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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
8
In a gossip flurry Mrs Briggs admits to taking a youthfully permissive trip to Florida while Mr Briggs was away. He scolds her yet concedes the intent was to please their son Johnny. The narrative hints at social kindness received by Johnny and a few corny quips about theater, laundry, and capital ideas.
A humor piece recounts a Duluth after dinner speech by Jerome 5S. McWade about women, gardening and marriage. It includes a joke about gardening as a remedy, a Civil War veteran reflecting on General Sickles, and a quip on wives as jewels seen only when placed in a casket.
The head of a Washington family listens as his nearly adult son says he wants to become an artist. The father replies cautiously, wishing only that the son not draw on him, while a humorous aside about truth and deceit follows.
Judge Michael J. Murray of Boston argued that drunkenness is a major public problem and urged a cure through social reform rather than confinement. He warned that liquor underpins most crimes and condemned the system that exposes the drunkard to temptations, calling for abolition of certain institutions aiding vice.
An excerpt from a sermon by Rev. Dr. Manley Henson of Canada argues against alcohol revenue. He claims prohibiting strong drink would curb crime and vice, noting the high social cost and questioning whether law can truly reform character while urging removal of the “pest” from streets.
In a quoted remark CPyT Sir Frederick Reyes argues that young men cannot be fit while drinking alcohol. He likens alcohol to poison, stating no healthy person should desire it and that true fitness requires abstaining from alcohol to achieve physical perfection.
A nine member German commission reports on ten families in each class finding 43 percent of children of drunkards die within fifty months of birth versus 38 percent for children of moderate drinkers. It also notes 10 percent idiots, 8 percent epileptics, 8 percent dwarfs, with only 7 percent developing normally.
At the diamond jubilee of the United Kingdom alliance in Manchester Dr W Saleeby declared alcohol a racial poison that reinforced other racial poisons. He said public houses were national centers for disease distribution and that the fight against tuberculosis and other diseases must be joined with the fight against alcohol.
A Boy's World excerpt extols alcohol as a remover of stains for summer clothes while warning it tears at family life. It claims alcohol strips furniture, gambling from the pantry, smiles from wives, laughter from children, and happiness from homes, portraying it as an unmatched remover of things.
State Highway Commissioner T A Richart announced Colorado will pay half the cost of split log drags for counties to provide free to farmers and others pledging to use them on roads. Gov Ammons endorsed the system at several road improvement meetings across the state. The King drag is promoted with a step by step method and a government bulletin is available from Washington for those who wish to adopt the device on moist soil.
Togan W. Page of the department of agriculture urges maintenance and repair to accompany new road investments. He notes that spending on road development exceeds $1,000 annually but much is wasted if roads are not properly maintained. Stakeholders emphasize that road building is both art and science requiring trained personnel and ongoing upkeep.
Miss Jeannette Gilder savors a sly mustache cup at a Bad Taste exhibit in New York while a “spiritual bad taste” show aims to spotlight foibles. A fortune hunter plans marriage for money, courting a western girl deemed gauche with a gold tooth, sparking debate on true value in society.
In Chicago a dramatic critic notes Hob Hillard winning a wealthy girl’s favor while Bob, young and handsome, is described as stylish and elegant. The sneaker recalls Bob promenading in a morning coat with a long gold and amber cigarette tube he claims his doctor prescribed to keep away from tobacco.
A 1911 letter from Henry Prins describes a five year old girl’s disfiguring facial eruption misdiagnosed as ringworm. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, symptoms eased quickly and fully resolved in a few months. The ad promotes Cuticura and offers free samples and a skin book.
A humorous jab from Puck mocks Abner Appledry and Joy Green for lacking pride and independence. It notes he avoids asserting rights on streetcars, preferring to sit still as if in church, rather than stamping or loitering on the platform.
In a humorous scene Crawford questions the man clinging to a lamp post as Crabshaw muses that he may be practicing a new dance. The dialogue captures a playful exchange about a peculiar street observation.
Fragmentary OCR notes mix quirky phrases and brand names about comfort, honesty, and shopping. Mentions Book of va Jey Fauail Free Alumay and Crass Ball Blue. Ends with a proverb about plenty not belonging only to workers.
Kansans City readers hear how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased severe menstrual pain and enabled motherhood. A Georgia reader reports relief from stomach pain, sleep loss, and fatigue after two weeks of use, praising the medicine and offering to share the letter for others in need.
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