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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
1
A sale of 2,000 yards of laces offered direct by the New York Commission Company during the Tig June event. The listing highlights direct-from-manufacturer pricing and bulk quantity for buyers seeking bulk lace materials.
Advertises lawn and batiste fabrics at 5 cents per yard, neat design dimities and lawns, also silk tissues valued at 50 cents and offered at 80 cents per yard.
The listing advertises items like cloth pins per dozen, pins for, hooks and eyes, bleached muslin and India Linen by the yard, apron gingham, starch, horseshoe tobacco, wax beans, green string beans, Diamond C soap, cider vinegar, granulated sugar, flour, and banner patterns priced at popular 10c and 15c levels. It resembles a late 19th or early 20th century shop diary.
J T Maxwell of Phelps City Missouri has become proprietor of the Frank Griggs grocery store. He will run the business with Fred Ives and aims to make Hamburg a first class operation. Griggs has moved to Birmingham Alabama to join Queen and Crescent railroad.
Next Sunday the Knights of Pythias will observe Memorial Day with a 9 am lodge gathering at Castle Hall, a 10 am sermon at M. E. church by Rev. Wood, and a 1 pm procession to the cemetery for grave decoration before returning to the hall to disband. Other local notes cover visitors, marriages, real estate plans, and a weather-related snowfall report.
A. D. Richards and wife said in Hamburg this week they will travel in July to Canada to visit A. D. Richards’s old home then proceed to France for the fall and winter. They plan to visit many places of interest while abroad. James Poindexter is a Hamburg visitor this week.
This office reports uncalled letters for the week ending June 12. Ladies listed are Mrs. Sallie Miller and Mrs. Cora Thompson. Gentlemen include Lizzie Britt J. H. Byrnes M. C. Fornley J. Jennings G. W. Keptone Plase Parker J. A. Utterback G. A. Danforth P. M.
City council met at City Hall with Mayor Redshaw presiding. Minutes approved. marshal and water works reports filed. Several bills approved including Dinwiddie & Son and local papers. Brick crossings authorized and property numbering ordinance passed third reading. Purchasing and license disputes clarified. Bonds accepted. adjourned. Guests from Burlington and Council Bluffs attended. Carnival promotions urge attendance featuring Lady Minstrels and Royal Athenian Circus.
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