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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
4
Daily passenger and freight schedules listed for the St J and B R R system. Includes times for passenger trains at 9 10 a m and 12 48 am and freight runs with Sunday exceptions. Indicates multiple services with station codes and times in a condensed timetable format.
We are now located in the old Bogan barn on North Main street to buy sound horses and mules and operate a boarding and feed barn. Special attention to farm teams. Saturdays are special buying days in Hamburg. Week purchases at Percival, Thurman, Tabor, Silver City, Bartlett, Randolph, Malvern, and Glenwood, Iowa in April.
A six year old Kentucky Mammoth Jack named Bird stands at six miles east and one mile north of Hamburg with Riverton three miles west. He measures 14 34 hands high, is black with white points, and is sired by Liberty Jr. out of Blue Bird, a full brother to Sampson Jr. The ad offers 10 to insure the colt to stand and suck, by P C Wingate.
The London Spectator outlines the U S Senate as a powerful, nationally representative body with executive and legislative clout. It notes the Senate can veto presidential appointments, block bills, and requires two thirds for treaties, giving the Senate final say on finance law and foreign affairs, and emphasizes its majesty and influence.
Quotes and jokes on secrets, family peace, and fortunes from Atchison Globe and Philadelphia Ledger reflect dated humor. A Maine tale contrasts a ten thousand dollar goal with an eighteen dollar gain as a fortunes test and social propriety.
An authority endorses a brisk morning bath using hot water to ankle depth then cold sponging the body. After drying, rub hard and wear flannels. The key is rubbing rather than water immersion, with sponging providing the excuse for the after rub.
Notice to property owners of Hamburg to clean alleys adjacent to their premises within ten days or the city will do the work and charge costs at 50 cents per load. Mayor C. F. Repshaw dated April 17 1903. Also an ad for music lessons by Mauphee Coonry in Harwburg Iowa.
A discussion on winter owl abundance and color phases in screech owls, noting two distinct color forms not linked to age or sex. Details include their winter behavior, feigning death, and skilled night predation on mice, with emphasis on their acute hearing and silent flight. Also contains a humorous child bedtime anecdote from the New York Post.
A fragment describes a common leech used as a barometer. A tumbler half full of water holds a leech covered by muslin. If the leech stays at the bottom, weather will be fine. if it climbs top, rain may come. writhing signals no windstorm, and staying out of water for days signals a thunderstorm. Frost and snow indicators mirror fine and rain respectively.
The text extols the newspaper as essential to public life, praising its role in spreading the constitution and waking the universe. It contrasts this with the past wheel punishment, noting the era’s brutality and the crowd’s approval of the executioner’s skill.
A distressed author sought help from Dumas claiming he needed 3800 francs to avoid harming himself and his two children. Dumas offered 200 francs and then suggested a grim alternative if funds could not be found. He quipped that suffocating himself and one child might be a solution.
A playful exchange contrasts a rhymester and a poet. Newitt argues poets often call themselves rhymesters, while rhymesters label themselves poets, highlighting ego and self-perception in verse.
A Chicago News item records a brief exchange about Miss Banks not being present. The maid confirms the absence while noting Banks gave a photograph to verify. The snippet emphasizes alibi and verification through likeness.
A compact quotation discerns that upholding virtue through harsh or contrary behavior can be seen as treason against moral authority. It frames disagreeableness as a test of character and adherence to principled conduct.
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