21 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
1
Items cover court club figures, health ads, travel rail fares, and local visits. The column mentions court of honor membership, Rock Valley officials, and social visits in Sheldon and Gibbsville. It also notes Rocky Mountain Tea ads and rail excursion fares for Omaha and Colorado trips, plus a plea to support home merchants and local business.
In 1899 a correspondent from Hull Iowa recounts his voyage to the Philippines aboard the Chig Taft and Senator. He details stops at Honolulu and Manila Bay, troop movements of the 14th and 13th Infantry, and actions around Pasay and Paranague. He notes weather, crops, and local scenes as the troops prepare for further campaigning.
A Tinder representative surveyed fields south and west of Hull praising a rich corn outlook and vast grain vistas with farmhouses and neat homes. The piece notes a display of insurance progress with over 20 000 members in thePraternal and Beneficiary societies led by the Supreme Gavel of Honor. It also details a 300 000 harness race at Valley Carnival on July 2 between PBhatehe and Spolaski, plus a ball game and sprint events, with an opera house program and Carnival attractions inviting attendance.
The Central Low Rates offers round trip tickets from towns in Minnesota and South Dakota to Indianapolis for the Biennial Convention at ONE FARE PLUS $2.10, with limited return by July 21 and extension options through August 2. Details and advertising circulars available from the General Passenger Agent in Chicago. A separate note advertises a world puzzle map for 10 cents and warns readers about political dissenters and wartime taxation era rhetoric.
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