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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1898
Page
5
A fragment recalling an aged correspondence noting troops and regiments with references to Wortser and his Manila letters. The Index mentions publishing two letters to him and mailing the issue regularly.
A sprawling, OCR damaged roundup notes farm prices, repairs, social visits, travels, and local gossip. It mentions Miss Lizzie Foppe visiting, Mrs. Arthur Lang ill, wartime references, a piano purchase, a vaudeville show, a church supper, and a wedding planned with Miss Kaarman and Rev Grotenhuis. It also reports shipping losses, lectures, and letters from a relative about family sorrow and a sister's hardship.
A London curio dealer displayed English sovereign coins for three days as a wager. The coins were mixed with other pieces and a ticket read These coins loss each. No explicit sale occurred but interest grew when news spread of a hidden stash. By the time buyers arrived the offer was withdrawn and the wager won.
Two young men occupying adjoining rooms woke to a loud alarm from a burglar alarm at the Bank of Hail they rent, feared the preacher neighbor plotted to dislodge them, and learned next day the bell was a false alarm preset by the bank. Garret explains his habit of staying awake the first half of the night and resents ongoing wakefulness.
Frora Perry Advertiser reports a Sunday night blaze in Perry that damaged outbuildings but spared the parsonage. Rev McDade, with a garden hose, kept the roof wet and prevented flames from reaching the home, saving the structure and halting spread toward the rear. Mrs McDade and Grace Martin are noted, with community prayers and well wishes.
A society event aimed to feed about 2000 people with a large dinner in Teast Square. Guests were served a square meal and later snipers collected stubs, while cigars were distributed to supporters. The goal was to fund aid for the poor and support the community.
An excerpted, period tone survey discusses Shakespearean theater origins, layout, and audience dynamics. It notes wooden, circular amphitheater forms, the pit, and the crowd’s behavior, with observations on actors, stagecraft, and customary practices.
A mature man reflects on fresh cares, noting as he grows older he welcomes new worries because they erase the old. He believes cares are imagined to be great and predicts the day when they will no longer disturb him at all.
Rev W H W Mearray of Peking develops a numeral type system that lets blind Chinese learn to read and write in under three months despite 403 sounds in Chinese. The system even teaches sighted pupils to read. Some European galleries use air jet demonstrations to move viewers from art pieces. The text notes King as an ancient title with its equivalent found in many languages.
A reader notes an advertisement praising a holiday season sale with affordable prices and an assortment designed to meet the needs of the up-to-date buyer. The message highlights reasonable, easy-to-pay terms and a wide selection, urging shoppers to swing along with the offer.
Latter List, Andreas Wilson advertises a week long sale of millinery with 25 to 40 percent discounts on cash sales. Orange City Herald reports rapid delinquent tax payments. Treasurer Shoemaker expects minimal unpaid farm land totals as books close tonight. Trolland township boasts clean tax record. Hull reports resumed health after sick list.
An item discusses fainting from restrictive corsets and the need for breathable clothing, arguing against body compression. It then shifts to a gold tide from Europe to the United States, noting trade balance improvements and a $1,000,000 gold engagement by Morton, Buss & Co., with the Majestic carrying the shipment.
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