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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
6
Des Moines readers learn how presidential electors are chosen. Each congressional district elects an elector while statewide voting determines at large electors, creating district contests but a state tally. The piece covers new Iowa ballot rules, local amendments, and related public notices.
State banking department under Auditor Carroll may adopt a national bank rule requiring a board of directors meeting when examining institutions. Directors would face twenty six questions to probe bank details, aiding inspectors in assessing securities and notes receivable. State Fair Plans Amphitheater at 130000 capacity 11000 seats and 150000 total expenditure.
A piece extols doing tasks immediately to avoid lingering guilt and regret. It likens prompt action to small daily drops preventing a life overwhelmed by duties, praising swift responses in housekeeping, communications, finances, and social obligations. It also notes fashion trends like cut jet and filet net lace as chic accessories from France.
Describes bordered batistes recently put on sale with many designs and shades. They wear and wash well and may be purchased for comparatively little.
The article surveys buckles and ribbons, noting vast variety in designs and materials. It highlights cameos, semi precious stones like amethyst and topaz, and copper and Mexican opals in Egyptian motifs, plus iridescent abalone shell and malachite buckles. It mentions hand wrought pieces by jewelers and the high prices for artist designs.
The piece notes growing boldness in hat and collar sizes with Ottoman hats pushed forward and left turned walking hats. It highlights fur choices like mart en and black fox, red trimmings on black slips, and modish soft satins for tailored skirts. Narrower belts, braided belts, and matching stockings with colored shoes are urged, marking an increasing vogue for black in evening wear.
The article cites Sarah Bernhardt advising to avoid worry, take hot baths, sleep, and massage when tired or nervous. It suggests baths, towels, talcum powder, and rest in a darkened room to refresh appearance, claiming it helps maintain loveliness and faculties. Bernhardt is presented as an authority to command respect.
Crochet buttons will be fashionable this winter with home crafting. Women can cover wooden moulds to create ornamented buttons for gowns, offering cost savings over bought or ordered pieces. Designs include square, marbled, and lozenge shapes with embroidered or soutache details, and instructions explain securing threads to form petals or stars.
The Child Saving Institute appeals to the public for support to replace dilapidated facilities with a new building costing about 590,000, plus 325,000 for grounds and furnishings. It has sheltered and fed 2,371 children in 11 years and now houses 50 to 60 daily, often turning away applicants. Local business leaders endorse the project as essential to continue rescuing homeless children and placing them in suitable Christian homes.
Paris Gaulois notes that fifty years ago a millionaire aroused curiosity, while today true wealth demands multiple country and town houses, estates, stables, garages, a luxurious yacht, and one or two airplanes to startle the public.
Sir Walter Hilyer, born in China to English parents, is appointed expert adviser to the Chinese government. Renowned for fluency in Chinese, Li Hung Chang praised his mastery, noting he spoke and wrote as well as the most educated mandarin.
A device can detect temperature differences beyond human skin perception. The instrument is 200000 times more sensitive than skin and notes changes as small as one millionth of a degree. A galvanometer responds to current produced by deforming mercury from a sphere to a teardrop shape.
A gentleman’s wig blew off and a kind young lady retrieved it. He gratefully thanked her saying she is the most successful hair restorer he ever tried, praising her quick aid and charming conduct in the moment.
A young man vows lavish hospitality for his uncle when he visits, insisting the guest will have everything money can buy and be properly entertained. The vow frames a tale of wealth and familial duty in a period setting.
Folklore note recalls Jacob Grimm describing a nineteenth century Germany where whirlwinds were linked to the dancing Heroilias spinning in the air, reflecting Teutonic mythic thought of the era.
A concise critique notes that British pride once framed being born in the UK as virtuous, while Brussels La Boir observes that Englishmen increasingly acknowledge the fading of such self-image and growing realism about national character.
A dated dietary note outlines an anti fat regimen featuring fresh fish, broiled or boiled poultry, game, lamb or mutton, lean beef and veal in small portions. It lists eggs poached on toast, various greens and vegetables, olives, ripe acidic fruits, plus water, coffee, or tea without additives, sipped after meals.
A Detroit Free Press aphorism notes the difficulty husbands face arranging late suppers so wives are late with meals. The quote suggests avoiding heated exchanges by synchronized timing at home.
What Country Dwellers Need argues that one third of the population is urban while the rest are rural. It suggests country dwellers require religion education and material prosperity to be happy. It notes farms cannot employ as many laborers per acre due to machinery and proposes fewer children or exporting population to cities.
The passage foresees near total land exploitation by merchants and capitalists from pole to equator. It argues the world will stay vast and remain a field for corporate colonization, with only business interests as future settlers.
Mrs Lapsling scolds Johnny for asking the difference between courage and bravery, saying they are identical terms and condemning the question as childish and ignorant.
Heat a steel poker to white heat and apply a roll of sulphur. The iron quickly melts, forming drops of sulphide. Perform over a water bath to let the melted iron run into the bath, safely handling the splash and containment.
A brief note from Judge's Library notes a curious saying that in solitude a bell rings when you bathe, implying intrusion or interruption is inevitable. The line finishes with a whimsical assertion about certainty.
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