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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
12
The Christian Advocate replies to a note criticizing beer as liquid bread. It argues beer loses tissue-building value during brewing and clarifying, retaining little fuel value and presenting a poisoning effect on the nervous system, while bread remains a strong tissue builder and fuel with no such effect.
A whimsical tale follows a two year old eagle and his three year old friend Edgar Bugle as they envision becoming strong strong eagles. The young birds discuss banners of freedom and independence while sharing birthday cake and planning the making of powerful wings.
Readers see Christmas fans from Japan in varied forms from dainty satin to ornate ostrich. Prices range from moderate to high, with three vividly illustrated pieces by far Eastern artists. Descriptions note lacquered sticks, expressive scenes, and themes from songs and art, including a hibiscus of summer and a farewell motif.
A census bulletin surveys 30 years to 1912 showing Maine's per capita debt fell from 8.49 in 1890 to 1.67 by 1922 while state debt averages rose. It contrasts Maine with a 3.62 per capita state average and notes high home ownership with mortgages. Massachusetts’ high license policy is cited for higher indebtedness.
The text argues about prohibition's efficacy, noting licensure fails to curb liquor traffic, while banning sales reduces visible drinking and helps midwives. It cites New York Times opinions, O'Ryan’s abstinence push, and compares sick rates to the Spanish-American War. It then cites Arizona tax gains in Phoenix without saloons, lower tax rates, fewer city costs, and drops in drunkenness arrests in six months.
A California salesman, visiting Seattle for twenty years to buy merchandise, sent $20 to the Anti Saloon League with a note praising prohibition. He says his March 1916 trip yielded record sales, more than any prior trip, due to the ban on open saloons.
A Philadelphia doctor declares dancing a healthy outlet for those with pent up emotions while others dismiss it as merely self delusion and hugging a delusion.
In Kansas City a lawyer John J. Tecumseh and his stenographer Miss Ethel Mary Wapello face a romantic interruption. After a hectic day at the office the boss declares his love in a dictation mishap and asks her to resign to marry him. Ethel Mary promptly replies by note resigning to wed the “best man in the world” and invites discussion that evening.
The article notes Japanese hand embroidery being turned into lingerie garments. Striking white silk pajama sets for winter feature jackets with grape and leaf, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum motifs and pink lotus bloom designs. Prices depend on handiwork and color delicacy, with short kimonos in white, pink, and blue grounds also described.
A Popular Science Monthly note urges replacing large sponges with a bag of small sponge pieces to maintain shape and ease cleaning. It argues large sponges break up clog easily from microbes, a problem harder to fix in larger forms.
Mrs Leia Road of Seattle holds a fortune of 25 million dollars, ranking as the wealthiest figure in the Pacific Northwest. The remarkable sum underscores her prominent status in the regional economy and society.
In Louisville a snake presumed killed by a party was brought to the city as a souvenir on a Fourth streetcar from Jacob Park. Dr H E Mechilng helped kill it and stepped on its head, then flicked it off by the tail. The creature about 3.44 feet long was black with yellow and white spots and alarmed about ten young women in the party.
In New York during John M. Nelson's 50th wedding anniversary, his brother Henry Nelson a wealthy San Francisco ship owner entered unexpectedly. Both had believed the other dead until this moment.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a federal road bill providing 1 million dollars annually for ten years to build and maintain roads and trails within national forests. The plan funds cooperative work with states and counties, limits per county expenditures, and requires 10 percent receipts returns until advances are repaid.
Advocates propose a 3500 mile circular park highway starting in Denver and looping through Rocky Mountain National Park Cody Wyoming Yellowstone Yosemite California and across Idaho Washington Oregon Arizona New Mexico back to Denver. The project seeks 1 million dollars from Congress with federal agricultural department aid and points to several existing road sections as proof of feasibility.
Do not rush into growing drug herbs for business as demand may be temporary and preparation costs for many herbs are prohibitive. The note warns about profitability and cautions against hasty investment in cultivation.
A fragmented old prose piece claims elbow grease has the highest value as a fertilizer for any horse or man and contrasts it with less effective substitutes, noting the necessity of consistent effort for returns.
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