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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1901
Page
4
As crowds gathered at the mine near Selenton, Tennessee, anger flared over missing German miners. A German girl began singing Luther’s A Mighty Fortress, inspiring calm and renewed effort. By morning, rescuers reported the men found alive.
The article recounts the 1860s origin of the motto In God We Trust, noting Watkinson of Pennsylvania first urged it in 1861. Secretary Chase supported it and an 1864 act allowed the 2 cent piece with the motto, leading to broader adoption on coins in subsequent years.
The article argues juries in civil suits cost 28 cents per juror for drawn juries and deters petty disputes. It claims many lawyers and justices abuse civil process to aid personal grievances, urging reform to reduce frivolous actions and keep citizens from costly, dreary court attendance.
A literary boarder asks about a story titled The House on the Bleu. The cheerful idiot replies No and questions if it was set in a boarding home. Indianapolis Journal.
The Illinois Central announces homeseekers excursions twice monthly during 1900 traveling from western stations to southern and midwestern points. Tickets cover lines including the Lyle Cedar Rapids and Yazoo Mississippi Valley with routes to Fort Dodge Cedar Falls and Sioux Falls areas. Rates and exact dates vary by month with additional excursions to foreign lines and states. For rates and details contact an Illinois Central ticket agent.
A London Observer report quotes an asylum doctor noting that laughter can signal insanity. He recalls a patient who laughed continuously after illness and surgery, then died. warns that sudden mirth in distress is a warning sign and should be checked.
Reported in a quizzical, era tone the tale recalls two Emperor staff officers meeting on the imperial stairs where a sword entanglement sparks a fatal duel. One wounds the other then commits suicide declaring pride in his service to the Prince. A curious miscellany column follows with quips about book titles and bank notes.
A humorous American Eliberton Magazine anecdote recounts two Japanese executives and Colonel M dining in the United States. They observe the host eating fried potatoes with fingers, imitate the act, and the scene ends with four men voraciously grabbing potatoes, prompting thoughts on American manners.
A collage of comic exchanges at school shows students mishearing terms and teasing each other about manners and chaperones. A London-born boy defends his roots. A daring horse performs a diving act off a Seattle wharf, eliciting cheers as it surfaces. The English government bans elephant hunting near a sanctuary in Saale land amid strict shooting rules.
Fragmentary text shows names Mouidy Mike and Oliver E telling about work options and a request to be in a place where they photograph, with a New York World mention.
Fragmentary OCR passage references Catharine de Meliel and a dress stain, mentions Hani son of Francis F king of France, and notes a 48 word length carried by ten pairs of poona. quoted regiph er discusses conversation and a city listen to sirens, with faint allusions to song and life.
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