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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
6
The Des Moines mayor ordered removal of all gambling devices from streets during the carnival after a church federation appeal. The move targeted roulette, cigar games and street booths on Lower Walnut Street, with Marshal Johnson enforcing the order to protect women and children from crowds and swindles.
Ottumwa hosts Society Circus events with a morning parade and two performances drawing about six thousand spectators. L. D. Foster, a pork packer, served as ringmaster while prominent locals served refreshments. the hospital association benefited with about 31,000 voices reported. Suspect Robbers Arrested in Gifford and Marshalltown cases feature two men named Kennedy and Smith linked to a millinery heist. Lincoln’s Daughter Quits Iowa rumors swirl around Mrs Warren Beckwith and her marriage. divorce rumors arise amid carriage notices and a presidential-era political rumor mill. A verdict awards 33,000 to Rodamacher family for a fatal street crash. Yarrabee farm sale to ex-terrain bidder for 75,000 signals region-wide real estate expansion. Shell Rock accident leaves two children with one fatal drowned scare. A fatal crossing accident near Albany leaves Kennedy gravely injured.
The remains of Daniel O. Eshbaugh of the New England Loan end orist Company arrived in Des Moines last Thursday. The funeral occurred in the afternoon with a large turnout. Officiating officers and state officials were mentioned amid disrupted text outlining muster roles and public health test procedures in the vicinity.
Cheers greet Miss Lester as she smashes a wine bottle on the battleship's steel. The crowd roars while the Illinois ship slides into the stream, with naval craft and tugs guiding it for final touches. The vessel, part of the penary nucleus with the Alabama and Wisconsin, spans about 873 feet and will bear ten thousand horsepower engines.
Dispatches report violent expulsion of Black miners from Washington Indiana by 50 Pane miners armed with revolvers. A Black worker was shot. police failed to arrest attackers as crowds patrolled, with orders for Black residents to leave and warnings of more force if they returned. Additional arms reportedly cached. guards on duty. threats of more arrivals heighten tension.
During a thunder shower in Sandisfield Massachusetts the water supply to Gilbert B R Ives home and barn was cut by lightning. A tree near the exposed pipe to the spring was splintered and the strike traveled along the ground to the spring blowing boards and stones away. A bale of fire entered the house shocking one inmate slightly but causing no further damage.
A vivid, albeit misspelled, nineteenth century sketch contrasts famous misers like Daniel Dancer with Balzac characters. It recounts Dancer’s thrift, peculiar wardrobe, and secluded life, his miserliness ending in fortune left to Lady Temple, and reflects on avarice driving societal evils and wars.
The article blends sermon like exhortations on repentance faith and moral conduct with quotes about prayer life discipline and simple hygiene advice. It includes reflections on memory mothers guidance and caution against pride and worldliness. It also offers a practical note on oatmeal water for workers during hot harvest conditions.
Statistics collected by Mr W H Hornaday from sportsmen and naturalists say native birds have fallen by at least 40 percent over the past fifteen years. Causes cited include shooting for plumes, egg theft, ice, and the spread of sparrows. Edible songbirds replace scarcer familiar species in some areas.
A humorous note on spending a dime to save a future outlay. It reflects on genius and eccentricities, suggesting even celebrated minds may settle debts with frugal tactics.
New fall dress rules favor elaborate overskirts and pelonaise effects with hems at or below the knees. Descriptions show jackets with wide braiding, curved plumes on hats, and bold color contrasts in hunter’s green, red, and black. Trends emphasize silhouette smoothness at hips, bold trimming, and varied bodice detailing while dowdy pieces fade.
A 1898 fashion page reviews five dresses showing revival plaid styles using brown plain goods and mohair yokes. It describes jackets, belts, and polonaises with bright red linings and copper thread braids, noting sleeves, embroideries, and the rising popularity of house dresses and polonaise gowns for spring style.
The piece discusses pointed beplan overskirts not always matching under skirts, options to use different fabrics, and the idea of remodeling two garments into one. It mentions umbrella shaped houilles of carved ivory and silver with Wheery accents as aging shows.
A San Francisco report describes the first Chinese telephone operator Soy Sing, the 61st in the world, and notes locals uneasy at voice transmission over wires. Ching explains the system in broken English as operators adapt, with talk of stepping and responding to voices and sounds as the novelty settles.
In Gibson class photographs women are shown seated with erect beads and stately carriage while men appear round and shorter by contrast. The piece notes that girls now seem taller than before, a shift observed by readers and commentators in Boston audiences this winter.
In a letter from Flushing New York Frank Long describes severe rheumatic pain and paralysis from a spinal issue. He reports taking Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after reading newspaper accounts and claims dramatic improvement after five boxes, with no return of pain since.
A village youth brings his sister to a call at a frequented home. The Nettie girl appears at ease and warmly hugs one of the young women. The hostess notes affection, while the young man blushes as everyone remains silent. Shovisville, N. J. Enterprise.
German excavators unearthed an inscribed potsherd from the Areopagus dating before 470 B.C. It names Themistocles, a key Athenian leader, and is expected to endure for another 2,500 years. Only three ancient Greek election souvenirs survive, this being one.
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