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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
3
An advertisement urges readers to take Ostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it cures a dormant liver and a range of ailments. It lists symptoms such as constipation headaches dyspepsia furred tongue sour breath and right side pain, and asserts malaria rheumatism kidney complaints nervousness and debility are removed by the product.
A Baltimore cyclist rode 170 miles in twelve hours and 314 miles in twenty four hours proving the bicycle outperforms horses in speed and endurance on good roads. The Ledger notes a Count Strahlenberg horse record of 400 miles in seventy one hours and thirty four minutes lagging behind the rider.
Eliza H. Parker explains a home method to wash muslin gowns using a warm synter solution with ivory soap, followed by rinsing in blue water, wringing, thin starch, and ironing on the wrong side. The article emphasizes preserving dress beauty through proper care for summer wear.
A Vermont woman in North Walpole discovered money hidden in an old coat while working in Bellows Falls. She quit her job, and though the amount remains unknown, she used the windfall to construct a neat, comfortable house and now lives prosperously and contentedly.
A powder to sprinkle in shoes claims to cool and ease walking. It promises relief from swollen red feet, smarting skin, sweating, warts and bunions with quick comfort. Trial package free. sold by Alles & Olmsted, New York outlets.
Earthquakes have destroyed the town of elimantepac Moxie with widespread collapse and many buildings gone. Residents are living in tents as shocks continue. travel routes via Stony City and Northern Valley railways to Seattle are affected. Details list low rates and contact W. 2. McNider for schedules.
The item notes a blind sculptor guided by the sense of tuned nione who supposedly carved a Charlar I statue of England, a claim some scholars doubt as apocryphal. It also reports upcoming Nash Western Lawn Tenants tournament at Minnetonka beach with Chicago players and prizes, plus an eight oared race between the Duluth and St Paul clubs.
The passage estimates a population of 7.403 billion and computes that their collective rains would weigh 128 712 lms, equating the weight to ninety six ironclads of the culinary size.
Green Bay inventor Robert Barclay unveils a compact device for typewriters that counters the strain of daily work and prevents numb fingers and the common complaint known as typewriter's cramp. The gadget promises relief for typists, easing fatigue and enabling steadier performance.
A new device called the exerciser shapes a rubber bulb fitted to the hand with a double wrist band. Air escapes through holes as the band closes, and opening the hand withdraws air back into the bulb, building finger and hand strength as the muscles work.
A tale describes Maggie the intelligent terrier at the Galt House livery stable and her owners attempts to help her after a painful breast growth. It includes a second vignette about the christening of Victoria with royal family dialogue and its historical naming outcome.
A summer milkhouse design suited to monsoon water pumping is described with a six by six foot plan, tank dimensions, ventilation, and unload procedures. Additional notes cover field drainage, pruning, bran feeding, manure fertilizer value, and a discussion on how wet leaves affect plant water uptake and sap growth.
The article explains that American grape varieties are robust and require lighter pruning than German and French vines. It notes wider spacing, less wood, and removing alternate vines as vines age. It also recommends deeper cultivation to protect roots from temperature changes that trigger mildew and rot.
A cobbled excerpt discusses hog herding lines and gates, farming improvements, and stock management. It mentions feed, breeding, and pasture use, stressing clean living, careful cultivation, and weed control. It also notes seasonal tasks for wheat and corn, orchard care, and crop health considerations.
Government engineer Lieutenant Crittenden selects a vast natural basin near Laramie Wyoming as the site for a proposed federal reservoir. The basin is ten miles by two, up to 150 feet deep, holding about 26.0 billion cubic feet of water with rock bottom and perfect walls. It would take six years to fill and serve eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska during dry seasons. Water would be stored in winter and flood the Laramie and Platte rivers in summer.
An old column promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 7a cents. It adds cleaning tips for windows, mirrors, and wooden surfaces, and suggests using a hair tonic for scalp issues and gray hair. The fragment ends with unrelated archaic phrases.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a 19th or early 20th century newspaper item about a paper or printing process. The readable bits mention a function or mechanism that “works” and a sense of scholarly or technical discussion within a periodical setting.
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