Untrammeted Juror Delivers Odd Request in Court
A juror, trembling, asked the judge if he might phone his wife for clean handkerchiefs to avoid disrupting justice. The court frowned at the odd interruption and took the matter under advisement.
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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
4
Unclear Poker Tales On Atlantic Liner Scene
In a dated tavern tale a tenderfoot observes open gambling and a dealer slipping four aces from the bottom, triggering whispers about fairness and the morals of Tin Can saloon life aboard an Atlantic liner. The scene shifts to a vivid poker room with loose rules and gleeful risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxey
Mgr
Dixie
Tenderfoot
Adre
If and the Cavendish Whist Tale
Philadelphia author Mrs. Hollingsworth Andrews, a top American whist player, rejects gambling for money. She warns against bet stakes when children are involved and against blaming partners with "If you had" narratives. The Cavendish anecdote follows a partner’s remark and ends with a quip about an aunt and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollingsworth Andrews
Philadelphia
America
Andrews
Cavendish
Farming Mas Paid Well on 160 Acre Yakima Farm
W B Williams secured a 160 acre homestead in Yakima district twelve years ago. The land, once sagebrush, now shows 80 acres alfalfa 35 acres clover 22 acres orchard and one acre grapes. Yield last season 600-700 tons with timothy and clover mixed worth 15 a ton and alfalfa around 10. An offer of 400 per acre was refused. the farm could be worth about 50000 with water fencing and improvements paid. Orchard to show results next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Williams
Yakima
Kennewick
Timothy
Seattle
Proposal for a permanent brand as punishment for murder
A French scientist, citing flaws in guillotine and life imprisonment, suggests branding murderers with a red hot iron. He proposes publicly marking the forehead with an M for murderer to bear the stigma for life as a constant warning to society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ats Lubresury
Tit
Gold in Lapland North's Remote Gold Fields
The article describes extremely northern gold fields in Lapland around the River Tvale. Dredging has reached 200 feet to trace ore flow. A US-founded company last year yielded four pounds valued at $1,500, with the Ivato company the latest entrant under Finnish administration, near the Ivalo river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Tvale
United States
Ivalo
Ivato Company
Comacy Ves Kultala
Patti's Burning Admirer
A folklore tale recounts Mme Patti meeting a fiery admirer in Italy. An unknown elderly man entered her room with a lit cigar, set his coat ablaze, and she doused him with water. She quips that she has had admirers burn with passion but none who set themselves on fire to prove it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti
Mme
Italy
Patli
Pats
Women of Elizabeth's Court Activity And Skill
The text cites a writer describing Queen Elizabeth's women as shunning idleness. They keep busy with needlework, reading scripture or histories, writing or translating, and many older women are skilled in surgery and can prepare delicate dishes at home to support the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Shingle Scrip Fines In Early County Court Case
In Blaine Washington a squire's court fined John Smith 10000 shingles for drunkenness, reflecting a local currency system of the era. Court records indicate the payment was made, showing legal adaptation to prevailing conditions in Whatcom County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire’s
Blaine
Whatcom County
Washington
Colum“ U Wacial
John Smith
Protection From Lightning Calls For Special Engineering
A British engineer Alfred Hands argues that building protection from lightning requires a dedicated branch of engineering. Each case must be studied precisely and its system tailored to metal surrounding the structure. The effectiveness hinges on application rather than composition, with copper or iron choice a minor durability question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Hands
Fragmentary note on Mr Cutting and Christ epis
A fragmented OCR note references Mr Cutting and an unpaid Christ episode or event. It mentions Jamestown Exposition and a summer plan, with a hint of unresolved payment and a warning about silencing someone. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or dates.
Farmers Advice From An Agricultural Column
Long trucate farming notes urge training colts, tool efficiency, and soil cover. It covers sparrow nuisance, dodder control, feeding pigs with corn meal and ground meal, using sacks as towels, and expanding sheep flocks amid rising mutton prices. It cites Missouri station on pig rations and Montana tests on grain stubble grazing with gains from pastured pigs.
To Make Hens-Lay In Winter Time Egg Maker Feed
Lee's Egg Maker promises year round egg production by proper feeding. The natural season for hens to lay is spring and early summer, but any season can be made productive with the right feed and the directions included. One cent buys fifty seeds. available at the Seed house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee's
Lee’s
Lee's Egg Maker Promises Concentrated Poultry Feed
An advertisement touts Lee's Egg Maker as a highly concentrated poultry food containing no bran shells or fillers. It targets supplying nutrients fowls obtain in free range during early summer from seeds herbs and insects, claiming low cost with fifty seeds per one cent at the seed house.
Women Learn Why Back Pain Hints Kidney Cure
Hamburg residents praise Dean's Kidney Pills as relief for backache and kidney problems. Mrs R Hopgatt of 212 Argyle St testifies the pills eased her backache and other symptoms after suffering since 1902. Sold by Bartlett Doyle, Jaded Drug Co., Foster Milburn Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Dean
Mra. R. Hopgatt
Argyle St
Bartlett & Doyle
Prigase Foster-Milburne
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doans
Constipation Cure Promised By Down’s Regulars
A brief notice claims Down’s regulats cure constipation without griping or nausea and without causing weakness. It advises asking your druggist for them, noting a possible price or dosage detail.
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