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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
6
A miscellany column surveys topics from taxation of widows in Austria to astronomy claims of a 240 million year earth age. It notes editors’ quips about cigars, crabapple crops, and George Meredith’s unpublished works, plus remarks on Harriman’s optimism and language in education.
A public talk in an Eastern city uses the wood pile and saw to critique changing ethics and race in America. It contrasts past discipline with modern play and social shifts, noting scarcity of wood and evolving paths to greatness while urging courage and continued discipline.
The cent school ran by Eunice Swain taught young children with a penny per day fee. Children learned the three R's and manners while working in the kitchen and dining room. Swain urged humility and warned that the next generation would not equal their forebears.
A comic exchange from the Philadelphia Press notes Miss De Fashen questioning Eve wearing clothes as punishment while Mrs De Fash én expresses doubt about the Bible. The piece adds a wry aside that there is little falling in love and those in love are falling out.
The Duchess of Marlborough has become deeply interested in philanthropic and educational work among London working girls. She is connected with the National Physical Recreation Society which provides physical education instruction through hundreds of instructors and gymnasiums. She presided at the thirteenth annual drill competition and presented tokens to the winners.
Anonymous writes a nostalgic poem praising both mother and father. The speaker reflects on maternal devotion and the quiet, hard work of the father, noting his fatigue and sacrifice. The verse laments the neglect of fathers in poetry while affirming the dignity of paternal care.
A New York Sun writer notes a husband who sends his wife shopping by taxicab. A friend on the curb observes his thrift as the cab supposedly saves money, since the wife worries the cab would drain funds, proving she would spend less by walking or taking a streetcar.
The essay traces the poppy as death emblem across India and cemeteries. It notes beliefs of the poppy as funeral plant in ancient Egypt and cites Belzoni's tomb with plant depictions. A student quotes Samuel Johnson and the self-made man ridicules royal rulers in Kansan City Times.
A fragment quotes the Houston Post reflecting on financial strain in marriage and paternal costs related to social standing and courting. The odd wording notes that a husband fears money, while lack of funds fuels the worry. The line hints at social expectations around marriage and wealth.
A poem from Success Magazine contrasts the gray city with memories of apple orchards. It laments urban weariness and longing for country scents, streams, and the hope of rest among blossom paths and murmuring waters.
Silas Mace returns home from a failed city stint with Bree man Co after a night train trip. He recalls his soldier father's warning and finds renewed purpose in a late encounter with Cap’n Runnells, who hints at a future Chance with Freeman & Co.
Spain allocates annual pay to its royal family totaling 1 640 535 dollars with King and Queen receiving 1 211 658 dollars and 77 292 dollars respectively. The Prince of the Asturias aged two earns 86 847 dollars while various Infantas and the Queen mother receive amounts ranging from 25 564 to 43 273 dollars.
An effort to modernize Irish farming with updated machinery is highlighted by nationwide public demonstrations. The piece also mentions rapid public response to a mad dog scare, reflecting attention to health and safety issues.
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