Former Renwick Boy Recalls Mud Hole Trials
A Renwick resident recalls rough travels through Iowa mud holes affecting auto trips and gas costs. He describes nights in Algona, encounters with traveling salesmen, and a damaged harness after a vehicle was freed from mud, noting one man paid up to two dollars for the pull.
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Dodge Meagenger
Earl DL Umppa
Central
Iowa
Ely
Auto
Uwaughout
Algona
Malesmay
Nodhiates
Minhoy
Local girl found hanging in parlor amid comforts
A refined village girl, said to be among the most educated, was found hanging in the parlor late last evening. Her mother and friends searched in vain after she disappeared, and the scene left a distraught household and many questions in the community. The piece weaves local life, taxes, and distant notes into a reflective, troubled snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Abe
Renwick “Times
Madé No Sale Radio Demonstration Sparks Odd Contraption
A novelty radio demonstration by Ile Madé No Sale A shows a device producing two broadcasts at once. One promotes a ladies magazine exercise, the other advertises a Shenandoah cooking recipe with bizarre steps such as mixing flour with milk and a series of奇 Time consuming, impractical actions, ending with serving fish soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvaman
Tiniea Baltor
Velilig
Shenandoah
Today's Savings and Tomorrow's Progress
The 1926 American income is estimated at almost 90 billion dollars, about 770 dollars per person, a record figure driven by saving and thrift that funds yesterday's surplus for today. Critics argue tax reforms penalize past thrift, risking forced rapid spending of wages and income.
Fragmented, whimsical notes from a late 1920s era column
An assortment of jumbled jokes and trivia on topics from ancient ball shots to future explorers, anonymous charitable gifts, cotton stockings, a Lake Grace named for Mrs. Coolidge, and political musings. The piece mixes humorous asides about feet, banter on Africa, and France testing cast iron, with casual remarks on presidential possibilities.
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Neji] Hanson
A. T. Nervig
J. Hanson
Miller Wergéland
Alfred Ersland
E. W. Anliker
Henry Erickson
the Farmers Co-op. Co
Renwick
Minneapolis
T. B
Oakdale Dairy
W. H. Helmke
Prop
Mr. Farmer
Humboldt
Great Britain
Coolidge
Mellons
John Bull
Department of Agriculture
Garnet Holman
Jane Fran Simpson
Indianola
London
Paris
Ile
Txeavatara
Jerusalem
Mare
Babe Roth
United Staties
Alaska
Lake
Grace
Africa
France
Campinda
Informa Fiom
Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company
Rogers Sanitary
Cannes
Wisconsin Lumber Co
G. S. Peters
of Renwick High School
Vernon Theatre
Martin’s Drug Store
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