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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
3
A Houston Post fragment recalls a tragic tale where a woman who worked herself to death after being deserted by the man she loved, who then married another. The fragment mentions washing and fever as possible factors in her decline.
An old advertisement describes a cure for coughs and bronchial trouble. It prescribes mixing two ounces glycerine one ounce virgin pine oil eight ounces whisky into a large bottle for daily use. The Virgin Oil of Pine compound is said to be prepared in Cincinnati by Leach Chemical Co.
In a domestic scene, Mr. Compton confronts his wife about spending after large allowances. Mrs. Compton explains she saves overspending by paying items off first week with a smaller allowance, noting the simplicity of her method. The exchange ends with her quip about men not understanding "pimple tribes" and complex matters.
A Boston Herald quotation argues women may conceal age as a prerogative while men should avoid questioning it. The piece contrasts male and female attitudes toward age and hints at societal pressures. An aside promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a stomach and bowel regulator.
A collage of humorous notes and curious extracts spans satirical quips from Foote and Cumberland, early caricature claims, medicinal quackery, ancient city ruins with cave drawings, and a Missouri joke about plums. It also notes teasers on prices of meat and fur, a Minnesota company ad, and a senator’s reply about the vice presidency.
The column discusses farm land values rising with product prices and steady employment, notes Kansas and neighboring states have land worth 150 per acre for 60 to 100 bushels of corn per acre, and urges productivity as the path to value. It covers hog house designs, concrete beehives, poultry stock for winter eggs, sunshine's role in dairy health, safe barn lanterns, and grain rations for growing costs.
The article offers farming hints on pumpkins and squashes storage before frost, keeping produce cool and dry, and avoiding frost contact. It then warns dairymen about possible oleomargarine law amendments and urges readers to contact their representatives, plus a brief note on goats for workers in Wurtemberg and milk yields for families.
A nearby glue factory odor irritates villagers when wind shifts. A visitor on an inn veranda uses lavender scent to cope. an old farmer, disturbed by the smell, asks her to cork the bottle until after supper. The scene captures comic misrecognition and provincial manners.
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