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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
1
A poet recalls Sicily on the hillside by a campfire, gazing into smoke from an old pipe of vine. He envisions distant lands, fading faces, and symbolic visions. He values the campfire, woods, river, and simple pleasures over wealth and gold.
The Hamburg Reporters notes the death of Ezra Meeker at 97, recalling his Oregon Trail journeys and later transcontinental flights. It highlights his pioneering spirit, public memory, and impact as a renowned trail blazer whose feats spanned prairie, air, and history.
The excerpt discusses science transforming rural society and economics as a guiding key. It cites examples like farms, hospitals, libraries, schools, and churches as evidence of modernized, scientifically guided community development.
Fragmented OCR text discusses the spread of scientific farming principles in American agriculture. It notes recent advances, the role of the Department of Agriculture, and the growing, though incomplete, application of scientific methods in farming and livestock.
Government spending rises with taxation as expenses for federal, state, and local levels surge. The article notes the federal cost at seven billion dollars annually, about a fifth of national income, with last year’s outlays much higher than in 1999.
The article notes a long standing debate over why soldiers wore bobbed hair and traces it to Revolutionary War era orders. It cites Captain L. C. Baird and Continental Army records from Schuylkill Arsenal showing early doughboys wore short hair as a uniform ornament. West Point era directives specify precise hair lengths and styling for officers and privates in 1776.
The American Engineering Standard Committee promotes a system of preferred numbers to reduce overproduction of many product sizes. Sizes rise by fixed percentages, with examples like rubber tubing lengths of 3, 16, 25, 40, 60 and 100 feet. The committee is a national body of associations, industrial groups, and federal tours designates.
A fragment reflects on Christmas timing and gift giving, noting that the holiday arrives once a year yet the season brings substantial cheer beyond the day itself.
A community note invites ladies to join the Ladies' Aid event with Mrs Georgie Le Evers as a member organizer. The gathering aims to support church activities and foster fellowship among attendees.
Local church notices describe morning and evening services at Bute and Nodaway with Sunday school at 9:40 and 11:00, Epworth League, Senior Bible Study, and midweek prayer. Pastor Silas Rt. Gverhober and Rev John W. Todd are listed, along with a Christmas program, radio broadcasts, and a Ladies Aid meeting.
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