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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
2
A collage of short, often ironic items touching on law, politics, and social norms. Notes mention Kansas penitentaries, Georgia laws on kissing, Panama Canal earthwork, Thaw insanity ruling, women in politics, public funds, Bryan’s political future, marriage to Jessie Morrison, Col Roosevelt, prohibition laws, a G A R encampment, Atlantic City 1900s, wheat harvests, Iowa beer in stations, and general public sentiment.
Last Friday St Louis saw 98 degrees as heat caused 41 prostrations and eight deaths. Taft will visit El Paso with a guard of four tall officers totaling 25 feet 3.5 inches in height. A chalky faced girl and a cigarette smoking youth are described. The Peru Pointer urges a water works system and argues telephone taxes hurt users, suggesting a water tax would fund fire protection and lower insurance. The piece notes opposition to water and calls for voting on water works.
Lyon & Healy announce a great alteration sale removing part of their stock from the third floor of the Wabash and Adams building in Chicago due to new flooring. Prices slashed to move more pianos, with monthly payment options and a request to send for bargain lists. Over 1,000 instruments shown in their world class stock. Also a note seeking three young men for government service exam prep programs.
The article notes rising use of hypnotism beyond medical circles with 20,000 yearly sessions in New York. It claims legitimate applications include anesthesia alternatives, dental work without pain, behavior modification for children, and relief for alcohol or drug issues, with artists employing models under hypnosis for extended poses.
A cheerful but mysterious helper joins a home project, disarms the owner with quiet claims of helping, and draws the boss carpenter into a plan to check his identity. The exchange ends with a pointed suggestion about a lunatic asylum in the next township and a new lead for the New York Times.
U S Consul General Iddings in Cairo says the Assam dam, when finished in 1912, will double Nile water storage and allow reclamation of about 900,000 acres in the northern delta. No steps will be taken before completion. reclamation will use dredges in canals and largely manual labor, which is cheap in Egypt.
A New York World editorial praises citizen workers beside soldiers, stressing patriotism without money or conquest. It argues true honor lies in the republic of equal rights and opportunity and that peaceful heroes exist in humble toil by adults and children alike.
After the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption, plant life is gradually returning. Castor oil plants guinea ferns and silver ferns spread across ground once covered by ash. Roots survive the heat and penetrate thin crust as animals trample and water erode lava, slowly forming new soil.
In a brief doorway exchange two men meet in the morning. Glasspy introduces himself as an inventor and Washabaugh claims the county’s sole right to subscriptions for a new illustrated edition of works. The men part with cordial goodbyes.
Dr. G. Ams from Boston says youth suicides have risen worldwide, not rare in Europe either, driven by artificial life pressures and parental ambition. He cites Dr. Berillon linking personal crisis tendency to loss of smell and urges expert evaluation to prevent future tragedy.
In a wedding breakfast, guests shared humorous excuses for leaving the event. An anecdote recalls a fable frog who would not jump into a well, citing selfish honesty and the tug between liberty and rest. The piece also notes Sam Houston’s portrait as a gentlest figure in Civil War era debates.
Fashion notes describe Undine outfits used on stage or in bath gowns, including a European satin Undine gown with crystal beads and wave motifs, frosted leaves, and pale green velvet gowns crafted to resemble a polar sea depth effect.
At breakfast in the Tuileries Napoleon III era court etiquette condemned Sainte-Beuve for misplacing his napkin and cutting his egg improperly. The breach, deemed a grave social error, led to his name being struck from the imperial visiting hat.
In a humorous tale, Arabella notes the blunt wealthy suitor O'd Billyuns asks her to relay a message to Mr Wats. He jokes he does not mind the young man staying and running up expenses, but objects to the newspapers being taken away with him when he departs.
A fragment hints at a satire on cigars with three gorgeous bands. The line asks why no one in the trade has produced such a standout gimmick and implies a wish for a bold marketing hit. No specific people, places, or dates are named in the readable text.
An edited excerpt contrasts lines of prayer with business acuity. Henry Ward Beecher warns against ornate pieties while C. B. Riley argues real value lies in imagination balanced by detail. The piece reflects a period view on religion, education, and pragmatic leadership.
Geographer David George Hogarth notes vast uncharted regions in western Asia, with Arabia holding the largest unseen area. He cites the southern half of Arabia as the wilderness called Ruba-el-Khali, the Dwell ing of the Void, covering about 600,000 square miles and lacking any European exploration.
A fragmented Shenandoah item promotes printing services and cheap Oxford shoes at Butterfield's, mentions Burdock Blood Bitters testimonial from Sunbury Ohio, reports a recent quarrel between two Tabors councilmen settled in a court, and cites Onan’s Ointment for eczema and skin relief for children sold by druggists.
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