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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1899
Page
5
A bargain notice announces a threshing machine sale by Rice Bros in Hull. Curis Anderson is listed as the broker or contact for this local transaction in a good neighborhood.
A collage of brief items includes farm prices for Wheat Corn and hogs alongside notices about Warren’s faces and a Rock Valley minstrel show next Saturday. It advertises a tonic Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for headaches indigestion pimples and constipation and promotes a “great system reg war” with Drake-like chatter.
The Hull post office lists uncalled mail for N. Smith Maggie Anderson and Mellie Osterlund with directions for pickup at the main desk.
The Associ ated Fanciers of Philadelphia send a copy of their Dog Buyers’ booklet as received. The document outlines terms and guidance for purchasing dogs through their group.
Congratulations flood in as DspEx ties new knot and plans a quiet life away from racing circles. Well wishes pour in from friends and colleagues after the couple settles near Hull.
Johnie, eldest son of John Jan oms, died at Glenwood institute last Wednesday. His father went to see him and returned after learning he was improving. The body was taken to Holland Reformed church on Locust street for funeral services and laid to rest in Hope cemetery. A wife and several grown children mourn the loss of a husband and father.
A British trade journal observes crucible steel costs in the United States falling from about 875 a ton in 1860 to 2.40. It argues that Protection promises clarity but actually produces long term cheapness, a point highlighted by the San Francisco Chronicle.
The liquor dealers plan to shut down 21 saloons for two years, paying keepers their profits while the city loses revenue. They claim the drought will prove saloons are a public benefit and set an example for the nation, expecting the move to test temperance efforts.
Fragmentary ad text touts protection for property against tornado and windstorm hazards. The jumbled lines reference a claim of superior, cheaper coverage and appeal to reliability.
The Towa Mutual Tornado Insurances Association sent a vast mail batch weighing nearly one ton as the first monthly assessment, the largest letter shipment ever from Des Moines for a single firm.
Soum Rane PANSIES. May & Co. of St Paul Minnesota offers a Giant Pansy Collection for ten cents in stamps. Five varieties with over 500 seeds packed in separate packets plus a free Horn Poppy packet. Includes full growing instructions and a free early tree tomato sample for six stamps. Be sure to mention our paper.
Wallaces Farmer advertises Henry Wallace’s new Clover Farming book offering twenty years of experience in growing clover forage and seed. Wallace, a recognized clover authority, promises strong sales and special subscription offers bundling Wallace’s Farmer and The Index for limited prices. Free copies available by mail with a rental card to Wallaces’ Farmer in Des Moines Iowa.
Fragmentary Windom Inn Nutshell quotes mockery of a man named Leveran and a remark about his wife in an intel office. The passage compares human life to a dice game and urges patience with fate. The text reflects a satirical, clipped style of early 20th century newspaper chatter.
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