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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage hints at a pursuit and a kiss interrupted by an interruption. The text mentions a female figure and a male actor, with implications of a dramatic scene and singing by Sal Bais amid unclear surrounding context.
A dramatic World War I aerial encounter unfolds as a French flyer signals a tense dogfight above Douaumont with a Brennecke fighter and two French aviators. The scene shifts to a farm land price report noting farm land values rise to 45.55 per acre from 40.38, 40.31, and 36.23 in prior years, with 1910 values at 32.40 and 1900 at 15.57 per acre, tracing a 5 percent annual increase amid wartime effects on grain and cotton prices.
Fragmented text notes New Hampshire not adopting a maple sirup standard and requires conformity to a state measure. Defines maple sirup as evaporated sap, with not less than 26 percent water and 11 pounds per gallon, but surrounding lines are garbled and unclear.
Readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. Letters from Philadelphia Beverly and Erie detail improved health, fewer headaches and nervous symptoms, and quick restorations, with women recommending the remedy to others. Free advice offered by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts is mentioned, with confidential handling.
Iowa's 1910s census highlights wealth per person at 2761 dollars and rising old age, with 525,000 school children and 236,000 rural students. It notes 69,910 more males than females, increased divorces at 26,360, and a churchgoing rate of 2.5 percent. Also reported are more tenant farmers, 26,000 teachers, and growing school consolidation from 146 to 201 districts.
A guest on the Pacific coast rang the hotel bell the first morning to summon a maid. A Japanese boy opened the door, and the woman hid under the bed as the boy admitted responding she. The odd exchange ends with the boy confirming a misunderstanding about service.
The note mentions Mr Grimes laid up with rheumatism and a neighbor recalling the absence of his piano, hinting at idle days and small community observations in a period voice. The remarks reflect domestic humor about the missing instrument and illness.
An elder stable worker, Hogan, struggles to place hay straw and oats orders by telephone for horses. After delays with the failing instrument, he finally communicates with dealers and confirms it is for the horses. The London Mail notes India will extend its wireless system with trained officers at army posts.
Advertisement notes soothing use of hot water with Cuticura Soap for irritated baby skin. Mentions Cuticura Ointment for irritation and a free sample by mail via Cutlure Department in Boston. Claims emollients aid tired mothers. Also references land movement in an advertising aside.
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