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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
3
Hundreds of thousands of swallows formed a black cloud and swarmed a Russian steamer in the Mediterranean, delaying the voyage for eight hours as the crew cleared decks and rigs. The ship ran ashore briefly but incurred no serious damage. The captain offered no certain explanation for the poultry invasion.
Citizens who have been benighted by the age of Dr Willismin Pink Pilla may write to Fink Fills P O Box 15092 Fuladelphia to receive information about each value and difference.
Popular Science notes humans endure high heat, skin conducts, perspiration cools. It cites experiments on rapid oxidation from fine powder and two kite tests near Boston and Anhehngton with cameras to study atmosphere. The piece mocks the fun of scientific kiting.
Miss Muriel Mallett confronts Hon. Bob Martindale over breaking an engagement to wed him only if he becomes financially capable. After court battles over breach of promise, Muriel’s dramatic funds secure the damages, and Bob agrees to marry. The Earl of Wexham dies of apoplexy upon learning of the prospective marriage.
The Commissioner of Education reports 6,324,702 people over ten cannot read or write, 13.8 percent of the population. While improvement since 1880 reduces illiteracy by 3.7 percent, vast regional disparities remain with Nebraska and Minnesota leading in literacy and the South lagging due to the colored population.
A Russian general, rushing to St. Petersburg from Vladivostok, chose a route via Yokohama by steamer, then across the Pacific to San Francisco, rail to New York, and another steamer to Europe. The Transsiberian gap spans hundreds of miles with horses as the only transport.
An advertisement endorses Hastetter's Stomach Hitters as a complete cure for a Terrible Scourge described as a liver stomach and nerve disturbance. It claims the product strengthens the system and treats constipation and nervousness, while warning against inserting objects or liquids into the ear. It also promotes a Sioux City to Hot Springs excursion with dates and fare.
A fragmented catalog of dubious medical cures and asides cites Hall's Catarrb Cure priced at 15 cents and Pico's Cure for Consumption as a noted cough remedy. The text riffs on historical figures and misremembered facts, including Thiers as a former French president and Shakespeare’s father as a wool merchant, with garbled commentary on various people and professions.
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