Local notes from Renwick area weekly report
Several small items local to Renwick Wright County describe school, road, and farm activity. Mentions of Luni school closing, students at Glass Blower's, new barn by M. Looter on S. C. Packard farm, and movement of residents toward Goldfield and Dakota. Also notes funeral, court case continuation, business plans, and a dated birthday surprise for E. A. Schoolcraft with a chair presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luni
Renwick
E. A. Schoolcraft
Charley Porter
C.H. Martin
C. Packard
Goldfeld
George Packard
Jim Gallispie
Alf O'Keefe
Angstrong
Seward Packard
Goldfield
N. M. Loobey
S. C. Packard
August Hoffmen
N. M. Lonbey
Pete Nelson
R. R. Smith
Wright County
Democrat
Wiliet Brown
George Alexander
Norway Township
Dakota
Boger
Garth
Cap. Yeoman
Fort Dodge
Geo. Dayton
Spears
Chicago
Harry Smith
Galt
S.M. Hines
M. Morrisin
Peter Ackerman
Oklahoma
Hines
Kansas River
Wall Lake
Laws of salvage at sea and distress signals debated
The discussion explains salvage as the reward for aiding a vessel in peril, notes no legal obligation to heed distress signals, and argues public opinion and mercantile interests shape salvage rules. It cites typical awards of one third to one half the vessel’s value and details when masters and crews receive less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Arbitration
Mariner
Work of Aeromates in Ontario farming district
A Perth Expositor reader recounts a remark about farmers in western Ontario with second wives, explaining that many first wives were reportedly killed to benefit farm ventures. The note appears in a seemingly anecdotal editorial comment about farming life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Perth
Alphabet of History's Influential Minds
A reader notes Whitman's claim about S and the most influential names in world history. The sample lists figures like Aristotle, Confucius, Darwin, Franklin, Newton, Shakespeare, Washington, and Zoroaster, highlighting how many eras and countries are represented, with some omissions noted in a London Glebe item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Breen
Whitman
Becanta
Aristotle
Bacs
Confucius
Darwin
Jara
Franklin
Goethe
Homer
Isaiah
Justinian
Kant
Luther
Nehammed
Newton
Ossian
Plato
Quintilian
Rousseau
Shakespeare
Tasso
Ohland
Virgil
Washington
Keviaz
Young
Zoroaster
London
Glebs
Dangers of Laughter and Odd News Snippets
A British Medical Journal warning notes laughter can harm nervous patients and even trigger cardiac symptoms in a young woman after prolonged giggling. The Chicago Tri tonne reports a defense attorney’s quip about doctored billings, while St Kilda’s gannets are praised for prolific egg gathering and long-lived birds. Get job work at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Feischenfeld
Feilchenfeld
Scotland
St. Kilda
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Madrid
Weescotsld
Uum Sas Umar
Western
Yates
B.L. Willis Lumber
C. W
W.H. Benslow & Son
Sts
E. E. Robinson
Peter Graves
Optician
Jeweler
Lalso
Wate
Peter Craves
Chamberlain
D. S. Meurkis
General Merchants
Parmer
Mattie
Bedford Dennis
H. J. Cole
THE
Renwick Times
James
Paul
Job
Moses
Elijah
David
Taveens Sun
DeWitt
H. B. Cole
North-Western Line
Homea Seeker
Chicago & North- Western R.v
Landor
Echool
Livy
Esuriens
Dulcia Poms Rapit
Rouse
Rugby School
L. A. Pope
Richland Buggie Co
Deering Edeal
Deering
United States
Samoa
Honolulu
Indralema
St. Thomas
New York Mail and Express
Chicago Tritone
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