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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
6
The editor and author William A Radford offers expert advice on building topics for readers. Send questions to William A Radford No. 44 Pith Ave Chicago IL with a two year stamp for reply.
Radford editor argues that precise specifications rival drawings in value and warns against relying on contractors to supply brainwork. He advocates hiring an experienced architect for plans, noting many modest homes fail in daily use without sustained care and design discipline.
A wartime anecdote contrasts a private with a chill and a captain with the hospital, then shifts to architectural notes on reading plans. It discusses scale, access, and the pitfalls of misreading drawings, and favors stoves over furnaces for efficient warmth. It describes a 25 by 44 foot plan, costs around 2000 dollars with gas fittings, and notes the importance of hot air pipes for future furnace installation.
The New York Life Insurance Company announces a board chosen by policyholders under Armstrong laws. Darwin P. Kingston named president, Thomas A. Buckner first vice president, with Wm. B. Ingersall and Rufus W. Weeks among vice presidents and chief actuary respectively. The move aims to stabilize policyholders amid recent insurance industry upheaval.
Prof John B Smith credits a local engineering effort for draining most mosquito breeding grounds in a New Jersey area. The initiative reduced biting pests, revived interest in golf clubs and other attractions, and boosted property values by about 50 000 with 100 new residences planned next year as camping grounds were repurposed.
Alfred H. Love, president of the Universal Peace Union, warned that once peace is established many early supporters will claim lifelong leadership. He cited a scene of a poor couple in a bittersweet farewell as a metaphor for shifting public backing from crisis to achievement.
For twenty five years Mme Modjesta was a beloved theater figure. In her memoir writing she notes the need to revert to her Polish heritage and hire a translator to render her book for Chicago press.
New York report tells how Daniel Wylie a Milkee physician left medicine for the sea. He became cabin boy on the Nuuanu and rose to purser on a Hawaii coast steamer. Ill health, a vanished wife and two children spurred the journey, with a return that showed mixed fortune. Capt. Jeselyn recalls Wylie as a superb cabin boy and a capable physician.
Pittsburg reports Dr W J Holland plans to exhibit the skeleton of Stonewall Jacksons horse in the city museum within two weeks. He beats persistent competition for the find and will assemble the exhibit himself. The Winchester horse remains government property at Governor's Island and may join the Carnegie collection or stand alongside Jackson and Sheridan in a national museum.
Wealth Officer Martin Friedrich proposes a new germ theory linking height to longevity. He notes cerebrospinal meningitis cases skew to children and argues germs concentrate near ground level, entering via the nose as pedestrians stir up dirt. He warns shorter individuals face higher exposure to disease.
The London report notes a boom in artificial curls as artificial glass wigs become a substitute for scarce real hair. After bans on selling hair by Swiss German and Hungarian women, spun glass wigs offer light feel and natural look. Prices rise as demand outpaces supply.
Los Angeles authorities search for two 200 year old Fremont era cannons dug up near Main and Commercial Streets. Pioneering workman Uncle Willy Workman notes they were likely brought from Mexico in 1819 and used by native Californians against Fremont and Kearny. The cannons were moved, hidden, and later recovered, now buried under later city developments.
Charles L. Dagan of Meats Kansas, five feet two inches tall, becomes possibly the shortest soldier in the U S army after appealing directly to President Roosevelt when rejected for height at Topeka. He is 22, weighs 130 pounds, and seeks cavalry service with orders for the Philippines.
Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court expresses optimism for the next fifty years. He foresees vast inventions and discoveries, civil progress, and growing humanity. He believes religion and conscience will strengthen, guiding the nation toward peace and plenty for all.
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