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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
7
Local notes describe events at Hugle Grove and Vernon Theatre tonight and Monday October 7th with parents, performances, and ticketing details. Mentions World Wide Guild meeting led by Miss Leita Lockwood and Methodial Taudted At met with Mrs Week. references to local figures Harry Lambertson and community fundraising and Salvation Army efforts during wartime.
A survey reports New York City population on July 1 at 1,244,010, with 120,189 identified as negroes and native, foreign, and other parentage groups detailed. The census lists the 20 largest U.S. cities, led by New York City and Chicago, with Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Detroit following, and notes sex distribution and voting-age counts.
A World Outlook report describes Blanche Brice observing refugees in France receiving pots and pans. The simple gifts evoke comfort amid ruins of chapels and shattered homes as French noblewomen assist displaced families, reflecting lessons of American service and shared humanity.
The American thermometer industry shows notable gains with strong domestic demand and rising export potential. Skilled labor shortages hamper production, a remnant of wartime disruption as German goods were blocked, while U S firms increasingly fill global gaps.
A bizarre paragraph notes a clergyman described as the meanest man on earth, accused of exploiting insurance claimants for fees under a certificate service near a Woolworth store. The item, styled as a mock contest, concludes with the assertion that the award of a medal is granted and the test ends.
An advertisement touts a supposed universal catarrh cure as a constitutional remedy. It declares catarrh a common disease worsened by conventional conditions, promises internal action to clear mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 reward for proof of efficacy. It lists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and says sold by druggists with mail order options.
Grover Rentz visited town on Monday. Faye Hill spent Sunday in Renwick. Glenn Godfrey traveled to Algona Monday. Mrs Dinner has been ill. Mr and Mrs Fox visited Matford Sunday. John Orrin of Fort Dodge came Friday evening. Matt Austrem from Renwick stayed over Sunday. Billie Kirk of Whittemore visited town. Calvin Wilkinson of Carveith came over Sunday. A crowd of youths drove to Sexton Sunday. Several young people attended a baseball game in Corwith Friday. Paul Voss and Sherman De Voy from Renwick were in town Saturday. Bobbie Mullan and Ernest Querry from Livermore were here day/evening. Earl Lovett family and Joe Liehty family drove to Fort Dodge Friday. A palate race at the tiny rink Tuesday drew ten to fourteen. The candle race for girls Thursday evening was won by Laura Engel with first prize and Dave Hill second.
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