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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
3
In a Philadelphia public school a girl resists geography as a family belief holds marriage is life’s main aim. After a teacher’s note to Rosie’s mother, the girl improves. Rosie says her mother read the note and explained she doesn’t know geography because she married, and so did her aunt, while the teacher does know geography but is not married.
An Irishman aboard a ship faced hanging from a long towline after 40 to 50 fathoms were drawn in. He muttered that the work felt endless and cursed the delay, then quipped that unless someone cut the line, the other end would reveal something amiss. The Pathfinder, quoted via The Houston Post, records the exchange as a grim nautical anecdote.
A narrator warns against divorce as a shipwreck, urging Love to steer the voyage. He recalls a parable of a confident helmsman named Love guiding a couple through storms to avoid the rock of divorce, then recounts meeting a wealthy Standard Oil figure offering money. The dream ends with a firm rejection of the money.
An aged Lin significance figure, Lim, famed for wisdom from years and oddities. He wields sharp humor and strong beliefs, from Bible lore to betting on roosters, drawing a listening crowd on Saturdays at the old horse-block before the crossroads store. The narrative sketches his travels, oddities, pious acts, and eccentricities as a rural community observer.
A narrator muses on election dramas, arithmetic in politics, and the idea that fate and the Lord influence outcomes. He recalls Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Uncle John Moss while noting local shifts, corn yields, and the cyclical disappointment of political defeats.
A reminiscence on voting, courage, and integrity as a candidate discovers how decisiveness, not ease, shapes choices. The speaker notes how wavering minds invite coercion, while a steadfast stance preserves spirit and truth in political life. Copyright Opie Read.
A period piece warns about catching colds on streetcar rides during spring. It urges riders to wear wraps, avoid exposure to cold, and start Pernin at early symptoms to prevent extended illness. It emphasizes early treatment and cautions that colds persist into summer without protection.
Letters from customers and a secretary praising Peruna for curing cold and catarrh symptoms. They claim relief for coughs wheezing and croup like spells and endorse the medicine as the best they have used in years across multiple states and addresses.
A wife accuses her husband of quick remarriage after her death while he retorts that she is mistaken and vows to prove it, highlighting a charged exchange about fidelity and social expectations.
A mother recalls her daughter's severe eczema attacks in Essex in 1307 and praise for Cudlenia Soap Ointment and Pills, claiming complete recovery after three quarters of the ointment. Also included are quips about dog tail clipping, starch use, and a quotation on faith and history.
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