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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
3
A reminiscence recalls De Quincey at Lasswade befriending a four year old boy from a local household. The bond, described as pure innocence, showed the child’s steady companionship and the man’s neighborly affection.
A prankster boy Tommy hides a stolen dinner set by dropping it into a well. Servants search the well and retrieve the loot, while Tommy slyly asks the helper to refrain from returning his missing object. Meanwhile a lawyer quips about how to obtain acknowledgment for debts.
A rider describes a chilly dawn as frost sparkles on a stream while passing a lone Sawag Mountaineer in ragged clothes. They exchange a brief greeting before continuing along the Tennessee Kentucky Virginia frontier road.
The article lists prominent Americans who served as diplomats or in foreign service roles. Names include Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Bowles, Bayard Taylor, Lew Wallace, George Bancroft, John Lothrop Motley, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Hay, William Dean Howells, and others, noting their overseas postings and influence.
A report describes using Roentgen ray techniques to inspect a suspected device for screws nails retainers and powder grains. The Paris trial reveals internal components as part of a wartime examination conducted by a prominent scientist.
The item highlights Henderson's Rose Turnip and other radish varieties, noting their beauty and early ripening. It also includes farm tips on vines, fencing, road maintenance, sheep fencing, timber planting, poultry feeding, and general rural improvement.
Dr. Yersin, famed Pasteur Institute bacteriologist, travels to India to combat bubonic plague. The French expert, with Dr. Roux, helped develop diphtheritic serum and croup antitoxin and later explored China and Hong Kong gathering knowledge and acclaim.
Fashionable women now send square alivets of paper with new white velopes and dark blue ink. Monograms feature redesigned letters by Le RVI and Traimen. Visiting cards display aladed letters, signaling a refined trend in personal correspondence.
Hens in China reportedly perform an unusual task by hatching fish eggs. Spawn is collected from water cages, sealed under a hen with wax, then warmed and incubated in a sunlit pool. The process yields young fish raised to be released into lakes or streams.
An advertisement touts Stomach Bitters as a village remedy for dyspepsia constipation rheumatism neuralgia biliousness and insomnia. It claims widespread acceptance among medical men in several continents and urges use as a home antidote.
The past year was prosperous for Gloucester fishing interests with total catch valued at 9 million pounds and codfish receipts surpassing 44 million pounds.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder eases painful swollen feet and bunions, makes tight shoes feel easy, and relieves sweating and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 23 cents postage. trial package is free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Lewoy NY.
A garbled OCR passage touts various remedies and curiosities including Kall's Catarrh Cure with a 73 cent price, a note about Denmark's queen, and several unrelated product lines. The text mixes dates, names, and promotional claims with errors and odd spellings.
A brief, reflective item notes expectations of a grown daughter toward her mother. The piece emphasizes filial responsibility framed in a moral and social context, typical of a mid-century neighborhood column.
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