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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
8
A regional columnist laments the poor condition of country roads across Montana. He notes motorists farmers legislators and local officials all complain yet little improves. He urges sustained public agitation to secure good permanent highways with minimal resistance to traffic.
C G Marshall of Berle Springs Teon Missouri Valley writes that a field drag is useful not only for leveling ground but also for carrying stumps and stones, making it a versatile implement for farm work.
Ohio plans a statewide market roads system funded by 8.06 million to 35 million dollars annually for ten years. If completed, the project aims to improve transportation, but observers doubt success given past state undertakings in New York.
The state road statute limits general road work to April through October. Weeds hinder progress and the split log drag is proposed to improve earth roads. The earth road is praised for low initial cost, with upkeep largely addressed by the split log drag in rural areas.
The article notes American opals are less hard than foreign ones but just as brilliant, with some resisting weathering while others fade. A humorous aside asks if a wife makes her own clothes, answered that she already wears them and bears the designs.
This pattern describes a fashionable front closing gown with a three gore skirt and a contrasting bottom insert. Satin or other fabrics may be used, with sizes from bust 24 to 42 inches. Pattern 6078 requires 4 1/2 yards of 36 inch material and a half yard of contrasting fabric for size 86. Send 1 cent to Pattern Department with name and address.
Describes a side-fastening collarless dress with a two-piece skirt and contrasting cuffs and belt. Pattern 6065 covers sizes 4 to 10 years, requires 254 yards of 36 inch fabric and a fraction of a yard of 27 inch contrasting fabric for medium size, and costs 10 cents plus return mail to Pattern Department.
A fragmentary dialogue captures a wife noting a chorus girl from the front row once shared outings, lamenting she turned to the stage for lack of clothing. A husband replies in agreement as a brief dating of opinion surfaces.
The article notes Chancellor Bethimanni-Bollweg's shaky stance due to Dundesrat opposition to an imperial property tax. It covers Kaiser Wilhelm’s twenty-fifth anniversary, Princess Devilia’s canine charity impact, a cancer study by Dr Otto Schmidt claiming contagion from a jarassia, a royal auto mishap en route to Potsdam, and strike violence in a Pranendorf factory with police clashes. It also mentions a pending regency end and succession events in Cumberland and Austria Hungary.
Historical report warns that mercury fumes from quicksilver mining cause excessive salivation and rapid tooth loss. It notes that lime chloride bleaching harms enamel, phosphorus from matches weakens teeth across workers including women and children, soda factories produce soft translucent teeth, and bakers face decay from earthen enamel around teeth. Dr Hesse of Leipsic cites decay from mouthborne Nour during work.
A Stratford mother recalls a seven year old boy suffering ringworm on the face with itchy red spots and a white ring. After trying liniments, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about a month and reports complete cure. Advertisement notes Cuticura products sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book. A student defines tango in a Latin dictionary.
An old newspaper fragment notes a young reformer running for office vowing sweeping reforms after a discussion about the vacuum system. The ad copy mentions Tyree's Antisuplic Powder and a benign blurb about a free sample. A separate teaser references an evening concert and a joke about disguises.
A remark notes that flattering a typical woman leads to noticeable weight gain, described as she grows positively fat when praised excessively. The line highlights social commentary on vanity and influence, mentioning general behavior without naming individuals or places.
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