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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
4
Churches across town publish service times, readings, and activities. Listings include Evangelical, Christian Science, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Christian Church services and events, plus park services and baptism plans. Local residents and visiting members are invited to attend and participate.
More help is needed at the Red Cross rooms each afternoon with all ladies in and around Hamburg urged to assist. A second room in City Hall is available if needed and two or three more pairs of scissors are requested. If you haven't given till it hurts here is a chance to help.
The Junior League of the Methodist church presented a program and social Monday evening drawing a fair crowd. The program was exceptionally fine and patriotic. Some numbers will be repeated in the special Sunday morning church service.
Grover Morgan, returning from Wisconsin, worked on the engineering corps for the new Wesota dam just completed. The dam will supply power to St. Paul and Minneapolis, ranking as the world’s largest of its type and second in size after the Keokuk dam.
The city issues a weed notice warning residents to cut WHOLE property in June and August. If not done, the city will perform the work and charge the property owner. A tobacco users warning against spitting on sidewalks is also issued. Mayor Fred A. Wolf signs the notice.
Osa Harrow assisted Jas Rees with hay during the week. Fred Jones has resigned from Doyle's and plans to enlist in the army.
A good rain brings relief to farmers this week while a fire last Thursday morning leveled the Jake Hydinger place home occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Belton due to a defective flue. Much household goods were saved. The Beltons live in a tent pending a new house. Insurance covered the building and contents. Several local residents traveled, visited relatives, or attended services and gatherings at Pleasant Grove, Richards' schoolhouse, and Hamburg.
Mrs Eliver Athen of Sioux City arrived last week to visit her parents Mr and Mrs O T Athen. Mr and Mrs Kellogg of Clermont Missouri visited Mr and Mrs Earl Houts last Sunday. Mrs Kellogg is Mrs Houts sister.
Miss Orra Weste has been quite sick this week Irene Zack injured her foot on a board last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ward were guests in Madison township last week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gubser and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gubser spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. LU V Honts. C B Ackles visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T Athen Sunday. Born to Chas Zanker on Friday June 22 a son Chas. Mrs. John Barrett visited Mrs. John Murry last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O T Athen and 3 Athon visited Grover Farley north of town last Monday. Corn harvest near. corn in this vicinity will be laid by before the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. J B Zuck attended the Atchison county Sunday school convention at Paifax. Our mail carrier B C Dryden did not make his route on Tuesday. Mrs. Tosa Nook has been on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whetzell attended Sunday school at Lone Chapel last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Garl Athen spent Sunday at Mrs. Zuck in Madison Township. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Maupin and daughter Beulah attended Sunday school at Lone Chapel. Eighty persons attended Sunday school at Lone Chapel. A recitation by Pauline Hess and a Grace Zuck solo. Delegates Henry Gubser and J B Zuck spoke at county convention. Special music planned next Sunday. William Gubser and Maud Roup visited Omaha last Thursday.
Miss Etta Stiles returned to Council Bluffs then To Butte Nebraska where she has a bank job. Miss Frances Williams came home to Hamburg after a week at the Somes home. Mrs Amos McElroy Jost said to have lost 125 little chickens from heat. Mr and Mrs H McCartney and Wy and Mrs Chas Holloway sought Red Cross funds in the district. Miss Elizabeth Somes went back to Omaha after a week with her brother George Somes. Mr and Mrs C E Stiles to Sidney to fetch Mr Stiles mother and Jennie Stiles. Mrs Clarence Keyser of Ash Creek MD was called by the death of her father Johnson Gibson. Mr and Mrs Dan Graham attended Red Cross meeting in Hamburg. Arthur Jorgensen visited near Sidney. Walter Sheldon and family and George Somes and A C Rogers attended Red Cross meet in Thurman. Johnson Gibson, early community settler, died suddenly. Funeral at his home Saturday at 11 with Rev Kirby of Hamburg. burial in Rector cemetery. A dance at Bailey opera house Saturday raised about forty dollars for Red Cross.
Lists Gentlement J W Barnes Abe Tallman John Kuhns Harry Kenniburgh Alex Castiel as parties with letters advertised at Hamburg Iowa post office for the week ending June 28 1917. Readers are asked to call the postmaster and say advertised.
West Side News reports a slow writing period, describes good crop prospects with rain hoped for, lists neighbors visiting and upcoming trips by Bessie, Leta, and Elma Gilmore to Longmont for three to four weeks, notes haymaking progress, and shares a tested canning peas recipe with steps and safety tips.
A weather prophet, Eric, and a rural school teacher from Tezoner spark a debate over wisdom and community role. The teacher is urged to be a central, inspirational force within the hometown, challenging dull routines and guiding local youth.
Education in Portugal lists three universities Lisbon, Columbia founded 1290 and Oporto with standard faculties. A technical school in Lisbon teaches engineering and chemistry. Special schools include music and art in Lisbon and Oporto, commercial colleges, an academy, and a new school. Total students: universities 2916, School of Fine Arts 796, military academy 257 in 1912 1913.
A woman asserts she knows the Host and has gone off to practice her methods on raising children. The report notes her claim and actions without detailing the Host’s identity or the broader context.
A fragment shows a neighborly chat where a woman laments her workload, saying her man does not take her to the movies. She lists chores including washing dishes, cleaning, feeding, putting babies to bed, and mending clothes, ending with fatigue and the eight hour workday as a topic.
An archaic text fragment lists animals with emphasis on distinctive hairs and vigor. It claims the black panther is the pest, the black snake is dangerous, and the black cobra is unsafe. It mentions a black mouse as part of a vine species group with a dubious zoological framing.
A Chicago Tribune vignette describes a streetcar ride where a young boy notes an elderly woman with bright dyed hair. The boy’s whispered remark highlights a humorous moment about age and appearance on the L train.
The passage extols Piura as a major northern Brazilian commercial hub and gateway to the Amazon, noting lines of shipping along the east coast. It mentions transatlantic routes to Lisbon and Liverpool and highlights a romantic line of vessels navigating the Amazon toward the Bo-Winny Evontier, framing the city as a key node for North American and European passage.
Pokus quips about wife’s economy while poking fun at transportation costs. He notes she jokes about how much money could be saved if they had an automobile, implying ongoing concern with travel expenses.
A local theater scene features a dramatic moment as a house fly crawls over a powdered back of a girl in the audience. A young girl exclaims lookie while a mother hushes her. The moment halts the crowd as onlookers react to the odd intrusion.
Superintendent EL Spaulding notes 48 teachers hired recently in Minneapolis schools reflect 23 nationalities. Only 51 percent have American or English-heritage roots. Norweigan, Swedish, German, Irish, Scotch, Spanish, Russian, Jewish, Danish, Bohemian and other lineages are represented among staff.
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