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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
2
A motorist in a garage sports bearskin and goggles joking about a fast spin while a passerby questions the claim. The piece touches on rural life and a note about long ranch fence telephony used to convey messages across the West and Southwest with Signal Corps support.
In Bacon Ridge the postmistress reports Cynthia Brown auditioned for a young man she admires. Mrs. Rebbles, entering with a bucket of eggs, remarks she has not met the suitor but notes he writes letters plainly on postal yards.
A physician recalls a grip attack so severe his stomach could not digest ordinary food. Four teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts with cream three times daily restored health within two weeks and proved the product’s nourishing value. The doctor urges wider physician use to prevent fatalities from malnutrition.
In a naval engagement, Lieutenant Smith arrives aboard the captured Greyhound, secures the prize crew, and plans the transfer of cargo while evading pursuit. Ellen Jones resists capture aboard the blockade runner as Commodore Paulding oversees the operation and prepares for a swift breakout.
In a clipped dialogue Mrs Grouchly and Frouchly discuss economizing with a cook. A guest asks for the complaint book while Mer eeniderfer Blatter calls for a majority decision and a doctor, amid chatter about needing four physicians. Nearby a Washington Herald note mentions Australia’s tall eucalyptus trees near Melbourne reaching about 1W1 feet.
The crop reporting board of the USDA estimates from bureau reports that the average condition of winter wheat on April 1 was 82.2 percent of normal, down from 89.9 in 1907 and 86.6 the ten year average. Rye on April 1 stood at 87.2 percent. The decline since December 1, 1903, to April 1, 1909, is 3.1 points versus a ten year average drop of 6 points. Comparisons for key winter wheat states follow.
The tariff struggle dominates Congress as protests flood the nation against duties on clothing and goods. Senator Elkins of West Virginia criticizes New England’s push for free trade on South supplied materials, sparking a sharp party fault line and protests from peers.
A Montreal Windsor Station collision killed six and injured several as a Loston and Maine locomotive crashed through walls. The engine plug blew at Highland, the engineer fell from the cab, brakes failed, and the fireman died trapped beneath debris. A bystander and a girl in the waiting room were among the victims.
Weather and crop data show a reduced winter wheat yield with 437 908 000 bushels harvested and 1 318 000 acres abandoned. Despite only a small decline in crop condition, overall stocks will be low at the start of the year, signaling immediate use of the new crop to refill empty bins. A separate note mentions a sparrow causing a house fire in Terre Haute and political critique of Senate finance committee representation.
Trade and industry figures from Reading show sufficient anthracite on surfaces to supply the trade for eight months in the event of a strike. A district court decision in Marshalltown Iowa holds railroad interstate shipments must collect published rates. Over 20 000 acres in Kooroching County Minnesota were opened for settlement with long waits for homeseekers. Attorneys for the steel corporation bought from an English syndicate. Royale in Take Superior is the largest lad and in fresh water in the work. speculation surrounds copper works and a meat market note quotes J Agedon Armour on prices and feeding stock.
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