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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
10
A compact verse piece titled Eve's Epigrams blends aphorisms on truth and money with playful commentary on resorts gardens tears and social figures. The quip contrasts Croesus and Cupril in shaping public appeal and political charm.
The notes cite 12.7 bushels per acre worldwide, pomegranate wood weighing 85 pounds per cubic foot, and 26 percent of US miles per 10,000 inhabitants by rail. Great Lakes fleet grows while craft decline due to larger ships. Philippine islands counted at 2600, up from 1200. Sault Ste Marie canal traffic 1907 at 57,217,214 tons, up 12 percent. A six cylinder 200 horsepower French auto engine reportedly reached 125 mph in trials.
The article argues that ordinary starches hide fabric beauty and reduce wear by requiring heavy applications. It promotes Defiance Starch as having greater strength, allowing much thinner usage while achieving desired stiffness and better appearance.
In a Harper’s Weekly caption, grandmother wonders why the baby is “0 hepny” while the nurse explains the child’s nose is very keen. She dismisses the parents’ arrival as unseen, noting the baby’s ability to smell an automobile.
Des Moines groups push a white plague relief project forming the Des Moines Health League to fund a 1000 open air hospital north of the city. A 27 member board and finances committee will be named as prominent citizens back the effort and support streetcar links to the school for the deaf.
The summer popularity of fine white goods boosts the starch choice. Defiance Starch is advertised as chemical free and safe for fine fabrics, offering strong stiffness that requires only half the usual amount to achieve a perfect finish like new.
A humorous stray stories item notes a family quarrel over memory and a forgotten secret. The maid reports a woman told the missus a secret last night and left her in a bad humor this morning.
A Country Life writer reviews a Parisian tea gown trio designed for Country-house parties. A white tulle skirt with a rose satin shade forms the base, topped by a redingote in soft silk rose and silver rose embroidery. A Burgundy satin sash knots at the hip, creating a distinct tea-gown look suitable for daywear.
The article details autumn and early winter shirt waists with heavy linen in white and colored fabrics. Styles feature tight fits with deep side plaits, irregular front bands with four pearl buttons, and turn-back cuffs. Wool braid garnishes on challis waists and bugle lace trims on white net blouses are described for warmth and decoration.
New fashion notes describe young girls wearing plaited skirts with colored plait inserts between plaid sections. Designers show a front panel and a five inch hem fold, highlighting novelty pieces gaining favor among youth.
Fashion notes from last season reshape next winter’s hats. Fur edging on satin or corded silk brims adds elegance, with sable like chinchilla white fox and ermine pelts gaining attention. Binel smarten and sealskin pelts are highlighted as highly valued materials for dramatic, face-softening headwear.
The fall fashion sketch highlights large crown hats with a neutral chevron print look and immense circumference. Tassels gain popularity on skirts and fringed draped hems, while pointed tunics finish with heavy tassels. A lace rosette decorates collars, using about three quarters of a yard of lace for the disk.
A Nevada miner recalls a last year strike near Carson City that sparked a thriving camp. Two leading owners Irish and Jewish insist on naming rights, causing a delay before the camp settles on a moniker that reflects both sides. Also a comic exchange about theater pay ends with a quip about 200 a night.
A Chinese mission worker in Philadelphia noticed two Chinamen operating a thriving home laundry nearby. She visited occasionally and found John missing. Sam claimed a Christian gentleman hit him with a brick and that he would be splital, while John lay absent.
A southern congressman recounts a tale from Georgia about a loyal waiter named Pete whose main virtue is caring for his aging mother. When asked why he never married, Pete explains he must provide his mother with shoes and stockings, else she goes without. He jokes that marriage would force him to buy for a wife, taking away from his mother's needs.
A Wisconsin woman shares a eight year use of Postum with three daily servings and relief from dyspepsia and headaches after quitting coffee. She notes family improvements and says she writes plain facts, not gushing, with endorsement from Postum Co. and a plug for The Read to Wellville.
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