Bonnet Specials Parade Through Local Store
Reading shows a sale of garden and sunbonnets with price marks 10c 15c and 25c. Carpets and aprons offered at low prices. phrasing suggests a general bargain display in a small town store.
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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
3
Reading shows a sale of garden and sunbonnets with price marks 10c 15c and 25c. Carpets and aprons offered at low prices. phrasing suggests a general bargain display in a small town store.
A family expresses heartfelt thanks to the Royal Neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and burial of their son Merle. Messages note visits from Miss Retta Hydinger of Omaha and Mrs. Maggie Brower and family from West ham. Profs and Mire Maus of Sidney are mentioned, as well as Ascension services in Neb wake City and Scarlet fever illness.
In Sewell Ford's Horses Nine a New York horse show scene follows Skipper and his rider Reddy. Skipper rises from post to be selected for the show, earns a blue ribbon, and fame as photographs appear in the paper.
A LondonAnswers tale recalls how a 3 pound reward for Thames rat catchers led to a trick by two Irishmen. One man was fined and jailed for a debt, another Irishman paid the fine next day to free his friend. The governor connected the witness to the prior day’s case, revealing a scam to pocket the reward and leave three pounds.
Italian soprano Grassini mentored young Giulia Gist after dismissing a novice as a spoiled contralto. Gras sidni declared the girl the finest soprano, noting a bank in her throat and urging study despite initial doubt.
The passage argues that children's language shifts reveal an instinct to form expressions for perception and feeling. It compares child speech development to the historical evolution of human language toward ultimate forms, citing an example where a child extends the word loud to emphasize a request, mirroring color term extension.
In this light dialogue Mary enjoys reading history and briefly contemplates the Wars of the Roses. Cleveland Plain Dealer notes her enthusiasm and a joke about choosing which rage to prefer, reflecting humorous newspaper banter of the era.
Fragmentary reader text cites a Chicago Journal line about health and hope. The passage mentions someone asking why another left a location and a response noting pardon or pardon-like language.
An analysis discusses why seas remain salty while lakes stay fresh. It notes rivers and evaporation, mentions Great Salt Lake and Caribbean Sea salinity, and cites vast amounts of dissolved salts in ocean water from earth washings.
A compact collection of famous sayings on success and dedication. Quotes from Edison Dickens Garfeld Longfellow Ward and Sydney Smith emphasize attention perseverance and staying in one’s chosen path. The compilation links resolve and ambition through resolute effort.
The article lists thunderstorm days by region, noting Java leads with 97 days per year, followed by Simmatra, Hindustan, and others. It cites European nations headed by Italy with 35 days, down to Britain, Switzerland, and parts of Russia with very few. Some regions like Finland and the “e st Turkestan” are said to have none.
A southern city concert by a popular touring orchestra yielded a humorous misprint in the Daily. The second part was announced to open with a splendid rendition of the Overture From the Twelfth Massachusetts by Mozart, reflecting the usual contraction aversion of editors and the clash with a reporter's meaning.
In the first year of the last century London mourned Cato as Addison’s play stirred admiration. Budgell, after watching the performance, leapt into the Thames. his body was recovered with a paper setup reading What Cato Wid and Addison approved must needs be right.
A wealthy man and another discuss style and value. He notes that money itself grows more stylish with time while purchased goods fade. The exchange highlights attitudes toward wealth and fashion in a Washington Star piece.
Yonkers Statesman notes a personal reminiscence playfully recalling a wedding day between Crael Perverkion and She Do. The brief piece captures lighthearted emotion and social custom without further detail.
The article discusses William Evarts’s disdain for formal gymnasiums, praising temperance and home exercise as cures for dyspepsia. It notes street workouts and stair climbs as substitutes, praising moderation and the health benefits of active living.
A youthful aspirant seeks shortcuts to fame while Boston preacher Phillips Brooks recalls how patient effort and a shift from shadow to light shaped noble action. Brooks notes the power of work that benefits others over flashy ambition.
A second is the smallest widely used time unit. The text notes about 1,558,000 seconds per year, a light wave traverses roughly 186000 miles in a second, electricity moves faster, the Earth orbits at about twenty miles per second, and the French standard tuning fork vibrates 570 times per second to produce A on the treble staff.
The London Express recalls 18th century nuptials, describing Captain Hamilton's 1782 Bath marriage to Mrs. Monson, then aged eighty six, and the match of Stobert Judge of Cooksborough, Ireland, to Miss Annie Nugent, aged fifteen, with Robert Judge a veteran of King William's army.
A witty reflection from the Boston Transcript notes that the girl who intrigues others about what he sees in her is quickest to marry, while the suitor whom others deem undesirable among the town’s bachelors tends to have his pick of suitors.
A dialogue converts a sentence about a horse drawing a wagon into an imperative prompt. The pupil and schoolmaster experiment with commands and exclamations.
The quote contrasts blunt honesty with cunning deceit, highlighting how straightforward integrity confounds a person full of tricks. It reflects on moral contrasts and the virtue of plain speaking in human conduct.
A roundup of local residents and visitors from Bartlett and nearby towns.mentions include A D Joyce in St Joseph D A Moore in Hamburg Mrs Irick in Council Bluffs and many others visiting, working, or traveling between Thurman Percival Egypt and Glenwood. A new sidewalk at the Orton House and a Sunday school organized at Pleasant Valley are noted along with church and evangelistic events.
Dr Gray opens office on Main Street while Snyder and Wilson install new hardware stock. Mrs Laura Stepp and daughter ill this week. Tom Hays visits from Nebraska City. Asbury Jacks and wife from Hamburg visit town. Miss Maude Good of Hamburg visits relatives. Rev Flickinger preaches at evening service. John Vanderslice moves stock from Nemaha City to Nebraska. Rev James Smith to preach at Presbyterian church next Sunday. Maude Conky offers music teaching at home. A G Brower & Co invite top prices for horse radish.
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