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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
6
A promotional prospectus for a female audience extols a lavish powder and vanity book. It references Calumet Roving Powder and Colman advertisement style, touting historical beauty products, mid century imagery, and a Chicago based powder company.
A 19th century style advertisement urges guardians to buy California Syrup of Figs for children. It claims the remedy relieves fever and upset stomach, warns of dosing with strong laxative effects, and promises gentle relief within hours. It mentions a doctor’s caution and urges a store purchase with a discount bottle offer.
Unclear text shows a crowd of cartoon figures labeled Unettontrorts Avrotariurs moving through a Wedtre gallery. The narration mentions an image described as Lotifonae heini a portrait of Al] with a bulldog and a puzzled remark by Dick about a catalogue entry. The fragmentary passage suggests a humorous or surreal art piece and references to names like Ptek and Jatt with limited readable context.
An old time advertisement touts Sage Tea and Sulphur as a cheap home hair darkener for gray hair. It promises quick results, easy application, and a youthful look, claiming the product will turn gray strands black and restore vitality.
A garbled OCR fragment suggests a hurried exchange about a gerontion or aging figure and a person in charge of a petty bureau. The readable bits hint at a push, a choice, and directions, but the exact names, places, and events remain unclear.
The death of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife of the famed industrialist, is reported with details of family, residence in Cleveland and Wadsworth, and the couple’s long marriage. Survived by children including John D Rockefeller Jr and others, with previous deaths of two daughters noted. The obituary outlines family movements and burial hints.
A US message following a deadly incident in Mexico demands reparations to a victim’s family. Talks between Wilson and Bryan led to a pledge that US demands would be promptly met, with threats of penalties and possible intimidation against offenders. Local reports mention a Danish official and a Texas rancher’s role in the aftermath.
A 1900 era prospecting feature highlights farmers who succeed in Western Canada. It profiles Carl Dickin of Tuslin, Poland, who relocated from Pittsburgh to Alberta, buying land, increasing crops, and building a profitable mixed farming operation. The piece notes strong yields, livestock, and expanding homesteads, with emphasis on ready land around Buck Lake and Pigeon Lake area.
A partial quote describes writing a name on a helicopter before sending it to war and receiving a marriage proposal from a moan, with a confusing remark about a possibly rash egg. The text mixes invented slang and unclear dialogue.
A fragmented ad style paragraph promotes scalp care with a creams and shampoos claim and ointment for irritated skin. Mentions Kent brand cream and Culicura distribution and mail order. Also includes unrelated marriage line and a remark about hard work and avoidance.
A letter to the editor argues that scientific breakthroughs cannot be manufactured on demand by wealthy philanthropists or financiers. The writer contends talent and genius resist forced production and that discovery arrives only when the creator chooses the moment. The piece laments the impracticality of ordering science like a commodity.
The notice from Salters promotes a 1915 style seed sale by mail order, listing potatoes, clovers, herbs, and vegetables. It invites readers to request a catalog and samples, mentioning John A Letzer Seed Co, Box 705, La Crosse Wisconsin. It hints at plant varieties like The Coreen Wonder and The Prime Winner.
A fragmentary report from November 1966 references a German looking man seeking Mr. Duan at a Philadelphia eating house near Whidlaw. The man spoke to a prisoner and a local patron, with unclear dialogue about a young man and a prior connection. Names and details are partially obscured in the OCR.
Readers report a jumble of names and phrases including Gotna Ny Styles and Der abtemobitet. The text references Jenkins and a remark about a husband, with scattered lines about Druggists and a “Dean's Mesticolated Qallah Dupe.” A reader notes Toledo Made and savings cited during a collector's visit.
A fragmented 19th century style passage depicts a man urged to listen to his heart and marry for love or wealth. Dialogue hints at a sneaking arrangement, a companion pressing a match with a widow as possible outcome.
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