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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
5
The text lists multiple city names and terminals such as CHICAGO OMAHA MEMPHIS COLORADO SPRINGS ST LOUIS and MINNEAPOLIS with vague references to trains leaving late and schedules. It mentions reservations, tickets, and times like 2:05 and 4 a.m. with fragmentary vendor names and a general passenger agency reference.
Local Mey church and town news recounts visits from Dr. Malin and neighbors, a grand dance near Mr. Boski, May basket gatherings by the young folks, and parties hosted by Rev and Mrs Matone. Ailing Harold Heffay improves from pneumonia, while A Tanking adds a peak kitchen to a large residence. W J Saxton buys a fine coach home. L G Larson visits Eagle Grove.
The column reports a postponed Ladies Air Society meeting at Rev and Mrs Malone's home, a fence repair by Mr Thompson of Thor, a buggy runaway injuring Mr Edge mildly, and school board changes with Miss Grover accepting a position and Miss Hubbard declining. Also mentions the Cheever family’s California trip, Hardy Jamboree game results, a new telephone line being built, a dynamite-safety claim, medical ad for Dr Rigs New Discovery, and a Chicago nursery employment offer with $12 to $18 weekly.
A fragmented OCR item mentions travel along the North Western Line with multiple May departures to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the lumberland Presbyterian church at Wresno, plus references to California Express with sleeping cars. It also cites various patent medicines and liniments promising relief from rheumatism and pain, with local druggists advertising their products.
The Woman's Life journal praises a transformed cradle bed with a detachable adornment and liftable frame, claiming safety, easier movement between floors, and better protection for a sleeping infant. It notes the bed can be stripped and sent to the kitchen after six months. Also includes frostbite and health tips with odd remedies and mixtures.
Instructions describe ironing embroidery on thin cloth with care to avoid direct heat on both sides. Suggests lifting threads with fingers, cleaning feathers through soap lather and rinses, then drying away from flame. Recommends polishing metal with ammonia for bright results after treatment.
In making starch boil it for an hour then add a spoonful of borax to a half gallon of starch. Clothes done up in thin starch will have a peculiar soft stiff texture and will not crease as you put them on.
A practical tip explains plugging holes with a piece of common hard snap to stop mouse holes and prevent further trouble. The method is stated as equally effective against rats and roaches, offering a simple preventative measure.
A garbled note describes kin and tea cupage for a cold bath. It mentions an active healthy state and claims kin is nice for a moment, with references to brading and tnotbeth in unclear context.
A fragmented Knoxville note reports a raid on a gambling house and public shaming threats amid wartime gender tensions. It contrasts social uproar with a technical aside on shipbuilding, noting the Canard liner Caronia used 1560 rivets totaling about 600 tons with hydraulic riveting strength.
Experts state that American coal deposits open to mining exceed five times those in Europe. The text notes Britain France Georgia and Belgium as major coal regions with limited remaining unexploited areas. A humorous exchange contrasts the need for money and a tongue.
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