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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
7
A compact list of brief notices from the week recounts residents visiting relatives in Watson Shenandoah and Peru. Many return from trips to Council Bluffs, Quincy and Seneca while others plan winter stays west. Local businesses, coal ads, and shop calls appear among daily routines and social calls.
A St Louis Globe Democrat tale recounts an alderman on Long Island who opposed an electric line franchise but later admits he capitulated under pressure. The chain of persuasion includes his wife, her brother, a lawyer, and company president, culminating in a claim of 1500 dollars to the lawyer and 350 for the family, with the alderman accused of baling honest effort.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Bible school two sessions mark active church life. The Hamburg Island circuit holds Second Quarterly Meeting with Rev. Moore presiding and changes to Sunday morning service. Sermons on New Wine and Old Bottles and Divine Tender Hooks invite all. Christmas program under preparation.
An American traveler recounts a humorous encounter at a Japanese station where she tries to rush a riksha man. The exchange features a playful portrait of cultural friction as the driver and traveler trade quick retorts. The narrative highlights cross culture humor and restraint.
In Wagland and Henry VIII’s reign parishes kept records, though parish registers have a checkered history. The parish at Lanpy reportedly still holds records from that era, while others faced turmoil and loss across three to four centuries, prompting wonder at their survival.
In Bilville court a man charged with assault and battery said he struck the other at dinner with a cornductor after a dispute. The judge cited a biblical line about broadcast upon waters returning later, noting the irony of the tale.
The Chicago Evening Post notes a humorous exchange where Miranda claims she would never marry after years with her mistress and husband, illustrating loyalty and restraint. It also recounts A Dinning lecturing on New Guinea where natives imitate a man’s reactions to smelling salts, spreading the prank across a village.
CG C L McKissick of South Hamburg endorses The Reporter with renewed support, launching it for another year this week.
O H Cutfay of Thurman visited the city Tuesday and paid an appreciated call on The Reporter office while viewing the holiday gift stock showcased at Stoner Simons Drug Co.
A reader contrasts changing sex roles and love ideals with a satirical London observation. A six foot tall woman’s confident entrance highlights a subordinate husband, suggesting evolving notions of marriage and gender dynamics amid modern femininity.
A reader recalls the danger of confusing edible mushrooms with poisonous ones and cites a Washington Department of Agriculture illustration set misprinted with edible and poisonous labels. A physician warns to avoid both kinds due to difficulty distinguishing truth from falsehood in common life.
Weekly list for Hamburg Iowa shows uncasier letters for the week ending December 14 1087. Names include ladies Mrs Lydia Clark Mrs Bert Watton Mrs Bie hicedy Mys Carinda Senior and gentlemen Harry Brams Bert N Brown Aron Patten Jothpam B L Hardy R Fowlar Matthew Chapman 2 Geo Freil G A Danforth P M.
A brief note promotes photography work by Lormor, inviting readers to come early to view or purchase prints as Christmas gifts.
Demand exceeds supply for mechanical draftsmen and engineers. Train at low cost with basic reading and writing, plus study will. Write today for Mechanical Drawing Circular at T.C.S. Box oi serin tou fe.
In any season of the year our prescription department receives first consideration We can take good care of your wants in this line during the busy holiday buying and solicit your patronage as usual Stoner Simons Drug Coa
Coverage describes Japanese educational appliances adapted for Chinese use including books maps globes and charts to combat ignorance. Text notes schools also teach physical and military drill and that towns and villages install foreign Gittings for Western learning.
Report fragment describes Rollis and Molly discussing a prize capture involving a college girl tied to gridiron heroism. The wording is garbled, but implies celebration of an individual labeled as a gridiron heroine and a college setting. 【Note: OCR issues present.】
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