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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented newspaper sample shows streetcar anecdote about a Boston girl defending herself against unsolicited advances. It also includes an ad for Catarrh Cure claiming dramatic cures and a claim that Toledo based F J Chenault Co sells Lone Matis pills for constipation. The mix reflects late 19th or early 20th century small notices and humor.
An ad claims Sloan's Liniment relieves neuralgia and sciatica with a sedative nerve effect, faster circulation, and warmth. It cites J. P. Hubbard of Marietta Georgia noting rapid relief after a 25 cent bottle, saying he’d never be without it and recommends for bites and sore throat.
Narrator recalls a heated moment between a bride and her companion as the bride refuses to shed tears for the groom while consoling herself that she still has him. The exchange hints at lingering affection and conflicted feelings within a wedding drama.
A New York widow had her late husband Henry Brown photographed after a 20 day burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. He died December 6 from rheumatic gout and was buried decently. The Bronx health department approved exhumation and, with an undertaker and photographer, Brown was dug up and photographed in profile and full face.
A doctor notes that in summer and country homes Postum families appeared healthier and better adjusted than coffee drinkers. After marriage, Postum replaced coffee and tea, with coffee left unused and discarded. The speaker, aged 28, previously relied on coffee and suffered digestion issues which Postum relieved.
President Roosevelt’s message to Congress pushes for immediate reenactment of an employers’ liability law limited to consti tutional scope, stronger national regulation of interstate commerce via the ICC, and a government compensation plan for workers injured in government service. He also defends injunction use, condemns wealth-fueled corruption, and calls for ethical reform and state-federal cooperation to curb corporate abuses.
A survey of eccentric houses and furnishings includes a Russian estate in Podolia with a 16 room paper construction and matching furniture built in New York, an Irish dwelling whose windows imitate chair backs, and Connecticut cottages shaped to resemble a church from one side. A Washington resident built a tree dwelling with brick and stone sleeping quarters at its base, and a Frenchman created a revolving house on casters enabling mobile light and layout changes.
Thomas Gale, a well known figure on the Pacific slope, serves as a member of the U S Congress. His Washington address is listed as 71a Gth Street, Washington.
Hon Thomas Cale of Alaska known on the Pacific slope and listing 1312 Ninth Street Northwest Washington DC as a contact endorses Peruna for coughs colds and catarrh in a letter. Virginia congressman O G Slemp also praises Peruna as a tonic and remedy. The message includes merchant references Pecuna Drug Co Columbus Ohio and Mancarlin Ideal Laxative.
Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, wife of the New York traction magnate, maintains a private office and staff for her extensive charity. She has donated about 4 million dollars toward building hospitals, convents, schools, and churches. A separate note reports a startling estimate that the world’s Methodists number 100,600,000, enough to girdle the earth if united.
A Noble Example the Serampora Triad and their families lived together at an annual cost of $500. During their term they donated their combined earnings, totaling near half a million dollars, to the evangelization of India.
Nan-I learns Siz Biliwink wed Spriggins boy despite the age gap. The choice between him and his father pressed Siz to a quick decision, leaving Nan-I astonished by the union.
Malay Cocoanut Estates in the federation of Malay states valued at about 30.006 million dollars by L. C. Brown, official in charge of the plantation, as reported.
A former taunter of poor spellers receives three fat tatters from a man who struggles with spelling, scheduled for next week, highlighting a comic reversal that teaches humility and literacy in the community.
A brief dialogue shows a Boston boy insisting on fast change when a dime and three cents are in dispute. The exchange captures a brisk, humorous moment about making exact currency quickly.
Engineer Calvin Frederick ran the locomotive past a danger signal causing a wreck. Brakemen Richard Miller and Cyrus Young were seriously burned in the crash on the Lehigh Valley railroad.
A matron notes that letting a wife address her husband with affectionate names in public backfires, first embarrassing, then irritating, and finally exasperating him, showcasing the social peril of public endearments.
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