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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
2
The notice offers an improved cylinder baking pan valued at 2.50 dollars. It is given free with a $50 purchase at Elkhorn Meat Market. customers receive a ticket and pay 2.50 upfront, which is refunded when the required number of tickets are returned.
A Sabbath communion drew a large congregation and inspired spiritual renewal. Monday morning quarterly conference saw broad official board attendance as a new church building entered by unanimous vote with a building committee named Dr C E Hoover O Red shaw W Sturgeon and J C King. Plans and specs will be adopted and work moved forward with vigor. Joshua to preach Sunday evening.
An article by E. S. Martinaska in McClure's Magazine discusses whether women are better than men or merely different, noting emotional restraint and social expectations. It questions perfection in both genders and the idealized view of women. A public notice and local ads follow, including the Fremont County Farmers Mutual Insurance meeting details.
A neighbor fears a large dog and is advised to get a bigger one. The ad copy promotes Morley’s Little Liver Pills for Torpid Rives and Bitrony People and sells them by Bouer & Co. in Hamburg Iowa.
A New York man plans to bury valuables with him using a burglar proof safe in a fireproof building. The story notes the futility of hoarded wealth resting with death, contrasting views from Washington Post and Toledo Times.
In Percival’s quiet town residents talk of growth with new industries and a shared resolve to stay vibrant. The column lists residents traveling, visiting relatives, and working away, with a memorial service, school news, and upcoming Children’s Day at the Methodist church.
A period advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot handle. Endorsed by Toledo wholesalers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. asserts 15 years of honorable dealings by F. J. Cheney Co. and describes internal action and price of 75 cents per bottle with free testimonials.
Notice invites proposals for erection of a new school house in District No. 5 Polk township Atchison county Missouri known as the Miller District to be received at Farmers and Merchants State Bank Hamburg Iowa with plans viewable until 1 p m June 11 1901 and bid awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Bond of 1000 required and right to reject any or all bids reserved. ANTON MILLER president of board. Also various local remedies advertised including Morley s Sarsaparilla and Iron and Dr Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin with free trials offered.
Farragut locals report on visits and arrivals Miss Blair arriving as assistant principal Miss Lizzie Chappin returns to California and Lee Estes visiting from Fairbury Nebraska The Ladies Guild met at Congregational church and Epworth league hosted a city hall festival with proceeds of 30 dollars An open air concert on the street drew a large crowd Ice cream sales set for church events and local dinners The Dunkard convention attendees returned from Lincoln Mr and Mrs Replogle and Mr and Mrs Whistler attended Also moonlight picnics by the W T Gs and Night Hawks A surprise visit to Rev Suman by Locust Grove church Enjoyable concerts by Sontag Robinson Vocalists and Dr Shepherd praised Decoration Day program outlined with church services procession and cemetery ceremonies
Thurman reports show active local life with new street lamps and thriving can sales. Attendees include J H Lions on Missouri fishing trip and a Thurman K P lodge gathering in Hamburg. Memorials, family burials, and medical concerns mark the week as Estes & Baldwin push record hardware sales.
Advertisement seeks reliable men and women to travel and advertise for an old established house with solid finances. Salary $780 yearly plus cash expenses. No canvassing. Send references and a self addressed stamped envelope to Manager 355 Caxton Building Chicago 37716 weekly.
A flurry of small town movements fills the page as residents and visitors travel to and from Hamburg, Randolph, Tabor, and nearby towns. Names include Arthur Simons, Frank Young, Arthur Carter, J. H. Antrim, W. E. Mitchell, Phin Townsend, Lee Moomaw, and others, with many short trips for business, visiting kin, or legal tasks. The Ferguson Jubilee Singers perform at the courthouse and Hamburg ball players visit Sidney.
Transfers show J T Smith to W S James on parcel O L 4 in Sidney Iowa and E J Baker to O J Leabo on parcel Seqr I 69 41 with QCD. G E Draper deeds O L 13 Sidney and lot 2 in Dewey’s Ad to Sidney and lot 7 in neqr neqr 35 69 42 plus another O L Ir Sidney. G Workman and wife to J B Curry on neqr 11 69 42 and part negr SWE 1 69 42. Also contains a dated note from 1899 about Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Esther with testimonial signing Mrs C A Truckmuller.
Riverton residents host relatives from Sidney and Red Oak while neighbors visit Nebraska and Hamburg. A Des Moines insurance adjuster reviews Adams stock as the Epworth League raises about twenty dollars. A Saturday morning fire at George Wynn’s store caused smoke and minor goods damage with quick response by townspeople.
The report covers local church attendance and social visits in Hamburg Iowa. Mentions include F Spiegel and family at church, hog deliveries to Hamburg markets, W Brown calling on friends, A Shirley and wife trading with Hamburg merchants, Asa Mann family with Mrs Holtsinger, L S Mann family visiting, Poindexter transacting in Hamburg, B P Reeves family visiting Mrs Ward, Doyle and Irma Hulshizer passing through, Wm Watsons and daughter visiting J R Hatten, and memorial services at the Baptist church in Hamburg.
Mann of Le vanna Ohio recalls three years of kidney trouble with back pains and fatigue. After using Electric Bitters six bottles fully cured him, restoring energy. They regulate stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Bartlett & Oyle guarantee satisfaction at 60 cents.
Two thousand acres of good farm land offered in parcels from 40 acres up within 3 to 6 miles of Hamburg at 816 to 830 per acre with easy payments. Also city property bargains. A B Noble Real Estate Broker East Midway Hamburg Indiana. Call Bartlett and Doyle's drug store to meet Hannibal Hamlin cigar man on Saturday May 26. He will greet you with a smile and a sample of the best cigar on earth.
President Peil of National Starch announced in Nebraska City that the contract for the Argo plant addition has been awarded to an Omaha firm. Work will start soon and aim to finish quickly, nearly doubling capacity and allowing hiring of many more workers. The plant will remain in operation, with only a short June shutdown for repairs before completion.
110 acres 24 miles east of Hamburg well improved seven room house 12 acres timber three good wells or chard good cistern well fenced on public road. 882m G. W. 8YKEs.
The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad and Ford M Hueffer, to be published about June 1 by McClure Phillips, features a heroine who claims to dwell in the Fourth Dimension and invites the narrator to plumb her psyche. Set in London and Paris, the work satirizes political philanthropy through mingled earthy politics and enigmatic romance.
City ordinance prohibits placing stock on used streets and at large. Owners are urged to observe the law to avoid trouble and expense. Daily complaints prompt the mayor to order stock taken up. R. C. Campbell, Mayor.
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