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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
6
A Virginia lawyer’s death leads to a misread bell incident as a messenger boy pulls at an old front door bell. The white-haired gentleman explains the bell’s silver cord was gathered, a line quoted from the New York Times.
The Yale Alumni Weekly notes Yale University property in New Slaven valued for tax exemptions at 9.49 million dollars, up 265 thousand from last year, though this may not reflect true added value. Sheffield Scientific School holds about 1.37 million of exemptions. Old campus land is 1.02 million and buildings 2.48 million. valuations are high on many buildings and no reductions have been appealed.
In a bleak Arctic scene the autoists gather around a dark body on the ice as De Villiers arrives after a delay caused by a faulty adjustment. A furious eyewitness blames an errant chauffeur for not watching the path, the pole snapping off in the crash.
The British official history of the Boer War has cost $124,000 to date and only one volume has appeared.
A Cleveland grocer shares his experience with Postum Food Coffee. He cites improved nerves and appetite after abandoning coffee two years ago following his wife’s suggestion. He urges others with nervous or stomach issues to quit coffee and try Postum, noting his own recovery.
A comic tale follows Bowerton as he assists with a move, packing chaos, broken items, and misadventures. Mrs Bowerton frets about the mess while Bowerton remains oddly cheerful, claiming to help despite snags. A neighbor notes the effort as Bowerton insists on doing his share.
A fragment page features moral observations on thieves and fear, a garbled ad for PUTNAM FACELESS DYES, and notes about Garfield Tea promising health benefits. The text includes a comic exchange between Miss Clumsay and Miss Wise, ending with a pun about an ostrich.
A newspaper note promotes a free copy of Dr Coffee's book on a new method to cure deafness and other ailments at the reader's expense via a letter to Dr WW Coffee in Des Moines. The piece also quips about a lawyer and cites ads for Defiance Starch and a Seoul population estimate from Korea Daily News.
A fragmentary advertisement claims a cure for deafness due to catarrh with a Free offer from Cheney and Co of Toledo, Ohio while a humorous scene from The Bohemian features a valet noting improper pajama crease as a cause of a sleepless night. The tone blends sensational medical claims with light fiction.
A Bay City man recounts his daughter’s long battle with an itching rash starting behind the ears and spreading to knees elbows neck and face. Despite salves and a specialist, relief came only after trying Cuticura Remedies. The letter is dated May 20 1906.
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