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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
4
Various brief items from Hamburg Nebraska and nearby including visits by Mayor Coolley Beryl Clayton and Mrs Lovelady, illness of Clayton, politics and social club news, Dr. Pitts and Dr. Kenney medical ads, a dynamite accident injury to Tommy Woods, Wayne Stoner Co. and H R Grape lumber yard plans, and community notices about oil remedies and Rocky Mountain Tea products.
A chaotic bread riot ends with a committee presenting a ring to a woman praised for brave conduct. Neighbors accuse the steward of theft while the baker defends his work as others recall months of illness and scarce meals. The note reads For our chief matron in honor of her brave conduct.
The article offers kitchen tips to prevent eggs cracking boil onions with a turnip to soften flavor and suggests not frying more than six oysters at a time. It recommends making mincemeat a week ahead and includes a peanut salad for roast duck with olive oil celery and olives. It ends with a plea for wooden sabots to keep feet dry and avoid leather shoes.
A shopper in New York Times style mocks a saleswoman about sock pricing, insisting on cash and declaring readiness to pay. The exchange shows a comic, hurried tone with rustic humor and emphasis on money.
The text notes that the credit for the electrical battery goes to Galvani, Bologna, via his wife. It mentions skinned frogs on a table, a convulsive movement in their limbs, and how this observation led to experiments that in 1791 laid the foundation of the galvanic battery.
The readable lines show quotes about luck and absence with names like Mine Pepprey and phrases such as "Just her luck" scattered in a Philadelphia Press fragment.
Bard Luck expresses resolve after stating he cannot marry, urging courage to meet his creditors while acknowledging the personal dilemma and social pressures. The remark frames a private financial strain as a public challenge.
OCR fragment shows train schedules with daily passenger and freight services, noting Sundays off for several numbers. It also lists meeting times for Clover Camp 3088 and Hamburg Tent 98 with officers named Isa Carriger Leonora Wincut and a Royal neighbors reference at 9 Macabees.
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