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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
5
A famed actor, deeply attached to his wife who died after a lingering illness, sobs in his dressing room while preparing makeup. He recalls her request to place his photograph in her coffin and laments the missed opportunity after recently having more photos taken.
A dialogue features a dissatisfied tenant complaining of a draughty house hair blown by drafts in the room and asking the agent to fix the windows. The house agent retorts that it would be easier and cheaper for him to get his hair cut, highlighting a humorous exchange over comfort and cost.
A lean man boards a car with a newspaper and notices only eight riders. He clings to a strap while seats sit empty at the usual price. Observing others smile, he realizes habit shaped his expectation of crowded cars.
A New York Press report quotes a lexicographer predicting by 2000 the term grandma will vanish as women resist aging. He notes women dye hair and paint faces to feel young yet are seen as neither fish nor fowl, training grandchildren to call them odd names while seeking beauty treatments.
Advice column suggests brief separations to prevent marital strain and foster reconciliation. Also reports a Philadelphia Record note: in Allegheny repair shops, a coal soot–soaked egg box bred 14 deaf chicks after steam kept 103 degree warmth. a second hatch of 20 appeared, with a third planned.
In San Francisco the rat campaign, a spreader of plague, prompts broad discussion. A Call writer reports children debating the matter with slang and misinformation about how plague is transmitted and who is at risk.
An attendant guides a visitor through a structure describing the "slow combustion" design. They discuss Mr Ioneutitch and a familiar figure Stecum while noting they have not met Mr Bustion.
New York Press notes young people on Riverside Drive waving burning joss sticks along the park wall from Schwab mansion to Grant's tomb. The glowing tips resemble fireflies and perfume the air as a fashionable pastime that began as a mosquito crusade.
In early days society dined late and long. Lord Clanwilliam recalled dining at a villa near Putney where the meal began at eight. Afterward he looked from his window and saw haymakers entering the field, then learned from his watch it was 4:40, as they returned to work from their breakfast.
W H B Murchison of Jonesboro has resided in four counties yet moved once. Born in Cumberland, he ended in Harnett when created, then Moore, and now Lee after Lee county formed. Fayetteville Observer reported.
A satirical note reports a mock sentencing of punsters and jokers before Satan. The executioner asks for the punishment while Satan jokes about placing them in a caldron. The record closes with a quip that they finished by bubbling over with humor.
An 187 Washington Ave reader from Shenandoah Ia describes years of kidney trouble and nights of pain. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills, she reports relief and recommends the remedy. The ad invites inquiries at Julien Drug Co with 50 cent price and Forshey Milburn Co as U.S. agents.
A Notes and Queries contributor notes that the term banzai originated about 15 or 16 years ago at Tokyo’s imperial university. Invented by Dr Shigeno to mirror the English hurrah, it spread worldwide as a brief way to offer congratulations.
A street urchin questions who Shakespeare is and a companion jokes about his “finest show” performance, praising the bard of Avon in a lively theater gallery scene. The exchange echoes a curio about the playwright’s fame and a nod to a production of Macbeth.
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