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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
8
An advertisement touts PhIps a magnesium based syrup as a genuine prescription remedy for general well being of children. It claims to soothe stomach upset and breath problems with a spoonful of PhIps and mentions a company and a dated label from 1878.
A fragment from ahousehold recipe column presents desserts and savory dishes centered on chocolate rice and coconut milk puddings. It lists steps for preparing a chocolate rice pudding with milk butter and nuts, a vanilla milk custard topped with fruit, and a cabbage salad with vinegar dressing. The tone mirrors mid century home cooking tips with practical instructions and measurements, emphasizing wholesome, well cooked food.
A letter to the editor discusses a famous society woman amid alleged marriage plans and public money concerns. It questions whether a wealthy American queenly figure seeks status through marriage to a royal cousin, while defending privacy and condemning public gossip. The writer calls for discretion and criticizes sensational press exposure.
The control bar for piloting an aircraft is called a Joystrol, named after Joyce, an English engineer who worked on early aviation plunger mechanisms. Popular Mechanics notes the term’s origin and its lasting link to manned flight controls though modern aircraft use wheel controls.
John Hignn records prices from the 1640s and 1850s with common goods such as ten cents per pound for barley, smoked bacon at one and a half cents, eggs eight cents for nine, sugar six cents per pound, coffee ten cents, and whisky twenty-five cents a gallon. The text notes labor costs, price fluctuations, and market effects on farmers in early American times.
A fragment describes a wild geese chase likened to early horse racing. Two horses run 120 yards with the lead horse choosing ground while the follower stays close, whipped as they pass. The spectacle ends when one horse collapses from exhaustion, leaving the other to continue.
An elderly man in Montreal complains of hearing trouble and anxiety as he sits with a companion in a park. He overhears chatter and misinterprets words, finally uttering in frustration that no sound is heard. A gleeful exchange follows with a playful retort about the conversation.
The readable fragment discusses pain relief with Bayer Aspirin, claiming safety and heart effects context. It mentions medical professionals and warnings against delaying treatment for headaches, neuralgia, or rheumatism, but parts are garbled and incomplete.
In Ure Noeteh East Indies a giant sixfoot ape named Anwas, valued at $20,000 by owner Meyer Aaron, died at a Rochester exhibit. The creature weighed about 400 pounds and resisted food as medicine was administered by ten men. Locals called its tribe muskurla or men of the woods. the ape had been the subject of controversy among scientists.
A preliminary study estimates that potential water power near Ozark regions could yield about 600,000 boree power units, highlighting significant energy prospects for the South Missouri area and its developing industries.
The fragment describes a Paris scene with multilingual chatter and a crowd reacting to garbled speech. A quack doctor appears, prompting questions about the value of celebrations and the relief of costly remedies.
A Baltimore salesman tells how a physician recommended Najol, a nondrug lubricating product, to clean poisons from the body. He reports his business rose about 50 percent after the suggestion and claims Najol improves efficiency without forming a habit. He urges buying Najol at a drug store in sealed packaging.
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