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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
3
A jumble of humorous bits and old advertisements. Prominent lines include a mock dialogue about marriage houses, then long farm product promos from Salzer Co. and Halters seeds, plus Mother Gray’s Kids remedy and a few light jokes about buying homes and trolley disputes. A Doan’s Kidney Pills testimonial rounds out the page.
Brownovich, three weeks after marrying a widow with striking conversational skill, seeks a divorce claiming those powers nearly distracted him. Meanwhile New York Central Lines announce fast luxurious service for the World’s Fair with trains described as the Louisiana Purchase Limited.
A sweeping retrospective recounts historic debates on slavery and immigration including a South Carolina bill for free importation of enslaved people, a 200 plus state owner push to Liberia, and references to 19th century tariff disputes. It notes deuda figures, naval and territorial plans, and political shifts over decades.
A 115 year old Texan named Brock, living near Waco, is featured for his age and health. He praises Peruna as a remedy for coughs, grip, and ailments from climate change, recounting long use and urging readers to seek Dr Hartman’s Peruna with a postal reply for a free tract.
A fragmented page offers various ad like items including Buiser Seed Co. La Crosse Wis seed offer promising large quantities for 1 cent postage, a claim about energy radiations and electrons, and miscellaneous quotes about health and humor. Multiple names and places appear in odd juxtaposition.
Fragmentary text describes two fodder grasses and their purported yields, mentioning Victoria Rape and W000 ha. It references John A. Flasser in Wisconsin and a dealer offer to send stamps to reform a catalog amid loss of farmer samples.
The text recalls agitation in Chicago and Pittsburg triggering the 1873 railroad strikes. It cites Castelar being ousted by the Cortes and Geo. Paris seizing Madrid's government with 14,000 troops to avert insurrection. It notes President Grant lobbying Senate members to support Williams for Supreme Court chief justice, with most refusals.
Twenty years ago the British cabinet resolved to continue governing Egypt until reforms were made despite Gladstone's opposition. Yenry Gearge greeted London crowds declaring a world shifting to a single tax system. Benjamin F. Butler's public service career ended with his Massachusetts governorship. General Chinese Gordon was offered command of Werptian forces in the Congo era before meeting death a year later.
The Democratic war and loan committee in Washington agreed on an income tax plan taxing over $4,000 at 7 percent. Chicago’s Central Relief Association urged citizens to donate one day’s wages to unemployed workers. Six thousand Chicago retail clerks were discharged amid hard times.
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