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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1895
Page
2
Poetic meditation on a winter night of home and family. The speaker contrasts rustic comforts with modern temptations, praising wholesome country joys, fragrant baking, and the warmth of the hearth as gifts of simple living and communal cheer.
A northern family recalls Bill Coombs a stubborn man in the Civil War era and his arc from doubt to forgiveness. Elsie prays for him as he lies dying in spring beside apple blossoms and memory, with Martha and a veteran narrator recounting past battles and faith.
The Fire Island lamp project, powered by a forty horsepower dynamo, claims an output of about 250 million candle power. It would illuminate ships entering New York harbor from up to 129 miles away, using a two by two foot clockwork box for control and a fifteen ton rotating mechanism. A Philadelphia Times report notes potential coast lighting advances and includes aside on music transmission by a wooden rod and on velvet fashion trends.
The column invites letters on tax reform and public policy, stating all views will be published if well written and reasonable. It notes landowners benefit from improvements raising land value and asks readers to send submissions to Buffalo post office box 88.
A letter argues that public revenues can be met by taxing land values created by public demand, not by individuals. It claims land value rises with urban demand and suggests confiscating ground rent to fund public costs, with farmers gaining most and vacant land discouraged from speculation. It also critiques wages and notes land rents rise while capital may falter, advocating a single tax on land values to address labor, capital, and poverty.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses land value tied to labor costs and profits, noting landowners oppose reform while laborers face unemployment. It cites a belief that expropriation of land is futile, with a Tolstoy quote on income taxes and social questions, referencing political economy and reform.
A Glasgow clipped discussion argues taxation is more scientific than in New York with jokes about death duties. Mr Thomas Howles is credited with a discovery highlighting unequal inheritances between a butler and a millionaire. The piece sarcasm on official roles and government workers.
A dated letter argues monopoly harms children and calls taxation and land value tax unjust. It attacks social reformers, school/work conditions, and the notion of auctioning land value, insisting that land rent belongs to individuals and must not be taxed by government.
A discussion of American slang appearing in Shakespearean usage and its persistence in modern speech. The article cites phrases like square and in the soup from plays such as Timon of Athens and Antony and Cleopatra, and notes newer terms like stuffed and flapjack with examples and commentary.
Two American diners in a well known restaurant dispute a young Englishman's remark about hearing English spoken again. The Briton reports meeting home friends from the other side and asserts, I thought it good to hear English here, provoking a sharp retort from the table about their own speech.
The article describes Chinese fishing boats of varied sizes near Canton and the spider net method used to catch fish. Nets are square or octagonal, up to twenty feet across, with weighted edges and central spider-like cords. A fisherman casts a net from a boat and it settles on water before sinking to the river bottom.
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