Distress Call Spurs Aid Then Rumors Of Imposter At Hull
An elderly South Dakota woman and her daughter sought help after running out of money. They walked to Hull, were fed by Mrs. Bullard, given funds to reach Sioux City, and boarded toward Perkins. Some called the pair imposters, but aid came from W A C ladies and others.
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Aledra
Déatitition
South Dakota
Perkins
Hull
Sioux
Sioux City
Minnesota
Hig Twim
Daaney
Sengoni
Chris Stynas
Paane
David Rash
Butler County
Wm. Wierama
Court Victoria
Court
Iit
Local Notices and Advertisements Share Holiday Buzz
The INDEX prints sale bills and notices for Hull shoppers. G. W. Lansink and Wilkinson & Nummer promote hardware and appliances at cost for 30 days. Rev C H Purmort preaches at Cedar Rapids. J H Bryant hosts a public sale December 1 near Perking. Mr and Mrs Poster visit Hull. Mrs Johnson ill. Theodore Johnson remains.
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Tita Jenson
G. W. Lensivk
C. BH. Purmort
Ceder Rapida
G. W. Lansink
Sioux Genter
Henry
P. J. Daane'a
Methodist Sunday School
B.C. Millar
H. M. Rambough
Rocky Mountain
Wilkinson & Number
Hull
Rock Valley
Georgia Knapp
Knapp Howe
Plan to create a new Twelfth district boosts Woodbury influence
Des Moines politicians study reapportionment as Iowa eyes a North Western new district. A Des Moines Register suggestion carves Cherokee Ida Lyon Monona O Brien Plymouth Biesz and Woodbury into a northern district to empower Woodbury County while preserving Thomas county in the Eleventh. The move aims to increase local clout by shifting nine counties into a separate district.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Woodbury County
Cherokee
Ida
Lyon
Monana
Obaien
Gacegla
Plymouth
Biesz
Woodbury
Bueng Vista
Becauce
Thomas
Tinto
Shah Pow
Planos for Sate piano agency promotes Strich & Zeidler
Olive Tamplein advertises Strich and Zeidler pianos at Mrs Wallich’s home offering first class instruments priced 325 310 375 2100 and 25 cash or notes. The copy notes quality tone and long lasting value and invites inspection of the instrument. Also promotes Prairie King Flour at Hull boiler mill and Gludbilder remedy.
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Hull
Wilkinson & NwMirm
NLOG
O. Coad
Clark
Clarenca Ink
Jo Lull
Company
Booths Generosity to Ailing Actor Revealed After Death
A veteran actor’s farewell revealed Booth funded a $9 000 annuity to support his fellow performer in later years. The gesture was not publicized by Booth, who simply said he was glad. The tale appears in a Harper’s reference with other anecdotes about generosity and wit.
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Booth
Beeth
Laurence Hutton
Harper’s
Boston
Fragmented Bits from a Chaotic Public Meeting
A noisy committee session ends in uproar with insults exchanged as the chair demands order. A missed joke about seeing and work leads to comic exchanges. children and animals crop up in dialogue, reflecting a string of humorous newspaper clippings.
Misquoted banter on Cuba in 19th century papers
Fragmentary quotes from Brooklyn Life and Chicago Record show social gossip on U S Cuban relations. The dialogue jokes about Cuban matters with a dismissive remark and a witty reply.
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Dorothy
Chicago
Soap’s Ancient Use Described From Gauls To Saracens
The article traces soap from early Gaulish mentions via Pliny to broad use by the Saracents, noting its antiquity in washing. It discusses a Porpsii soap manufactory, its utensils, and a eighteenth contama soap made from fat wood ashes. It explains soap’s chemical action on skin albumen and dirt removal.
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Pliny
Porpsii
France
Englard
Philossiphia Ledger
English Bath Preferences Spark Broad Debate
The English favor old methods over modern facilities with no running water in many rooms. English hotels serving American tourists now feature attached bathrooms, yet many households still use tin baths and hand-delivered hot and cold water. Public routines are described as segmented into four-hour watches, reflecting a slower pace and traditional routines.
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America
England
Chicago
Ay Taelishman
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Hull Reller Mills
Oth
Adam
Eeme
Doston Globe
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Aclaiac
Drugeele
Gratus
Mike
Alia
Megsie
Harper’s Hazar
Tian Cat
Samson
Tommy O
Feller
Brooklyn
Gcom Isoartiing
Adelbert
Geraldine
Addy
Richmond Dispatch
Baron
Nacional
Boomer Bros
Hull, la
Huibregtle & Daane
P. J. Daane
Sigio
Ben
Lensink
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