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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
9
A fragmentary notice recalls a funeral procession and a quiet moment of farewell. The text hints at family sorrow and the pace of a life ending, with brief dialogue about memory and departure. The sparse wording preserves the mood of mourning and distant recollection.
A fragmentary item discusses supposed silent treatment for women with terrors, echoing era anxieties about gender and mental health. The text hints at medical superstition and social control ideas, weaving slang and garbled phrases to signal public concern.
An unclear OCR snippet mentions various garbled phrases and names. The readable text contains no coherent event or identifiable subjects to summarize into a news item.
Des Moines reports plan to raise Iowa National Guard appropriations to about 320000 annually, doubling current funding to support a reinforced division with major general in charge. Six infantry regiments and at least one cavalry unit expected, with ten or fifteen day encampments under War Department guidance.
A special election approved a $100,000 bond for a new school building by 500 votes. Women supported the measure by 437 to 86. The board of education will immediately begin planning the new structure.
Cedar Rapids Teo counties plan extensive road building under IS16. Current road funds will not suffice, requiring refunding bonds to cover road fund warrants. Present laws allow county supervisors to fadue audionds.
The body of Opal Rovin, daughter of Sterling Rovin, was recovered beneath a steel girder of the Packard bridge wreck site. She is counted as the last victim among the missing in the Rock Island disaster, bringing total recoveries to sixteen. Her father, who lost his wife in the wreck, has led the search efforts.
Four thousand badges will be distributed to delegates and allied bodies for the G A R forty-second encampment in Marshalltown in June 2022. The official badges feature a bronze soldier medallion on a red blue ribbon for G A R, a ribbon with Mrs Lillien Clark Cary Dubuque on the W A G badge, and a plain white badge for non delegates visitors with a single medallion.
The Weal Greene The Shoe and Weal association held a wool and lamb sale with twenty five members and netted 2090 from 1916 wool. They owned 925 head weighing about 7500 pounds with an eight pound average fleece.
The greatest commencement in Iowa State college history granted degrees and certificates to 458 candidates, up 40 from last year. Agriculture led with 193 degrees plus 48 certificates from the two year courses, engineering next with 117 including agricultural engineering.
Obituary notices reflect the death of B. Martin a longtime public figure and former secretary of state in Des Moines. The week also reports academic leadership changes with Dules Odell McGoynes named dean of the University of Iowa College of Law and John Cherny departing Independence schools for a state inspector post. Sheldon banker Alexander Anderson pleads to embezzlement, receiving a five year federal sentence for a larger sum than initially charged.
The board of trustees at Upper Iowa University announces the appointment of Prof. Chauncey P. Colgrove, vice president of the Towa State Teachers' College, as president to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Dr. R. Watson Cooper.
Mrs Harriet Kenyon mother of Senator W. S. Kenyon shows marked improvement. Physicians report her temperature and powers returning to normal, with prospects for recovery described as better than in some time.
Treer native Treer-Harry Driscoll formerly of Treer writes from Calgary that he has enlisted in the British army and will soon head to the trenches in France. He serves as chief drummer in the Killtia band of thirty six places. his mother was Canadian.
In Storm Lake and across Buena Vista county residents join Sioux City Presbytery to raise a $150,000 endowment for Buena Vista college. The effort partners local citizens with church leaders to support the institution.
Oskaloosa officials approve a contract with Bluff's Construction to straighten about one to several miles of the Skunk River bank in the county. Work aims to reduce flood risk by modifying the river shoreline and improving drainage for nearby properties. Local supervisors oversee the project and funding provisions.
Englewood Illinois resident Mrs BE Suzupon testifies the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound cured her headaches nervousness and hot flashes after months of suffering and nearly led to insanity doctors could do no more. She praises the root and herb medicine and suggests writing the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
A wartime discovery shows sphagnum moss and fine sawdust can substitute absorbent cotton for wound dressings. The moss, a long-fibered variety found in damp areas, absorbs moisture well and does not clump quickly. Both moss and sawdust are sterilized before use.
A fragment quotes a chilling line about an uncanny baby and its eerie “Wers” as a cryptic exchange unfolds. The dialogue hints at a surreal finish to a shopping trip that seemingly consumes its traveler.
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