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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
4
A detailed description of holiday event ideas featuring a spindle pie-distribution stunt, Santa helpers, Jack Horner themed fun, and a box and boxless gift delivery formula. The piece suggests audience participation, stage antics, and Christmas centerpieces with diamond dust garnishes to delight children and adults alike.
The report highlights a change in button styles with bullet shapes gaining traction over lozenge forms and the jet button craze waning. It notes varied walking attire including toked rambles and fur usage, while kimono silks show blurred tints and large watery blotches. New diagonal suits and long fur muffs with trailing tails dominate afternoon wear.
The article describes sewing screens with two or three panels covered in brocade cretonne or game, with pockets, elastic tops, shelves, and hooks for tools. A wooden shelf folds out as a table when in use, plus cross bars hold needles and papers. It also notes a mahogany sewing table with drawers, and suggests compartmented drawers reduce clutter.
The article details how food and clothing expenses at Iowa's penitentiary strain the budget. It notes rising prices for meat and staples, a fixed support fund, and efficient dieting and tailor-made uniforms saving costs. It highlights inmate-made socks and cobbled shoes as cost-saving measures and praises the administration's efficiency.
The piece profiles John MacVicar as a polarizing Des Moines alderman at large, famed for political battles and strong stances against public service companies. It notes his role as secretary of the American Municipalities and hints at plans by Gov. Carroll to investigate Shiloh battlefield monuments for possible restoration funding. Rev Louis Hartsough, author of I Hear Thy Welcome Voice, is described as a retired Mount Vernon resident and ongoing hymn writer with wartime chaplain service.
A playful classroom exchange compares an irresistible force meeting an immovable body to two rival arctic explorers colliding, suggesting an imaginative outcome rather than a physical resolution.
Iowa swept the top three prizes at the apple exhibition, proving the state’s claim as an apple growing region. Experts note continued care and timely spraying improve outcomes, urging fruit raisers to adopt consistent, preventive practices. Bombs mention appears as a stray closing line with no clear link to the main story.
The fragment hints at a dialogue where a maid asks why advertising rhymes are written instead of 'real sponsorships' and answers that money is needed. The lines suggest tension between creative writing and payment. No clear persons or organizations are named.
The passage recalls the Bal Bullier era in 19th century Paris, describing its doors crowded with students and pretty models, the usher cafes on Boulevard Saint‑Michel, and Verlaine as a frequenter. It notes the venue’s evolution from La vado to La Closerie des Lilas, rival spots like Valentino and Mahille, and the fading charm as everyday life intrudes.
The obituary recalls ex Governor Sprague born 74 years ago died September 12. Elected in 1860 he answered Lincoln's call by raising troops and a battery, outfitted at $100000 by A W Sprague & Co. He led at Bull Run, married Kate Chase in 1863, later divorced, then remarried. His firm later faced bankruptcy and liabilities totaling millions.
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