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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
The piece derides those who hoard wealth or avoid liberty bonds, urges kindness to farmers and criticizes city folk for luxury spending. It stresses advertising’s value, warns against sporadic ads, and ends with a wartime arithmetic riddle about birth, marriage, and age hinting at 1917.
A playful puzzle states you are 45 years married in 1917 and asks to average the two totals. It notes birthdays and anniversaries may have passed or not, then suggests computing age and marriage duration at the next anniversary and invites readers to try it with married friends.
Minneapolis Journal reflects on fathers reconnecting with sons as national service looms. A Philadelphia father recalls a son seeking work and choosing to value companionship, pledging daily hours with his child and more time on Sundays. War heightens the need for parental involvement and mentorship, highlighting both anxieties and the lasting benefits of shared purpose and patriotism.
Iowa State College farm crop extension men urge use of early maturing corn varieties for overflowed lands after high water. Silver King and Murdock's Yellow Dent are among recommended options as money crops if needed.
Wimple's Yellow Dent should mature in central and southern Iowa, producing good quality silage if not fully mature. For roughage, sow cane millet or sudan grass before July 1, with broadcast seed giving best results though drilling in rows may be economical. Buckwheat can still be sown for several weeks if seed is available and growing several acres can be profitable.
A Bristoe Missouri Enterprise quote discusses the editor’s dilemma balancing subscriber demands and advertising concerns. It asserts responsibility to print news accurately, avoid pleasing everyone, and warns against claims of bias or corporate subsidies when the paper garbles facts.
Charley Fisher recovered from rheumatism while Myrtle Brown stays with Mrs. Everett Brown in Madison Township. Abr and Mrs Rod Finnell and son Richard drove to Omaha last Friday returning Saturday. William Gubser builds a new barn shed. Clayton Hess been sick this past week. Arnold Athen visited Nebraska City last Sunday. Mrs Glaude Gubser visited Henry Moore's family near High Creek last Sunday. Chas Updike and daughters Ruth Grace Gladys and another young lady from High Creek attended Lone Chapel Sunday school. Born to Earl Mouts on Sunday June 17 a ten pound boy. Earl proud. Fred Ives postmaster at Hamburg traveled through with carrier E C Dryden. Mrs Chas Back of Cawker City visiting Ackleys.
A balloon passed over the vicinity last Thursday, likely from Omaha. Miss Genevieve Gubser was ill earlier in the week. A large crowd attended the Children’s Day program at Lane Chapel. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gubser traveled to Fairfax for the county Sunday school convention as delegates from Lone Chapel. Many from the area joined a basket dinner at Centennial church last Sunday, including Mr. and Mrs. E B Mapes and son Harry, Mr. and Mrs. C E Ackley, Edger Ackley, Mrs Chas Bock and family, among others, who reported a pleasant time. Mrs Maud Roup of near Watson is visiting William Gubser. The coin's small size reflects cool weather. Airs. Albert Ward has been on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. L Houts visited their son Earl on Sunday. Alma Zack spent Sunday with Miss Vera Edgerton. Mrs. John Finnell entertained the Mt Olive Kensington ladies last Wednesday. David Wooten of Hamburg is working for Rod Finnell. Lee Bennett of Hamburg visited friends nearby last Sunday evening.
Seed suppliers urge planting more acreage with New Perfection Oil Cook Stove ads from Murphy and Putnam and Waterloo Canning Co. offering seed and supplies.
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