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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
5
In Nassau street a gusty moment prompts strangers to help a woman with a baby and a shabby umbrella. A man gathers fallen cap pieces, another shields the child, two more fix the umbrella and a coin is offered to the infant. The scene ends with relief and a windblown parade resuming.
A small woman, after paying four pennies for a streetcar ride, drops the last penny while searching her purse. A passing man and several riders help, and the conductor retrieves a five dollar gold piece mistaken for a penny, proving the woman’s embarrassment.
The text questions the supposed privilege of leap year for single women and asks whether any authenticated case exists of a woman using this chance to entice a man to marriage. It notes the time window ends with Valentine’s Day, after which the opportunity vanishes.
The piece discusses traditional marriage customs and holiday expectations, noting a potential rush to propose on New Year's Eve. It reviews The Heritage of Dress by Wilfred Webb, arguing heavy clothing dampens spirits while broad hats boost mood. Webb predicts trousers may become women's fashion.
Quoted lines reveal a banter about a novelty method described as a patented cure for insomnia. The exchange questions the practicality and impact on the present business, reflecting a lighthearted regional anecdote. No individuals or organizations are named in the readable text.
A satirical exchange mocks a preacher nicknamed Deacon Longface for modernist ideas. The dialogue questions his supposed heresy and jokes about attending church by automobile, reflecting parish tensions and humorous town gossip.
A fragment remarks on a discordant moment as "the concert of the powers has been broken up" and comments on musicians often clashing, noting the puzzling behavior with a colloquial, period voice.
Moritz von Weittenhiller told the Ex Libris society of Austria that illustrated cards are a revival, not a new idea, showing old time samples from his and Privy Councillor von Hofken’s collections. He hopes the artistic card will gain favor for artists and merchants and end a long lasting monotony.
A matinee crowd at the Empiry theater savors a lively scene after the curtain. John Leonard and Richard Alton discuss Laura Kingsley, romance, and the plan to send violets to her room, while Alton’s resolve to pursue her is tested by past heartbreak and public adoration.
The Farmers' Tribune cites Collier's Weekly noting a hen perched atop 18 unripe eggs for four days, turning eggs nightly from day three, eating a long breakfast on day five, and predicting the eggs will cool yet the world will muddle along. The piece comforts readers about taking a vacation despite uncertainties.
During a Mobile Alabama performance, a fellow actor in the play Hang fet plotted to “get even” with star Macready. In Hamlet the Claudius actor feigned death improperly, collapsing exactly where Hamlet needed him. Macready quipped Die further up the stage and the actor responded I’ll die where I please, ending the scene abruptly.
A carpetlayer jokes about swallowing tacks after a mate asks the Way to the hospital. The veteran recounts swallowing “half a hundredweight” of tacks, saying it’s common in the trade and causes no real harm, then laughs at the imagined consequence.
A Hamburg Iowa resident D Carman describes years of kidney pain and backache eased by Doans Kidney Pills bought at local druggists. He asserts quick improvement and urges others to try the remedy, noting endorsements from coworkers and agents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
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