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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
8
Mrs Augustus Baucaman of Enhant Pa describes years of female troubles and nervous distress. After failing with doctors she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength to work again. Free confidential advice offered by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn, Mass.
President Wilson declares the United States will not seek land, but will fight to break Germany’s empire plan and secure freedom for all peoples. He urges Russia to stand with democracy against autocracy and calls for a lasting world order based on justice and firm cooperation.
Survivors of the French three masted schooner Jeanne Cordonnier recount witnessing an American steamer torpedoed and shelled by a submarine in the English Channel on May 31. They say the crew escaped in open boats toward Havre and later saw the American ship destroyed.
A 14 month old fairy tale child Liogil Keel was kidnapped from home and found eight miles southwest in the Ozark mountains. Sheriff notes the child’s body bed blanket. father Tolland Keer paid for recovery. Anonymous letter offered exchange for ransom. a treacherous night of rain delayed rescue. seven held on conspiracy charges.
In Montana at the Speemliter copper mine near Bute the fire trapped over a hundred miners 2200 feet below ground last Friday. Twenty eight men entombed were recovered Sunday afternoon as rescue teams pressed on with hope of finding others alive. 475 workers were in the mine when the blaze started with about 263 unaccounted for.
Last Thursday a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma caused multiple fatalities with three men dead and others injured. Property and crop damage included blown oil derricks and widespread wire outages. Connell All and Pumpkin Center villages were wiped out amid downed lines and disrupted communication.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union rapidly mobilizes with twenty thousand dues paying members ready to act through national headquarters. Departments for soldiers relief and general welfare outline plans with Red Cross guidance, aiming to support troops and hospitals and to push for nationwide prohibition.
Dr Porfirio Adan of Lima, quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, urges strict laws to forbid importation of drinks over one and a half percent alcohol. He predicts gradual elimination of alcohol use as nonalcoholic substitutes rise. The government offers 500 for a temperance textbook for schools.
Mr. Ollo TF Thum, first president of the Colorido Federation of Labor, says prohibition has strengthened labor in the state and that unions now can unite. He notes 108 unions meet in twenty eight buildings, and with saloons removed they plan a labor temple costing about $25,000.
A health commissioner warns that a dangerous chemical could be misused in experiments, urging prohibition of its manufacture. The piece also contrasts dry and wet positions on Prohibition era issues and cites Edward A. Schmidt on beer consumption patterns in urban areas.
A fragmentary OCR note hints at themes of debauchery linked to alcohol and oat drink manufacturing. No clear event, date, or named entities are readable to anchor specifics. Further readable text is needed to craft a precise record.
An old ad promotes fresh eggs, Beg-o-Latum, and egg cases with price notes and a small poultry library offer. It hints at keeping hens year round and includes a curious sales pitch from Lee Co Omaha Nebraska with insecticides and supplies. The text also contains fragmented quotations about a man named Green and a cautionary tale about a bad man.
A newspaper note explains popular fish names can be misnomers and introduces a proposed term alkafish for a plentiful Alaska catch. The Fisheries Bureau cautions against confusion with similar species and notes this excellent salt cured food fish may appear in markets this coming winter.
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and foot baths to relieve pain swelling and stinging corns and bunions. It claims use by British and French troops and notes widespread sale with taglines about a past and a mouth being the start to saving.
A historical report notes a surge in munition production linked to a flower called aman or mhowrg. Scientists in Blycembadl prove the bloom concentrates acetone, enhancing explosive base yields, surpassing former vegetable sources.
A claim from two Cincinnati chemists introduces freezone a new corn remover available at drug stores in tiny houses. Apply a drop onto a corn or callus and the soreness vanishes. the corn loosens and can be lifted out with little or no pain. The product supposedly shrivels rather than eats away the skin and costs only a few cents. If a pharmacist lacks it, ask for a bottle through his wholesale house.
A fragmentary dialogue notes tension and self-deception thoughts. Names and clear facts are missing, leaving an impression of character conflict and growth challenges without concrete events or context.
Former clients of Smith, the divorce lawyer who died last week, plan a monument in his memory. Some want a Statue of Liberty motif while others prefer a colossal granite cleaver, but no design has been chosen yet.
Reporter notes the meeting of the club concluded in unanimous support as attendees vote affirmatively on the T proposal. The report highlights a clear consensus among members.
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