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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
4
A Youth's Companion excerpt muses on the fate of wartime mascots such as bulldogs terriers and stray birds that served with valor. It questions if these animals can return to ordinary life after the war and endure peaceful home life versus lingering war experiences.
The article reflects on Helgoland shrinking over centuries from twenty miles to six by four, noting Roman and medieval reductions and describing a 19th century choice by Lord Salisbury to surround the island with masonry to halt further erosion as Germany took possession.
Seven year old Virginia watched the new house be built last summer. She hoped for a fireplace grate in the living room but months passed through fall and early winter without it. In January, with a cheerful fire finally lit, Virginia told her grandmother she never thought she'd live to see a fire in that room.
A witty exchange imagines Miss Gushington and Captain Overseas discussing gallant chargers. She longs to see troops eager for battle while he reframes chargers as head waiters of Paris, noting their safe distance and unique class.
A dialogue satirizes marriage pressures as a man pleads his case to a French beauty who refuses to marry without proof of birth. The exchange notes social expectations and American women’s assumed favorable views toward wealth and manners.
A patent from a Pennsylvanian inventor covers a combined mail box and milk bottle holder. It can be freely opened to insert contents but locks against theft once items are placed inside. The invention emphasizes secure containment for mailed or delivered items.
Ant control for peonies and dahlias urged using a circular cardboard shield with molasses and arsenic powder. A very thick arsenate solution with molasses may also work. Julien Hotel sold to C. F. Leeman of Kansas City. possession next Monday. Mrs. G. G. Fisher had run the hotel business locally and will be missed.
While examining daily rituals, the piece notes shaking hands began as a truce gesture between foes and evolved into a greeting among friends. It explains hat tipping as a sign of respect from armored eras and that curtseying faded as modern generations rose above the practice, which once implied female subservience.
The New South Wales port handles the bulk of tea imported into Queensland and the Northern Territory. For year ending September 30, 1918, New Castle collected 50,128 pounds at $12,551, with tea mainly in 20 pound or smaller packages. Queensland imports total 69,882 pounds in small packs and 1,650,103 pounds in bulk, valued at $369,248. New South Wales tops state imports with about 20 million pounds worth $4,202,390.
The note evokes the approach of fishing season with a pole by the river, a worm bait on one end, and a bug on the other, hinting at casual hobby activity. It captures local flavor and anticipation for warm-weather pastime.
A stylishly dressed wife inquires about the fastest way to reach the Blank theater, noted in a Boston Transcript item. The brief reflects urban chatter and a playful street level tone with a hint of fashion in the scene.
Notice calls for election of Grand officers at the next lodge meeting. All Past Grand officers urged to attend as grand officers are to be elected. By order of the Lodge.
A list of petit jurors summoned for the short term of court to be held in Sidney beginning June 17 includes G. C. Farley of Hamburg Henry Leonard Imogene F. E. Cox Thurman William Wilson Imogene Layton White Hamburg Jasper Keran Thurman Willard Frazier Hamburg A A Smith Hamburg J R Rush Farragut Floyd Cruse Riverton G W Hesfield Hamburg George Shelton Riverton Frank Warman Hamburg William Savage Hamburg J N Johnson Sidney Elmer Hoover Riverton O P Latimer Shenandoah Frank Bradley Imogene C R Wilson Sidney 5 R Paylor Randolph R J Miller Sidney Henry Hamann Farragut Lowell Teachout Shenandoah A J Clark Imogene O E Omer Tabor Leo Hughes Imogene E B Elder Randolph Robert Martin Sidney J H Scott Shenandoah Charles Tompkins Imogene W F Williams Sidney E V Warren Shenandoah Frank Duff Sidney Grover King Percival W Y Wise Percival James Massey Sidney George Beam Riverton A G Gilmore Hamburg Victor Catlett Hamburg W A Clark Farragut
Coroner James F Mars of McLean County Illinois received government pay ment of $100 for a horse he owned that was killed in a Civil War battle at Oklawa Alabama. He filed his claim in 1864 and the payment was approved now.
Watson Millie announces Crockett has passed the civil service examination and has been appointed to a position, with instruction to begin work immediately. The notice confirms the successful candidate and swift start date.
The school library will be open beginning next week from 3 30 to 11 am each Thursday under the supervision of Miss Marnie Simons. Remember the day and hours for book exchanges.
A O Lindaman of Clear Lake Iowa is now editor and business manager of the Sidney Herald succeeding E A Sciple who resigned last week. Welcome Lindaman to southern Iowa editors and best wishes for his leadership while expressing affection for Dad Sciple and hoping he enjoys rest yet may return to the field.
Henry Mohlenhoff of Preston wheels a sack of 5000 pennies to a bank, weighing 33 pounds, resolving a local penny shortage seen since January. The coins, collected via Hans Mohlenhoff’s milk wagon route, supply the town’s banks and stores for a while.
President Wilson proclaims June to June 14 as Boy Scout Week to recruit a million members. A local scout organization formed recently under Rev. W. H. Hoge’s leadership, aiding the nationwide effort to grow the movement.
Officials of the Tabor & Northern railroad announce that passenger service will not be discontinued. The decision preserves current schedules and maintains ongoing operation for local riders amid past talks of cuts.
The State Railroad Commission postponed a Monday hearing after noting that varying service terms for passenger, mail, and express operations had been notified. The Tidings report that the Tabor and Northern will discontinue service due to the $5 per day rent for a single passenger coach, a cost not covered by receipts.
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