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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
4
A humorous snippet from Leslie's Weekly where a father counsels his son to seek a practical wife with cooking sewing and housekeeping skills, urging practical attributes over social polish. The young man vows to find such a wife through an intelligence office, prompting a harsh, abrupt rebuke from the father.
A Detroit Journal excerpt describes a prisoner led to a jaillike room decorated with 10,000 sofa pillows where the captive cries for mercy. He vows to suffer but breaks down as guards chain him to the bizarre, plush confinement.
A Brooklyn Eagle cartoon caption reflects a humorous exchange at a picnic where Willie receives a second piece of pie without asking, prompting a quip that he would need a third. The lighthearted moment captures local dining banter.
A Philadelphia Press quip recalls a peach seller touting basket deals while Mrs. Hauskeep counters that the basket’s bottom price remains high.
A quotation notes speed does not ensure value as a trotter capable of a two minute mile may fetch far more than a car priced at a mile per minute, illustrating the higher worth of horses in racing culture.
A rural editor’s absence leads the office boy to publish a whimsical notice claiming summer has arrived and the green apple is among us, a quip cited from the Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Upperton laments the king's happiness when he was a prince and compares it to the dull realities of life. Mrs. Veriswell reflects that brilliance gives way to ordinary prospects, highlighting contrasts in fortune and contentment.
Farmer jokes about boarding young men for six dollars to help marry off his six daughters. The scene captures a humorous exchange in Chicago News reflecting social norms and light satire of the era.
A brief exchange notes a man finding humor in another’s wit, with the Philadelphia Press quoting a playful line about laughter prompted by sight of the subject. The item captures light social banter without further detail.
Carl B. Stow, proprietor at Clover Wave Stock Farm, outlines plans and records to elevate Hereford cattle. The herd includes 22 cows, 9 heifer calves, 7 bull calves and the herd bull Gold Prince 88168. Stow highlights breeding, pedigrees, and American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association standards to attract visitors and prove the farm’s commitment to quality.
The partnership Swanson and Combe is dissolved by mutual consent. Debts owed to the firm are to be paid to Charles Swanson who will settle all outstanding obligations. Dated Hamburg Iowa August 29 1901. E Comse Cuas Swansion
Advertising claims for Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin curing constipation sick headache and indigestion with a laxative benefit. Bartlett & Doyle sell it. Also promotes Russ Bleaching Blue for whiter clothes and warns against imitations.
A New York Sun commentary warns that mob violence against negros rises with cruel punishment and suggests danger from burning at the stake spreading elsewhere. It also condemns the Buffalo assassination attempt on President McKinley and calls for uprooting anarchist society while preserving lawful government.
Mothers write us that they have solved the problem of keeping their children well. Give them Rocky Mountain Tea each week. A blessing to mother and child.
A playful note from C, Stoner & Co describes last night’s Rocky Mountain Tea lifting spirits and prompting a smile and dance with delight.
In the Arkansas Valley Colorado Chapter I products list alfalfa yields three crops totaling 44 tons. Orchard apples yield about 1000 dollars per acre in an eight year period. Cantaloupes profit ranges from 40 to 135 per acre. Other crops include flax oats onions potatoes strawberries sugar beets with varying per acre profits and a factory in the valley processing 7500 acres. Cattle hogs and sheep benefit from free range mild winters and abundant alfalfa, making the business profitable.
Chapter outlines benefits of irrigation in Prowers County Colorado including stable crops every year and rapid land value growth. It markets fertile soil in the Arkansas Valley with high quality melons and apples, notes healthy climate, Amity canal as a key feature, low land prices, and a ten year perfect title with homeseekers rates.
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