This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
7
In the Bonston Transcript a door scene unfolds as a man asks to view the meter while a housewife notes the request will be brief due to hectic conditions. The exchange captures a snapshot of daily life and local character.
Soapsuds and a soft cloth will clean bronze ornaments satisfactorily. A dry cloth or chamois can be used for dry ing afterward.
Cleaning marble washstands and mantel shelves requires no soap to avoid dulling the polish. A small amount of ammonia in water is sufficient.
A reflective early text argues money as a force enabling leisure and honest work. It contends wealth should serve truth and the common good, allowing those who employ it to advance noble aims and improve society. The passage emphasizes money as tool, not treasure.
Brown boasts of Tas and Towser the dog as he recounts a comic exchange about a missing item. The dog pauses, then lowers his head to inspect his own thoughts, prompting humorous disbelief at the situation. The scene captures a lighthearted moment between man and pet.
During a concert a man who valued music over conversation mocks a young fop who talks to a girl beside him. The offended patron confronts the speaker, revealing the pursed irony as he defends the musicians against the nuisance of chatty patrons.
Daily Thought reflects on religion as armor and cloak as a quirky moral aside. An old lady and gentleman embark on their inaugural steam car journey, the wife nearly breathes through a trestle but catches herself and declares to Ezra, thank God, we made it.
A child named William, fond of nature, spent a day in the woods. He lay quietly, then urged silence, saying it sounds wonderful when nothing is spoken. Exchange text notes the serene moment and the child’s appreciation for silence.
A description explains that training young birds to sing requires placing each in a private compartment with an older bird in the center. The young birds imitate the adult’s song from the cage, and soon become singers themselves.
Across Asia people interpret the moon’s dark spots differently. Chinese traditions view a hare pounding rice in a mortar, while many Southeast Asian cultures share the hare image. a minority imagine a man and woman working in a field across the lunar surface.
Community news lists residents traveling to Algona and Heron Lake for visits and treatment, cattle sales in various parts of the state, and social calls by residents from Goldfield Livermore Renwick and Argona. Local ads include broods sows for sale Barred Rock eggs and an automobile chain lost between Renwick and McGowan's. A political candidate card for EB Cunningham appears and a timing note on upcoming road conditions. A light humor piece on pessimism closes the item.
The Boone Rural Club schedules a Tuesday program at the Center schoolhouse Boone township. Performers include Jennie Hanson Leadayle Gillespie Berton Huntley Incz Bogard James Nelson Elvira Hoffman Elsie Eastman John Pogge Lola Haas David Rice Henry Packard Lena Hanson and a male quartet. The program features music readings recitations violin and an essay with a dialogue and song.
Attendance rises in First Primary as Grade I finishes Aldine Reader and starts The Story Hour Reader. Students plan window boxes if seeds arrive. A Swedish Clap Dance is introduced. The Victrolia Record Cabinet bought with program proceeds arrives. Kathyle McGowan and Ernest Gugger celebrate birthdays with a party and cake.
A fragmentary humorous gag lines describe a tired patient asking a doctor for relief and a judge’s quip. The text recounts an Eskimo superstition where the moon chases the sun and a soot throw saves the day, a tale told in a conversational tone.
A Houston Post remark argues paid rooters would sour the game by demanding higher wages and more per capita comforts if it became custom for teams to pay rooters. The comment frames the burden of a living as heavy and critical to the sport.
Wilma and her mother are at home when Wilma's brother phones to say he has just married. The mother starts crying and Wilma sobs in reply that she can no longer talk to her brother, who has wed that night. Meanwhile an old sweetheart calls, but Wilma refuses to speak to her brother.
English services in the morning with Hour of worship at 10:30 o clock. Sermon topic The Feeding of the 5000 A Genuine Passion Picture John 6 1 18. Sunday School and Bible class at 11 30 o’clock. All are invited to unite in divine worship pastor R F Schedtler.
Evangelical Church calendar lists Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. German service at 11:00 a.m. P A meeting at 7:00 p.m. led by Lena Elmer English service at 7:30 p.m. Prayer services at 7:30 p.m. followed by choir practice. Teacher training Friday at 7:00 p.m. Hearty invitation from Pastor A. W. Schleeselman.
The schedule lists a Saturday 7 30 pm quarterly conference with all officers urged to attend. Sunday morning at 10 50 the District Superintendent Clegg will preach and administer the sacrament. The evening sermon titled Prepare will be given by the pastor. Sunday School at 10 30 am Epworth League 11 30 am Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 pm Thursday 7 30 pm. A cordial invitation is extended to all by J G Moyer pastor.
Baptist church schedules preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday School at 11 30 a m B Y P U 6 30 p m At Luni Sunday School 2 00 p m Preaching 3 00 p m You are welcome to any or all of the above services J H Peery Paajor
Pure bred stallion terms specify a 12.50 insurance cost to cover standing and nursing. Parties disposing of mares or relocating before foaling incur a service fee due immediately. Mares bred at the owner risk.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.