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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
4
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the flaws of French headgear and equipment, arguing improper gear exposes soldiers to sunstroke and cold, worsens fatigue, and reduces mobility. Writers emphasize that proper kit, maintained by a competent general, can tilt battles in favor of his troops.
Authorities in Roumania require cyclists to display their name and address not only on the frame but also on the lamp glass to aid identification at night.
A Wisconsin journalist party reports Western Canada as fertile, with rich wheat and vegetable crops, diverse forests, and growing farms. They note rail access, new towns like Edmonton and Calgary, and strong prospects for grain, mining, and dairy, painting a vivid image of a thriving prairie economy.
The dialogue features Dooley and Hennessy discussing territorial expansion, national policy, and the prospect of government action. They touch on military strength, leadership, and the nation’s future, with references to Spain the Philippines and domestic political reform, in a satirical, dialect-filled exchange.
A colossal gas tank burst in New York during testing, flooding streets with water and debris. Seven people died and at least twenty were injured as workers and nearby residents faced chaos. police detained the contractor and chief engineer for investigations.
The administration ordered armored cruiser Brooklyn, Texas, and Castine to Havana, with Brooklyns Captain Cook, Texas Captain Sigshes, and Castine Commander Gerry, to safeguard American lives and property. New York and Vopeka already at Havana. Officials cite recent Cuban capital disturbances and Spain’s evacuation noncompliance as factors.
A fragmented 1893 report discusses a crocodile’s agile water pursuit and a booming South Africa and Australia gold trade. It also notes rising sales of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters amid broader market chatter and a stray dialogue about stock exchange life, featuring Mrs Weeks and Mr Meeks in a domestic scene.
Readers are assured of the paper’s trust in the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company. It emphasizes investigations confirming the Five Drops remedy’s merit, notes rare failures due to improper use, and promotes mail order trials and bottles from 1.00. Swanson is described as a man of integrity with a Chicago address, urging households to consider the remedy despite occasional skepticism.
The piece extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, claims internal action to destroy the disease’s foundation, and offers a $100 reward if it fails. Includes testimonials and various ad-like notices and quotations amid scattered medical and moral quips.
Frarnde Louw Bernadat of Luret is described as two feet four inches tall with a slight mustache. The piece includes a Winter Use Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement promising relief for cold damp feet, blisters, corns, and frost bites, sold for 25 cents with free trial mail. Also features a Dolly Harper's Bazar quote about seven single cents and a remark on respect for old age relating to den and boarding house poultry.
Century ago a well in Steinervilla Belmont County Ohio was shut due to contamination with typhoid germs after an epidemic, later reopened briefly then closed again as concerns persisted about safety and water quality.
Describes first tour leaving Chicago in February 1808 with a second tour to follow. Ticket price covers traveling expenses for thirty days. Tours use special trains of palace cars with dining cars. Write for descriptive books and rates to Chas. H. Gates, Foleda, Ohio.
The article enumerates weights for various queens and rulers. It lists Victoria at 116 pounds, Spain’s queen at 171.6, Belgium at 147.4, Portugal at 143, the Czarina 182, and Austria’s late express at 96.5 pounds. Each figure presented as a simple weight entry with no further context.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a cold remedy from a family, noting a color and a hangable design. It references Venoira or Venira and various ingredients, but the text is jumbled and lacks clear people, places, or events.
The Compania Luanchaca de Bolivia reports two years of interference by Walter and others has hampered mine operations. Production in TSF reached 1985 kila smas with AS86673 nances of silver, over half the maximum capacity renewed in 898. Output stood at 251,007 Rilngrams or GARLSSA ounces.
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