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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
8
Louis Stutzman advertises Main St Meat Market offering fine meats poultry deli items and cured meats with complete stock and prompt service. Call for orders or inquiries at the shop.
Real estate notice touts rich farming lands in Minnesota including St. Paul Minneapolis Wittowsin and Ste. Marie counties. Properties feature timber, water access, lakes, and schools. Listings promise low prices around rent levels and invite inquiries for maps and a book showing lands for sale by owner with flexible rates.
Dr T Baller of Alien Hull visits Monday and Tuesday each week with parlors at Hotel Patterson.
A description of enormous air driven dynamite guns, their complex machinery, and the use of a relay team of fifteen men. The article explains the aerial torpedo projectile, compressed air firing at 1000 psi, and the heavy 15 inch gun with a long fuse and explosive charge.
An American diplomat at a ceremonial audience in Spain misquoted his Spanish host while greeting the king. The exchanged lines reveal the translator’s stumble as the English speaker claims he said I throw my heels at your head, a misrendered phrase that caused the Spaniard to smile at the diplomatic mix up. The incident underscores how language transposition can alter royal salutes.
A Swiss militiaman mockingly cited freedom as he puffed a cigar near an officer. The officer retorted that in the Prussian army he could not be an officer. The passage jarringly echoes Longfellow and mentions a red primitive stone quarry near the eastern edge of South Dakota.
A fragment from Moira O Neill in Blackwood's Magazine reflects longing love and impending death. The speaker recalls a past moment with a beloved, imagines reunion after life, and blesses the present while foreseeing a future beyond.
J G Nolen tells how Milwaukee brewer Val Blatz agreed to a multilingual intercommunicative telephone system for his brewery. German and English receivers were installed to suit Dutch workers, leading to a late 19th century win with Blatz praising the "accommodating gentleman" who bridged languages.
An old medical tip advises not to rub an eye when damaged. It suggests gently turning the eyelid to inspect the eye, washing with vinegar in two parts water if a lime particle is seen, or applying sweet or olive oil and calling a doctor if not seen immediately.
The fragment mentions Misa Sere’s two colored curls and a safa manufacturer father, with a strange line about curls as combination locks. It also notes vegetables long known, citing asparagus from 200 BC and lettuce from 550 BC. It ends noting only five student deaths in 97 years at the Georgia State University.
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