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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
10
A farmer questions the lack of an appendix in a dictionary sold by a clever agent. The agent answers that the latest dictionaries have the appendix removed, convincing the farmer to buy. The exchange highlights sharp bargaining and wit in a rural setting.
A garbled 19th century miscellany references rigid laws, a dead-letter bill, and political barbs. It notes a monument funding struggle, Spinner’s portrait on notes, and a shop talk on public works. A campaign crowd exchanges sharp reproaches over engagement and interest in issues.
A New York woman says coffee worsened her heart and stomach troubles. She drank milk and toast for years until quitting coffee and using Postum, reporting a strong recovery and renewed health after a 10 day trial. The letter urges others to try Postum as a remedy.
Captain Smith orders Chloe and Miss Ellen to the starboard cabin and threatens force if compliance fails. A boat crew, led by old Nantlin, storms the door as Ellen challenges the captain while Chloe pleads for mercy. The scene mixes danger with uneasy romantic tension amid deckside chaos.
In the Tlouston Post a dialogue questions a father’s risk in permitting his daughter to wed, while the opposing view argues it is riskier to delay. The exchange frames a clash of values about marriage, choice, and social expectations.
The Yonkers Statesman notes Miss Sue Irette has become engaged to be married and foreshadows Foote Lighte’s presence in a forthcoming stage production. The item hints at future theatrical plans and family ties surrounding the actors involved.
Transformation language notes from Birmingham Age-Herald satire mention potatoes in France nearly twice the price of the previous year. Quotations humorously describe a shift from “all ager” to “agoggie” in reaction to rising costs.
The report notes rising demand and more extended barriers in fashion purchases as investments flow into real estate and construction in the Chicago trade territory. Bank clearings reach $254,240,884, up 18 percent from the prior year, with 31 district failures, up from 29 last week.
The latest trade and crop summary notes irregular underlying conditions with winter weather and cautious consumer demand. Retail trade is mixed regionally with fair to good in some areas, weaker in Texas due to drought, and early fall buying confidence appearing alongside seasonal softness. Business failures stack higher than last year, with 227 in the week ending April 5, and Canadian failures at 88, up from prior weeks.
A compact digest lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Buffalo New York and Toledo. Cattle mostly 3.04 to 7.60. hogs 3.50 to 7.60. sheep 2.50 to 6.50. wheat No 2 around 1.39 to 1.46. corn No 2 mixed about .60 to .70. oats and rye varied. butter 25 to 28 cents. eggs 15 to 20 cents. potatoes 1.00 to 1.10 a bushel.
The readable portion appears as a fragmented line about in work by the unwa hed I now soul of Keeping bachelors. No coherent event or entities are identifiable for a fuller summary.
A Chicago Tribune item quotes readers praising Sloan's Liniment for sore throats, croup, and colds. It claims a gargle of twelve drops in half a glass water breaks sore throats and reduces inflammation. A Fredonia, Raps letter urges its use for hay fever.
Caution against ointments containing mercury as they can damage the sense of smell and harm the body. Wall's Catarrh Cure by F. L. Cheney & Co claims no mercury and is taken internally. Also notes Wall’s Catarrh Cure advertised as Toulee, with price 75 cents per bottle, and mentions Ladies’ Family Pills for constipation. The average age of persons arrested in New York during 1908 was twenty three years.
An old advertisement promises Kemp's Balsam cures coughs within minutes. It asserts Kemp's Balsam stops coughing, urging readers to buy at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
An odd exchange lists a dentist described as painless yet sympathetic and unhelpful. It promotes A powder for shoes to ease feet and treat corns bunions and ingrown nails, named Men’s Foot-Base, sold by druggists and stores for 25 cents with a free malted sample offer from Alles 3 Olmsted Roy NY.
A fragmentary exchange among renters mocks consumer habits and service norms. One voice questions why a grocer cannot source coffee while another jokes about demanding heavy-handed action from a butcher after a desk purchase. The tone is quizzical and satirical.
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