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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
6
Advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Eczua as a healthful laxative solution for permanent benefit. Claims gentle cleansing without irritation and broad physician approval. Urges purchase only from California Fig Syrup Co. for genuine product.
Two colored women argued on a downtown corner about grammar. One mocks the other's use of "have came" and insists on proper form, saying Miga Williams HAS came home. The exchange captures neighborhood language and humor in a vivid street vignette.
An advertisement claims kidney pills restore function and strength. It cites James Greenman of 142 East Front Street, Tonia, Michigan, who suffered severe kidney and bladder disease and was reportedly cured after using Deans Kidney Pills, selling for 50 cents. The message urges remembering the Dean's name and lists Milhyrea Co of Buffalo as a distributor.
A jumbled extract describes Melith and Heagen praising a literary work and a critic in Blackwood's Magazine. It mentions a method of collecting cuttings for novels and plays, indexing, and accuracy of descriptions. The piece shifts to a shoe powder advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Ease, with prices and usage details.
A witty domestic exchange mocks fountain pens and perpetual motion. Maria taunts Horace about husbands while he defends a fountain pen as he departs for the Underground in a Life magazine riff.
In many English counties the old bridal custodia survives with parents avoiding the wedding procession. The groom rides away on a foam ing steed with his bride behind as in the old days. Brides prefer this custom to the modern altar presentation.
Editorials note how daily luxuries like barber shaves, shoe shines, and cigars inflate living costs. A New York example tallies thirty years of small economies into $2,475, arguing many men waste money on trivial comforts while wives face criticism for household thrift. The piece suggests broader views on consumer excess and value.
An archaic venting piece imagines the American farmer as vastly wealthy, claiming even if he earned billions in a short span he could buy industries, nations, and rulers. It portrays a satirical skyward view of farm prosperity and the global impact of agricultural surplus.
A Chicago Journal excerpt laments modern life’s restlessness and zeal for novelty across society. It argues fashion and other eras drive temporary changes, eroding home life, comfort, and lasting values, warning that chasing the unknown is mistaken for progress.
In Hannibal the old cigarmaker Jne Tisdale remembers Sam Clemens. He recalls bets on cigars and watermelons, a prank lifting a melon, and Clemens’s later fame as a writer. The memories show Clemens as playful, clever, and beloved in his hometown.
The United States Census Bureau reports police resources across 158 large cities with over 30 000 residents in 1990. It notes higher police per 10 000 residents in bigger cities, with Atlantic City and Washington among the strongest protected areas and New York and San Francisco showing high patrol pay, while smaller cities like New Orleans and Buffalo show lower wages.
In Sacramento Katemases defeats Osdkowb with a 8609 point margin as the event unfolds, highlighting key plays and the surprising surge by Katemases while STAR coverage notes the tight early minutes and late game surge.
Harper’s Weekly surveys Verkhoyansk in northeastern Siberia as the world’s coldest inhabited place with mean winter temps below zero and nightmarish lows of around 85 below. Inhabitants, mostly Yakuts, endure extreme cold with fur garments and a sunless winter, while summers see brief warmth and green ground.
A Florida inventor shows an embroidery hoop with two rings that separate easily without stressing fabric. The inner ring remains gold while the outer ring uses a spring mechanism opened by thumb pressure to safeguard delicate textiles. Also described is a rubber cap siphon for milk bottles that dispenses by air compression, avoiding contact with the milk.
A California inventor offers a simple nozzle holder to support hoses in gardens or on fires. A ring extends from two pointed legs that can be driven into ground or wood, letting the hose form the third leg and freeing workers to perform other tasks. The device is easy to make and can be placed anywhere for lawn sprinkling or firefighting.
A fragmented report describes a debut ceremony in New South Wales society. It mentions a Burmese girl’s coming out, attendance by her family and friends, a dental-related operation, and remarks from Australian acquaintances about local customs and names. The piece references Cornstalk and regional identity, with sparse coherent details.
The text contrasts colorful regional epithets from colonial Australia, noting terms like "Gumsucker" and "Banana Eaters" used for different colonies. It describes landscapes, social scenes, and playful ethnographic jokes about residents and attire, while recounting caricatured stereotypes and language used in travel writing.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer sketches a peculiar remark about a husband becoming a vegetarian of an extreme sort, titled the Scarrot vort, hinting at a quirky social or humorous note within the clipping.
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