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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1897
Page
3
Endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential for spring health due to impure air and rich fare. Claims it purifies and vitalizes blood, boosts appetite and energy, and cures tiredness with widespread pharmacy availability. Also promotes Hood's Pills as companion remedy.
Jersey City printers report a remarkable display of rat sagacity in a long infested office. Cats failed to deter them as numbers grew. an engineer used an old zinc tank and a swinging board with bologna sausage to trap the clever rodents.
A basement rat trap used a tilted board over a water trough to drown several rodents as they reached cheese and bologna bait. Rats later staged a playful balance and chewed cheese while a railway-like scene of chaos unfolded among papers and a safe.
William B. Smither of Versailles Kentucky is described as the oldest merchant tailor actively at work in the United States. He has plied his trade since 1827 in a small Court Square shop, clothing multiple generations including notable Kentuckians John J. Crittenden and Senator J. G. Blackburn.
William II Smither, described as bare and hearty with turning hair, recalls riding on Kentucky’s first steamboat and attending Versailles 1825 Lafayette reception. His 80-year-old wife Drusilla Smither is noted as the city's oldest woman. The couple has been married 63 years and aims for 75th anniversary.
The Philadelphia Record notes Hiram Lukens has worked at the Intelligencer in Doylestown for sixty five years. He began learning printing there and continues setting type with unmatched persistence. His workload and speed are described, and the piece highlights his record, vision, and impact on apprentices.
A Boston trader, Temenway, captained a prize voyage during the Inez Argentine revolution. His ship, despite rough seas, reached Valparaiso where cargo fetched high prices. The near-disastrous blockade and famine reports spurred a risky venture that later elevated Temenway to wealth.
A country teacher uses a reading example to explain credit to puzzled pupils. The class reacts as Toby and Johnny respond with a blunt joke about pawning a mother's clothes, illustrating strained understanding and a waning faith in the lesson.
The British Government forms a large game preserve in British Central Africa on the Shire River above Chiromo. The area is rich with buffalo water buck and zebra, described amid a note on colonial conservation. In a separate health advert, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is promoted as a remedy for constipation and stomach comfort. A German budget report shows a 12,000,900 mark surplus after allocating 13,000,000 to debt reduction.
A jumble of historic ads and notices describes Salzer's German Coffee Berry Tf, seed catalogs, and stamp offers. It includes tobacco cure pitches, deafness claims, eye and hair products, and varied travel and land offers. It reflects a miscellany of period marketing and public notices.
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