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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
2
Publisher Fred W. Hill and staff extend New Year wishes and reflect on a banner year for the Hamburg Reporter. The piece urges determination, community pride, and Red Cross support as the nation transitions into 1919 with optimism and civic duty. It also notes resolutions of respect for Ernest Grassmeier and honors Hamburg Lodge No. 197 members.
Yeomen members urged to attend watch night at the hall on Tuesday night and bring a friend who might be a candidate. Mrs. George Harris arrived from Vinita Oklahoma and is at home with Mr. and Mrs. Harris on Main Street Edgerton property. Also mentioned are visits by Cox, a Farragut farmer, in Hamburg to meet his college-bound son for the holiday vacation, Morgan Reeves recovering from an arm injury, and Clifford Burrows from Farragut visiting Hamburg after attending his cousin Private Leslie Burrows’s funeral in Texas before heading to Camp Dodge.
A local Christmas dinner featured two large jack rabbits killed on the island, with locals noting many rabbits this year. Church notices list services for Christian Science Woodman building, Methodist Church led by Carl Brown, Zion Evangelical with Rev. Seybold, and a New Year program. Unclaimed letters from the Hamburg Iowa post office for the week ending December 21, 1918, will be sent to the Dodd Letter Office January 6, 1918 if not delivered.
Classified notice offers white faced cows bred to a registered bull, twenty calves and fifty head of good stock hogs. Ramsey in Hamburg Iowa provides contact via phone 2F22.
A damaged notice reports a large tire, inner tube, rim found on Tuesday near Zamburg. Owner may claim and pay for this seal. Property described as at first house east of Jim Shoemake’s, then near Nebraska City. Warning against hunting or trespassing on John F. Simmerman's farm with prosecution noted. Garrett Bridges.
Classified ad fragment lists Rhode Island Red cockrels for sale in Hamburg Iowa and Rhode Island. It mentions Mrs Ray Athen as contact and includes unrelated dialogue about a character named Mabel and a young man named Mr Poonkley discussing commitment and marriage.
Buff Orpington cockerels and White Holland turkeys offered for sale by Mrs. Riley Sanger of Sidney Iowa. Contact Farragut phone 34 31 for details.
Six room house offered for sale or rent by W. W. Barnes includes a garage a cistern and cave. Local real estate listing notes flexible terms and available for immediate consideration.
A discussion notes crooks can create a headline for a bank raid after nightfall. It questions whether criminals mislead the public and whether headlines influence crime perception or deterrence.
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