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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
8
A reflective piece on dogs and human fear, noting dogs judge strangers quickly and may bite if provoked. The narrator recalls avoiding hosts with large dogs and laments questions about fear and etiquette, arguing many dogs respond to perceived threat with aggression.
A German actor in The Unretrited London News is said to have felt humiliated by a failed misstatement of a decoration and announced departure. An intendant informed the grand ducal master, a carriage appeared, and a tense exchange ensued before the actor finally left.
The Philadelphia Times discusses how birds are not all singers. It contrasts true song birds with non singing species such as waterfowl raptors and game birds. It notes that singing symbolizes joy in spring and nest building period, while many birds remain quiet most of the year.
A Washington Star summary notes a brutal clubbing incident in Rustytow where a policeman struck a man, the blow igniting a flame from a match tucked behind the ear. The victim survived, quipping about exploding matches as he rose. The piece also includes culture notes on manners and odd southern superstitions from the Philadelphia Times and Detroit Journal.
Frederick A Ober recounts Porto Rico for Century Magazine noting 1300 streams and dense vegetation across the central Cordillera with El Yunque peak. The report highlights fertile soils, diverse timber, sugar, tobacco, bananas, coconuts and fruits, mineral deposits including copper coal and iron, along with vast cattle and horse herds and abundant insect life.
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