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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
5
Community items from Hull and nearby towns include visits by Julius Saeger Sr to Sheldon, August Jantzen's trip to Boyden, and Carl Wilson's business trip to Inwood. Invitations and wedding announcements for Hichard and Amber Wight appear with notices of Kluck's sales, Lensink's shirts, and a Marlin shotgun ad.
Mrs. C. R. Brown writes from Long Beach California on February 6 1912 to Mrs. M. F. Miller describing her husband Charles gravely ill with rheumatic fever liver congestion Brights disease and long standing kidney trouble. The letter notes they are among strangers with a trained horse visiting doctors and friends including the Beckmans and Schoenemans and expresses hope for recovery though prognosis is poor.
A vintage advertisement promises one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from F. J. Cheney and local banks and notes internal action of Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and prices.
The notes report local society and business items including theater ads at Kiuck's with 35 cent curtains, plus local trips by J D Root to Boyden and W J Brouwer to Sheldon. It mentions Henning and Mauris meats, and community updates on health, visits, and events across Hull and surrounding towns.
Hawarden residents identified as Red Ferry Jiromy Austin Barnhart Whalen and others face bootlegging charges after police raids last Thursday. Red Ferry was bound over to the grand jury while Barnhart Whalen and Austin were arrested with suspicious packages on the Milwaukee train and sent to Orange City for further hearings. Grand jury is set for March term. A drought has hit Hawarden as the case unfolds.
The She Farmers Co-Operative Association announces a special meeting on Saturday February 17 at 2 pm in the Township Hall Hull Iowa. Prof Bliss will speak on Silos and answer questions. Open to all residents with neighbors urged to attend and consider adding twenty acres by building a silo. CHAS OEBLRICH Secretary
A vendor touts up-to-date calendar samples at low prices with guaranteed workmanship. The ad warns against ordering from imitators before inspecting their offerings, promoting a patronage of home industry.
The United Doctors, licensed by Iowa, offer free consultations at the Bonnie Doon Hotel on February 24. They advertise treatment for stomach, liver, nervous, skin, heart, and chronic diseases with no charges beyond medicine costs, and request patients to share results with others.
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