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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
3
The article notes winter owl abundance and describes two distinct color phases in screech owls, not tied to age or sex. It explains owls feigning death, their stealthy flight, keen hearing, and the abundance of wild mice providing winter prey for nocturnal owls.
An infant refuses sleep after being tucked in. He calls for his mother and toys with her firm refusal. The child challenges her with a final boast and shouts a biblical exclamation, prompting a parental rebuke.
A Toledo Blade clipping explains leeches used as weather prophets. Place a leech in a half full glass of water with a tight fitting lid and observe its position and movement to guess future conditions. Bottom spiral indicates fair weather while top wandering signals rain or storms.
A New York Press quotation extols the newspaper as essential to public life and fame. It asserts that politics science finance and achievement rely on the paper to reach the world, with a note on fame's cost and posterity’s changing view.
The text describes the wheel as the common punishment for those condemned to death. An executioner bound to a large wheel broke bones with a heavy iron bar, a display that pleased the crowd. The torturous act was rewarded with a fee of 25 livres.
A despondent author sought 300 francs to avoid harming himself and his two children. Dumas offered 200 francs, then proposed a grim alternative to save one child, revealing bleak moral pressure in a Parisian lapse.
A quip noting that a poet often calls himself a rhymester while a rhymester calls himself a poet. The joke plays on self-identity in verse in a Philadelphia Press item.
Fragmentary quotation from a Chicago News piece shows a conversation about Miss Banks not being in and a photograph exchanged to confirm.
The line asserts that being good yet disagreeable betrays the royal standard of virtue. It contrasts personal conduct with moral expectation, framing disagreeable behavior as treason to virtue’s authority. The aphorism underlines integrity over popularity.
The article describes tau melomelo, a carved wooden decoy club used by Hawaiian fishermen. A village sorcerer blesses it, a waxed and scented bait is prepared, and the club is lowered to the seabed. Fish are lured by baked coconut meat and guided into a net to be hauled aboard.
Poetic verse notes a doll’s happiness tied to sensible dress. Speaker mocks gloom by claiming joy comes from proper attire, contrasting a child’s cheer with material presentation.
Alfred disobeyed his father instruction not to walk home in rain. He rode home in a taxi but sat on the top with the driver, declaring it grand, much to his father’s surprise. The Utica Observer reports the humorous account of the drenched return.
Four year old Esther watched family share mustard at dinner. She quietly waited until attention wandered, then spread mustard on bread and took a substantial bite. She touched her mouth, but restrained tears and said PA will wait till jelly cool.
A retired sea captain named Captain Bean surveys a white horse named Barnacles Nine. Jed explains the horse’s experience and steadiness, noting his wind, limbs, and work history. Bean tests the animal’s response, praises its lines, and decides to sign the articles.
The Honeymoon comes from a Teutonic honey wine custom lasting thirty days after a wedding. The Bridegroom once served guests, Sirloin of Beef earned its knightly title from a King Charles I remark. A Spinster described as a single woman who spins bed furnishings before marriage. Cabal derives from Charles II’s cabinet initials Clifford Arlington Buckingham Ashley Lauderdale.
The article notes long standing Scandinavian carving, visible in churches of Borgund and Hitterdal, and in Holm stock museums. It highlights wooden utensils in homes and large carved wooden tankards, valued for design and execution across centuries.
A Scotch missionary describes how isolated islanders used red flannel cut from a shipwrecked sailor's shirt as money. The unusual currency emerged as the garment’s bright fabric inspired awe and trade within the community.
Gold remains highly tenacious as a thin wire of one twentieth inch diameter can support 500 pounds without breaking. Its malleability is extraordinary with a grain able to be divided into 2,000,000 parts and a cubic inch into 9,523,800,529 parts visible to the naked eye.
A Brooklyn Eagle note recalls a young man asking if kissing an engaged lady is proper when she forbids it. The answer says it is decidedly improper, but adds that prohibition itself is part of the amusement.
A dialogue contrasts pessimism as the faith of cowards with optimism described as the faith of foods in a New York Weekly item. The exchange highlights contrasting outlooks in a brief quoted exchange.
An editorial discusses the prevalence of sudden deaths, noting most victims are men. It argues a flabby heart from sedentary lifestyles leads to fatal outcomes during stress and urges daily strenuous exercise and broader health habits over medical microbe checks.
A collection of maxims on manners work life and home from a schoolmaster style voice. The notes urge politeness in refusals cherish family and home and warn against vanity and self deception. It highlights insights into character and perception.
The passage argues Finnish grammar is extraordinarily hard compared with other languages in its group. It claims Finnish has fifteen cases and twenty four infinitive forms yet collapses parts of speech so verbs and nouns decline and compare like adjectives, creating unusual complexity for learners.
Spaniels trace their name to Spain where the breed originated. King Charles I favored a small spaniel, giving rise to the famous King Charles dogs. Blenheim spaniels, resembling the King Charles type, derive their English name from Blenheim in Oxfordshire where the breed has been kept since the early eighteenth century.
A motivational note stresses stamina as essential in today’s fierce competition. It says the persistent person overcomes many obstacles while those lacking endurance fall behind, forced out of the race and sidetracked by difficulties.
Six newspaper editors recently inherited fortunes. The change often expands the newspaper and then economic troubles return, leaving editors poorer yet happier again after about six months.
The exchange features Ascum and TLayazee discussing employment in a comic frame. Ascum pushes TLayazee to take action while TLayazee laments awaiting opportunity. The caption-style dialogue reflects humor about job search effort.
A brief reader note from the Atchison Globe hints at the idea that two women share intuition while noting suspicion in a short, quippy transcription.
News notes from Tabor cover the annual sale, student and staff movements in Sidney Council Bluffs and Omaha, upcoming commencement events with a long program of speakers and musical numbers, and several local visits and guest appearances by students and friends.
Mrs Randell remains on the sick list as Geo Meek and family visit relatives and take a trip to Hamburg. Flo Sullivan ships hogs to Farragut. Joe Schoonover’s family recovers from illness. Schools close. Mrs Coykendall and Adolph Miller visit. Millie Eli Hiatt and Effie Brown socialize. Bridges are poor and roads rough amid rain. Nellie Brown returns from her brother’s home. sunshine is welcomed. Mill Creek washout and mail carriers Hammond Pauly miss trips due to high water.
Miss Gertrude Livingston closed a successful term of school at Fairview. Madison and Hamburg area folks visited, with Children’s Day exercises planned at Madison. A mule bite injured Al Gammon’s arm but he recovers slowly. Riverton merchants benefited from Madison farmers trading. Anton Miller went to Hamburg. river crossing required boat due to high water.
A New York Times item has a young schoolteacher lamenting her fading reputation after a boy misjudges her. Tommy’s uncle asks if she’s “in there” and the boy says she is “well enough in her way” but sometimes awfully stupid. The teacher fears the impact on her pupils.
A fragmented OCR note records a lecture line about a vacation and a DJ night. It oddly mentions a wife in acting and visiting, suggesting a casual or private exchange rather than a formal event. The readable items point to a conversation rather than a public notice.
A brief exchange shows Everbroke offering a payment on account and complimenting a tailor on his dunning. The tailor responds with a wary but cordial greeting as the Kansas City Journal notes the scene.
Edith remarks she will sew two sofa pillows for the new Stock Exchange seat as the judge notes the purchase. The exchange scene centers on the gift and the social moment surrounding the acquisition.
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