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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
2
A fragmented note reports President Felton intends to root out nepotism on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The executive order targets hiring practices, stating relatives of employees cannot hold positions in their departments. The document mentions department heads clerks and other staff positions affected by the policy.
The text traces phrases like overboard, close quarters, first rate and high and dry to their wooden ship origins. It notes how politicians are dropped when disappointed and explains terms used to urge haste such as fall speed ahead.
Denmark famed for butter exportation. exports 600 cows per 1000 inhabitants. If five heads per family are counted, there are two and one half cows per family, illustrating agricultural herd density in the nation.
An old ad extols Grape Nuts as scientifically made, fully cooked, ready to serve without preparation. It claims the product can be served with cold cream or hot milk, and highlights easy digestion for weak stomachs, produced by Post cereals in Michigan.
Audrey Maxse, the nameless heiress, is revealed as Constance Fraser’s long lost daughter. Constance finds love and solace with Shelia Fraser as Frank Anstruther’s fate and Roderick’s betrayal drive events. Audrey learns her place in a renewed family, while Constance faces a hopeful future with maternal bond and resilience.
A man named Fenn fell over a cellar door after a sleepless night. A police officer asleep near the door prompted locals to joke about clubbing and mischief as the incident sparked chatter in the street.
Cassie-But chides a deak boy over racing tips and a rich man’s stance on his daughter's hand. The speaker suggests waiting untilpinning conditions improve before pressing for support, implying a shift in fortunes and relations.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a romance in Boston society with a tall man pursuing a woman described as having a heart of ice. An official from the press or club comments on the unlikely relationship.
Fragmentary dialogue from a periodical humor piece shows a man and a widow arguing about marriage and the meaning of a pottery term. The miscommunication centers on a place for making family jars and a mistaken lottery reference.
The notice notes deteriorating conditions with declines in cost and extended building work, referencing Tammbet quarry and planing mill outputs. It cites 21.9 percent for week 5 and reports failures in the Chichzo district. Six months ending June 30 show R34 against 683 for 1906, with 151 over $5,000 versus 198.
Continued favorable weather boosts crop development and expands light summer goods trade in New York. Reorder business gains and better collections in markets improve the outlook for prices as manufacturers and wholesalers focus on futures. Weekly business failures in the United States are reported with figures for the week ending July 4.
Commentary on price ranges for hogs, cattle, sheep, and grains across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and New York. Includes wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter, eggs, and clover seed with varied per-bushel and per-weight figures.
Bonen of Prehkisterte Bear with W J Holland of the Car bopie museum at Pittsburg reports bones from a cave near holidaysburg Pa show a bear species extinct 20 000 years ago. Mammoth remains and extinct animals also found with a note of another cave near Greensburg to be examined. Minor notes mention Kensan penitentiary twine plant shutdown due to wheat shortage and a lightning incident in Hast Liverpool Ohio. Viscount Tsayashi and Ambassador Aoki wed in Washington as foreign affairs news closes.
A fragmented chronology lists milestones from 1450 to 1900 including deaths, births, political actions and inventions. Notable items mention Charles of Sweden, Frederikshaia, coal mining in Pennsylvania, Louis of Holland, Mrs Siddons stage farewell, Florida sale to the US, Victoria Cross distribution, Meade replacing Hooker, and Rockefeller giving funds to a university endowment.
The American delegation led by Gen Horace Porter proposed restricting bombardment to military targets while protecting noncombatants and unfortified towns. Germans demand hospital ships immune from capture and equal care for all wounded. British call for an international prize court, France seeks a nonmandatory inquiry commission. Also notes pirate current events and local tragedies.
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