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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
2
In a Sixth Avenue department store a woman purchased items with a counterfeit one thousand dollar note. Clerks misread the bill as real, the cashier froze, and the manager confronted the customer who later paid with a real dollar. The incident reveals the bill’s fake status and the staff’s stunned reaction.
Fragmented notes describe use of nutmeg with spinach and apple jelly, cranberries with ground ginger, and cream with "Shor diet" hints. It mentions garish herbs, vegetable purees from young turnip or nettle, and dried pasta referred to as pests pudding, with mashed vegetables strained and served with thick cream and nut.
A boiler maker argues small propeller blades outperform large ones, noting an early Lake Erie vessel with a two-piece blade failed at welding in a storm. The accident sped a faster voyage, guiding engineers to prefer smaller, more efficient propellers over large ones.
A historical snippet describes constructing a glass or ornament cutter using a tuning pen and a small piece of euphesus or carbide material. Instructions cover forming a small tube from atomized components and wrapping wire to secure the cutter, with cautions about stability and performance compared to standard tools.
Fragmentary report mentions teak, brass, and water handling. Unclear names, dates, or places. contains garbled phrases about chasing and cutting, with several misspellings and partial terms.
Fragmentary report describes a historical scene with a event at a location called Bueck and mentions Douglas and Peter in unclear roles. Readable words reference delight and glad activity while details remain garbled.
A 1858 political exchange contrasts Douglas and Lincoln in a German voter and Douglas supporter debate. The supporter claims Douglas aims for the presidency, while the voter jokes Lincoln will sit in the chair first, ending the debate with laughter.
Curious Vienna statute restricts whom may carry parcels. Annie Friedl and Felix Kopstein aged 15 and 12 were arrested for carrying an old woman’s burden without a license, detained six hours, and released with a warning as Vienna enforces a city exclusive carrier corps.
A paragraph in the evening paper recounts a boy saved from drowning when a boat near a dangerous bank toppled into a lake. A dog jumped in to help, prompting a cautionary remark about water safety. Mrs. Maree and the child react with solemn amusement as Mr Morse reflects on mining stock quotes.
A framed exchange shows a physician asking about appetite and a parent defending the boy’s growth. The mother responds with a rural scene in the mountains describing a waitress offering fried fish steak liver and bacon with potatoes and eggs ordered casually.
The article traces how apples expanded from limited, sour varieties a century ago to a wider range of tastes and uses. It notes crab apples as wild, small, and tart ancestors, with gradual domestication and diversification of flavors shaping modern fruit.
Fragmentary note from a bookkeeper about a junior partner missing work for several days. Dialogue indicates domestic issues affecting attendance with garbled, nonsensical phrasing and illegible lines.
Local page notes Republican candidates for Sioux County sheriff and county superintendent of schools. Also mentions Osceola county convention, Cummins influence, and possible candidates for Congress. Includes brief political chatter on Lyon O'Brien district, Ed Brown and railway commissioner race implications.
In Slots county supporters of Welcome Mowry rally against Mr. Brown and Cummins as Sheldon Ajail criticizes Brown’s chances. The piece suggests Brown faces a tougher crowd and questions the value of his effort in the crowded field.
A local report notes Tigles of Doon parading Wednesday with a goat shouldered by an Alton Democrat admirer. The well fed, well dressed figure prompted talk of supporting his candidacy for town governor.
The text notes Morgan of Washington township aims for county treasurer with Fred Watkins backing. It questions why Sioux County Republicans nominate a candidate who has served four years, while West End supporters push for a fresh face after a recent public division.
Readers are invited to subscribe to the Tratusions City Journal and other editions with details on how to save money and access news content. The notice emphasizes a simple process to sign up and ensure continued delivery.
A garbled OCR-like excerpt shows a fractured French dialogue with phrases about rivalry friendship death and an unclear scene. References to coal and inhalation appear amid disjointed names and nonsensical lines. The text is unreliable and lacks coherent narrative context.
A New York Telegram note explains agoraphobia as a fear of open spaces with varied forms. It describes pedestrians avoiding puddles and distant places while one man retreats from pools, and cites that sufferers are often highly intellectual and face fears from crossing streets to climbing tall buildings.
The piece recounts legendary gourmands from Rome and beyond. Soliman the Caliph reportedly ate vast quantities after battles near Chalcis and Mecca, with meals including oxen, figs, pomegranates, fowls, and sweets. Louis XIV is noted for extraordinary feasts as well.
A fragment from an old chronicle recounts Lord Forglen's passing in 1727 and the quirky aftermath. Dr. Clerk attended the dying lord, was admitted by the judge's old servant, and led to a room of wine as guests gathered. The deceased's wish to “fire a’ fou” and to “Tipans fala” is heard in the retelling, leaving the party unable to bite back laughter or speech.
A wealthy art minded woman boasts of a new painting titled Jupiter and Ten amid a social call. The guest, eager to view, replies she would be glad to see it. The ruse ends with a misreading of the subject as Jupiter and Io.
A cautionary notice warns against biting nails as a dangerous habit. It describes the risk of drawing poisonous secretions into the mouth and the potential for fatal infection or poisoning from even tiny exposures.
Hin Chofee. Kind Lady asks a boy about flowers and his liking. The exchange hints at refined taste. Includes unrelated lines on Ohio State Journal and Chicago News with garbled phrases about ships, totals, and bread.
The article explains the tolerance for weight and fineness in silver coins including dollars. It describes how fresh dollars are weighed, rolled into strips, stamped to produce disks, and assayed to ensure uniform composition across batches sampled for accuracy.
Rain water is the purest form with the least solid impurities, serving as the standard soft water. Soft water is defined as containing less than one five-thousandth of its weight in minerals, while hard water exceeds one four-thousandth. Soft water forms soap lather readily. hard water forms lather poorly and with difficulty.
A Concord clockmaker recounts a breakfast with Daniel Webster and his brother Ezekiel. The youths arrive with dirty faces, ask for bread and butter, and Daniel discards a bread piece on the floor then reasons about the battering sides to predict outcomes.
A Washington Post item notes a public official who speaks of deep sentiments and superstitions yet avoids listing personal ties in the official directory. He favors jokes or business framing when naming towns and shuns intimate details in civic records.
A Scottish minister misspeaks while trying to spur his parishioner Richard to explain his absence. Richard gives three faint objections to attending church, citing disbelief, singing, and a joking reason about his wife.
A judge reminds a witness that evidence must come from observation and not hearsay. The witness replies that he cannot claim medical practice and has had no patients yet.
The text describes the skate fish with a head crosswise muscle action and rolling jaws. It mentions three rows of flat teeth arranged like a mosaic pavement and the crushing motion between the jaws that processes prey.
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