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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
9
Notice of assignment of all property of Renwick Cement Block Co. of Renwick to WE Turvey agent. Creditors must file sworn statements of their claims with PL Blemimig assignee within three months from first publication. Dated February NATH. Fleminiz
Remodeling notes at Pred Walkner’s alleyway. Visit from Miss Mary Stone of Humboldt. A new baby girl arrives at the Evans home. Ohio Legislature protects bobwhite quail as a beneficial insect eater. Financial statements show gains at State Bank of Renwick and Peoples Savings Bank of Hardy, reflecting community prosperity.
Primary children enjoy reed basket making during spare moments. Eighth graders received county exam grades, most satisfactory. Fourth and fifth grades test seed growth in a sponge, results to be announced. High school students select Cantust readings for upcoming event. Community Club program well attended, new officers introduced. Domestic Science girls sold sandy and popcorn balls, raising 6.50 for kitchen dishes. Top spellers include Inez Smith, Lawrence Nielsen, Mable Heggen, Johnnie Hefty, George Tech, Earl Smith, Dora Tech, Lucile Klassi, Violet Swiger, Nella Thompson, Wilma Hefti, Elmer Stuer.
Reports from Renwick and surrounding vicinity describe weather, visits, and social calls. Inez Lee visits her parents Mr and Mrs Lee while Sam Nesbit and Claud Bogard make local rounds. Mrs Sheen returns from Florida and Palmer school observes vacation. The 2nd Iowa Regiment prepares for muster out and three locals reenlist in the Machine Gun Company.
Goldfield Liems a business caller in town Monday. Howard Persons of Watt Lake Iowa visited over Sundays with his friend Julius Egenes.
Sporie rach Rua Blanche Godfroy is sick this week. Mr and Mrs Waln were Algona callers Thursday. Walter Myars left school to help on the farm. Rev Heddle visited Algona Saturday. Miss Eilene Shipul visited Renwick friends over Sunday. H S Benedict visits his son I H and family. C L Ford from Ha Violet Horthrop is the new Sunday visitor warden at Eagle Grove. Mr Ford checked in Tuesday. Julius Igenes has been supplying here since Mr Fox’s general will enjoy a brief vacation before taking up another. Mr Amspoker and wife returned home from Alexis Hi Thursday. J J Stephenson from Algona doing business in Frown Wednesday. Fred Belknap, former Goldfield resident, died at his home in Ceylon Minn last Thursday. Remains were brought Saturday night and funeral held Sunday at 2:30 in Methodist church. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. Will Bemis, nephew of the late C D Bemis, died Friday at Algona hospital of illness. Declamatory contest held here Wednesday drew a large crowd. West Bend Forest City and Lake Mills won honors.
Miss Galdie White is listed as sick. W A Patterson dies and is buried at the Presbyterian church. Local residents visit family in town and from Ft Dodge. Renwick girls beat La Verne 18 to 12. Several callers stop by W F Godfrey, A D Burtis, and Webster City connections.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured locally and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood purifying tonic taken to reach the disease through the mucous surfaces with endorsements from physicians and a Toledo, Ohio company.
A father and son dialogue theme urges confidential talks to bridge gaps between boys and fathers. It argues boys face serious matters fathers often miss and notes schooling as a major national focus. The bureau of education cites 4 percent in school, contrasting with other nations, highlighting education as a vast national industry.
Fragmented text extols home owning farmers as the sturdy backbone of the nation, claiming their strength has sustained the country against internal and external threats and warning of national decadence if this asset declines.
The piece notes a ten percent price rise for celluloid collars and warns of hazards from sparks and accidents among wearers. It critiques the fashion and high costs tied to postwar living, predicting further wage and goods pressure that affects laborers and families.
A fragmentary voice muses on a California youth declaring himself mentally incompetent, cancer outcomes, military efficiency linked to psychology, and a university inquiry into higher apes. The piece blends satire and scattered observations without a clear single event or outcome.
A letter laments high fruit and vegetable prices driven by grading and huckster licensing. It argues that grading wastes stock, raises consumer costs, and preserves monopolies by blocking producers from city markets. The writer calls for public markets and producer access only.
A caller rang, interrupted work, and left a curt, anonymous snub. The piece preserves the narrator's disdain for the unclear courtesy of a stranger, noting the caller may have believed himself superior or simply too busy to be decent.
The 1916 report of labor authorities shows 25,148 industrial victims in the state, with 2,587 deaths. It records an average of eight lives lost daily and 20,957 injuries monthly, per the Philadelphia Public Ledger, urging reforms for workers’ safety and civilization’s progress.
The text states that Percival Lowell did not originate the Martian canal theory. It attributes first launch to Giovenni Schiaparelli of Turin, noted for work on shooting stars, mercury rotation, and asteroid Hesperia. Christian Science Monitor calls Lowell the theory's strongest defender.
The piece recalls early British tank cars entering service as a novelty that caused alarm. It compares them to a new football formation, effective briefly until opponents adapt, then struggles as defenses learn the tactic. The author weighs novelty against practical impact on front lines.
Amid supply shortages in Germany, inventors reportedly discover a practical material made from pitch. Observers suggest this invention could have significant postwar value and utility after the conflict ends.
University of Pennsylvania scholars decoded a 2200 year old Babylonian baked brick letter noting no order for a barrel of flour and stating it was a man’s duty and privilege to keep four barrels full. The find highlights historical views on provisioning and communal responsibility.
A garbled, poetic piece ponders facing nature and personal effort. It hints at daily tasks like eggs and oysters as a fairy division of life. The language is fragmented and incomplete, with unclear references to roles and pleasures.
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