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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
6
Chas Gaver of Texas writes from San Antonio praising Peruna after illness from sea level exposure. He served as secretary and treasurer of a Galveston dry goods firm for nearly two years, recovered fully after using Peruna, and recommends it to friends with almanac offer from 1911.
Connie asks why she argued with Dick and Grace explains she accepted a marriage proposal only the night before, sparking the quarrel as the two discuss the surprising engagement.
Mina Amelia Hatened with Mrs Amasa Hunting recounts the exploits of James Hunting her husband’s younger brother who left the Hills as a youth and grew wealthy. Mrs Hunting says he has gone abroad for baths and Mrs Amelia quips about his neck washing.
A quirky dialogue fragment captures a waiting shopper in a department store and a saleswoman exchanging quips about money and home. The scene hints at humor and social dynamics in a retail setting.
An old physician advises changes in diet to cure stomach trouble and headaches. He recommends stopping fried foods and meat at breakfast, adopting Grape-Nuts and yeast, and abandoning medicines. The 58 year old patient reports steady improvement and renewed health.
Congress considers reapportionment after the census with a plan to set the House membership at 433. The Census Committee favors a 508 redistribution while noting increases in Alabama California New York Ohio Pennsylvania and other states. The plan would shift seats by varying counts and faces skepticism about feasibility.
The piece notes strong flax demand from Western Canada amid heavy lake transport of flax to Fort William and Buffalo. It cites large bushel values, urges settlement on 160 acre free grant lands near rail lines, and promotes Canadian government literature on resource prospects and cattle potential.
Washington reports senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, in the Senate since 1885, may resign at term end in 1910. Rumors also touch Senator Hughes of Kentucky and Painter of Indiana with possible retirements. Nelson reportedly suffers a goiter and would resign if health worsens, with Speer as interim appointee.
Police judge recounts meeting an elderly woman traveling with her son between here and Austin. She spoke of Cleveland connections and claimed to have married James Boandee, living with him four years, yet felt no real acquaintance, while the woman showed a deadly earnest demeanor.
Capt Robt Peary testified before naval affairs subcommittees about his Arctic expedition claiming reach of the pole on April 6, 1895. He produced memoranda and read log-book entries detailing hours at the pole, sleep, and return march amid questions from Rep Macon about recognition and timing.
A Mobridge delegation led by Toward McBride represents the Commercial Club to advocate locating the state land office in Mobridge after removal from Aberdeen In competition with Timber Lake and Isabel Senator Gamble expects a decision next month Also in New York Mrs Hetty Greene confin ed to home plans to send 350 000 to St Ignatius Loyola church mortgage at four percent and return to her downtown office next week The company capital 1 0 0600 and profits in surplus and 0 undivided
Miss Mary A. Bentley of Montreal relates a nine year battle with stubborn eczema on her hands. After long medical treatment and sleepless nights she found relief using Cuticura Ointment and Soap, reporting clear hands after six months and urging others to try the remedy.
A fragmentary column quotes sharp exchanges about truth and accuracy. It mentions a critic calling another a bad shot and hints at a satirical source Le Sourire. The text then shifts to medical claims about piles and a patent remedy with a 4 to 14 day cure window and warnings about delayed treatment.
Grace Sandner, 2400 Prairie Ave, pursued by Carl Will for 12 years from Austria to Chicago, faced his capture after he forced entry into her Indiana Avenue apartment. Will, an Austrian nobleman, was arrested on a charge of bigotry and held in custody. Sandner plans to leave town, while Will denied comment through an interpreter.
The Chicago Record Herald notes Armour & Co. reported total net sales of $250,600,000 last year with a profit of 2.32 percent. The company’s capital stands at $20,000,000 with a $7,000,000 surplus, total capitalization about $93,093,313, reflecting vast nationwide operations and extensive assets.
From the Los Angeles Times Miss Lilian Russell voices support for votes for women and abolition of the male vote. She says women should remove the burden of voting from men who should instead fight for women in business and on the battlefield. She adds the average man cannot accept a woman’s beefsteak without thinking he is making his will.
Fred W. Plaisted was sworn in as Maine governor, amid a rapid repeal move of the Sturgis law. Republicans blamed the law for the party’s defeat last September as liquor officers targeted sellers in the state under supervision of country sheriffs.
In London an inquest into Joseph Devon's death reveals a mutilated body with a cheek wound cut in the form of the letter eight. Police link the murder to the Hornsditch anarchist group tied to a raid, suggesting symbolical slaying by organization members. The inquest was adjourned to January 1.
Reported robbery of a mail car on the North Coast line ends with suspects fleeing at a crossing near Beatus. Clerk Harry Clark, 12 years in service, wounded but recovering. Stolen mail valuable but specifics and package contents undetermined. postoffice records will list taken parcels.
Brussels reports an aviator cap and glasses recovered at sea near Mariakerke off the Belgian coast. The items are believed to belong to Cecil B Grace, with the Royal Aero Club notified by the Ostend Aero Club of the possible identity.
A dispatch from Taskent reports unconfirmed rumors that Prehevalsk and Pishpek in Semiryetchenak were destroyed by yesterday's earthquake. It is said that the towns may have been razed and smoke or fire seen at the site. About 60 people were living there, and communication with the area is cut off. The government has no confirmation as yet.
Des Moines Iowa January 7 The legislative committee of the State Teachers association in session here will ask no legislation for a normal training course for rural teachers in county education boards abolition of sub district or school districts and free tuition for rural students.
An old advertisement offers free confidential medical advice to women through Mrs Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Messages are read and answered by women and letters are not disclosed. The notice urges women rich or poor to request Lydia E Pinkham’s 280 page Text Book, available by mail from LynnMass.
An old Georgia preacher, famed for worldly insight, preached outdoors on a hot day. A admirer informs him the New York editor attended, prompting a reminder that while trusting others is risky one should also watch one’s own interests.
Orville Wright tells a reporter in New York that French claims to superiority in flight are contradicted by strong foreign order books, while recalling a humorous childhood moment about pants as a playful metaphor for innovation.
At a luncheon in San Francisco Admiral Evane described naval policy as mixed and logical. He compared it to Bob Backstay who became an engineer on a submarine. A tread joked about the dangers of submarine work and keeping one's head above water.
The rhyme shows a quip about a quarrel over affection with Misa Rocksey noting a questionable compliment. The exchange centers on a man calling someone his treasure and the listener finding it suggestive.
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