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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1898
Page
8
A historical writer recounts a tale of President Lincoln and Bishop Simpson arguing over the religious makeup of the cabinet. Lincoln jokes about Presbyterian roots and later reveals the bishops and Seward were Episcopalians, forcing a look at the cabinet records amid lively exchange.
A garbled mix of colonial humor and misread dialogues recounts a youthful officer's defiant pipe moment amid a rocky retreat, a London dentist's busy day with a German patient, a New York Sun style quip about a singing actress, and scattered notes on Brazilian transport limits and worn misprints, all framed as clipped miscellany.
An Indiana pigeon mother near Elwood searched for weeks for her missing youngster. She pecked a wall until a hole formed, entered through it, and managed to feed the trapped chick, which was wedged between weatherboards. A bystander freed the fluttering bird.
A poetic fragment evokes Hawthorne in Berkshire with imagery of mountains and valleys, streams and lakes, and a contemplative mood. The narrator reflects on nature’s beauty and a distant starry spirit, recalling a living hill and a shadowed landscape that stirs melancholy.
A disjointed report details snake breeding pits and illegal handlers in remote areas along with varied excerpts about Persian ambassadors in Constantinople and other distant notices. The text mixes animal cruelty notes with diplomatic salaries and scattered local anecdotes.
A Salvisa man survived a direct lightning bolt during a thunderstorm. He was left naked and stunned but recovered, later free of muscular rheumatism, though his left side bears a permanent scar. The tale is recounted amid broader anecdotes including a lecture by Professor Erdmann and a sharp retort about philosophy.
A historical note reviews a London Journal of Education item debating what is known about Lord Wolseley a minister of Union VIEL and his post mortem remarks. The piece notes confusion between Wolseley and Wolsey and mentions a letter story on tithes and a fairy tale request from politicians amid busy voter duties.
The text references a hospital operation with a rib removal and a casual remark by a professional. a woman questions why it was done and comments on women in the work, followed by a tease about kissing and another remark on borrowing trouble.
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