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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
6
Ruth Morrow, a Rock Port music teacher, visited by her ill mother over Sunday. The public is advised to hear the choir and note the examination lead before Carter's Jubilee. The evening promises good music and entertainment for all.
A fragmentary notice mentions Jane Brown at Barnyard MA and Moniée Brown, with a Hamburg Mercantile Co sale line. It reports rugs, pianos for patrons, and mercuryized sateen petticoats with ornate trim to be showcased over several days starting April 14.
OCR fragments mention railroad, Adams and Montgomery counties, postal arrears reminder, sale of goods, bakery ad, store rental, seven foot pool table, and a single line about a Repor ter back to Tréynor Record. Distinct entities include Adams county, Montgomery, A. B. Mann, Bronson's bakery, Cooley's grocery.
A small party was held Saturday at the home of Qarder for her birthday. About twenty friends attended and the evening featured games and refreshments. Several pretty presents were given to the young hostess. For sale three span of good young males well broke See O. A. Edgerton.
Miss Vera McBride and Elsie Morgan return Saturday from a visit in Nebhebraska City. Benson of Council returns home Monday after a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs A Elkins. Mrs Frank Bronson entertained the Rebeccan Bible Club last Thursday evening, serving refreshments in a pleasing manner. Wilk and Charley Schneider, visiting their parents, departed Monday for their Dedham Ta home. Jube 3 Murdock employed at High Creek spent Sunday with his parents in the city.
A cluttered OCR page shows court actions and real estate foreclosures, railroad work, and local notices. Entries mention a default and foreclosure against defendants, a real estate settlement in a late GB Estes estate, and a new steel laid track near Council Bluffs to Kansas City. Also noted are a shooting of a woman’s spinal injury, staff changes at Western Union, a Greenfield store visit, and health updates plus Hamburg Mercantile Co. ads and a property for sale at 2103 North Main St.
The obituary reports the death of Charley Martin Balis after several operations for tuberculosis. He leaves a father and sister, with a large circle of friends, and is buried at Mt Zion cemetery near Hamburg. The Hamburg Mercantile Company advertises a weekly sale delivering large values, while Miss Grace Ballastyne is noted for a suit against Des Moines city over a bond issue and a Supreme Court restraining order delaying the new city hall work.
Mr and Mrs Joe Martin thank friends for kindness during illness and after the death of their beloved son Charley. The message notes gratitude for assistance as Lou Rees slowly recovers from a nervous breakdown.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Cummins and children visit Peru for a few days. Mrs Jesse Robinson moves toward Gardens City with her husband. Mr and Mrs W P Newell relocate from Omaha to 7001 Main Street and plan to start a broom factory. Lena Woodward returns to Peru after Easter with her parents. Mesdames Hunter and Hayes travel from Watson. Mrs Willard James arrives late week. Furnishings and steel ranges offered for sale.
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