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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text in cramped cadence mentions Cedar Rapids Northen Railway and freight trains. It lists names and a monthly schedule with trains ranging Hardy and North-Mazi references. The legible details are sparse, but indicates a train timing notice with exceptions on Sundays and signal steps.
In a late La Verne News love issue Henry Klindt, once a La Verne merchant, contemplates returning to the United States from Kiel Germany. He notes German papers, new laws against price cutting, and compares butter beef and flour costs with Minnesota prices, detailing rents and living conditions in Kiel. A domestic tale follows about a man who mistakes sisterly affection for romance, ending with a rejected marriage prospect. Castorita and Hed 3 advertise in this issue.
A mixed local item column notes Becker & Cheaver sales, visits by Mrs Clancy and her daughter, and Campbell of Gulifield in town on business. The Lake board met to set contracts for the new school building on June 5, plus a May basket gift to Mrs Khizer. An ad promote Witch Hazel cures and Dr Ki New Discos product claims, plus Lake Park House promising season details and a Minnetonka resort preview.
Castoria advertises Lake Toronka in Waterville and Madison Lake on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line as prime fishing spots for wall eyed pike bass and crappies with affordable hotel, boats, bait, and air charges. Also notes Shilohs Cure for coughs and DeWitts Little Early Risers for liver and stomach health, plus Mobile Alabama conference travel offers and ticket details.
The landlady at Margate has summoned the coal merchant Cobbles who leased basement rooms and left without paying. Robert voices that legally he has no case, noting the basement as the proper place for a coal seller. Judy and Old Jake discuss the situation with local teeth.
An old story recounts Lanter who, after entering a crowded bus, dropped a 30 cent fare into the fare box and calmly began to read. The driver, unable to make change, faced embarrassment. Lanter later returned to fix the mistake and tossed in a nickel and penny to cover the fare.
A guest at a reception tells a remarkable Georgia tale from near Barnesville about finding a wedding ring inside a watermelon. The ring supposedly fell into a blossom, was missed when the watermelon was cut, and a string loosened from a finger ring later revealed the hidden heirloom. The Philadelphia Times is cited as the source.
A New York Sun reader quotes and analyzes a tossed remark Go ahead Willie used by a truck driver and notes the speaker’s belief that the phrase signals irritation at a driver stopped by a cross current of tracks rather than moving through it.
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.