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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
6
Be Represented urges every family to maintain a bank account and for each member to have one. The call emphasizes self respect, self reliance, responsibility, and guidance for all members. It urges depositors to make systematic and regular deposits to maximize account benefits.
Local residents report visitors from Claro, Ban Erroft, Ackley, and Goldfield including Mike Calling and Andrew Frakes. A missionary from Korea will speak at the M E Church Thursday at 7 30 pm. A district social and program is planned in Lake Township on Monday. Numerous town updates cover travel, illness, revival meetings, and a burglary at Ben Felts store.
A verse recalling seven cousins who perished in a series of reckless incidents. Henry, John, Ned, Charles, Joseph, Adolphus, and Theophilus each meet fatal ends from speeding or dangerous acts. The poem laments lost lives and the community’s sorrow.
An unidentified Black man was shot and killed by Woolstock Marshal McDaniel after resisting arrest near the stack yards. McDaniel fired when the man drew a pistol, hitting him in the head as a companion surrendered. The other suspect was jailed. preliminary robbery claim links to a local theft near Eagle Grove.
Community items recount meetings and visits in Corwith Blustler and Luverne. Shebekeh Cirele to meet Mrs Naward McCurry on Thursday November 2. Tev L W Reuther visited from Dubuane. Ed James and family visited L E McDirmid home. Mr and Mrs 3 H Paulsen and baby of Britt visited Fred Southwick and J C Mettinley hosted by I V Allinson at Buckeye, In. M E Million arrived from Detroit to care for his residence and will live with his daughter in Lyanville Iowa. J B Bar-Tracks underwent medical treatment in Des Moines and may be moved to Rochester for possible operation. Wilson Legler injured his left hand in a tractor accident and was treated locally after driving to town.
Reflections from an unpublished Harper's Magazine excerpt where Mark Twain guards against excessive praise. He says he values sincere compliments but resents unearned adulation that humbles him or others. The piece contrasts human vanity with the idea that intellect remains only a partial measure of worth.
A fragmentary item from a New York report notes social tensions over race and leisure in summer travel. It mentions a man named Auquis and a Staten Island figure, with implied remarks on exposure to sun and a child’s misfortune, all reflecting gossip about urban life.
A fragmented 19th century note describes primitive heating devices shaped like ovals that held either hot water or chemicals. It claims the devices released fumes and caused occasional injuries but offers no clear dates or sources.
The largest edges engine in the world is placed on the Union Pacific between Sul Lake City and Bath Mont. Weighing nearly 300 tons it has eight 3 inch driving wheels, a 41 foot wheel base and 50 foot engine length. It carries 1065 gallons of water and 20 tons of coal. It is expected to pull a passenger train of 12 or 14 cars on a grade near 1 per cent at 85 to 40 miles per hour.
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