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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
6
A 19th century health ad urges Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and stomach trouble, claiming it strengthens the intestines with 40 percent Concord grape juice. It warns against harsh physic remedies and offers a free bottle to new users through a druggist.
The cod is described as the sea’s most prolific fish with an estimated 43,000,000 eggs produced each season. Remarkably large roes of cod have contained eight, nine, and a half million eggs in a single instance.
A London dairy show featured a novelty Fast Butter Machine that converts fresh milk into butter in sixty seconds at a tea table. Also noted is the historic Lord Mayor's Coach, used for state occasions since 1757, reflecting tradition and craftsmanship.
In a 1893 Yukon mining camp story, a host invites the governor, general, and guests to a Christmas dinner and asks the agent to obtain each dish. The agent sources frozen potatoes, caribou, goose feathers as roses, marrow bones for marrow, and even liquor. The plan spirals into comic misadventure as items prove scarce and unlikely, ending with a humorous finish in Sunset Magazine.
Charades using kitchen items to form puns like Seden Chair from seed and chair and Coal Bit from match end and raisin. DIY clues mix utensils and furniture to spell humorous phrases and open door for China with a plate.
Historical note traces the first English Christmas tree to about 1444. A tree stood in a town square, adorned with ivy and greens, then brought home to be decorated with candles and sparkling embellishments to brighten the season.
A historical account recalls the Empress Dowager of China who was sold into slavery at eleven to aid her family, later presented to the Emperor, became Empress after his wife’s death, learned to read, and led China with steadfast resolve likened to a famed breakfast product in commentary.
Cuysler died after a delicate procedure with leeches. His last words to the nurse were a quip about leeches having red brood. Wilson the ornithologist faced death with humor, asking to be buried where birds will sing over his grave.
An old advertisement touts a cure for catarrh claiming it cures internally and acts directly on moistened surfaces. It asserts a blend of ingredients and blood purifiers, and promises testimonials on request from F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio. It also urges purchase from druggists with a pressure on constipation relief.
The text notes Elizabethan fascination with perfumes. Civet and musk are mentioned in literature of the era. Perfumed gloves were fashionable, and the queen wore a portrait scented with them. Her shoes used leather treated with scented oils that permeated the skin.
A recent parliamentary candidate in England addressed both the town electors and his sweetheart in separate letters. He accidentally mailed the love letter with the electoral circular, leading to a printer receiving an order to print 10,000 copies of the personal note in circular form.
The text reports that about 70 000 people commit suicide annually in Europe and 11 000 of these in Germany. It states that over the last decade Germany saw 118 545 self inflicted deaths, nearly three times the soldiers killed in the Franco Prussian War.
At an inquest in Nelson on James Guest, a railway chain box employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, was killed by a horse. It was stated his father was killed on the railway two years ago and his grandfather was also killed by a horse.
The article notes that large bells were first pressed into church service around 490 by Paulinus of Nola in Campania, giving Latin name campanita to bell. It adds that another century passed before bells were adopted by the French church.
A fragment of wood unearthed during foundation work for a large office building near the southern end of Manhattan is believed to have originated from a tree that stood where New York City now lies, before the North American glacial period.
A note lists the oldest known English picturas: a Chaucer portrait on panel circa 1386 and a Henry I portrait from 1405. It claims drawing’s origin as ancient as Egyptian hieroglyphs, invented around 2122 B.C.
A garbled OCR style snippet lists strange items and prices from a shop or catalog. Mentions a refund, a signature on a sector form, a grousing about a grocer and church, and odd product names including a Chinese edible dog and a Lewis Singly Binder.
The fragment notes Jonas Hanway as the first Englishman to use the umbrella while Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, published about fifty years earlier, describes Crusoe attempting to provide himself with a parasol without explicit explanations for English readers unfamiliar with the object.
There is a railway line from Nyngan to Bourke in New South Wales that runs a perfectly level straight 126 mile path. The line has hardly any embankment or curves and only three very slight elevations, making it unusually straight for a railway across a wide plain.
Residents complain of Malay wedding celebration at a disinfecting plant on Moulmein road that has continued for four days and nights. Monotonous music from the Malay wedding reportedly persisted this morning until 5 o'clock, matching the pattern of the previous three mornings.
Several grocers state they do not stock Defiance Starch since they already hold 12 brand items and cannot sell to customers who previously bought the 16 oz package, due to prior purchases. The note highlights market inertia and seasoned inventory hindering a small brand’s entry.
The dominical letter marks Sunday in ecclesiastical calendars. Romans used eight letters for a nundinal cycle and Greeks used seven for their week. A is January first, and the dominical letter is the letter that falls on Sunday.
Defiance Cold Water Starch proclaims supremacy in both quantity and quality offering Ib oz for 10 cents. Other brands provide only 12 oz. The claim targets readers seeking value in laundry starch.
A magazine editorial argues disease should be criminalized, claiming moral violation of natural laws. It targets overworked poor women with medical advice from Dr. Pierce, urging rest, avoidance of heavy lifting, and use of the Favorite Prescription.
The advertisement touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for uterine tumors avoiding surgery. Patient Famnis D. Fox reports tumor disappearance after five bottles, with doctors noting no signs of tumor upon examination and improved health.
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