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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
4
The Hull Index enters its seventh year as a weekly from Hull Iowa. The piece laments subscriber delays and urges back-subscriptions, notes a congressional split on silver, and hints at local political maneuvering for congressional nominations. It criticizes competing papers and defends its editorial independence.
A readable fragment notes an address in FIT Wispey 41 Paul Minn for a general passenger agent role. The text mentions a location in Minnesota and a placeholder agency name. No dates or outcomes are provided.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sheriff sale involving a property or goods with references to a gentlemen travelers, pecan, and a Dominion Co. detail lines mention monthly sums and self addressed envelopes, indicating a public notice of liquidation or auction.
An account from the Ganges banks recalls Nepalese elephants in a grand hunt. Bijli Prasad and Narlan Gaj Prasad lead two slave elephants that fetch fodder and carry sugarcane and gour in a primitive camp set beside a campfire and a woven bread dish. The piece blends ethnographic marvel with reminiscences of old days.
A report notes a political event in Memphis precinct Pinch where Andrew Johnson and his Senate rival Gins Haury were to debate. The scene centers on a crowded urban setting with partisan tension as the evening approached.
In a fiery exchange cited by the Chicago Times-Herald, Henry accused Johnson of opposing relief for Ireland while Johnson boasted of donating from his own funds to the relief fund. The debate drew wild crowd reactions and ended with Johnson’s victory, though his term soon ended with his death.
Jane Lowry Cummings argues that tyranny over servants stems from misapplied authority and inconsistent methods. A patient, fair housekeeper who judges by results and treats maids with kindness reduces worry, keeps faithful help, and avoids frequent discharges.
The article explains turning wood into liquids and chemicals like pyroligneous acid wood alcohol tar and lime acetate. It cites a cord weighing 4000 pounds yielding 2000 pounds of acid 700 pounds of charcoal and amounts of wood alcohol tar and lime acetate indicating a future for wood beyond hospitals tea in India silk in China Abyssinia money catfish in Iceland as examples of value.
Snippets reference a late senatorial fight in Ohio with implied bribery probes touching Mark Hanua and an investigation that could convict others. The text also advertises medicines and cures, naming DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and various quack claims amid wartime era rhetoric.
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