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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
7
The passage describes farmers facing debt collection, delayed payments, and rising prices for staple goods including coal and groceries. Local boards consider advice but poor earnings hinder settlements as wholesalers raise costs and shoppers brace for higher prices this week.
The program from First Baptist Church lists J. A. Hurley as pastor with Sunday School, morning worship titled The Word of the Baptizer, and a fourth sermon in a series on Bermmens. Young People meeting and a 130 pm evening service are noted, plus a Saturday rehearsal.
Evangelical Church led by Pastor J Hoehlen offers worship Sundays at 10 a.m. in Virginia. evening service at 7 p.m. weekly. Midweek service held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Mrs Anna Schneiders home. Junior Bible Bible class noted. Ladies Aid meets monthly on Wednesdays. Women’s Missionary Society meets on the second Wednesday. Choir practice Thursday evenings at 7:20.
At M E Church notes mention George R McDowell and Foster Sunday School at 10 15 a m with morning worship at 7 45 a m inviting all not regular attendees to worship with them.
Sunday School 10:00 and American Services 11:00 at St. Pauly Lutheran Church. Visitors invited. Notes include visiting Marshalltown Leo Piper and Ames D J Thiel family, Methodist Ladies Aid quilting at Mrs Kerr, and sale of spotted Poland China hogs at farm near LaVerne by M L Barten.
Algona Advance reports a minister traveling with his wife and another woman stopped for gas at Humboldt. After checking the oil the trio resumed their trip toward Algona. A mile south of St. Doe the minister turned to speak to his wife and discovered the back seat was empty, prompting concern over the missing companion.
The American Legion and Auxiliary and families will dine at the Legion hall on Armistice Day November 11. At 3 p m in the schoolhouse a public program includes singing the national anthem, prayer, quartet music, school music, and the four act play America Remember.
Voters carried on with daily business after Tuesday’s election. About 150 ballots were cast at the focal polls. U S Senator results: Dickinson 163 votes, Stock 38. Five straight Democrat ballots were recorded. The precinct and Humboldt county went strongly Republican, carrying every Republican nominee into office.
Crowds flocked to the region for pheasant hunting with many filling their limits. Open days include last Saturday and yesterday, with strong birds and lucky hunters. expect Friday and Saturday of next week as the final open days.
A man opens his Bible at random seeking guidance but encounters troubling verses that urge self harm and hasty action. After repeated readings he confronts grim implications and a moral reflection on fatal conclusions drawn from random scripture.
Two young boys, Glenn and Beas, play near a school area and study music with peers. Hess directs a spontaneous singing moment as they improvise a line about fake deeds and bread, illustrating a simple, candid childhood scene.
The Renwick Times plans a special vote on Christmas Greeting Cards for school teachers with orders urged early. Visitors populate the weekend, including John Hefty and Albert Hefty of near Hardy, the Foster family from Humeston, and Des Moines guests Walter Attig and daughter. Several local visits are noted as Armes, Cedar Falls, and Humeston residents travel to Relatives at various homes.
An English inventor proposes a device to ensure a perfect score in golf. A light mounted in the golf club head reflects from a mirror to guide the player’s eye, influencing the swing depending on wind and conditions. The contraption, tested with a lamp and powered by a simple mechanism, targets achieving a life in one.
The article explains how milk byproducts like casein are processed from milk to create solid materials. It notes casein can be molded into various shapes and used for items such as decorations and buttons, illustrating the broad commercial use beyond dairy foods.
The article notes slavery arising from victors claiming spoils after defeat, with women and children included. It claims slavery dates to early conflicts rather than Africa, cites 1502 arrivals of enslaved Africans in America aboard ships led by John Hawkins, and mentions that these were either kidnapped or forcibly transported, reflecting early transatlantic slave trade origins.
A Posten paper recounts Tarpela daughter of a Roman leader betraying the Sabines for braced arms. Tempted by glittering bracelets she promises to betray the citadel. The Sabines reveal their treachery by offering their left arms. They crush her with their shields as she opens the gates.
A reader notes that 12 Noon and 2 Midnight are often written as 12 m theta or 12 ny, causing confusion. The piece argues abbreviations should be dropped and the resignation letter written as 12 noon and 12 straight to avoid misreading.
A friend of Batty’s, while helping Ally and Hetty Weenie, tears a window shade during an evening attempt to raise it. Hetty consoles Ally, saying they will move soon, easing her dismay at the mishap.
The excerpt critiques rude behavior in business and asserts that customers deserve respectful service. It stresses that even with mistakes or costs, courtesy remains essential and should not be excused by blaming customers.
An article cites Cooper and Selous noting elephants can reach speeds around 10 to 18 miles per hour in bursts. Sanderson and Selous describe walking as the normal gait with faster short sprints, suggesting charging elephants may outrun many runners.
The article reflects on early American views of forests, noting forefathers prioritized removing woodlands over utilization. It outlines two centuries of limited progress against vast, self-reproducing forests, comparing colonial clearing to Maine’s forests supplying large mast and spars for the navy, now entering a fourth crop of saw timber.
A bone needle about three inches long, dated at 25,000 years, is on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. Expert Jenrs Held notes its Magdalenian craft origin and use for sewing clothes from reindeer skin. Excavated from a rock shelter at Ganties in southern France, it was likely made with a flint blade and drilled by a flint bore.
A description from Luton England outlines hat bleaching without chemicals. Hats are exposed to sun on sticks placed in a large open space beside the factory, creating a garden like scene with white blooms as whitening occurs.
A young boy scribbled verses on scraps, later rescued by his mother who, recognizing genius, urged education fitting his talents. The mother’s inspection prompted early hopes he was a poet.
The article notes how Egypt developed mummification to preserve people and animals, especially cats, in response to scientific advances and floodplain soil. Tombs were carved into hills, becoming honeycombed over time, as ritual burials extended to beloved animals beyond humans.
A fragmented recollection describes Mary Louise visiting a country aunt who gave her a five rooster to bring home. Weeks later the aunt asked a question about eating the rooster, and Mary Louise fled saying the bird was old and tough, suggesting they would have eaten him anyhow.
A brief aphorism warns that excessive zeal in waste workers can blind them to the opposition’s strength from Woman's Homes Companion.
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