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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
6
A settler who bought land near Warner at 20 dollars an acre found his single spring wheat crop paid the total purchase and operating costs. The year 1915 shows Canada shifting trade, exporting more to the United States than it imports, with a surplus turning into a large profit for farmers and a cash based economy.
An ad suggests applying Cuticura Ointment to clean oily skin from infancy onward and washing with Cuticura Soap after five to ten minutes. It promises free literature by mail from Cuticura in Boston and claims Cuticura has no equal for oil skin. A closing quip notes advising a hungry man is as unsatisfying as feeding ice cream to a wax doll.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the digestive system preventing misery and a clear head for months with use and notes even children benefit from a cleansing treat.
The Iowa board of parole has released seventy nine convicts since January 1 1916 at about one per day. Parolees find steady work under six month employer contracts. Prison population grew this winter with more men entering prisons than in any similar period while paroles begin to reduce counts. The Anamosa reformatory peaked at 749 inmates, later down to about 780 after early releases.
Perry Mayor Jack Bruce in a Des Moines serum case seeks to determine if cholera or the administered serum caused hog deaths at his farm. He bought hogs at a local sale where some animals carried cholera and has begun a $2,000 suit against the serum company and the veterinarian responsible for the treatment.
Valley Junction reports no candidates for the city election as nominating petitions were not filed by the legal deadline. A blank ballot will be printed and voters may write in any eligible candidate they choose.
Charles Brown, a well to do traveling salesman, died by suicide leaping from a hotel window into the Mississippi River west of Davenport. His body was found decomposed with tattoo marks identifying him. The incident occurred last January.
At age 75 Col. K. H. Spencer a leading citizen of Algona becomes the father of twin boys. Spencer served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. His wife, Emily Nahannon, is the daughter of a Confederate veteran, adding to the twins’ interest.
Seed corn surveys in Monroe Wayne Appanoose Davis Wayneollo Mahasin and Lucas counties show an urgent need for organization. T. R. Douglags, seed corn agent for the extension department, says the shortage is more serious than the public realizes with new corn failing to yield satisfactory crops and old corn scarce and costly.
Shenandoah outlines a busy spring with forty blocks of paving, a prize pool of 375 dollars for road maintenance, a 20000 dollar Presbyterian church, and a 13009 dollar armory building for Company E. City council and Commercial club meetings signal urgent action as businessmen mobilize to implement the plans. Grinnell mourns Robinson as aviator Beech arrives to lead Grinnell Aero-Mane Company. aviation school enrollments rise and states nominate guards for a national training course.
The Crooked Creek railroad near Webster City Iowa was sold at public auction to W R Dyer of Boone for 3112 300. Dyer allegedly represented the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Interurban. It is believed the interurban will electrify the line and extend to Fort Dodge. The 17 mile route connects Webster City and Lehigh through historic coal fields.
The Igwa Taxpayers League met in Des Moines to organize every precinct and county to oppose useless public expenditures. They oppose any proposal to borrow state funds for roads without clear plans. Officers elected include Tustin R. Doran president, Frank W. Dusey secretary, James T. Johnson vice-president, and J. C. Judge Ames treasurer.
Des Moines speakers at the twenty first annual Town Independent Telephone association meeting discussed likely stable telephone rates and public education to a cue appreciation of service. Companies plan to guard against possible future legislation that could raise operating costs.
Marshalltown area reports a robust March farm transfer with farm values at 1,590,609 dollars. Nearly 712,200 dollars in new mortgages were arranged plus old mortgages assumed, indicating strong lending activity during the period. In separate news, Marengo mourns Dr. Edward Henderson, physician and commerce counsel for Iowa, who died suddenly of heart failure at his home, leaving a widow and two children.
Jawa City features Demaree C Bess a University of Iowa senior set to graduate in June and depart for a new position in Asyut Upper Egypt in July. The piece highlights his expected three year embete on the Nile bank near the Sahara. Panora store robbed of $500 in clothing and silks with robbers fleeing by automobile and no trace found.
In Pella Mrs. Arle Bykoman was killed when she tried to start a fire with kerosene. Her young daughter was fatally injured. Eight other children upstairs escaped unharmed.
Chariton resident Charles Marshall was killed on the Ed Hudson farm when thrown under a corn shredder during a runaway incident. He suffered fatal injuries as the machine mangled him.
Columbus New Mexico report says Gen Luis Herrera, former military governor of Chihuahua, renounced Carranza and joined Pancho Villa with a sizable force in western Chihuahua. Washington dispatches note fears of a split in the northern Mexican forces aiding Villa, with Herrera’s troops believed well armed and prepared to move northwest toward Pershing’s expedition.
A late night blaze on March 22 in Augusta Georgia consumed ten business blocks on Broad Street and threatened cotton warehouses worth about four million dollars. The fire started in the Dyer building and swept through principal business districts as winds hindered suppression efforts.
Washington authorities appoint custodians to collect waste paper and old rags from all U S government buildings. Proceeds from selling these items will go to the treasury. A Nashville blaze destroyed 609 residences after a ball of yarn set grass on fire March 22 causing extensive damage estimated at 1 500 000.
Socialist Daniel C. Hear leads under party lines against Mayor Get Hard A. Tading in the preliminary Milwaukee vote with nearly complete returns. They will face each other in the April 4 election. In Nogales Sonora Roman Catholic priests are expelled and have begun crossing the border. A tornado in northern Indiana causes five deaths and widespread damage with many injuries and high losses. In Peking the state department treaty event signals the abandonment of monarchy and restoration of the republic.
A health ad claims drinking hot water with two teaspoons of limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast cleanses the alimentary canal, reduces toxins, and prevents uric acid buildup. It warns benefits for rheumatic pain, lumbago, headaches, constipation, and bad breath with daily use.
The remark is unrecorded but jokingly noted as likely Newton’s quip on seeing the apple fall. Some recall it as That’s a pippin implying a fateful discovery and the birth of the law of gravitation.
A cheeky old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that cleanses the bowels to cure common childhood ailments. It urges mothers to feed a teaspoonful to restless sick children and warns buyers to avoid counterfeit syrups while promising printed directions on the bottle.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser and alterative. It claims the Golden Seal ingredient stimulates liver and stomach action to produce rich red blood feeding the heart nerves brain and organs, making the body feel clean strong and vigorous as bad blood purges and new blood flows to the organs.
Uric acid causes backache neuralgia gout and related pains. Dr Pierce claims his Anoric Tablets are 37 times stronger than lithia and will eradicate uric acid from the system. For tiredness backache or sleep disturbance, visit a drug store or send 10 cents for a trial package to Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York.
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