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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
4
Railway notices list daily departures from Hardy for Pima and Rowelt trains with freight No 638.45 and passenger service No 62. The schedule notes daily runs except Sundays and mentions stop patterns on the line.
The town records a busy week with weddings anticipated for Miss Lizzie McMahon and Miss Grace Carr taking new jobs in Garner. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Saxton welcomed a birth, while Rev Betts vows farewell next Sunday. Several residents travel to Chicago and Dakota. Webster City and Webster County visits noted. Osmund Shefiend suffers total loss in a house fire. John McKeey plans to move to northern Minnesota. Local business activity includes Brett Morse moving grain loads and farm credit easing amid high prices.
Cafe cars built by the Ilinois Central will operate on its western routes after Aug. 5 serving entrees and a la carte meals on trains between Dubuque and Chicago and between Sioux City and Chicago. Breakfast on No. 2 and supper on No. 1 with further service between Iowa Falls and Dubuque on Trains No. 4 and No. 3. Meals include beef, mutton, poultry, vegetables, pies and beverages at moderate prices with hot meals and bread and butter included on orders over 40 cents.
Advertisements tout Karl's Clover Root Tea as a remedy for constipation and various illnesses. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as ready for emergencies and to treat cuts burns and skin conditions. H. B. Cole sells Karl's Clover Root Tea and related products in Falls.
Advertises free copy of The North Western Home Setter for settlers in agriculture dairying and cattle raising. Includes contact W B Kinskern Chicago IL and Rudolph P D P Chicago for rates tickets to Nashville Mobile & Ohio and Great Short Line travel specials with dates and stopovers.
President Thwing criticizes the aim of college life urging scholars to be men first and scholars second. The piece cites a Polish chemist Nisenberg’s claimed airisthetic that vaporizes on exposure and could incapacitate large groups, raising ethical warfare concerns.
A historical notice discusses Henry G Thorell of Holdrege Nebraska once a Chicago carriage maker now wealthy from farming. It promotes Nebraska books extolling climate land and opportunities for ownership and independence. Also features testimonials on Shilohs Cure and One Minute Cough Cure with local seller notices and garden nursery offers.
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