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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
7
The Renwick school reports expansions of clubs led by Misy Bakar including a new Hiking Club, and a Nuvo club named Que Qlut. Students organize and run a Shakespeare course for 17 Saturdays. officers are elected for Junior and Senior classes. Local community notes include visits, sports, and county events with several residents traveling or hosting guests.
The article laments cheap stale French pastries in London and criticizes pasteboard texture and sour or tasteless fillings. It notes that good pastry is rare as skilled French bakers have migrated to the United States, leaving few Paris shops with acceptable pies.
In a playful exchange from Youth's Companion, Irene laughs at a mouse prank where Pye played an April Fools joke, claiming a trap was set without cheese as a joke inside a chest. The scene captures lighthearted humor typical of the periodical.
A fragment reflects on politics and life, noting youth voices and observations about truth and belief. The piece suggests conflict between idealism and bilious criticism, urging personal insight and realistic realization.
Archaeologists led by John Leer study a prehistoric Indian workshop at an eight foot waller bore on the Susquehanna near Conowingo Maryland. The site may flood due to dam construction, with carved stones believed ceremonial. Finds suggest ancient objects carried by Indians possibly aimed at preventing birds and other flying life.
Treasury officials in Washington recovered $39 in melted bills found inside a glass container from a Wayne County Ohio fire ruin. The bank sent the melted money to the Treasury after experts identified the currency inside the burned glass tuber. A check will be issued to the owner of the burned property.
A humorous bank scene from Youngstown peers shows a clerk noting an overdraft of eight cents. The exchange includes a startled caller asking if the issue has been resolved, reflecting light local humor from the era.
Washington Star reports stray phrases about sea serpents near the shore. The cut quotation hints at beachgoers fearing hidden dangers beyond the breakers as summer costume cues prompt distraction.
The Vernon Theatre shows Fools Paradise a Cecil B DeMille production starring Dorothy Dalton Mildred Warris Conrad Nagel Theodore Koslof John Davis Julia Faye Beulah Magic Dix Sada Gowra Orcels. The all star cast features noted performers in a period drama of romance and intrigue.
Dr William N Park of New York health labs says city germ exposure protects residents. A 400000 school children survey showed many carried diphtheria germs yet few fell ill or died, while epidemics hit rural areas harder and earlier war camps noted similar trends.
A playful, garbled exchange refers to someone named Bobble and Crearge in a rural setting. The dialogue hints at someone singing or arguing nearby while a parent mentions tasks around trees, suggesting a lighthearted rural moment without clear event or date.
The Laconia, after a deluxe world cruise, dumped orange rinds, brepo milk, and egg shells used on the voyage. With 450 passengers and 43 crew, a total of 200 people were fed over 14 days. Consumption totaled 86,150 pounds of meat, 8,764 chickens, 2,266 ducks, 657 turkeys, 4,715 squabs, 3,375 game birds, 39,020 pounds of fish, 194,540 eggs, 126,560 pounds of potatoes, 21,518 grapelsuit, 54,650 oranges, 65,660 Patrnds of Neur, and 4,286 pounds of ceiee-Lopeka Cajritel.
A distorted dialogue fragment debates whether ladies of a tramp class appear in clothing. The narrator cites a philosopher figure who claims tramps rely on costume, questioning if a woman in short skirts could exist alongside others in long garments. The text remains incomplete and unclear.
Germany's external trade in 1922 shows boats and shoes totaling 5,121 tons, a rise from 2,912 tons in 1914. Slipppers exports reached 540 tons that year, up from 28 tons in 1913. Most exports went to the Netherlands, the Saar region, and Denmark.
The Pike's Weak Lurkey Growers association RM organization of woll embraces Hi Vaso county Colorado. Only s year old it already is doing a big business shipping dry picked turkeys in car lots. The association inneets month ly and stocks breeds refsing mar keting and is purely co operative.
Caterpillar trac tors designed for lifeboat launches are being developed in Einglend from a machine first used for snow work in Prussia and later employed to cross the Sehara desert.
Cameron and Powell of the Austrian meat council visit Sydney to study expanding meat shipments to Java and other warm countries. They claim Australia can supply about 50,000 tons annually, noting warm regions favor lean meats while cooler areas receive fatter cuts.
Report from New York describes bathers at Coney and nearby beaches wearing rubber diving suits dyed in vivid colors with ocean imagery, allowing them to wade and splash without getting wet. Vendors note the suits keep water from chilling skin and prevent soggy clothing after swimming.
Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles presented scholarships and prizes at the London School of Medicine for Women. The ceremony honored the school’s work and reflected royal recognition of women’s advancement, with further ties to Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary’s visits and support.
An incomplete text depicts a tense domestic scene with a father, a son, and a discussion over debt and position. The garbled wording suggests a retired head of a household and a failing argument as they confront financial strain and duties.
Four year old Francis Van Derenter of Spencer fell from a step ladder while gutting cherries after a sparrow allegedly caused the tree to shake, leading to the accident. He sustained a broken right arm. Indianaapolis News reports the incident.
A ledger of last year’s U S oil output is described in grand terms, with figures imagining barrels aligned from earth to space and circling the globe more than once, illustrating vast production once priced.
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