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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
3
The mills of the gods grind slowly yet have improved. The piece recalls old sayings on courts and progress, noting how past errors were rectified and that some modern outcomes, like a ruined brass band chest, show the mills still grind. It argues improvement over time with anecdotes of a town band and a fire incident.
A report of hostess events from a club season description shows a Shirtwaist Luncheon with pink decor and conundrums, a Souvenir Postcard Luncheon featuring multilingual flags, an Announcement Party with matrimony cards and love tokens, a Bird Party with represents many birds, and a Sofa Pillow Shower for a bride chosen from a six-member club.
An unnamed narrator recounts Trad Biglow and cousin Edgar as they discuss schemes to melt cloth for profit. Irad reveals a plan to buy rags, melt them into a single fabric, and sell suits at 32 each, claiming vast profits and a race with rival Witham tied to Roosevelt’s return from Africa and a mythical feather.
Biographical sketches mix playful anecdotes with historical figures. The narrative portrays Marcus Tullius Cicero as witty, vain, and skilled in law and rhetoric, noting his trials with Catiline, power struggles, and health, ending with his move to Africa after politics.
The piece notes a shift away from directoire silhouettes toward fuller garments with a general trend to wider skirts. It highlights popular hats and colors such as black and white, burnt and butter tones, wine shades, and the modish cendre. Sleeves stay close to the body while elbow room grows. straight front corsets remain, with new shapes extending at the back.
A fireplace dominates the living room in a bunga low or summer cottage. Harmony with the room’s character is key, favoring gray stone for a small natural wood cottage with green oak and burlap. A pebble mosaic in an oak design adds a playful, decorative touch children can help create on rainy days.
A Waldorf bystander recalls a six year old girl and her mother traveling to Patchogue. The child, speaking in slang yet respectful, asks the conductor to help them and calls her mother by a slang epithet without intent to offend. The observer notes the girl’s dutiful behavior contrasts with her mother’s foreign origin.
In a chatty domestic vignette a doctor, a nurse, and household troubles unfold. A jab at nerve illness charges, while laundry talk extols Defiance Starch for stronger yet thinner application, avoiding hideous fabric stiffness. A later line mocks wealth as debt and bank holdings become status.
A courtroom exchange features a baffled attorney and a candid Irish witness amid banter about sworn testimony. The witness answers with plain sarcasm, while the attorney struggles to extract a clear oathbound reply.
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