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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1895
Page
4
The file outlines the Hull Index weekly publication in Hull Iowa with Friday issues, postal filing as second class matter, subscription terms priced at one year in advance and six months, and local advertising rates per line. The notice credits B U Tamplin as editor and printer.
Delegates from Lions, O'Brien, Osceola, and Sioux counties will meet in Sibley on July 1 at 7:30 PM to nominate a senator for each district and conduct other business. Chairman Bawilder notes delegate totals and encourages candidates to announce soon with a $5 entry in support of all parties. Comrade C F Baily of Plato township plans to seek the Republican nomination for the 79th district representative. Rumors place TE Brown of Hospere eyeing No 14 shoes pen worn by J C Trainer County Supt as he aims for the nomination.
The article notes strong support for Henry Wespera at the Sibley convention while friction among rival candidates' counties grows. It suggests Sioux county backs Wespera and predicts that if Livapere is nominated the lingering strife among supporters would fade under unified backing for Wespera.
A collection of satirical fables critiquing finance and industry. A Beaver loses its store to a clever eel and a moral on cheap money. a Mechanic tests perpetual motion with a siphon. a Sage promotes debt and repudiation as paths to wealth. a reflection on 1893 panic, currency, and evidence in economic policy.
A blast against Populist treasury policyclaims 16 to 1 and 8 to 1 slot machines would inflate wealth by monopolizing silver and driving prices higher. It argues prosperity would plunge into chaos, with many believing fiat money is worthless and savings devalued under free coinage.
The piece lampoons gold backed money, arguing for silver and criticizing British influence. It rails against Wall Street and goldbugs, noting a Harper's Weekly pamphlet by Joel Benton and a Weather report anecdote about a man suffering from cold.
The excerpt discusses the shift in the legal tender ratio from 1 to 1 to 19 to 1 between 1794 and 1704, noting the impact of silver undervaluation on the gold standard and the practical move toward gold payments. It cites Secretary Carlisle's Louisville speech arguing against free and unlimited coinage of legal tender silver and its effects on debt payments and gold holders.
Fragmentary text discusses Gella placement in churches circa 400 A D, use of rings on approaching visitors, and phrases about the Prince of the Power of the Air. Mentions Irish origin terms and references to Irish New Tentaiment styles with garbled quotes and misread spellings.
Advertisements list July excursions on the Jawa Central Railway with round trips to Lickela Josten and Madison S. Gak at special one fare. Also endorsements for Chamberlain remedies with local testimonials from Pollock and others, urging use for dysentery colic cholera and rheumatism. DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure promoted as prompt relief.
Established for nearly a quarter of a century Tom JourNAL lists daily and Sunday subscriptions at S10 yearly, daily without Sunday at S8, and a weekly edition in two parts priced at S1. Daily Times notes evening publication except Sunday at $3 per year, with Perkin Bros. Co of Sioux City listed as the address.
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