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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
4
An elderly man and a pink complexioned, white haired woman form an unexpected bond at a resort. They share congenial companionship, plan to reunite next summer, and laugh at the idea of wedlock. He values their closeness despite social judgments.
The Masai will not touch a dead body and consign it to hyenas, seen as kin with the spirits of ancestors. From illness, patients may be fed until recovery fails and are left out at night for the scavengers. A string tied to the sick keeps food given while there is a pulse, but no response ends care and the hyenas wait nearby.
A congress member riffs on how living in Washington changes a politician. Senator Snortsworthy says colleagues imitate a statesman aura while preferring to look like a small town businessman. He notes such frills impress foreign visitors but appeal to home constituents.
A garbled newspaper fragment presents a startled conversation where a fair girl laments honesty in business and asks if the other would treat her as she would want to be treated. The text then diverges into unclear dialogue and a peculiar exchange involving a kiss.
British explorers Mitchell Medgey and Biafor HurchMlain return from a venture into the San Blas and Chucwnaque river country of Panasog. They claim to be the first white men to penetrate that section of the Tathadag jungles and brought back a large collection of Indian idols and objects resembling those produced by ancient Egypt in many ways.
Fragmentary lines describe a tense street encounter with a cop and a dilapidated figure, one urged to move on while another laments life, income, and observation. The text captures a rough, urban dialogue likely from a Boston Evening Transcript page.
The Laocoon statue, famed as a symbol of the Trojan War, depicts a father with his two sons and was linked to the Greek victory sown by the gods. After ten years of siege, Laocoon warned against the Greeks, but the gods sent serpents to destroy him and his sons, leading to the fall of Troy. The statue was unveiled in 1600 atop the Esquiline Hill in Rome and now stands in the Vatican.
Scandalmongering note reveals Mr Pester and Mrs Scrapleigh plan an auction of their household effects next week while the wife bids on their parrot. The item hints at private calls between the couple and their unusual auction plans.
A historical report describes passports as valuable, with foreigners bribed to marry travelers to help women flee. Turks can take four women across borders, making the scheme profitable. A Baki wife is claimed by a foreigner who cites Russian court records, while the woman denies the marriage.
A New York state health official reports accidental infection from a rat studied in a warehouse. The finding shows bacteria harbored by rodents can transmit disease to humans, marking first direct evidence of rodent-borne illness risk in this context.
In Morelos Mexico horses are scarce as the government has dispersed land to laborers through 22 Sand-Jorda schemes, causing men to be pressed into plow work to meet farming needs.
Fragmentary text quotes Aly Urutapson claiming advantages and enforcement of radio artist prohibitions. Ambiguous references to a summer proprietor and solicitations provide no clear event or outcome to report.
Under English law it is legal to play cards for money in a private setting if gambling is a game of skill. It is unlawful to gamble on pure chance games. The text suggests a distinction between skill and chance in gambling activities.
Readable items note visitors to Eagle Grove and nearby towns including Mrs Glyde Milla, Mr and Mrs Led Mimballeh in Weat Reid Inat Swndass, Mins Mary Stanffacher of Mii tenella visiting relatives, and a local band planning free cai suls next Wednesday. Mentions Port Dodge visitors, Woolstock relatives, and other brief rural society snapshots. A few notes cover mail routes, a Humboldt double wedding, and a missing wristwatch near Renwick. Also references a gold medal constipation remedy, a careness of local stores, and a vowed theft of farming tools with a warning funeral implied.
A Sunday visitor at the John Hefti home and the Vowery place at Barvs inst Friday. Johar Morgenson and family visited Charley Smith’s home Sunday. The Frank Greer family visited Orris Hyench Saturday. Ming Laurine Thompson and Ere heal Aggerich were Livermore visitors Sunday. Irene Staulmeber returned from Dallas. Mrs. Hacigartner and Lauirence Caeriaan were some visitors Sunday. Migs Helle Fatman and Havel Nyce returned to Oakland pid Mirshadtown. Charlen Eywerth returned from Ames and will practice what he learned this winter. Nallia Ureon, Blensner, Bunlea, Ruby, Nore, Charles Rummens, and Mika Geigle went to Cedar Falls last Tuesday. Dolph Thompson and family with Will Natealines were visitors last Sunday. Vernon schoolhouse hosted a fall women’s meeting. Henry fatt’i, Samy Kisaste’y, Murtit and John Taumgartner’s, Sam Maurer’s, and Mrs. Wola were entertained at the Hefty home Sunday. Artie Larson, Ostar, Otto Swanson, and Harry Wigan went fishing at Mud Fanke last Sunday evening and caught many fish. Helen Hofti’s friends visited last Thursday afternoon for her birthday. The Vernon school scholarship was awarded to Frank Peonch with 91 percent average, despite eye trouble during the first two years.
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