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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
7
Local notices mix Christmas guests at Shenandoah and Nebraska, shop windows show holiday cheer, and tradesmen advertise coal, feed yard space, and farm implements. Residents including Mr and Mrs Sturgeon, Miss Evelyn, and J H Reynolds are named among visiting relatives and events.
The passage quotes about reform, temperance, revival meetings, and presidential mentions reflect early 20th century sentiment. It discusses New Year resolutions, moral campaigns, and political commentary including Taft and Iowa judge Deemer, with commentary on wool tariffs and public funds for buildings. The tone resembles a miscellany of partisan and reform ideas tied to year end reflections.
The Reporter notes a church digest with several congregations: Baptists plan ongoing Sunday sermons on immortality themes and baptism in the evening. E Church South lists Sunday services and leagues. Presbyterian holds regular services and a revival starting January 1, 1912. Evangelical announces Sunday school and Christmas programs. local residents, greetings, and holiday notices accompany brief social notes and community updates.
Everett Bronson and wife of Fredonia Kansas visit city this week to join a large family gathering at Mrs L J Hilger’s home. Shenandoah and Locust Grove relatives include John Burkhiser Conde Ernest and Rev Charles Burkhiser. Social reunions and a six o'clock dinner mark the holiday gathering. Walter Loomis and family, now of Villisca, visit Nobre and Brown families and others in the city.
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