Armistice Day Celebration Winds Reign Despite Weather
Armistice Day festivities drew a large crowd in the town, with an indoor program due to rain. Wesley and Renwick teams played strong basketball, Renwick winning both games, followed by a grand community picnic supper for veterans of 1861 and World War I. The Vernon Theater program drew vast audiences and high praise, marking a memorable local celebration overall.
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Wesley
Renwick
Weom Adate
Antire Crowe
Iyinner
Wilai
Sapper
Treasury Redeems Disfigured Bank Notes After Weather Damage
A State Bank remitted three weather damaged $500 notes to the U S Treasury after they crumbled and lost all identifying marks. The Treasury responded by issuing three brand new $3.00 bills to the customer, restoring the value despite near total disintegration.
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State
Ick
Liat Bank
State Bank
U. S. Treasury
Washington
Treasury
Cash Basis in Carwith Merchants Urges Customers to Pay Cash
Merchants in Carwith shift to cash basis and urge customers to pay cash when able. They acknowledge inconvenience for many customers at first but argue the move benefits all in the end. Supporters ask those who can pay cash to do so to help merchants accommodate others fairly.
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Carwith
The Value of Common Things and The Ordinary Man
A quirky defense of practicality over wealth details the worth of common items like family sized squashes and ordinary automobiles. It argues the most valuable people are the common, everyday folks and that moderate, usable goods serve society best.
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Tlalland
Ecuaatics
Sania
Age and Breath of Time in Walt Mason Verse
The excerpt reflects on aging with bitterness and humor, contrasting the elderly man suiting to life’s end with a lively youth. It centers on the poet Walt Mason’s voice noting old age’s sorrows, but also the world’s continuing vibrancy and the locomotive pull of laughter among the young.
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Walt Mason
Fire at Quaker Oats engine hut promptly checked
A Tuesday morning blaze in the engine hut at the Quaker Oats Company elevator was halted quickly by the new fire company. Eli Brobere and John Mginea were first on the scene with chemical extinguishers, keeping the hose on the ground until the fire was under control with little or no damage reported.
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Quaker Oats Company
New Fire Company
Eli Rrobere
John
Mgenea
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First National Bank
Renwick, Town
Oacm
Tod P.m
Humboldt Laundry Agt
Harry Spurling
W. H. Palmer
Farmer’s Exchange CO
A. W. Gray
Armintice
Everyody
Renchela
Riday
U.S. Treasury
State Bank of
Renwick, Iowa
Wisconsin Lumber Co
G. S. Peters, Mgr
Ford
Whyte Motor CO
Goldfield
Iowa
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