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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
A quirky exchange features a sly visitor named Cram Sparta and two locals. They joke about a bold claim and tease a possible appearance by a Curd In vaudeville at the Ulean next week.
Fragmentary lines describe a diplomacy scene with Miss Oldwin Vale and hints of age and inquiry. The unreadable OCR leaves key names and events unclear while suggesting tension and social interaction surrounding a possible event or negotiation.
A disjointed newspaper excerpt shows a political debate with a senator replying to a friend about sympathy in a distant region. The readable bits hint at wartime or reform themes and local sentiment, but the fragmentary OCR obscures full names, dates, and precise issues.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a timely cure for colds and lung trouble, promising easier sleep and productive mornings. It claims fifty years of tested use and notes availability from druggists in all parts of the world in 10 and 75 cent bottles.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists names such as O Rourke Oh and Dinuisx and references a muddled sequence about a person running away and altered statements. The text is garbled and uncertain, with many misspellings and incomplete phrases, making identification of a coherent event impossible.
The document explains a universal service registration system led by governors and sheriffs, detailing registrar appointments, precinct duties, and absentee procedures. It emphasizes volunteer registrars, sworn officials, and city boards for larger populations, with instructions to reach registrars by registration day.
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed 27 518 banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions for a 2 900 000 000 bond offering and to estimate bonds per institution. He urged swift cooperation with the federal reserve banks as subscriptions pour in from major cities and states nationwide. Negotiations continued with nations owed credit and Italy received the first 100 000 000 loan. Subscriptions to the second treasury certificate offering were taken by the reserve banks with a possible fund transfer within days.
Sir Hardman Lever of the British war mission forecast a central purchasing committee in Washington to handle all supplies for allied governments. He said the committee would replace J.P. Morgan & Co and predicted Germany would be practically bankrupt in credit markets after the war. He warned central powers face heavy interest and debt, suggesting reconstruction needs could force debt repudiation or heavy borrowing, while allies would emerge financially strong despite large permanent debts.
The War Department agreed to pay 100 dollars a month to men in training camps seeking to join the officers reserve corps. While a quota of 40,000 may enroll when camps open May 1, there remains room for men of the right abilities. Each camp aims for about 2,500 applicants, and the department urged further recruitment of qualified men.
Chicago begins mobilizing naval resources under Navy Department orders. Captain W. A. Moffett at the Great Lakes training station orders rounding up hundreds of small hunter huts to equip as submarine chasers, with expeditions to hasten their rush to the seaboard.
A man declines church attendance citing dislike of the minister. The minister counters by asking if he would refuse a life saving operation from a surgeon he dislikes, underscoring a higher duty to health over personal animosity.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal itching burning skin and scalp. It urges daily use to prevent minor troubles from becoming serious and offers free samples by postcard request.
A Cincinnati authority states sore corns can be lifted out with the fingers after applying a few drops of Freezone. A small bottle costs little at drug stores and will rid feet of corns or calluses without pain or skin irritation.
A mother urged her son Sydney to avoid a boy named Stanley. The next day Sydney walked home with Stanley again, explaining that Stanley’s mother told him to pick the nicest boy in school, and Sydney suspects he is the target.
A concise historical notice notes how a man’s awakening is tied to his wife’s vision of a bonnet. The snippet emphasizes domestic life, with a focus on gendered aspiration and the era’s social motifs.
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.