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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
2
The Barnes Bros. Grocery in Hamburg Iowa advertises staple and fancy groceries All clean and fresh. The meat market offers seasonal items. Bakery items include bread pies cakes and cookies. Located in the Hydinger building on Main Street.
Notice indicates the item was entered at the Hamburg Iowa post office as second class matter, marking its official mailing status and classification.
A state Democratic delegate convention will meet in Des Moines on June 24 1903 to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and to conduct other business. Representation is by county with one delegate at large plus one for every 200 votes or fraction of 200 votes cast for the secretary of state last election. Delegates apportioned by county as listed and all Democrats are invited to participate per notice from A E Jackson chairman and N C Ropers secretary.
Fremont county Democrats are called to a delegate convention at the Sidney courthouse on Wednesday June 17 1903 at 2 p m to elect ten delegates for the state convention in Des Moines June 24 1903. Each township gains one delegate plus one for every 20 votes or fraction of ten for Bryan in 1900. Committees will elect a chairman and secretary and township caucuses will select delegates and report to the county meeting.
After June first Shenandoah business houses will close at 7 30 p m to allow clerks and merchants to enjoy evenings in the open air. The pact excludes Saturdays fair week Thanksgiving week and December. The move is praised as improving health and longevity.
The note argues that tariff protection sustains a paper industry monopoly and harms free paper and pulp markets. It frames Tin print paper trust as favored by publishers while advocating free paper and pulp, criticizing tariff policy as shielding monopolies.
Immorality claims in Shenandoah Iowa surface as two gamblers face indictments and a warrant is issued for Brown over a board bill. The Grossbeck affair is also aired, painting Shenandoah as a notably tough town in the state.
Roberts, director of the mint, says Governor Cummings of Iowa has dropped the Iowa idea and the tariff visions sheltering monopoly will not be pursued. Democratic editors are urged not to gloat or press the matter.
The article critiques how protections for the trust are ineffective for the people and argues the current administration is not succeeding in busting trusts.
Mrs J B Christian of St Louis arrived Saturday to visit W H Beach and family Ed Miller left Tuesday for Sheridan Wyoming where his bride will join him as soon as he is located, in a local society notice.
A sea captain explains how optical illusion causes ship collisions at night. He notes red port and green starboard lights can appear swapped when gaze shifts, leading to mistaken course changes. The effect is illustrated by staring at red then a white wall to see a green spot.
A study of twining plants like bryony and hop and vetches shows leaves modified into sensitive tendrils. Young tendrils rotate steadily, bending toward contact to coil around supports, while the leaf and shoot also rotate, creating an active climbing mechanism. Knowledge.
A Civil War anecdote from the New York Tribune recounts an Irish sutler who pretended to be with Beauregard's Confederate scouts. When asked his origin he quips about being from many states, exposing the humor and wit of a veteran's memory.
The article notes ivory medicine usage ending in the eighteenth century. It cites Schroder's Zoology translated by T Bateson describing ivory teeth as a remedy for jaundice worries and various ailments. It mentions preparations Spodium and ivory trochies and later uses as a strengthening food under medical guidance.
The author argues earthworms are renovators of soil not formers, bringing fresh earth to the surface when they descend, fertilizing the subsoil and creating root channels. Darwin noted worm casts totaling eighteen tons per acre on meadow land and about ten tons on good arable land.
A London resident visiting a west England village repeatedly asked a butcher for deviled kidneys as his breakfast. The butcher, noting mutton is common and kidneys rare, finally snapped on day five, accusing the man of treating the sheep as a source of breakfast.
The 22nd century B C. Khammurab I code from Susa details divorce with stark terms. If a wife wastes her husband’s house she is judged and the husband may cast her out with no dowry or support.
The waters of Lake Batticaloa in Ceylon are said to host musical fish. Their sounds are described as melodious like a chain of harps, audible when crossing the lake and even more distinct when an ear is dipped in the water.
Meggendorfer Blatter cites a doctor's order prohibiting excitement as a condition for visiting his wife who is described as very ill. The remark references a new hat as the cause of potential disturbance and blocks access.
A Pittsburg Gazette excerpt shows a fiancé insisting there is plenty of time before starting married life, while the bride agrees, reflecting a cautious tone about secrecy and timing in a forthcoming union.
A small boy asks to see a nice fat goose while a customer notes his mother will be pleased. The exchange occurs as a poultry shop scene unfolds with casual dialogue.
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