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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
7
A rustic column comments on grain prices and farm economies with references to wheat, bran, beef, and market pressures. The piece muses on inflation, supply, and local trade, noting cautious optimism and the need to stockpile supplies while prices wobble.
Mrs Willian Snyder formerly Mabel Richardson age sixty one a Renwick resident for years died Sept 8 in Oregon after an operation Her husband Willian Snyder surviving sister Mrs W H Bell of Duh Idaho and brothers H M Richardson of Patt erman N J and A J Richardson of Stenwick noted she was a former clerk for A I Richardson in Renwick and married there The family moved from Amos to Marshalltown Eve to Hi vnor California and Caquille prior to death
A Rock Rapids dispatch reports Frank Shattuck, 69, of Beulah North Dakota, was killed and his son in law Osear Traver, 50, of Hazen North Dakota, severely injured when their car collided with a Rock Island Freight engine at a grade crossing on highway 76 near Rock Rapids. The men were traveling to UtliNoil to fetch Shattuck’s mother visiting there. Shattuck formerly farmed near Renwick for many years and is remembered by older residents.
Wilbur Klassl Oren Selgelid and Leola Richardson visited Cedar Malls over the weekend. Oren resumed studies at Uppar Iowa University after a trip to Mayelle. Indies to dress like children for the event.
State of Iowa notice appoints William J Helmke as executor of Claus J Helmke deceased in Humboldt County. He asks all debtors to pay and all creditors to present and file claims with the Clerk of the District Court. dated September 6, 1930.
An early device used to measure short time periods involved water discharged through a small orifice, creating a water clock or clepsydra. Caesar records such clocks during campaigns in Gaul and Britain, noting the variation of midsummer nights between Britain and areas south of Gaul or Italy.
Cyprus, the largest island in the Mediterranean after Sardinia and Sicily, is described as a land once ruled by Greek deities. The text recalls encounters with gods and goddesses such as Astarte and Aphrodite, portraying Cyprus as a principal residence of divine influence and its ancestral Greek visitors leaving cultural sediment.
The text traces hymn usage from ancient Greece where hymns honored gods and heroes and were recited on joyful occasions. It notes older origins than Greece, with references to ancient Chinese and Egyptian records of hymns, and mentions Athenian writers praising conquerors in public games.
A fragment shows the bride and groom discussing name usage after marriage. The bride notes shopping and telling clerks to send items to Mrs John Smith to simplify her married name. The exchange hints at social novelty and the awkwardness of new identity.
The passage contrasts two kinds of poets and philosophers and argues that one class speaks from inner truth and experience, while the other speaks as external spectators. It cites Emerson and names thinkers across divisions, noting the tension between sacred or literary teachers and analytical minds.
County Attorney Herrick of Humboldt was in Renwick on business last Saturday. Misa Margaret Christenaan departed yesterday for Minnesota to attend the Minnesota State University this year. A storm visited the area last Sunday with thunder lightning wind and heavy rain. Mrs. Helen M. Brink left Monday for a few days visit at Marshalltown and will spend the winter in Elgin Illinois with her nephew Roy Skvela. Hendry Isagen returned from Cedar Ropla Institute Thursday after summer there. There was light frost that night. County Treasurer Whos B Byrne of Lakoba City was a business visitor in Renwick last Friday bringing tax receipts to cheer up the natives and left them at the Renwick Savings Bank for clearance. Alfred Mapes registered last Monday as a freshman at Parsons College Fairfield Iowa. Freshmen entertainments at Walton Lake prior to registration.
A wire saw with a sand filled cable grinds through slate by orienting pulleys and teeth of sand. The belt driven cable, under high speed and pressure, shears slate along the bed, reducing waste by about half. Experiments pursue casting slate into heel sized shapes for mass shipping.
A Sedney Bulletin contributor describes snakes crossing drifting powdery sand along the south canal between Poole's point scrub and beach groves. Snakes climb lean surfaces, slide downhill, and struggle as winded, sometimes buried by sand or captured by a swamp hawk or other danger.
An article notes Spode as a key English porcelain maker from Staffordshire with birth and death dates unclear, detailing his early start at sixteen, use of feldspar porcelain, crushed pane in composition, and the transparent glaze results. It highlights his lavishly decorated pieces and his succession by his son, establishing a leading industry house.
Scotland Yard in London derives its name from the palace and served as the residence for Scottish knights. It became the Metropolitan police head office, originally at Whitehall, then moved in 1890 to the Thames embankment to the New Scotland Yard building housing all branches including the detective department.
The Department of Agriculture notes Ingoland has long bred red and white and black and white Tlolstela-Friesians. Red color is inherited, leading to red and white calves from registered black and white parents. The Flotstein-Friesian association will not register red and white offspring from registered Elotstein-Friesian parents, stirring controversy.
A historical note describes Euphorbia lathyris rubber yielding when cut, forming a high quality bond. Once grown in Madagascar, its abundance declined after 1551 amid commercial exploitation. The U S Department of Agriculture has specimens and experiments to adapt the tree for U S cultivation.
The article describes a rare troupe known as the Oberammer Fan, about 760 members, claiming it is the only band of its kind with no professional jealousy. It notes the actors receive little reward for their efforts and details a play involving devotion and song as they work to counter cruelty.
A debate among agricultural scientists centers on electric soil treatment for crops and food. Some English authorities report faster growth and improved quality, while U S trials show little to no effect and prolonged exposure can kill seeds. The dispute remains unsettled among experts.
A murder in the first degree case reveals a jury of twelve with only one English speaker as foreman. He shifts the verdict from yes to si, senor, after a prompt from the judge, challenging the integrity of the verdict and noting the language barrier.
Wosnan's long fast by Madame Hannax is disputed as a record with citations to a 1772 Pennant episode. The account notes Kathe arine Mcreod, thirty-five, suffered fever and partial blindness, with caregivers unable to feed her for about a year and three quarters despite attempts to induce intake.
A fragment discusses how mind performance varies by time of day. It cites a scientific test noting the second hour of the morning as peak for some workers and mentions Sir Walter Scott whose notes on waking thoughts were republished. The piece reflects on moments of creative focus on waking.
The Springfield Union recalls Mr Williams, noted author and cartoonist, amid a scene on State Street where a large broom sweeps a sidewalk outside a candy store. A passerby questions the sweeping, while onlookers narrate a brisk, comic street vignette from the era.
In a survey of tax history Europe recalls the salt levy as an ancient burden inherited from the East or the Orient. France is noted for early salt taxation and peasant resentment grew as tribute to salt supported the French Revolution period.
A fragment shows characters Mary Exoma and Mary Emma discussing memory and confusion. The dialogue hints at replacing things as a solution, with confusion about Appalachian geography.
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