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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
8
A historical health note urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to flush stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims internal cleansing prevents bilious attacks headaches colds and rheumatic pain and makes one feel younger by purifying the digestive system.
A dialogue between Bobby and Gramlin features a pun about an engine wagging its ears. Bobby questions if engines have ears and Gramlin says she has never heard of such. Bobby clarifies he means engineers.
A 1915 testimonial from druggist A Wy Hanan of Erast Lynne Missouri praising Kilmer's Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder ailments. It describes a cataractlike inflammation cured after two months of treatment and urges readers to order a sample bottle and receive kidney information.
The dialogue features John informing his wife he found a gray ball, and she jokes about keeping it as a memento. He wonders why he cannot keep it to remember her, while she retorts with humor about going lame to her mother, ending with a comic mockery.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a nighttime cleanse for the stomach and liver. It claims the product clears fermenting food, relieves indigestion, and promotes regular bowel action by morning. It highlights a 10 cent price, sleep-work benefit, and broad consumer appeal.
Farmers from Muscatine Howard Winneshiek Jones Cedar Linn Scott Van Buren Tama Hamilton and other counties formed the Iowa Farmers Protective Association. They oppose road improvements funded entirely by farmers, plan a new farm journal, and may operate a daily paper under the organization's oversight after a Des Moines delegation studies costs and newspaper utilities. The group supports better roads and seeks city and town contributions to cover modernization expenses, uniting county road groups into a broader effort.
Lehigh townsfolk report militant suffragists raided a window display by Oscar V Peterson a local pharmacist. A confrontation occurred with about 20 opponents as the anti suffrage petition was torn down and destroyed.
Colfax dispatches indicate no suspension of work in Iowa coal mines on April 1 as operators expect the new wage scale to be adjusted smoothly. Although the exact increase is undecided, it will likely fall between the current rate and the 26 percent requested. East reports suggest miners may prevail on the machine mining system. railroads foresee no mine suspensions. Rock Island Railway reportedly has capacity to load 2000 tons daily at Colfax mine.
Polk county saved 866 dollars in the inebriate hospital at Knoxville for the quarter ending December 31, 1911 compared with the 1914 quarter when saloons existed. The state report to County Auditor F J Alber notes fewer patients and 54 housed in the 1914 quarter versus 28 in the 1915 quarter.
The women of the city beautiful department of the Women’s club offer prizes for the two best bird houses to encourage care for birds. All boys in sixth through eighth grades are eligible, with houses due for the Industrial Art Exhibit on April 20.
A hotel costing 700,000 is to be erected here during the coming summer. The six story building will be elegantly fired up. Moore and Miller, who run a hotel at Arnold's park, are likely to be the trustees.
Iowa City reports the death of Hiram Toms, a Civil War veteran, whose disappearance from his daughter’s Wollman home three weeks ago ended with his body found in a Riverside-area pasture about a mile away. Estimation places death roughly three weeks prior, with the corpse frozen upon discovery. Wollman lies fourteen miles from the scene.
Residents rally to raise funds for the capture of General Feiseo Villa amid word of a large reward. Local talk centers on a Humboldt County storekeeper named Dean, popular before his flight, and plans to bury the slain man locally once his body is brought in.
Des Moines will host the Republican state convention with the other convention set for Cedar Rapids. Dates to be determined by the executive committee. Since the attorney general has not ruled on the legal necessity of a first convention the State Central Committee will hold both conventions to avoid any doubt about legality.
Ralph Ellis, 19, will likely seek a Carr medal for bravery after rescuing Charles Thom from a flooded river. Thom, marooned in a tree, had been swept from a boat and clung to life for seven hours as rescues failed. Ellis rowed from shore into a dangerous current to reach Thom and bring him to safety.
Jefferson-Friends of E. G. Martin report anxiety over the disappearance of the prominent young farmer who left for Omaha stack yards and was due back shortly. Police have found no trace, fueling fears of foul play or possible mental derangement.
Fort Dodge logged forty two fires in a state total of 3,830 last year. Local losses reached 241904 with 375710 worth of insured value. Average cost per fire stood at 5759. Notable blazes destroyed the Iowa Manufacturing company buildings and the Prusia Hardware company.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Wholesale Egg Butter and Poultry Dealers Association held its second annual convention in the city. Over 300 produce dealers attended, the largest gathering in the association’s history amid Iowa leading nationwide poultry and dairy production valued at about 90 million dollars.
A prairie fire near the old cemetery outside Oskaloosa forced a funeral party to flee in cabs as flames swept through a large portion of the burial ground during John Caldwell’s funeral. The scene disrupted services and scattered mourners.
The Church of Christ official board plans a 326000 church building. A committee including Pastor and Elder A O Wright plus three board members will tour the state to gather ideas for the design and layout.
L. M. Hastings former president of the Iowa State Teachers' Association and pioneer educator in Iowa died at his home in Towa City. He founded the present graded school system in Ottumwa.
The high school building is condemned as unsafe and dismissed until repairs. Erected ten years ago it has never been satisfactory. Architects asked to report urged closing of the schools. Bonds voted last fall for a new building could not be sold due to alleged law noncompliance by bond companies.
Iowa towns expanded public water and sewage systems from 1914 to 1926 in a report by sanitary engineer Lafe Higgins noting millions invested across seventy three cities. The statement lists Humeston Edenville Knoxville Grand Mound Stanton Sioux Rapids Yale Osceola Northwood Dixon Goldfield Parkersburg Crawfordsville Maynard Spiltville Morning Sun Saboron Onslow Orange City Lawden Riverside Charlton Keota Denison Urbana Kanawha Germania Sheldon Boyden for water works and expanded sewage plans in various communities.
Des Moines river ice gorge near Givin continues to threaten farms as it forces a new channel. Explosives cut only 104 yards of six miles of gorge despite hiring mine shot firers.
The report shows the state highway commission spent only a little over 3.6 percent of total work value on engineering and state supervision in 1915. Bridges and culverts cost about $0.7 million, county roads $3.3 million, and township travel routes $2,381,219.84.
Washington reports the Norwegian bark Silius from New York to Havre was torpedoed in the Havre road without warning. Seven American citizens were aboard and all were saved though three crew members drowned. Officials say the unarmed vessel was a neutral ship of commerce. Lansing awaits full affidavits and passenger lists before acting.
London reports the Verdon offensive entering its fourth week as Germany counts 26 042 unwounded French soldiers and 430 officers captured. Berlin lists 159 captured cannons, 41 of large caliber, and 239 machine guns. Paris notes continued heavy artillery with no shift in frontline positions.
Prince Joachim, emperor William's fifth son and a captain in the Fourteenth Hussars, married Princess Maria Augustine of Anhalt at Belle Vue Castle near Amsterdam. The ceremony was attended by the German empress, the duke and duchess of Anhalt, and other relatives, with Emperor William absent. Joachim was twenty five last December and was the emperor's only unmar red child.
William Robinson of Grinnell perished when his aeroplane overturned and dropped about 13 000 feet near Ewart on a Saturday. The gasoline tank ignited, engulfing the craft and the flyer in flames. Robinson, 32, leaves a widow and four children. He had lived in Grinnell most of his life. body taken to Grinnell by relatives.
An explosion in a sewer under Scotten Avenue on Detroit's West Side ripped up two miles of street, damaged water mains and shattered windows, causing an estimated loss of $500,000. Authorities report extensive structural and utility damage.
Get War Contracts Lexington March 13 The Frankfort Distilling company will be gin the manufacture of alcohol for the allied armies when the present contracts for whisky expire.
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