver wand, was removed during night services with only the rabbi allowed near the case. Wiseman, who alerted authorities, doubts motives or buyers will reveal much about the crime.
A London Chronicle writer recalls long standing police duties tied to obscure judicial and social rituals. An inquiry revealed a constable kept watch at a house for decades after a redecorating restraining order, and another guarded Lord Chief Justice Coleridge's residence for years after his death. The piece hints at lingering, unexplained police protections.
A local resident extols Nyersville's prospects noting the town is around fifty years old and has produced a famed baseball pitcher with national renown. The speaker highlights the community's rapid achievements and potential.
A dialogue depicts a daughter questioning why a candidate is described as often running for office while her father notes doubt about an easy victory. The judge interrupts with caution about the race.
A fragmented exchange questions a mysterious cause behind chicken drops and hints at black hand activity. The dialogue references Papa and a lay about black magic and WhatsApp chatter, pairing suspicion with rural concern over poultry.
A brief, unclear remark questions Diggs-Well intelligence and social behavior. The speaker dismisses the person as not very smart and suggests potential bias in judgment.
A garbled remark questions why audiences dislike seeing a husband and wife make love on screen. The speaker expresses that the scene does not feel natural and voices disbelief.
A description of John H. Patterson, president of a major cash revenue firm, using attention tricks in talks. He wrecks a glass or tears a ten dollar bill to jolt listeners awake, then has it reassembled, but warns he would not waste ten dollars just to grab attention.
Dubwaite defends pacifism while a rival says arming is self defense. The debate centers on whether carrying a pistol implies readiness to fight or merely protects the bearer.
Meeker teases his heir about striped hose as his wife retorts with humor, calling him a little shaver. The exchange plays on barber pole imagery and light domestic wit within a family scene.
Tim asks Tessie if she would scream upon a kiss Tessie replies that his flattery would likely leave her speechless with joy
A garbled exchange mentions a doctor and a prior statement, leaving the intended meaning and attributions uncertain. No clear persons, organizations, places, or events emerge from the fragment to form a concrete news item.
A humorous exchange plays on money and status as two speakers trade quips about wealth and desirable possessions. One remarks a large contribution is needed, the other counters with a flawed runabout and a finger ailment, turning the dialogue into a light, witty skit.
A quirky line notes knives placed only in the picnic bucket prompting joking advice to walk up a piece and seek a fork in the road. The exchange playfully blends food imagery with a pun on choices and paths.
Mise Collier agrees to pin a flower on Bore-Will’s coat as they bid goodnight, a brief domestic exchange captured in the fragment.
A terse dialogue notes a man who avoids church, while he compels his children to attend regularly to appease his conscience. The exchange highlights clash between private belief and public duty.
Goldfield notes list local visits and arrivals including Tressi Brink Renwick visiting, Mrs Mantle returning from Corwith, Ed Graves moving to Renwick, and Lon Overbaugh in town. Dispatches mention Rev Sands and Mrs Loobey visiting Boone Township, Miss Ella Kelling leaving Des Moines hospital for Marshalltown, and depots agents plan. Community updates cover well improvements, summer trips, cyclone injuries, and Memorial Day reflections urging Sons of Veterans chapters to keep memory alive.
Verne Schoolcraft attended church in Renwick Sunday. Mrs. Nicholson of Goldfield visited friends early in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Willier spent part of last week at the Haas. Roy Gillespie lost a cow to lightning and Pete Helmken a horse last week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frank and Buster went to Irwin and Botha Saturday. Mrs. George Martin hosted the Renwick Baptist missionary society Friday. Earl Lovell and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brink drove down from LuVerne Monday. Mrs. Henry Martin visited Eagle Grove to see Mr. Martin, who is improving. Mrs. Alice Pierce spent the first of the week with her daughter Mrs. J. L. Dunfee.
Special to the Times reports Rev Krafft traveled from Paten Monday and various locals, including Ruth Curran at Alvona Decoration Day, continued visits among Renwick, Woolstock, Hum boldt and Ft Dodge. The Rebecca Lodge delegates its Hum boldt convention on June 12, while seniors staged their class play and eighth graders received diplomas.
The Theatre Co. has pitched a tent and will host movies soon. Construction on the new brick theatre is not expected to be finished before fall.
Harley Ray Gillespie died at Algona hospital after complications from rheumatism and a recent runaway accident. Born January 20, 1880 in Boone Two, he was the fourth child of B J Gillespie and Mrs Gillespie, married Myrtie Hans on July 7, 1906, and left four children Carroll Leadaye Velva and Donald, plus his parents and a brother. He joined Luni Baptist church young, and his passing on May 27 followed a hospital stay starting May 28. Community sympathy flows as church and social groups schedule meetings with Mrs Ed Simpson and Mrs Q M Lee for late June.
A reflective aphorism cites the need for purpose to prevent life from feeling vague and languid, echoing Bacon’s belief that pursuit defines meaning and motivates action.
Brief philosophical quotation noting that men err in selecting pleasure and pain due to a defect of knowledge. It frames moral choice as a misjudgment rooted in ignorance, reflecting classical thought on virtue and vice.
Dialogue features a colonel questioning Brother Bogus about recent work and discharge. Brother Bogus responds with deflection and denies any intent of marriage, asserting he is not seeking a job. The caricatured exchange reflects tension and humor in frontier life vernacular.
The text traces the outlawing of lotteries in the United States from 1833 in New York and Massachusetts through the 1890s. It notes Louisiana’s abolition in 1890, Congress banning lottery advertisements and registered letters for lotteries in the mails in 1890, and a 1894 ban on importation of lottery tickets or advertisements.
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