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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
6
Fragmentary text appears to joke about courtship and marriage in a theatrical or literary scene. It includes garbled lines and names, lacking clear events or facts to form a coherent summary. No verifiable details of people, places, or dates are extractable.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair treatment that stops dandruff and shedding within minutes, claiming after weeks of use new growth appears and hair becomes light, fluffy, and lustrous. It urges readers to buy a 20 cent bottle to prove the claim and restore beauty to neglected hair. Emperor Charles of Austria mentioned in a closing line.
Thousands gather in Washington as Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated for a second term. Vice President Marshall is sworn in first, the event features a largely military parade, patriotic displays, and prominent officials, with Washington illuminated by lights and fireworks.
Excerpt from Where the Steady Trade Winds Blow discusses West Indian life, noting shipyard scenes, races, and social divisions. It describes women, daily labor, and color-based class structure across islands, with observations on markets, streets, and clothing.
Mrs. Blanche Pierce testified in night court that Joseph Brown exposed a toy poodle to cold in front of the Giltmore hotel and offered it for sale. The dog leaped, chewed officers’ hats, barked. the judge discharged Brown, noting the dog appeared healthy.
Former New York education head Thomas W Churchill criticizes traditional culture and elite academia, urging practical schooling to help workers. In a separate vignette, Mollie Mollie nervily resists sharing cake, mispronounces words, and learns a small moral about touching treats.
Berlin correspondent reports Dr. Marie Elizabeth Siders has been appointed head of a new department in the Prussian ministry of war. The office will govern the auxiliary service of women and establish connections with major German women’s organizations.
Ridgway Pennsylvanian Dr O M Rares reports twelve months of female trouble with backache and side pain. After trying three doctors and discouraged, his sister-in-law advised Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The treatment restored health enabling her to perform housework and care for a three year old son.
A professor discussed iron and steel for construction. A student responded with a joking mispronunciation, then a box was toppled. The report notes a gauge invented to measure lumber moisture content and lists various seed and lumber prices.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a miracle corn treatment. A few drops applied to a tender corn relieve soreness and cause the corn to lift, dry instantly and shrivel away with no skin irritation. A small bottle costs little and will remove hair, soft corns, or calluses from feet.
An exchange notes a man named Bump, jailed for a century and a half ago, who bought a counterfeit list of Chronicles names sold by a con artist. The tale links biblical literacy to a rash of circulars and a rogue safety razor scheme aimed at 200 patriarchs of the Old Testament.
An old health advisory claims excessive uric acid causes backache and rheumatism through weak kidneys. It promotes Anoric from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as a remedy to tone kidneys and flush uric acid from the system, available at drug stores.
An Australian farmer visits his daughter known as Jean and notices her finery. He removes all chair tassels to avoid scandal, misinterpreting her washing and social displays as improper before the minister arrives. The moment underscores rural bluntness clashing with formal visits.
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