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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
5
The Butterfield Jewelry Store stands as Hamburg's premier shop, boasting a complete, high quality line and a diversified selection. Hard work, careful buying, and a square deal underpin its success, reflecting the town's pride in local commerce. The store emphasizes dependable merchandise and trusted service.
Pastors announce Bible schools at 10 o clock with morning Communion and preaching at 11. Churches hold sun day schools, evening services, and special lectures on prison reform. Notable entries include Methodist Episcopal Rev A C Bonham, St Marys Catholic Mass schedule, Church of Christ Scientist reading rooms, Baptist James J Hobbins with sermons, Presbyterian call for all ages, Christian Endeavor, and German Evangelical services.
Local notes report Butterfield's holiday piano bargains and a festive shopping push. Community updates include Mrs. Kellogg visiting relatives, a successful Union school pie supper adding over 21 to the treasury, and various visits among neighbors in the Madison area. Thanksgiving passed quietly with general thankfulness.
A fragment invites readers to come in and look around and ask to be shown. The note mentions H. G. Butterfield as the contact or person associated with the invitation.
A brief statement argues that a nation's naval strength grants its leadership influence over assisting countries worldwide, framing sea power as the basis of international authority and cooperation.
A fragmentary line from a chronicle character presents a grim view of a bachelor. The speaker quips about a purse and restraint, hinting at a tainted social scene. The tone is sardonic, with animal imagery as metaphor for confinement and mistrust.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe people vanishing from life aboard a voyage and the world’s curiosity. Mentions of men and women dropping from their previous lives and seeking new pastures, with trace of those left behind.
A machine has been created to relieve weight where a 285 pound user rides a fixed frame with 41 rollers that travel over the body from knees to neck. The device aims to reduce danger after rail accident injury, per Popular Science Monthly.
A garbled OCR passage notes a thick spongy material from gourds used in washing automobiles and making lace by weavers. It mentions soaking, strips cut from gourds, and wide use by milliners, plus a reference to a gauge company and baskets.
Velvet leads fashion in a bold black scheme with wide waisted silhouettes and full skirts. Three faux fur trims and a bold squirrel band on collar and cuffs complete the look paired with a steel bail buckle.
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