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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
3
An aged veteran, long in public education, admonishes students about forgotten rules. He asserts his duty to conserve the college building, quelling a leapfrog disturbance in a shaky gallery and reacting to a paired summons from opposite corridors. A flood report notes drains overflowing after rains.
Prescription free sample promotion urges use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for itching scalp and dandruff. Advice includes retiring routine with Cuticura Ointment and Soap, daily washing in hot water, and mail sample offer with a book from Cuticura, Dept Boston.
The readable text presents garbled dialogue about a young man and a girl with unclear references to life and death and a suggestion of a mistaken intent in a propulsive, unresolved snippet. The passage lacks coherent events or identifiable names to anchor a fuller summary.
A noncommissioned officer reads names of recruits in a pretend drill with animal nicknames and Lyon jokes. Two businessmen discuss memory training claiming feats like recalling 126 figures and 47 soups, then concede they forgot the origin of the system.
Roscoe Boone returned home to find his wife entertaining several women and forgot the dinner hour. He stammered a flustered remark about coming home to see the time, not for supper, in a brief Indianapolis News anecdote.
A dialogue snippet shows a character warning about saving for emergencies and another debating finances and a house telephone. The exchange includes a quip about rain and mispronunciations in a light domestic scene.
A playful exchange quotes a character assuring Grace of fidelity while claiming the previous beloved was dark, prompting a witty insult from Puck. The exchange blends romantic bravado with teasing banter about appearances and loyalty.
The article argues milk is a very economical food, containing complete nutrients and no refuse. It notes the high water content but asserts milk should still be used as a staple despite price.
A brief note quotes a character saying loving a grudge can affect decisions. In such cases the text suggests it is wiser to suspend payment until issues clear. The remark frames personal loyalty and financial action as intertwined in a cautionary tone.
A compact editorial stance declares a nationwide push to curb rat populations. It argues rats outnumber humans in the U S and consume food waste, urging decisive action and public awareness.
In St Joseph Missouri Mrs Harriet Moss McDaniel’s interment site was moved to a bridal chamber after her widowed husband Oscar D McDaniel, a former Buchanan county prosecuting attorney, who had been acquitted of murder, returned from an East honeymoon with his new wife to occupy the home. Miss Zora Cook, twenty one, a prominent society girl, wed last week, adding social intrigue to the case.
The history filled with mystery centers on Mrs McDaniel and her husband later acquitted. John G Kreuker killed his wife and died by suicide. Miss Cook daughter of C A Cook Bell Telephone manager testified for McDaniel and rumors of marriage were denied. Bart M Lockwood, special prosecutor, helped push the arrest.
In Indianapolis Abe Brown, known for visiting James Fleming, reportedly cuffed himself as a joke during a friendly visit. A misfired handcuff attempt led Mrs Fleming to call police and accuse Brown of larceny, though the scene ended with his self-arrest.
Miss May Wilson twenty five of Mittsburgh Pa is believed to have shot herself with a revolver held to her head while asleep. She lived with her father James R Wilson and kept the weapon under her pillow. Friends say she feared dreams and a nightmarish vision may have caused the tragedy. The single shot is considered the only possible explanation.
A fragment shows young William questioning a phrase in the evening paper while his mother and Sara discuss the meaning. The scene hints at a school lesson about common abbreviations and a reference to a doctor of humility. The tone is tense as a witness prepares to hear a judgment or pay.
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