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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows a weekly Hull Iowa publication with postal matter details and subscription rates. It mentions the Post Office and second class matter, with annual and semiannual rates and local advertising charges. The fragment names the publisher and printer setup.
A fragmentary lyric by Binnehe Trask from The Land of Sunshine contemplates a night adrift between tomorrow and yesterday. It mentions a tidal gray sea a circling gull and a wind that breathes well conveying a mood of poetry and search for a better state.
A dramatic curtain fire breaks out in a girls boarding school after two students remove gas fixtures for curling irons. Panic, fainting, and a water pitcher collision injure a student. the janitor evacuates others as the blaze is contained. The incident ends with staff seeking calmer arrangements and a grim lesson on emergency response.
After a petition by over one hundred Republican electors in Reading Township the unnamed speaker declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent the district. Fellow Republicans CW Carter and others are named as possible contenders.
Chicago voters returned Carter Clarrivon Jr to the mayoralty on Tuesday with a decisive victory. The longtime incumbent secured broad support across wards, extending his tenure guiding city leadership.
Orange City Herald notes G Drangom of Hospers will not seek legislative honors. It mentions a refutation request to Primghar Democrat editor from Mrs Will Wells regarding remarks on Wells character. It also reports a date shift for the Republican state convention to August 2 and the Democrat state convention to August 16.
The notice highlights Dan Montgomery as a leading Sioux County farmer aiming for a Moines seat. The Clipper and Herald quarrel over material theft allegations tied to a $25 wager, while Treton Clipper urges a special election for a new county court house, arguing against extra costs.
Sibley Herald expresses that Osceola county must awaken to business and align with Obrien or another district county to break the Sioux county combine. It warns Osceola risks harming its own prospects if it acts alone and notes internal strife among regional players could affect outcomes.
A story about MS Lanmany describes a nightmare where he imagines speaking and hearing himself utter a sentence with a grammar error. His wife wakes him in alarm as he recounts the dream to illustrate devotion to linguistic precision.
A brief, rough division compares a man of great perfection without breeding to a pocket full of gold that always seeks change. The text uses antiquated phrasing to draw a moral about temperance and social polish.
In a fragment from a local paper the Plankville editor vows revenge on a printer tied to a wife’s visit while speculation swirls about a political figure, a son’s fate, and a vendetta shaping a lifelong conflict. The poorly scanned text hints at family tensions and quarrels over influence and ambition.
A mix of overheard dialogue about birds and hats, a Raleigh style weathered remark on magnetic variation in central Russia, and a garbled note about a blackside by. The passage blends social chatter with scattered scientific curiosities and nonsensical phrases.
A lunchtime melee on Tranktoré Street erupts over a dropped dime between frankfurter vendors and 200 to 300 newsboys. A Bowery spectator intervenes with offers to settle for a nickel or six cents, prompting a disorderly conduct arrest when a police officer arrives at the scene.
Pal Mall Magazine describes Colonel Templer’s process to create large balloons from gold beater's skin. Thin animal membranes are cleaned, treated with glycerin and water, layered to four sheets, reinforced with a skin-based core, dried, varnished, and finally sponged with potash to preserve homogeneity.
Edward A. Steiner in Woman's Home Companion describes a Viennese woman as center of beauty and charm with poetic urban myth. The excerpt then shifts to a medieval view noting murder and poisoning as common crime affecting daily life in Florence and Venice.
A two hour breakfast at Mme Begeny’s in the French Quarter draws crowds. The menu, eight courses starting at 11 o’clock, features duck and liver among others, with claret and German water. A distinguished Supreme Court judge dines there with Boston guests as the table seats fill two dates ahead.
A historical note recalls Emperor Charles V rehearsing his own funeral in 1458 after abdicating Spanish thrones. The ceremony in Estremadura featured cloister life, black attire, and burial rites before his death on September 21 1588.
A fragment notes wild roses grown worldwide except Australia. It traces rose symbolism from ancient Egypt depictions to early artifacts and mentions rosewater in medieval texts. The piece highlights the rose as one of the world’s oldest flowers with ties to paradise wind-blown origins.
The readable fragment recalls Chaves Lingh and sisters reflecting on poverty and past meals. It hints at a moment of reminiscence tied to simple treats and then contrasts wealth with restraint, mentioning Marc and Waste Dens in a puzzled way.
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