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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
6
A German professor’s study shows tenors use far more energy than basses and sopranos, with contraltos needing less force than sopranos. The investigation explains alto and soprano dynamics, vocal cord behavior, and the relation of voice types to loudness.
An unreadable passage mentions a group called the so called society of ciphers and a person named Tpuin owning four thousand islands. Context and many words are garbled, preventing a clear event or date.
Vice President Marshall recalls a humorous story about Mark Twain meeting a dachshund owner. The proud owner valued the dog for appearance and intelligence while Twain avoided eye contact, fearing the owner might be sensitive about the pet. The anecdote touches on manners and romantic pursuits.
Des Moines reports state justice agents probe Keokuk bootlegging after a wagon loaded with liquor crosses the river. Investigators target officials for alleged tolerance, while temp bars and injunctions reshaped city sales.
The article endorses drinking plenty of pure water with and between meals. It cites medical research and X ray tests on healthy young men showing benefits. It also promotes Anurie tablets for kidney trouble symptoms sold at drug stores.
Mothers attention for quick relief. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, a laxative made from May apple and sloe leaves, sold for a quarter. Available from dealers and apothecaries, or send to Dr Pierce, Buffalo, for a large trial pack.
A British officer reflects on No Man's Land a 500 mile death belt lit by trench warfare with larks and rats amid a vast war machine. A Scottish dinner story follows, a child asks to see an English lord and speaks of disappointment in a humorous twist.
An older reader, M. A. Page of Osceola Wisconsin, writes dated February 16 1816 praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after three years without kidney trouble following years of illness. He notes good health at seventy two and credits continued use for his recovery with mention of price and availability from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo. Dada's Dyspepsia Tablets advertised for indigestion at 0e per box.
A Philadelphia Ledger view notes labor in the United States tightening as 225,000 autos in Pennsylvania alone are largely pleasure cars driven by chauffeurs. About 73,000 able men are removed from productive work, forming a growing army of nonproducers. The piece likens the burden to Germany’s税payer soldiers, comparing it to carrying a chauffeur on the back.
A mother and child discuss disturbing rumors about a sheriff. The child asks to see the sheriff engage in wrongdoing, while the mother chastises the child and expresses distress over the topic.
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