17 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
1
Garden seeds at the Bazaar and bulk per peckage. George J. Chandler and wife visit Hamburg. Miss Maude Cooley went to Watson on business. The little baby of Mr and Mrs James Reade of Sidney died of whooping cough and pneumonia. Various residents cited with visits illness and shopping in Hamburg and surrounding towns.
Miss Mary Maloney of St. Joe visits at the Cottage Home with her parents. J D Johnson of Council Bluffs is in Hamburg this week. Craig Armstrong business trip to St. Joseph. Elmer Cowles visiting Charles Loveland. Maude Goldsberry visited her sister Queene in Shenandoah. Dr. Barton Pitts eye and ear specialist at Frederick Avenue St. Joseph. Board proceedings delayed to next issue. Frank Gillman called to Carlinsville to see ill brother Charles, who died Friday at 1 o'clock. Funeral
The article argues hygienic living hinges on four essentials air water food and thoughts. It emphasizes continuous fresh air and ample water for a healthy body and notes many women suffer from ignorance or neglect rather than lack of necessity. It also links mental purity to therapeutic benefits within a well ordered life.
An Irishman and a Scot travel western prairie. They share a quail for breakfast and decide the eater is the one with the best dream. The Scot dreamt of heaven’s basket and paradise while the Irishman awoke, ate the quail, and claimed the dream predicted the other’s fate.
Ruth Me Enery Stuart argues in Century that heaven is a home of wealth not riches, citing open fields, happiness in labor, golden streets and many mansions as symbols of abundant, shareable wealth rather than possession. She suggests Revelational jewels are fixed decor, not loot to squabble over.
A botanist explains leaf stomata as the mouths for carbonic acid intake. They appear mostly on the upper leaf surface and are oval openings guarded by a pair of Ips that regulate opening. Stomata density ranges from under 1,000 to over 20,000 per square inch.
Boileau congratulated the virtuous De Mesmes upon his election as an academician, saying he sought to thank him for having him as a fallow academician. The remark is noted as one of the most gracefully turned compliments to a stern sex member.
A medical vignette argues sudden deaths stem from a flabby heart worsened by lack of exercise and poor habits. It stresses that heart health relies on regular physical activity, balanced work and rest, and cautions against tobacco and alcohol without fitness.
A collection of maxims on politeness, home life, and ego. It warns that wit wounds, favors require tact, and true value lies in character not appearances. Reflections emphasize honest self-understanding and the limits of self-deception.
The text argues Finnish grammar is extremely difficult among languages of its group, noting fifteen cases and twenty four infinitive forms described as elaborate and obscure. It contrasts with Hungarian and Turkish, praising their relative simplicity aside from the Arabic alphabet challenge.
Spaniels native to Spain gave the breed its name. Charles I loved a small spaniel variety, giving rise to the King Charles dogs popularly known as King Charles Blenheim or Marlborough spaniels. The Blenheim form reflects the palace in Oxfordshire where the breed has been kept since the early eighteenth century.
An inspirational note on perseverance stating stamina as essential for success. It argues the young man without endurance is doomed to fall behind, while those who persist overcome many difficulties.
Six newspaper editors recently inherited fortunes which typically lets a paper grow and then return to modest stability within about six months. The Atlanta Constitution notes this pattern as a chronic situation for editors who gain wealth through inheritance.
The comic exchange features Ascum chiding Layzee for not working and the duo banters about turning up with effort as Catholic Standard and Times notes their punchy humor.
A brief quip from the Atchison Globe attributes the saying that a woman's intuition is really suspicion. The nugget reflects a columnist line on feminine perception and judgment.
The article notes two distinct color phases of screech owls not tied to age or sex and describes their winter behavior. It explains how owls feign death when disturbed, their keen hearing, silent flight, and the abundance of mice that sustain them on cold nights.
A child refuses to sleep and teases his mother with a string of demands. After she declares she will not return, he cleverly bets she cannot make him sleep and triumphs by shouting a blunt expletive about the devil and all his works.
A Toledo Blade item describes using a leech as a weather predictor. Place a leech in a half full glass of water with muslin atop. If it sinks motionless, it signals fine weather. if it climbs the glass, rain is expected. restlessness predicts wind. leaving water foresees thunder. Frost and snow cues mirror the corresponding clear or wet conditions.
The passage from the New York Press extols the newspaper as essential to a man’s renown and impact. It asserts that politics, finances, science, and success rely on the press to reach the public and sustain lasting significance.
The eighteenth century punishment of breaking on the wheel involved binding the condemned to a large wheel and breaking limbs with an iron bar while the crowd applauded the executioner, who earned a fee of 25 livres for the act.
A sad writer visits Dumas in town begging for 300 francs to avoid harming himself and his two children. Dumas searches his coffers and finds only 200 francs, insisting he must have 300 or risk both children. He quips that perhaps he could suffocate himself and one child instead.
A witty exchange contrasts a poet and a rhymester. A poet is often someone who calls himself a rhymester, while a rhymester is someone who calls himself a poet.
In Chicago News style dialogue, an exchange has Miss Banks absent while a man asks if she is not in. The Maid confirms, noting Banks gave a photograph to verify the scene.
A quotation attributed to Moore declares that being good yet disagreeable constitutes high treason against virtue, framing bluntness as a moral failing against virtuous norms.
Hamburg Council No. 1074 Knights and Ladies of Security organized at the I.O.O.F. ball last Tuesday. District Deputy W. H. Till led ceremonies. Candidates were read and ballots taken, all declared elected. Next meeting set for April 23 at city hall to finish the work.
Mr and Mrs Bud Ammer express appreciation for the kindness shown by friends during the sickness of their two children which resulted in the death of the younger child.
Household goods for sale including a piano and a fire proof safe at H. E. Wilson's second hand store for inspection. Wilbur Shirley died at his home north of town of consumption. Funeral Saturday at 10 at his residence, burial in Sidney cemetery. K P Hall opening in progress with D O K K prospect of a class. James Carter and Miss Hydinger and Miss Hatten enjoyed a fishing party. Nine cent bargain sale ad to appear in next issue. Watch for it.
The Easter program drew an estimated 350 attendees last Sunday night. The Christian Endeavor shows strong support for missions with a quick $12.46 pledged in a brief appeal.
List of uncalled letters in the office for the week ending April 17 includes Miss Minnie Jones and gentlemen Thos Griffith C O Pauly W H Wilson Louis A Webb. G A Danforth P M.
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