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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
3
A social visit to Mrs B ends with Polly the parrot in dramatic display striking its pose before Mrs A and Mrs B, who gasp as Polly eyes a painting and delivers a startled squawk. The scene unfolds as observers try to interpret the bird’s behavior and the startled host.
A fragmented note describes a ragtime recital where the orchestra faltered during a papikie ballad as performers struggled with unclear diction. The report hints at a chaotic scene with shifting voices and muffled lines, capturing a tense moment in a small-town performance.
Proverby revival story hints at a saying about early effort yielding rewards. The item references a proverb about timing and opportunity in a concise newspaper style. No clear names, places, or dates are readable in the fragment.
The Census Bureau reports 5,749,057 farms in the United States with farm acreage and production expanding rapidly. The average farm size is 124 acres with a 1,? value around $57,000 and total farm product value near $6 billion. Centers of population, farm value, and crop production are mapped across states, with westward shifts in wheat and corn and significant regional changes noted.
Navy warships attacked Fort Wright and Fort Michi as shore batteries opened fire. Forts and guns from Narragansett to Long Island Sound engaged, with Fort Wright suffering heavy damage and several soldiers killed or injured. Admiral Higginbotham led the assault, while fort defenses and searchlights repelled or redirected the attack, signaling a fierce coastal battle.
Five men are reported killed in a freight wreck on the Hook Island Trail near Runiolph Missouri. The chaotic account mentions several dubious names and places, with no clear official confirmation.
In Pocahontas County Branowell West Virginia a mine at Fort colliery faced arson as fuel was set to wineworks near the west entrance. Guards fired volleys at attackers while Governor faced calls to intervene. A miner, John Havviila, was shot while attempting to escort workers. officials claim 300 reported for duty though strikers contest manpower.
The report blends a brief note of a murder arrest tied to Vienna with a railroad wreck near Buffalo and Rochester, a Michigan ticket scanning conviction, Pere Marquette Sunday excursion ticket brokers, traveling men advocating rules, and frontier survey plans between Colorado and New Mexico. The garbled text mentions engineers, a wreck, arrests, legal actions, and proposed monuments, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century news page.
The report notes strained supply chains and rising costs as crops and coal products move through limited facilities. Prices edge higher for leather and wool, while cotton futures and brown cottons attract buyers. production constraints push buyers to secure immediate deliv eries.
The page compiles farm commodity prices for cattle hogs and wheat across multiple markets including Milwaukee Detroit and New York with mixed figures for No 2 red wheat and No 2 corn. It also notes a royal jewels sale row about diamonds worn by Queen Alexandra and a Jersey City murder charge against a Willgius figure.
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