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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
4
W. P. Tensen announces his run for sheriff of Humboldt County subject to June 1922 Republican primaries and seeks voter support. Hen H. McGee also announces candidacy for sheriff of Humboldt County under the Republican primaries and asks for voter backing.
Margaret E. Preble announces for Humboldt County Clerk of the District Court as a Republican candidate. Subject to June 5 1922 primary voters, Paul L. Emrie supports the bid and seeks election in Humboldt Iowa.
A London Tit-Bite piece outlines quirky, practical uses for discarded hats and leather. Old felt becomes fertilizer and biodiesel like dye, boots revive via leather, bones yield ivory substitutes, sponges supply iodine, and billiard cues serve as electric bell pushes.
A fragment from a Detroit News note recalls Dr. Paull of Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1790s history. It cites his lean approach to leeches, his admission room question about a patient being "sprin t of man," and his method of dosing venesection to twenty ounces while noting Bristolians’ evening tobacco and fat ale habits.
The United States Bureau of Public Roads reports that concrete road edges curl with temperature. Expansion differences between the slab's upper and lower surfaces cause curling in heat and reverse curling as surfaces cool, creating a daily movement of the edges.
A foreign correspondent recalls an intimate Pall Mall club dinner where Ambassador George Harvey appeared with a shabby umbrella. He joked he always carries a green cotton umbrella in London so Englishmen won’t think it worth stealing.
A fragment from Chicago Journal notes the proverb We are in the same boat used by Clement bishop of Rome in a letter to the Church of Corinth about a diesension. The passage explains shared burden and common condition across languages and cultures.
In a series of parlor meetings led by the national division for mental hygiene, youth speakers and authorities on the subject discuss the fight against mental disease. Massachusetts reports 20 90 patients treated yearly. nationwide 70 000 men rejected from the draft for mental and nervous disorders. Committees plan to introduce enlightened treatment methods and advocate early examination and treatment.
A humorous overheard exchange at a meat market shows a young newlywed asking for chicks while the butcher clarifies they are brothers, prompting a lighthearted miscommunication about gender and relation.
A Popular Science Monthly note warns that dry indoor air fuels colds pneumonia and bronchitis. It recommends adding water on radiators and keeping indoor humidity around 60 percent to reduce illness and save coal, while lowering thermostat from 72 to 68 degrees.
Hew Wallon, vicar of St Andrews, Lambeth, has reported a music typewriter project enabling musical notation with a 100-key keyboard. He long sought a device to print music and language, envisioning a compact machine capable of displaying 8 484 Japanese characters and supporting a range of scripts including Chinese. A prototype was shown at a major London exhibition, highlighting a potential form of a universal typewriter.
A fashion anecdote describes a bobbed haired woman's calm attitude at a theater. She calmly uses a pocket comb to restyle her hair before the overture, illustrating ease with bobbed hair and contrasting with long hair. Her actions show self control and poise under public scrutiny.
A bizarre report describes a large salmon arriving from the sea and caught by an angler near the Saint John river area. The fish allegedly offered a return ticket to the conductor as the Newfounland seaboard express prepared to depart, amid a sequence of odd events and a snowy disruption.
Gardener warns Powler to keep chickens out of the garden next season after damage to vegetables. Powler defends removal of weeds and crop scraps, citing recent actions that affected the harvest.
A fragment from a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item quotes a dialogue about Spinem and Glynn. The snippet hints at debates over truthfulness and public discourse, suggesting tensions between speech and honesty in a literary or political quarrel.
A Shanghai newspaper reprinting a translated ad highlights a farmer with ten acres of fertile land seeking a son-in-law for his daughter. The notice praises beauty, age under twenty, and classical traits, offering inheritance rights upon adoption by the father. The item reflects a formalized matchmaking motive entwined with property and status.
A correspondent quotes a 19th century snippet on feminine influence and behavior. The fragment argues women display their personal traits publicly to ascend, lamenting men’s reserved talk and urging freer交流. the quote is traced to a 184 year old book on feminine department, noting no new ideas.
Dr William Mann of the Smithsonian reports a bree living in the middle of a large paper nest built and occupied by an ant colony in western Brazil during the Mulford expedition. The find highlights unusual insect behavior and nest construction observed during fieldwork.
A garbled dialogue depicts a child asking if heaven allows play with angels and devils. A mother responds with reassuring words about the afterlife and companionship, though the text is partly unintelligible.
The muddled recollection recounts a comic misjudgment as a reader recalls a brash boast about a personal ritual. A sleepy narrator oversleeps after a self-imposed trick and wakes late, rushing to walk seven blocks to a street, only to realize the prank rivaled the New Year’s absurdity.
In a Birmingham Age Herald note, a traveler's stray words reveal a mistaken tale of heading to London for a few days. The piece mocks the idea of a long, tedious journey and the missed fast transatlantic flyer.
Fragmentary quotes discuss seeking high salaried film roles and using influence in government. The speaker cites trouble with obtaining positions and avoiding bipartisan scrutiny. The text reflects frustration with being called upon to leverage influence for others.
A large electric railway company operates a massive triple whistle driven by an electric clock, sounding four times daily to mark time across ten miles in all directions. Locals expected noise and dispute, yet no one could object to the whistle’s punctual timing before or after its use.
Mr Subbihs and Linston Veanscript spar over plans as a family dinner routine emerges. A noisy dialogue features phrases about sharing meals and visiting homps weekly, with scattered odd spellings and unclear context. The text reflects a fragmented newspaper snippet or OCR garble rather than a clear news event.
A cryptic historic fragment features a probing phrase about a cook and a future set of dishes. The text mentions a thorough suet and a woman named Te apae, suggesting a kitchen scene or domestic task within a period voice.
The fragment discusses Bermuda’s historical role in seafaring wrecks and connects it to interpretations of The Tempest. It mentions Sir Walter Raleigh, William Taft, William Shakespeare scholars Moore Malone and Maton, and a Dorchester area claimant, noting Bermuda as a possible setting for scenes in the play and the wrecks that influenced its imagery.
Archaeological finds in Dunbar Scotland include a globular pottery vessel with wide mouth and short neck likely dating to the twelfth century. The vessel may have held holy water and indicates medieval use of bone and clay in sacred rites. Three short shells and a naval seal were found nearby with human remains in two grave pits.
An inventive soldier with the army of occupation on the Rhine created a mechanical cornet. Hidden in the mouthpiece is a roll of paper that guides the player like a piano roll. The device has one key and produces tunes as the user blows steadily.
An Arabic typewriter, built by a British company at the invitation of the Department of Overseas Trade, is distributed through agents in Egypt. The machine features a detachable keyboard and a carriage that travels both directions, with a bag and interchangeable alphabet for various languages.
Longville Courier Journal reports residents complain about a clogged drain pipe at the community pool and argue over swim lesson use and space. The item cites local officials and pool patrons in a tense, small town dispute.
A fashion decree proclaims short skirts going out of style. Migs Cuvenns counters that those who refuse to regard them are improper and high, framing a dispute over attire norms and propriety.
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