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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
4
A collage of light verse and humorous anecdotes from diverse sources. Includes a poetic fragment about wind and sea, a New Orleans umbrella tale, a science demonstration mishap, and a humor column excerpt with letters and running gags.
In a retrospective on civil war diplomacy, a plan proposed by Napoleon would extend neutral sea limits from one to three leagues. Spain acted to widen sovereignty, but Horatio Perry warned allies, triggering a scramble of orders and resignations as a fast steamer carried rescinding instructions and the blockade stayed in force for a year.
A detailed note on theater wages and union rates lists salaries for managers, box office staff, ushers, stage hands, carpenters, electricians, and musicians. It cites weekly sums, per-performance pay, and rehearsal rates, alongside commentary from Scribner's Monthly.
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