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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
6
A rural farmer reflects on a plowboy's hard day on a hot field and the illusion of ease in labor. The talk turns to how thinking about work changes a worker's view, and the joke ends with the farmer admitting his own independence.
In a dialogue heavy scene Trad Biglow and relatives discuss a wild venture selling musical boots. They envision $10 000 first year and a million next, with boots that power bands and train customers to think musically, targeting soldiers and schoolchildren for massive profits.
A humorous essay on ancestry and lineage. The narrator recalls childhood clashes with his parents and reflects on how personal birth order and family quirks shape identity. The piece ends with a mock ancestral arbitration between father and son.
A lively column urges cheerful morning behavior to curb breakfast crossness. It notes sleep, rising times, and parental control as keys, advising early meals, pleasant tones, and avoiding scowls. It highlights how a single sour moment can sour the whole day and offers practical tips to foster a friendly start.
The article notes ribbons for hats, favoring yard materials for bows over ribbons. It details trimmings using taffeta, messaline, lace, or tulle with satin borders, and explains bow shaping, wire insertion, looping, and practice tips. It advises lessons from a professional and observing fashions in shops to mimic current bow styles.
The article notes East Indian hats appearing as new headdress items, a shift from white yokes to lace and colored yokes matching gowns. Close clinging styles persist likely through spring, with braids and bands over the bodice creating a bolero look sans separate garment. Corsets shorten from bust to waist yet remain long over the hips, suited for larger figures.
A Rockland Maine resident recounted lasting back and side pains eased after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy reaches the root of female weakness and urges readers to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice, noting widespread testimonials.
In Shawnes county Court House Probate Judge Schoch begins a wedding ceremony when a jester bursts in carrying apples as a gag. The startled groom and blurred bride receive apples, a Grimes Gollen, and a comic disruption unfolds. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Pneuritch spar over hiring a butler and dignity.
A new dainty of pearly white corn by the makers of Postum and Grape-Nuts. Toasties are fully cooked rolled into thin wafers and toasted crisp golden brown. Popular size Large Family Sold by grocers loc.
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