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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
2
Anbeecription per year and local advertising space info appears under a contractual agreement. J. W. Tamplein operates as editor.
The Hawarden Chronicle lists Republican candidates for state and local offices including A B Bummins Des Moines for Governor Jgan Herriot Stuart for Lieutenant Governor and others. It notes possible Democrat challenges to Supervisor J C Stoup and discusses Albert McCallum and Principal BE D Brown at Mock Valley schools amid courthouse project delays and county finance concerns.
The piece traces varying uses of romance from colloquial sense to natural scenery and art, noting a common element of strangeness. It contrasts human associations with scenery and nature’s wildness, then links romance to Latin romance language origins and the borrowing of refined speech by Saxon or Celt.
In a busy station scene Ellen faces a looming arrest for an unknown crime. Morton, a telegraph-savvy bystander, warns her of an imminent sheriff arrival and schemes a midnight escape to Newboro fifteen miles away, using a shed on the adjacent track as a secret exit.
A man and girl push a land car along rails toward a distant station while a sheriff’s train approaches. Morton plans to away as the pump traffic creaks uphill with night sounds, linking a tense escape scene to a later earache tale. The piece ends noting historical ads offering the Index and the Twice a Week Journal for $2.
Notice is given that on the day of August of the year 1005 the District Court of Sioux County Iowa appointed PED EW HRIMARN as Administrator of the estate of Henry Funk deceased. All persons indebted must pay the administrator and those with claims must present them legally authenticated for allowance. Dated August 8.
Rail lines including the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, the C M and St P, and the Milwaukee railroad offer greatly reduced excursion tickets for summer travel to Des Moines Portland Seattle Victoria Vancouver St Paul Minneapolis and other destinations. Tickets valid dates vary with destinations and return limits. Agents W L Keech and Fred Rogers G P A Sioux City Iowa provide details and inquiries.
An early notice touts Glamberlain's Colic Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil as a cure for infant cholera, claiming safety and effectiveness when used per bottle and asserting guaranteed results. The ad cites J. Weldhan as the supplier.
Dr J C Clark, president of the Sioux City Ophthalmic Institute, touts eye care as key to health. He asserts many so called diseases are mechanical defects fixed by glasses, warning drugs harmfully treat eye strain rather than correct it.
Mr Hensler praises Dr J C Clark as a reputed eyes specialist. He says his son Harry was cross eyed from birth and after glasses fitted by Dr Clark the condition improved. His wife’s eyes, once similarly problematic, became straight with the glasses.
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