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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
An able bodied loafer stole a glittering object from a sidewalk, pinned it to his coat, and collided with a slow freight train near railroad yards. He was hurled and found insensible. Patrick Doyle identified him by a badge on the coat. he was described as a Lady Maccabee.
A. D. Bruce of Aurelia Iowa shares testimonials praising Sloan's Liniment and Sloan's Sure Cure for sweeny and fistula in horses. He notes a stubborn case cured by the liniment after a vet refused further help and mentions a neighbor’s horse improved after use.
A frenzied suitor pleads for the heiress as her father bans him. The bold reply suggests painting the house bright red to deter future visits, triggering a brief chase by a Scotch coachman a Trench chauffeur and an English bulldog through the yard.
From Paris comes a decorated card rack with a trail of artificial flowers that may be changed to suit dinner colors and make a pretty addition to the table. These racks hold a plain card where the guest’s name is written and can be used for many dinners, avoiding the expense of a new decorated card for each event.
A Sunday school lesson turns awkward as a teacher plans a social evening for the class. Conversation drags until a terrier’s intrusion prompts a shy student to recall a bull pup he knew that grew into a bloodhound.
A farmer persuades his anxious son to sow seeds by hand, claiming the shaking harvest will disperse seeds better than a machine. The boy fears chills but the father insists plowing isn’t necessary if he can seed by hand. Humor and rustic speak carry the scene.
A Wisconsin man long distressed by dyspepsia and near life threatening weakness credits Grape-Nuts with his recovery. After years of illness he began with Grape-Nuts and milk, then added cream and meals. He reports improved digestion, energy, and ability to eat a fuller diet, noting his speech and nerves improved.
In a rugged Dakota tale, Judge Hammond Dale's ward Louise and Mary Williston witness a cattle theft ring led by Jesse Black. Pat Langford seeks justice as Williston fights for survival after a house attack and fire. Gordon and Langford vow to avenge Mary and pursue the criminals, while Williston recovers to reveal the case’s truth.
The state rests its case late as hearings continue with Gordon's fate in play. Langford stays hopeful though tired, while Gordon, worn and solitary, rides out into the dim night after a long day in court.
Gordon rides aimlessly from the lit town. Floid follows as dejec tion grips him after his latest testimony. He seeks distance and escape from the sudden weight of his confession while night lights flicker in the distance.
An analysis explains each finger’s usefulness with the thumb bearing the greatest impact on hand value. It notes thumb loss can cut overall hand value by 15 to 25 percent on the right and 10 to 15 percent on the left, higher in art professions. Index and middle fingers reduce capacity differently by hand, while the ring and pinky vary by trade as supports.
A medical college oral exam scene shows a sweating student under questioning. The examiner asks how to induce profuse perspiration after ordinary drugs fail, and the student replies he would send the patient to be examined, asserting nothing would work if that failed.
The pessimist complains there is no bright side while the optimist insists on polishing the dark side and making the best of circumstances. The exchange contrasts gloom with resolve to improve the situation.
Istae Coffman of Harton Georgia sold a coffin he built twenty years ago from chestnut sought as cozy and homelike. His wife insisted on an up to date coffin masket. Coffman, nearing eighty, plans to seek a new style but keeps pride in the old design from his poorer days.
A man reports to the national bureau of statistics that women talk eight times as much as men. He estimates women utter about 2,500 sentences daily versus 300 by men, and claims a great talking woman is invariably robust and well built.
A fragment discusses laundry issues and starch use. It notes that Defiance Starch provides stronger, thinner application for better fabric appearance and wear. A quirky line reminds that the road to a woman's heart is paved with dollars.
Leesburg Virginia resident Maude E Forgie writes of months of feminine illness eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and prescribed treatment. The letter extols the remedy for displacement, inflammation, fibroids, irregularities, pains, and nervous exhaustion and invites other sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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