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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
7
A Columbus Ohio woman reports six years of illness with female troubles and stomach pain improved after ten days of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She regained appetite strength and weight from 13 pounds to 127 pounds and credits the remedy with saving her life. The ad touts root and herb virtues for female ailments.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a dated finance themed line. It mentions pay rates, interest, and a waning period of ten years, with unclear names and terms, reflecting a distressed financial letter or notice from an older publication. The readability is limited, but the core idea hints at debts and retrospective calculations.
Des Moines reports the State Board of Health approved updated health regulations after a conference with the Town League of Municipalities. The changes remove internal suggestions, set firm rules for infantile paralysis handling, extend quarantine to 42 days, and request funding for state report blanks and reporting forms.
At Omaha on October 4 a blaze caused over 1 million dollars in damage to Morris & Co plant near O and Q streets. About 59,000 spectators watched as 150 workers escaped amid a rapidly spreading fire. The incident marked the largest stock yards fire in Omaha’s history with total loss and extensive damage to adjacent beef and office facilities. In Cleveland, Union Stock Yards suffered partial destruction with suspected arson. cattle escaped as several straw bales ignited near hog pens.
London reports Roumanian army crosses the Danube south of Bucharest into Bulgaria for the first time, aided by German war office admission. Romanian troops gain ground near Rustchuk and Koke, as General von Falkenhayn’s army group engages Romanian forces in Transylvania and the frontier region.
A richly dressed woman found slain on the Dixie highway near Grand Rapids is identified as Mrs. Anna FR St John of Marysville North Carolina, 55. John Aller ton of Ashtabula Ohio, 64, arrested as her alleged killer after deputies traced him to a nearby farm and hotel. Authorities say Allerton discussed marriage in exchange for a loan on a farm and was drawn to the victim by a newspaper ad.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg marked his sixty ninth birthday on Monday on the eastern front Berlin papers praised him as the greatest German of the age amid celebratory dispatches from London and Berlin.
New statistics for 1915 show Russia's population at 182,199,000, up about 33,000,000 people since 1887, a growth of roughly 42 percent. The figures reflect Petrograd era estimates and highlight demographic shifts within the empire.
A curious dialogue describes a plan to own a bat ueship and anchor it off Newport to attract fashionable crowds for dances, revealing an eccentric money making scheme with a splash of nautical whimsy.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soap and ointment as the best skin treatments with a free mail sample offer. The piece also includes a humorous dialogue about a summer hoarder issue and a visiting schoolteacher who critiques grammar but cannot lodge a complaint due to no charge.
An editorial style piece stresses that kidney health underpins overall wellbeing and cites Bright's Disease deaths in New York. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy, claiming wide efficacy and urging readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Simer & Co.
Constant Reader notes Briggins is a pessimist who starts the day by reading gas and electric meters in the cellar. The quip suggests he prefers negative data to brighten his mood.
Mrs Simmons discovers her new maid shares a name with her daughter Katherine causing confusion. Mr Simmons suggests changing it while the maid offers to adapt the name as suggested, proposing Bridger as an option, showing polite willingness rather than firm preference.
Cautionary notice urges careful examination of every Castoria bottle imported for infants and children. Emphasizes the product bears the correct signature and has been used safely for over 30 years. Parents advised to ensure authenticity before use.
A quirky scene unfolds as a Kansas native visits the coast for the first time. The visitor, teased by locals for delaying his seaside tour until late in the season, exclaims at the vast ocean while others remark on his earnest curiosity.
Browning questions the method of choosing a winner while Greening recalls selecting a different path before it was ready. The exchange hints at racing strategy and timing without extra details.
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