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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
2
The piece notes a subsiding war in Kentucky easing national tension while Governor Shaw struggles to appoint a successor to Governor Larrabee on the Board of Control. It suggests visiting Sioux County to find suitable material for the post.
The cartoon from Puck dated January 10 contrasts 1875 and 1900 purchasing power and earning power for workers versus capitalists. It cites high interest rates, rising prices for coal, coffee, sugar, shoes, kerosene, gas, cloth, and clothes, illustrating wage earners’ smaller dollars against capitalists’ bigger dollars across the years.
Iowa agricultural notes discuss severe cold damage to orchards vineyards and nurseries. Bulletin 44 from Ames outlines three main mitigation methods including hardy stock deeper planting and altered cultural practices with emphasis on cover crops. The article urges readers to obtain the bulletin and highlights orchard management over variety selection for success.
A man, Mia Mind Suill Clemr Mr Pheer, was struck by a street car and taken to a nearby drug store where a surgeon determined a dislocated thigh bone. The patient groaned as he was urged to pull his leg while bystanders watched in shock.
Thought he was smart. Mr. Peck asks about the book Mrs. Peck reads a novel titled Fatal Flirtation with a sad ending. Mrs. Peck confirms the title and tone, noting its somber conclusion from London Fun.
The Indianapolis Journal recalls a comic mishap during a marriage proposal as a man trips and falls in a lighthearted recount, with the phrase suggesting his nerves led to a humorous mishap.
The fat tailed sheep of Cape Colony are discussed as the indigenous South African breed noted for their large tails and hardy grazing. Observations cover weight ranges, tail composition, and suitability for meat and butter substitutes, with remarks on Merino meat quality and transport stress affecting flavor. A dairy writer critiques milking practices and cow comfort post calving, linking rough handling to udder injuries and pain.
The Journal of Merv and Nerrang notes that slow eating aids digestion only if chewing is thorough while hurried eating harms secretion. It cites Mustapha Pashe and a political anecdote, then reports Miss Mary Nesbit of Charleston nominated for Coles county superintendent, the first woman in that role.
Journalers note wartime leisure with decorative parasols carved ivory monkeys and bears. Women in New York discuss upcoming fêtes and army inspired scrapbook pages as they clip daily newspaper notices and compile illustrated salary themed works.
Misa Sully, aged 35, died in Philadelphia and was noted for posing for Queen Victoria. She wore royal robes and jewels for days while her father painted the coronation portrait. The queen gave her an autograph and a silver medal for the sit.
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