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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment depicts a noisy scene with names and places blurred. Mentions include a door, sunay, mises, and a clumsy reference to a gavel. The text hints at a debate or hearing about widows and a court or gathering with unclear roles and actions.
A fragmented advertisement claims laxatives cause permanent injury and promotes Natuares lubricant products like Nujol as a safe alternative. It mocks other brands and touts Guticura toilet preparations as a daily cleanser, using sensational language and endorsements from editorial figures and partners.
An old home remedy describes a mosquito repellent blend of chironella and camphor with additional botanicals applied to a towel or bath to ward off bites at night. It notes children should use ten words in housework sentences and mentions a test sentence about stormy weather and an endorsement for winter.
A historical note describes a village practice where a trained catfish is used to guide nets and lure fish. The fish follows a master along feeding lines, with hooks salted with bait set along a bay, enabling boats to haul larger catches. The tale also notes the catfish’s daily treks and dramatic yearlong usage and eventual illness to the fish.
In a troubled issue, the German postal department plans a new stamp line amid production holdbacks and domestic concerns. Reports describe changes, archival details, and broader implications for collectors as authorities adjust policy and pricing.
An asylum patient in Kansas State Hospital ward attacked occupants with a razor. He fatally wounded a nurse attendant and injured others before turning the weapon on himself. Attendants and doctors struggled to subdue the man as inmates encircled the scene. He inflicted severe injuries before dying as medical staff intervened.
The article recounts the death of Peter McGuire on his Otbe county Nebraska farm after years of threats and a vow of vengeance. It notes a pistol and rifle in his possession, two slayers sent to prison, one killed, and Walter Harding jailed for 25 years, with lingering questions about McGuire’s fate in the years since.
A garbled OCR style jumble recounts disparate incidents from Yakima and nearby towns. It references a three year-ago event in Virginia Gritsham, a mother’s theater act ending in tragedy, a four-month-old death in Tennestown, and a fatal fall from a tower during an exhibition. Other notes mention jail release and a Davenport incident with a man found dead at home. The text is incoherent with many spelling errors and missing context.
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