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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
3
A sharp eyed child accompanies her grown up aunt to a church service. She notes her neat summer outfit and hair, endures long speeches and hymns, and asks why the hymn book does not have the notes in order as she whispers to Uncle Henry about the march through the pew. Cincinnati Times-Star reports.
A vivid description of a vegetable from South Pacific islands that resembles a giant red turnip. To locals it is nourishing, while to outsiders it seems tough and tasteless. The plant requires decayed organic matter as a food source, collected by native children, soaked in salt water, and slowly absorbed as the leaves stiffen and unfold, indicating readiness.
The New York Sun notes that long studied observations have begun to answer where song and shore birds go in winter and when they migrate north. Cliff swallows and black poll warblers winter in tropical South America. golden plover nests on the Arctic and winters 8,000 miles away in Argentina. scarlet tanager visits Ecuador and Peru in December and January. bobolink in southern Brazil.
A historic note questions the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 Rouen. Documents from Mayence registry suggest she survived, married Robert d'Ambroise, and appeared alive in 1436 with her brothers recognizing her. The find prompts reevaluation of her fate and identity as Jeanne d Arc.
A Savoy chapel London custom recalls Nel Gwynn who as a child sold oranges near Drury Lane. Even as she led a gay life, she gave to the church and poor, and the orange on the plate became a memory ritual observed after Christmas.
An ethnologist notes Kurds may resemble Germans in hair and eye color and discusses debates over their race as possibly pre Aryan aboriginal inhabitants of Armenia Luristan and Kurdistan. The article traces Kurdish links to Carduchi named by Xenophon and their history as fierce warriors with a volatile reputation andserved as guards to Persian shahs.
A medical note explains that coughing up blood is not always a danger sign of tuberculosis and may originate from the larynx, pharynx, teeth, stomach, or small intestine. It cites Dr. H Rabinowitsch on lung artery fragility and the limited significance of hemorrhage, plus superstition about elf arrows in Ireland and Britain.
A vivid note describes a small mockingbird defending a yard by pecking and darting at a cat, causing confusion and a panic escape. The bird also deters a turkey buzzard investigating a garbage can, with the buzzard retreating rather than clashing with the avian defender.
The Gobi Desert in central Asia is described as bone dry and desolate, with streams vanishing in sand or feeding salty lakes. Trade routes from China to Russia persist as caravans contend with extreme aridity and barren landscapes spanning about 1,800 miles by 400 miles, shaping a stark, almost rainless wilderness.
A quoted reflection from Collier's Weekly notes that many people neglect to make a will. It discusses death as inevitable and observes that most men fail to take basic precautions with the money and savings they leave behind.
In Port Darwin an odd grave side scene unfolds as a terrier bets on a wildcat that has taken shelter in a burial. The dog dies in the fight. The crowd lays Dick to rest as the brief mock battle ends.
The article discusses exposure to sunlight as a simple tuberculosis treatment. Dr Guy Linsdale urges establishing a sanitarium in sunny southern California, Colorado, or New Mexico. Blue and violet rays are cited as bactericidal, boosting blood oxidation and healing? while sunlit therapy also aids wounds, gangrene, and frostbite.
The piece explains how a pineapple plant yields eight foot leaves containing a strong silky fiber valued for piña cloth. It notes the fiber cannot be cheaply extracted by machines, must be pulled from the tough skin by hand, and though expensive, is highly prized for its luster. Europeans often bring back piña cloth as a souvenir.
The term jingo originated during the Russo Turkish War amid English apprehension. A patriotic song with the refrain we don't want to fight but by jingo if we do spread through streets and venues, influencing public mood and politics as Gladstone opposed Beaconsfield.
The Manchester Guardian notes T E B Peet of Manchester University said ancient Egyptians used "to do" for visits as Americans say doing Paris. He suggested Hannibal’s expeditions and Caesar’s fate were described in slang terms like "stents" and "done in" by ancient speakers.
Advice promotes daily internal cleansing by drinking two glasses of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast. Claims skin does not absorb impurities while bowels do, detailing how waste ferments and poisons the body. Recommends limestone phosphate as a cheap, harmless remedy to wash stomach liver kidneys and bowels.
The Hamburg Town post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending January 17 1920 including Mrs Alvinder Halbert Mrs Etta Brown Henry Beer Elmer Carberg BE H Harte Iva Lindsey Pag Ralston Howard Reynolds Bethel Titus If not called they will go to the Dead Letter Office February 1 1920 Advertised date of list must be given when calling Fred L Ives P M
Wanted to lease for one year with optional buying a six or seven room modern house. Possession to be given March 1st or before. Write L. R. Stalin Shenandoah Iowa.
White Dent and Reid's Yellow Dent seed corn for sale at 3 dollars per bit. Hand picked shelled and graded. Contact Louis Miller Mutual phone or this office 40 41.
A ten dollar reward is offered for the return of Leta Golden's Hudson seal muff, which was left at the Hamburg Opera House on New Year’s night.
Several tons of good wild hay for sale by W R Richardson. Phone 10 F 8. Local sale note with contact details.
Notice lists a 1913 or 1918 Ford touring car for sale in road condition. Contact owner Long at BR for details.
J W Lawless from Watson Missouri testifies that forty hogs averaging 225 pounds sickened with coughing and loss of appetite were saved by Sifford liquid medicine in water and oats. After three days of treatment the herd recovered and none were lost, with dogs also saved and profit noted. Local agent BE J Jennings advertised the product.
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