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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
3
Local notice offers payment for old hens and spring chickens at per head rates. A single black hog is also listed with instructions that the owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying charges.
On and after Aug 11 the proposed specifications for the Dutch Reformed church building in Hull Iowa will be on file at Daane & Hunching Hull Ia for examination. Bids must be sent to Mr John Van de Berg Hull Iowa by Sept 5 1905 with committee reserving right to reject any bid.
Poultry prices listed with cash quotes as sellers avoid Saturday deals. Prairie King flour advertised at 1.30 per 50 pounds. Dr D G Lass of Audubon to practice medicine in Hull with office over Pioneer Drug Store and residence near Methodist church. Mrs Lass and daughter visiting. family now at home. Dr Lass speaks German and English. touted as capable. Rock Rapids Carnival draws Vickers and family from Rock Rapids. many friends greet them. Sioux Concert Band booked for Rock Rapids Carnival on Aug 4 and 5 with lively music. Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry advertising heavily reduced excursion fares. Baltimore trip promotional note ends abruptly.
A bustling Hull event featured clear weather and strong crowds for Thursday and Friday entertainments. Parades highlighted by the Rock Valley Military Band and Sioux Concert Band drew town and country visitors, with Shimp and Sons and Vickers Schoeneman-Coad-Wilson floats winning awards. Friday's ball game Rock Rapids vs Orange City ended after 15 innings with Orange City triumphing, while Brownies and other activities kept attendees engaged. Milwaukee Railroad offered excursion tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis Aug 26 to Sept 6.
Mr and Mrs Reimann welcome back daughter Mabel from Milwaukee after a four week visit. The child underwent hip dislocation surgery at Trinity Hospital by Dr Lorenz and an assistant. The operation went well, with the hip cast and crutches planned during recovery and a December cast change anticipated.
Excursion via Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry leaves Hull at 7:47 am Sunday August 30 for Spirit Lake. A Grand Concert and Baseball game at 2 30 pm featuring Algona Brownies. Free admission for excursion ticket holders. Special return train departs Spirit Lake at 4 45 pm. Round trip rate from Hull listed.
The article describes how nettles were once cultivated for food clothing and fiber in various regions. It notes methods of cultivation and use in Russia Sweden Holland France Hindustan and China. It mentions the Chinese nettle producing soft fiber and a Dresden factory creating cloth from this and other nettle fibers.
Major Pond travels with Tin Stadsten and faces a breakdown in rain en route. A series of telegrams to the audience promise arrival within 30 minutes with Ian Maclaren. singing aids entertain as news of a late lectern rise. By 9:30 PM the couple reach the platform amid cheerful notes and optimistic messages.
A garbled historical fragment describes a belief about a preserved body wearing a thread from the ceiling to ward winds. The text mentions a Wind 58 bigwing and names Barabes te Marifipe with unclear context.
The fragment recounts a mix of archaic phrases and legends. It notes a belief about a dead kingfisher and tide dew, mentions Malia and Lear references, and includes a biographical reminiscence of General Cassius M. Clay famed for duels and his stoic, cool judgment in combat.
In a grand chivalric scene St Leon honors a mother as he raises a spouting cup and proclaims a toast to one whose image is carved on the heart, then pauses to name his mother with reverent gravity amid the ceremonial moment.
Fragmented text analyzes male behavior and planning, mentioning a fatal event and a reformulation of roles. Context is unclear with garbled names and terms, making specifics hard to determine.
A fragment from a New York Times page shows unclear wording about guaranteeing painting services and a cryptic dialect phrase. The text mentions locations and measures but is largely incomprehensible.
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