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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
6
A jumbled page of vintage remedies and comic snippets shows Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming liver and bowel regulation after 40 years on the market, Allen's Foot-Rash powder for painful feet, Castor oil touted for infants, and a quip about lamps being extra with a car purchase, reflecting era advertising and humor.
A dubious tonic promises to erase freckles and improve complexions with double strength hormone cream. The ad guarantees removal of freckle residue and claims dramatic results overnight with a money back offer if not satisfied.
A brief, playful exchange centers on whether a woman's skirt is too high. The man claims the view is matter of general principle, while the woman notes perspective varies, leaving the moral about propriety unsettled.
An old advertisement urges readers to drink plenty of water and eat less meat to ease kidney and bladder troubles. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy made from grape and lemon juice with lithia, claimed to cleanse clogged kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and support ongoing kidney function with a daily dose before breakfast.
A fragment shows a character asking why a person named Ericl would marry, praising the other family as ideal. The dialogue reveals romantic tension and uncertainty about the proposal.
Readable bits show a quirky quote about sleep and a mangled reference to German shippers and sea voyages. The text mentions Boston Evening Transcript and toll charges tied to large cargoes, but many words are garbled, limiting concrete facts.
An old promotional notice promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable tonic to purify blood, clear the skin, and aid long winter ailments. It touts Anuric for uric acid elimination, easing backache, urinary symptoms, and rheumatic pains, urging readers to buy a 60 cent pack or consult Dr. Pierce's hospital.
Analysis of U S troop availability for a Mexico campaign against Villa. Estimates 32 600 soldiers with 112 regiments of cavalry 191 regiments of infantry and 48 field guns and 16 mountain guns to guard 1 200 miles of frontier amid Carranza Zapata forces, border tensions, and risk to supply lines. Also mentions misinformation from locals and shifting coastal defenses and Smithsonian transfer of ocean bottom specimens.
The note likens mints to vehicles that talk loudly when light but hum quietly under heavy load. The line plays on the idea of possession and showy behavior versus quiet burden, attributed to EMhy Beertee.
Philadelphia reports four leading weapons factories the Remington Arms Eddystone Iron Works Baldwin Locomotive and Midvale Steel and Ordnance pledge to open plants for U S government immediate use and rush large orders for rifles shells and forged steel This could include shifting Baldwin to munitions only if needed to guarantee supplies in any Mexican expedition or emergency.
Columbus New Mexico report says Pancho Villa decided last October to wage war on Americans, based on battlefield papers found yesterday. The plan followed U.S. recognition of the Caran One government and began with a campaign in Sinnora, ending in Agua Prieta November 20. A letter dated January 6 1916 from San Geronimo Chihuahua shows Villa promising not to shell Mexicans but to strike Americans on their soil to prove Mexico is a land of the free and the tomb of traitors.
Chicago society women who took the first government examination at St Josephs Hospital under Sisters of St Vincent de Paul say they are not yet fully pledged Red Cross reserves. They will need two more courses and exams, six months or more, though they would go to the border if emergency arises and the government asks. Mrs William P Conger, president of the class, notes twenty five other members would lend services if needed.
Cleveland firms were urgent asked by the war department to bid on supplying 5¢ motor trucks 5 motorcycles and two Wrecking Wagons for the Mexico campaign. General Funston forwarded the request and bids were advertised less than the usual. The itemizing reflects wartime urgency and procurement aims.
A fragmented dialogue shows a couple planning a jewelry visit to select a ring. One asks the partner to come tomorrow and allow them to choose, while the other responds with a wry, affectionate line. The exchange carries intimate tone and domestic focus.
A terse line comments on dismissive attitudes toward women in business, noting that contempt or belittlement creates a sharp, sour reaction akin to grainy noise. The quotation reflects social critique of gender bias and professional inequity.
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