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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
4
The wood duck has shown a remarkable recovery across the country with reports to the American Game Protective Union. The bird, which nests near water and feeds on insects and seeds, rebounds due to protections for birds and habitat improvements.
New York author Dr Robert Mairis advocates nut cultivation as vital food and notes waste-lands can support nut growing. Dr Morris explores grafting methods to overcome grafting failures and discusses Malthus errors about earth population, warning that sterility rises with intensified cultivation.
A described all metal headlamp attachment fits behind the glass door in the upper headlamp. It contains over 4000 strands of metal reflective surface totaling about nine square feet. The device aims to deflect glare by transmitting about 9 percent of the lamp’s candle power onto the roadway ahead.
Aluminum chips from casting for automobile bodies rise in value over 3 million dollars annually. Remelting recovers a large share previously wasted, with tests showing about 20 percent recovery. This shift adds roughly 2.5 million dollars to the U.S. income.
Lighted by 18 900 street lamps with 67 pre electric units and other budget figures. The annual cost to the city is 2 948 051. Electric lights for the chief streets use high wattage bulbs and residence district lights range from 100 to 200 candlepower.
A quirky schoolroom note lists Latin verbs and forms for skating practice. The mime shows students mispronouncing terms like to skate and related phrases, with a fragmentary teacher name and odd student labels suggesting a playful lesson on declined endings and misused words.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear phrases about jealousy and defense, with a judge referenced. No clear names, places, dates, or events are identifiable to form a full news item.
A humorous exchange grows from a dictionary mishap as a British party discusses cave life near Niger. An interpreter and an English companion recall the term troglodytus after a man jokes he learned it from a dictionary he was reading that day.
An Italian parliamentary commission reports that Italian emigrants send about 120 million dollars yearly in gold to their homeland via banks and post offices alone. This figure excludes additional remittances and gifts. Including all emigration flows, one fifth of Italy's current revenue comes from these transfers.
A brief item from Toursville Courier Journal reports a youth recounting two hours of attempting to persuade a girl to kiss him. His attempt was interrupted when the girl’s father entered and began discussing politics.
A fragment quotes a debate on a sentimentalist’s view of tears for the birthplace home and an unpaid mortgage. The lines hint at breach of trust and financial strain linked to the family residence, reflecting a tense, personal accounting.
The note references a tongue in cheek query about whether the eye doctor is the wife and mentions a costly bill. It presents as a quirky snippet from Starper's Weekly with playful phrasing and odd spellings.
A damaged text fragment shows a man begging a woman named Mize Dene for a yes while she retorts with frank amusement, exposing a tense, witty verbal exchange.
In Glenville a doctor’s story tells how Soldier, an injured blind pony, and Belly, the doctor’s black mate, vanished. The animals were found later in a farmyard, with Soldier returning to his routine of waking the household and guiding the doctor’s family through the day.
The Loudon Times laments King Fog, arguing his demands are exorbitant. It highlights transport delays and electricity costs driving tens of thousands of pounds in expense, plus accidents, health impacts, disrupted routes, and sleep loss harming business capacity.
A London magistrate case unfolds as a man confronts a horned coat claim. The coat bears no name, a trap is sprung, and two garden peas spill from a cut lower flap, with the man claiming peas for Patrick and Power.
The report states the crude oil production lagged vehicle creation as 316 barrels per car registered when 700,000 motor vehicles were documented. It also notes about 47 barrels of crude oil available per registered vehicle, highlighting supply constraints versus vehicle growth.
In New York City a well used 1903 two cylinder passenger car on display boasted a record of 260000 miles over two decades and the owner claimed it could reach 85 miles per hour.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a man and Uncle Eben debating a breakup and the father’s influence. The speaker mocks poor counsel and laughs at plans to leave the girl, suggesting practical reasons and coded motives behind actions.
An unclear, damaged excerpt shows Pariiér Corntessel claiming “it’s teachin’ me and mother how to dance” in a strained dialogue about a boy named Joch. The readable fragment hints at a casual, informal exchange in a local page segment.
A jumbled transcription describes a surprising marriage within a jazz band in Boston as Tatil T and a spouse accept a union amid noisy rehearsal and public attention. The odd wording hints at cultural mix and celebratory music surrounding the ceremony.
A fragmented account describes a device using a set of wires and switches to control engraving and writing. Operators manipulate the apparatus to produce marks on paper, with dry cells powering a circuit breaker and a second wire set controlled by a small switch.
The readable fragments question a settlement and satisfaction of both sides but lack clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. The passage hints at a dispute resolution with no specific details on parties or actions taken.
The Literary Digest notes formal bans on slavery in Congo territories clash with continued native exploitation in French and Portuguese areas. Reports say promised religious liberty is in abeyance, with evangelism restricted. The Congo News Letter cites Swedish mission funding for new stations, while prohibitory rules force closing two established stations.
A narrator recalls a painful incident in which a student teased a professor after hearing a sweet voice in class. The memory centers on the speaker overhearing classmates laughing at the professor, who faced humiliation as the speaker fled red faced.
Officials in Washington restrict crop information and arrange advance summaries to control what reporters learn. Copies of data are sent to newspapers, while selected details are read by telephone to spread news nationwide.
A panel party member recounts a curious encounter with an Overland traveler near government wells. The witness notes a predicted arrival of a friend, unknown for weeks, within 24 hours, while wireless signals and a simple snake omen are mentioned in the murky report.
A fragmentary Royal Century excerpt describes a visitor addressed by a native, the weeklong labor pattern from Friday night to Tuesday morning, and a weekly wage of one dollar for two days of work. It notes sugar cane and fu ngee meals, widespread chewing trouble among recruits, and women performing most tasks, including ship maintenance at low pay.
A diary style note recalls a duck season storm where sleet trapped birds on a farm. The narrator finds four ducks in a chicken pot on returning from school and, amid neighbor cries, shoots two after disturbing a crippled pair brought home as decoys by a neighbor’s husband.
An early Galveston report recalls the 1851 yellow fever outbreak when the young city faced near total depopulation. A hurricane swept through, halting the fever’s spread as infected residents fled to the sea, ending the crisis.
Fragmentary note describes a tailor with no cloth and a shoemaker with no lead shoes. People prefer self repair when possible and assume others should not hire for tasks they can perform at home. The text highlights scarce materials and the shift to do it oneself.
Ben H. McGee announces his bid for Humboldt County sheriff subject to Republican voters in the June 1922 primaries. He asks for voter support and cites the will of the party as the basis for his candidacy.
Thereby announce my candidacy for County Recorder of Humboldt County Iowa and respectfully appeal for voter support at the June 8 1922 Republican primary. Margaret E Prablu of Humboldt IA endorses the bid and urges electors to back the petitioned nominee.
War Clerk announces candidacy for Clerk of the District Court in Huanboldt County. He vows to uphold the will of the voters at the June 5 1922 primaries, listing Poul L. Emrie as a reference.
A brief notice states there will be no canine candidate for reelection as County Attorney of Flamt bolt County. It notes the decision rests with the Republican voters at the June 1822 primaries, with W. Garfield as a referenced figure.
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