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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
2
Fragmented Readings and Legalities Sweep Across Topics
The text sketches a scattered set of historical notes from librarians to church interdicts. It references farm unions touring American roads to study commerce, debates on "dead books" and library planning, and a Roman Catholic interdict in Italy over archive removals. Venice and Adrian generalities surface alongside scattered mentions of Europe and the Adriatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohlshams
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New York
New Jersey
New England
Exactthve
Western Railroad Company
Jie
Italy
Adria
Rovige
Adrian
Adriatic
France
England
Rugal
Sicily
Denmark
Venice
Public attitudes on concealed firearms in America
A historical discussion argues that while revolvers link to many murders, they are not widely carried by gentlemen in modern American dress. It notes concealment challenges in sack coats and overcoats, suggesting fashion shifts reduce gun carrying more than laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
London
Cary
Cheap eggs in China reflect market and farming gaps
United States consul in Shanghai notes despite many household fowls in China there are few large poultry farms. Eggs are sold cheaply in markets at 32 to 36 cents per dozen in Mexican currency, with prices rising as old copper coins disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
W. R. Dorsey
Shanghai
Firabinas
Plymouth
Jepsen
Yandée
Sturgis Incorporation Square Circle Ruling
An 1686 act to incorporate Sturgis in Oktibbeha County Mississippi declares the town's corporate limits a 7,200 yard square around Caleb Hannah's residence. The piece notes the paradox of a circle squared by law and cites Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
Mississippi
Ex- Istenes
Oktibbeha County
Mississingi
Oktibbeha
Caleb Hannah
Vacillating Teliovw Christmas Quip Cited
The Louisville Counter Journal notes a witty exchange on indecision as a husband ponders Christmas wishes and meals, highlighting the humorous misfires in choosing gifts and breakfasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Counter- Journal
Tourist marvels at ruin access older talk
A fragment notes a tourist admiring the ruin and a remark about safety and public access, referencing last year’s Bon Vivant event and a casual exchange about permission.
Delusional Measters and Cakewalk Walkers Noted
A Charleston News and Courier item comments on men who act as their own household rulers and on people who walk constantly as if enjoying a cakewalk, reflecting social behavior observations without specific events or figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston News and Courier
The Grandeur in Cherry's Tragedy
A Minneapolis Journal reflection praises human goodness amid Cherry, Illinois mine disaster saviors. It contrasts mass prejudice with heroism as miners write farewell notes and rescuers below risk lives above. Faith, not knowledge, is seen as capturing the miners’ supreme moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
Tih
Pitteburg Presa
Minneapolis Journal
When Facing Death Rescuers Publish Mine Forewrit Farewells
The report describes rescuers at a Cherry coal mine extracting messages of farewell from imprisoned miners facing death. The letters express faith in an afterlife, with lines of comfort to wives and friends. Some writers claim immortality will guide them beyond the grave despite fear and doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
Opa
Pied Venin
Mallang
Brosa
Ewalta
The Texas Rangers and Their Diminishing Legacy
A historical sketch from the Worthington Post recalls the Texas Rangers as a famed frontier force, once central to law and order in Western Texas. It notes their glamour, leadership, and link to Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, while acknowledging their fading prominence and eventual obsolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas ‘Ranger
Kit Carson
Buffalo Bill
Texas
el Dorado
Hut
Roosevelt
Cuba
Worthington Post
Houses on Whesls and Mortgages in Worcester
A Worcester bank holds mortgages on seventy houses and the owners appeal the proceeds of their properties. The text contrasts loans for luxuries with investments, noting some cases where hiring money could be beneficial, and ends with a cynical remark about drinking harming business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester Bank Tap Saya Hile
Morlesges
Lowell Courier-Citiasn
Queer stories and public notices from early 1900s papers
Reports note various local and national items including bans on certain school entries for young queer youths, Canada post offices total 12 478 in 1908 09, sponge distributors facing price drops, Brighton visit plans for a king, Allingtown women organizing fire protection activities, tobacco production by class in the United States with regional strongholds, remarks on postal card etiquette by Ray Floyd, rock blasting for Morena dam in California details of explosive charge and rock removal, and a milestone for women in Tasmanian public school medical offices.
Woman as Muse and Judge in Society and Law
A Chicago judge’s remarks claim women cannot reason or manage detail yet are the force behind culture and morality. He asserts men gain joy and drive from women’s admiration and encouragement, portraying women as essential to achievement and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Grozacup
United States Circuit Court of Chicago
Jesu
Nonpap
Gom
Hle
English Critics Question American Scholarship in Dinner Exchange
An English literary man visiting the United States ridiculed Shakespeare’s metaphors during a dinner, claiming Americans lack accurate scholarship in literary subjects. A local American argued about the sleeve versus shive controversy and that old editions use sleeve. The critic admitted possible error and the exchange ended with humor and mutual correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engishman Antoniahed
Azo
Tan Hwag
Shakespeare
United States
Scotland
England
Bird Paradise on Laysan Island in Pacific
The article describes Laysan Island northwest of Hawaii as a bird paradise hosting albatross, petrels, frigates, and shearwaters. It notes two albatross types, distinct nesting sites, and seabird behaviors including feeding, nesting, and interspecies interactions on the barren, driftwood-strewn shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagaon
Hawaiian Islands
Asia
America
Laysann
Laysan
Los Angeles Times
South Seas
Layaan
Sororities at Ann Arbor Solve Michigan housing issue
At Michigan ten sororities house about 200 women and promote scholarship. Homes owned by sororities replace dorms as a social center, with aims beyond mere shelter. Regents delaying residence jails means coeds must rely on sorority houses for housing and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Ann Arbor
To-Lay
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Hull, Iowa
I Sawyer
Couise
Ana
Edward
Uariman
Jeff
Jobn Ig
Rockefeler
Meckefeller
North Pole
Salem
Joan
Prebiom
THE
Texas Ranger
Queer Storts
Canada
Daily Chronicle
Brighton
Portugal
Allingtown
Conn
Fire Department
United
Ray Floyd
Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Zengland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Georgia
Meridla
Kentucky
Tennnessee
Orth Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Evertrude Walley
Melbourne University
Tasmania
Walley
Morena
California
Bird Paradise
Pacific
Ann Aerbor
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