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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
7
In a late 19th or early 20th era notice Gray's Corner announces firm reason to buy feeds now. It warns of high grain prices, urges readers to place orders, and asks debtors to settle accounts to help the annual statement. The tone blends sales prompts with a request for prompt payment.
A fragmented report lists events from Dist No 2 including a school fair with diplomas, spelling contest, and sports for Boone township. Prizes total 1090 dollars with various races for boys and girls, a three legged race, broad jump, nail driving contests, and baseball games, plus marching/display items by local bands and organizations.
Bereaved families gather daily at the quays awaiting missing fishermen. Mothers wives and sweethearts haunt the piers as the sea keeps their loved ones lost. The long vigil fuels grief and sleepless nights with prayers for return.
An obscure account describes a deadly encounter with a spider foe that evades capture. A wasp stalks and bites, leaving a cryptic card while the mother spider’s protection falters. The tale hints at a vicious cycle of deadly actions and retribution.
The article traces legends of Prester John as a powerful medieval potentate ruling a Christian realm in the Far East. It notes debates linking him to various figures such as a Central Asian ruler and the founder of Khare Khital, while acknowledging the lack of solid evidence for his actual existence.
Bert Grant and daughter of Em matsburg with Mr and Mrs Cecil igmirth of Livearmore visited Ray Falls home last Sunday. Dr W E Long demonstrated steady progress last week showing digging meat under his building and pushing dirt out in a wheelbarrow.
Editor Ward Barnes of the Eagle Grove Eagle recalls a bright idea to pay eggs per dozen for subscriptions and marriage fees. Justice MacEachran of Goldfield accepted eggs for fees, prompting a local oddity. A couple traveled far with eggs for a license that Hum bold county sent to Renwick for sentencing. The note hints the scheme boosted business and community activity, urged by Barnes and MacEachron.
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