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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
6
A compilation of aphorisms and social observations covers money power and trust, including remarks on Rockefeller alcoholism doctors and wealth. It notes aviation progress and explorers while reflecting on ethics and a personal anecdote about a generous nephew and debt.
The piece extols cooperative lending modeled on Raiffeisen banks as a remedy for usury in small communities. It cites Massachusetts' new law enabling local rural banks, highlights strict member ethics, low interest around five percent, and mutual liability to curb drunkenness and improvidence. It cites Mentone Italy as a successful earlier example reducing rates from twelve to four percent, boosting rural prosperity.
A sketch recalls Vincount Hardinge’s early daring from Durham Cathedral climbs to volunteering as an ensign in The Queen’s Rangers in Canada. He rescued a man named Edward Ellice in Montreal, rose to lieutenant at seventeen and captain two years later, and sustained gallantry through later battles while earning praise from generals and contemporaries.
By Case G Romilly this piece argues crime should be treated as a social science issue. It praises criminology, cites past death penalties, and predicts abolition of capital punishment through enlightened industrialism and reform rather than vengeance.
Editorial argues that industrial skill and wage earners deserve broad respect as art and culture rely on work. It cites Japan and Germany as models and calls for a coherent national education aligning with metallurgical industry and modern factory, warehouse, and store sectors.
Edwin Cooley argues for widespread industrial education beyond colleges. He notes a mismatch with current public schools and urges trade schools in cities and agriculture focused secondary programs in rural areas to equip youths for industrial work.
Reverend Madison Peters argues against pressuring sons into specific trades. He notes many youths show natural gifts for preaching or law, while pulling them from school to sell goods wastes potential. He asserts God assigns each person a fitting work and happiness comes from aligning with that calling.
In a remote Labrador station a dozen wireless workers relay Peary’s North Pole tale and ship information across a network of coastal relays. Gordon Spracklin and Leonard Stephenson operate the transmitter high on a cliff while enduring isolation and grueling shifts.
The Yale ethnologist recalls Frederick Burton as the world's leading expert on American Indians. He laments few students study Indian lore and shares a wry anecdote comparing discussions of Indians to poetry with a Boston critic and a pretty girl.
The article forecasts a shift to lighter yet richer dining with fewer courses and luxe ingredients. Canapes with caviar and oyatera lead the meal. grapefruit drops from dinners except as a salad garnish. vegetables capped at three varieties. Wines remain chosen to harmonize with simple courses. A later trend favors imported mineral water after meals as a digestive refreshment.
A summer boarder extols the sight of Bobby and Tommy Fates walking together hand in hand. Mrs Bates approves their close bond and calls them inseparable in a warm rustic moment.
A fragmented note references a spiritualistic seance and a ghostly chance of obtaining a sealskin coat. The text quips about material desires and a mother’s sorrows, with a boy caught in the family tension and unable to help.
Oberammergau officials plan next year’s passion play with 4200 village beds used for lodging. Tourists from London Berlin and Munich secure beds, while locals reserve spaces for English guests. Anton Lang, the chair, continues as a working spinner, and profits fund village needs as organizers anticipate about 200000 attendees including English and American visitors.
A collage of quotes and reflections discusses poverty, aging, and social judgment. Walter Weyl notes that blame, luck, and circumstance shape outcomes for the elderly and poor. Other excerpts warn against gossip and envy, urging compassion and cautious judgment.
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