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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
6
A confusing incident at the city library involves a visitor and a relative in the reference room. The talking points center on misunderstandings, a mistaken request, and a tense exchange about money and a soldier’s belongings.
A garbled artifact presents a person named in a disjointed phrase. The text hints at a man connected to a company and a cryptic remark about numbers or time, but the reading is too fragmented to determine a clear event, identity, or location.
Wirebasel discusses satisfactory feed when beans or hay are ground and stored. It notes seed beds ready for use, and timing from August to September for seeding. Velvet Deans and Dwarf Essex rape suggested for grazing, with soy and other options linked to corn as late-season feed.
Article analyzes storage methods for sweet potatoes in 19th century farms, comparing in pits or banks to modern storage houses. It notes that outdoor pits spoil 35 to 59 percent, while improved storage raises value and reduces losses, but labor and cost hinder shifting from traditional banks. The piece urges storage houses as the most reliable method to keep potatoes marketable.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the bulletin explains how to save southern cowpeas from weevils in storage. It covers carbon disulfide fumigation methods, safe handling, and temperature conditions, urging timely treatment and follow up to protect stored seed.
An Indianapolis News item promotes Gold Medat pills from Halland Laboratories as a universal remedy for pains in joints backache indigestion and more. The ad features testimonials and urges purchase with a money back guarantee if relief is not found. It includes dramatic patient anecdotes and instructions to obtain the product through drug stores, noting counterfeit brands.
Advert appears to advertise HALVES for catarrhal deafness, claiming a singular constitutional cure. It promises a $100 reward for any case of deafness not cured by HALVE CATARRH REDON AM and cites B J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The text includes mis-spellings and promotional claims typical of 19th century medical ads.
A garbled old style fragment mentions a soothing ointment for skin ailments and a purification product sold by doctors and mail order. It references a dubious claim of rapid healing and includes confusing vendor names and numbers. The readable text hints at a marketed salve with uncertain authenticity.
Fragmented OCR text describes a local scene with a boy sharing a pony, a rider's delight, and a humorous exchange about steering gear. A New Sentry at Camp Grant mentions a lieutenant and a guard's uneasy chatter as an officer questions being left alone at night.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a nine o'clock start and pouring actions, with unclear dialogue. Contains incomplete words and stray characters, yielding minimal coherent facts but hints at a scene or routine beginning at nine with some liquid pouring.
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