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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
8
Local Newstems report Lakota visitors at Nucaday Lakota store and a Shymere convention in Mason City. Residents welcome on Wednesday October 16 as details of assignments and travel are noted. Busyness includes replacements and nearby trips with minor property damage from a storm night.
Mayor Stoddard toured business districts to view illegal punch boards and slot machines. Officials ordered removal as these devices were unlawfully operated and common in various shops for years, with closures often delayed to avoid immediate action.
Open season for pheasants in northern Iowa counties from October 20 to October 22 was announced by game warden W J At. The season opens 30 minutes before sunrise and closes at sunset daily with a limit of three cock birds per day. Counties listed include Winnebago Wright Kossuth Cerro Gordo Butler Mitchell Franklin Grundy Black Hawk and others.
Announcement states Miss Laura Yanney daughter of J H Yanney near Webster City will marry Carl Sohigull son of Chas and Mrs Selipull of Renwick on Wednesday Oct 4. The engagement was announced last Thursday night during a gathering hosted by Miss Yanney for twelve friends north of Webster City.
Engineers from a Wisconsin theatre service company develop a grounding device for live wires near high tension lines. The system threads the wire through a grounding path, safely discharging any current into the earth to reduce the risk of electric shocks during handling.
Mrs Ernest Kraft and son Fritz, Mr and Mrs E G Griebel, Mrs Helen Brink, and others visit relatives in Fort Dodge and surrounding towns. Henry Palmateer family from Alexander, Chauncy Palmateer from Goldfield, and Innis McCurry group visit W W McGurry home. City Cafe installs Prigidaire container to keep ice cream and Eskimo pies, reducing ice use and repacking work.
A historical notice claims a remedy called UAVS CATARIOT MEDICINE offers relief. It markets a purifying tonic and an ointment promoted to reduce infections and inflammation, with a long-standing reputation of over four decades.
An account from Hearst's International Cosmopolitan relates Puahnquist's attempted survival at sea near Hiddigeport Connecticut. He battled cold ice water for hours, drowned after a fall from a vessel, and was later recovered near death before dying months later in a pine grove.
A Burmese five year old, Tun Kyiv, claimed by superstitious locals to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist philosopher, spoke to a large crowd at Paungie near Prome. A special train carried visitors. the deputy commissioner ferried him to Prome. two hours of sweltering attention followed as he urged moral reforms.
The Stelvio highway marks its centenary built a century ago by Anstiit for an ill fated purpose. It crosses Europe’s highest pass about 9 000 feet with 40 miles of scenic curves and sheer cliffs. A new tunnel will begin after the centenary to replace the mountain route as the Gathard and Simplon tunnels did.
A conservative estimate places total iron ore around 200 million tons in California. Winter deposits near Eagle Mountain Riverside County about 60 million tons lie near the Southern Pacific line. Chive Puyu, 200 miles east of Los Angeles on the Union Pacific, holds 20 million tons. Welso, 285 miles east, contains 10 million tons of hematite ore.
The text estimates United States telephone activity at 50 million talks per day. It translates this to 300 million minutes, 5 million hours, over 205 24 hour days, or about 600 years when converted. It notes 62 billion calls annually.
A garbled notice reports a parrot missing after a noisy scene and mentions a bird found dead on the golf course near the Pazzing Show. Names and details are unclear but the event centers on a bird loss and a death.
Line up for battle against locusts as Syndial trains equip with poison and apparatus to nudge the threat. Special locust department dispatches a guide to help residents in threatened areas while farmers drive, drag branches, and burn swarms. A Johannesburg factory buys locusts for cattle cake and fowl feed.
A humorous remark notes the Lapps clinging to reindeer as a traditional transport mode, suggesting they lag behind in modern travel. The quip highlights cultural persistence and the contrast with contemporary methods.
Writer recounts Damrosch remarking that some conductors are overly finicky. He cites a famed conductor who urged a movement be more subdued until the woodwinds grew impatient and finally whispered instead of playing, prompting the conductor to declare it nearly perfect with a touch more refinement.
Tedd describes a home economics program adapted for boys at the Musual Arts High School in Los Angeles. The course covers nutrition fire preparation and serving of foods plus conduct and dress for occasions, partnership in marriage, parenthood responsibilities, and child nurture. Enrollment has doubled, highlighting its popularity.
Reports from consular agents in Bombay indicate a revival of Tinnil weaving, a Telian art centered around Sholapur with a large number of cortex quills. The movement aims to restore industry and its former status, correlating with a rise in cotton yam consumption by about 18 percent over the past two decades.
In a brief account from the game, George struck the ball into center field and began to run as spectators asked what he was aiming for. One of the men on base would likely reach the ball and make a play.
Half of the total indebtedness cited stems from road construction, with highway funding forming a major burden. The text suggests the state’s overall wealth coexists with significant road-related debt, highlighting the era’s infrastructure push.
Duluth Uerald notes a cryptic line about roles and importance, reflecting a local voice on change and relevance amid transition. The garbled text implies a shift in status or duties as one becomes more central.
A local posted warning restricts hunting and trapping on private property. The notice lists multiple individuals including Packard, Chapman, Shrader, Helmka Jog, Hoffman, Yoder, Tilesley, Ballard, and Lee among others, indicating enforcement and owner responsibility.
Notice of Probate of Will in district court of Humboldt County names August Swanson deceased. Dates show filing on September 26, 1925, hearing set for November 2, 1925, and probate proceedings to admit the will. Clerk M.A. Wallahait announces vacancies and required appearances for interested parties.
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