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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
8
Auction to sell a batch of 720 sheep at the home of B F Ward via West Hall on Saturday afternoon January 2 starting at two thirds stock. The flock includes well bred Shropshire ewes and rams registered Shropshire duel. W Tannerlin present.
A fragmentary Hull page records visits by Huibregtse and Nelson Beaudette, shop talks at the jewelry store, and various locals in business or travel. Mentions include Oak Valley exchanges, Rogers spoons, and a civic club gathering. It also notes an estate proceedings in Orange City with bank overdrafts and depositor claims.
A merchant recounts hiring trials where two strong recommendations failed. The third applicant, poor yet honest and self assured, won the job by direct eye contact and integrity. The tale urges a bright honest gaze over polished letters in selecting good colleagues and securing success.
A suburbanite recounts hosting an English friend whose muddy shoes caused a cultural stir. The host, fearing “free and independent” Irish maids would quit if told to clean them, sneakily cleans the shoes at night, fearing servants and social codes. The tale ends with the host admitting strain from the encounter and a failed attempt at moral courage.
A western railway superintendent hires a country boy as brakeman despite danger concerns. On a test run he proves a safe sidetrack method by drawing a diagram in sand and convincing experienced conductors that using a short side track can prevent collision. The plan, once tested, becomes a standard safety solution.
The text compares telephoned cities, notably San Francisco with 27,374 telephones for its 4S42 population and Copenhagen with 15,817 telephones for its 15,? population, detailing phones per thousand and relative costs. It mentions New York with 54,027 instruments for 2,440,900 people and notes public exit conditions and rate differences across cities.
A garbled OCR fragment presents jokes and oddities about marriage, discipline, and domestic life from a London News tone. It references a rough verse about a wife’s obedience and a humor piece on misconstrued schoolmaster punishments.
A mangled, terse line from the Post describes scattered frame pieces and a warning of marshes breaking out in the neighborhood. The cryptic language suggests confusion or a report of damage amid unclear context.
A garbled text fragment mentions Philadelphia and reparations, with unclear names and actions. The readable bits suggest a discussion of manners, a person’s words, and a general sense of restitution or compensation, but specifics are not discernible.
The text reflects on Judge Knel and Duns Scotus in ancient court and political contexts. It praises Cherries Lyme as a brave pioneer and judge, noting his wartime service and civic roles, while lamenting his name's later misapplication to calamitous voyages and imputation. It cites Virginian court records, Quaker journals, and colonial proceedings as evidence of Lyme's upright character during critical American periods.
A Boston man with years among South American republics recounts a war tale. A lone side wheel steamer, armed with one gun, hauled freight on a river near the capital. At war start the president led a recruiting expedition, leaving the general to prepare defenses. The steamer returned with seventy bound natives, handed to the general with a note: Tear General I send you here with seventy volunteers Please require the ropes at once.
A distinguished member of the United States judiciary discovers new farming challenges after buying three farms for his family. He walks the property noting crop conditions amid a cautious, evolving plan for cultivation and improvement.
A farmer recalls a thinning hay crop left to dry and a stubborn hired man who defends the mistake as “crap.” A Massachusetts parish tale describes a thrifty yet overbearing squire who writes notes for church Sundays and blesses the minister’s prayer while asking for mercy on self righteous pomp.
The article traces burial trends from porches to aisles, chapels, chancels, and finally under altars as ecclesiastical buildings grew. It notes the opposite practice of burying malefactors and stubborn children on the north or devil's side of churchyards, a topic paralleled in chapters.
In a humorous exchange from New York Weekly, Mrs Winks accuses Mrs Minks of not writing while away. Mrs Minks claims she mailed the letter, but it was left in the sender’s pocket, then posted later, ending up back in the husband’s pocket.
A Kansas legislature inquiry probes alleged bribery linked to a defeated railroad deal. A witness recounts hearing a representative claim a colleague whispered about a private talk. Prosecutors argue no law bars self conversations, while the committee debates admissibility of the testimony.
The article traces the spread of Italian violins into England and Europe, noting Jacob Steiner as an early influence and the 1738 London arrival of Corretts instruments by Stradivari. It highlights buyers’ poor fortunes, a failed return to Italy, and the slow shift to the Stradivari flat model amid 18th century tastes.
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