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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
7
The article notes that the giant eucalyptus stegnans trees in the Cape Ob region reach around 415 feet tall, with rapid growth observed elsewhere including a Florida specimen that added forty feet in four years and a Guatemala tree that grew 120 feet in twelve years. It also mentions a high doctor-to-city population ratio in New York City.
A patient recounts severe back pain and weight loss from gravel forming in the kidney. After refusing surgery, he used Doan's Pills and passed stones gradually, improving rapidly. Sold by dealers at five cents a box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
Patient H. H. Tortie from 3714 Wrbaal Ave Chicago reports severe itching and skin eruptions with pus vesicles. After trying multiple doctors and ointments, he used Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills, which halted itching in days and cleared eruptions within three weeks. The ad promotes Cuticura products from Patter Drug & Cham Corp and Gutard Remedies.
A garbled OCR fragment from the Post reports a controversial remark by a barber describing a violent restraint in a chair. The wording is inconsistent and difficult to interpret, leaving the specific incident, people involved, and context unclear.
An old newspaper fragment advertises deafness cures tied to catarrh and inner ear inflammation. It mentions Halle Catarrh Cure, F. J. Chenet & Co of Toledo, and various tonics and footcare products. The piece includes unrelated marketing lines for eye salve, footwear powders, and a Wizard oil claim, plus a theater anecdote about hearing impairments.
The Senate spent over seven hours on sugar and tariff questions with Senator McEnery urging strong protection to safeguard revenue and independence. Amendments to the tariff bill were debated. a Dutch standard change and sugar duty cuts were proposed. The House adjourned with Porto Rico discussions ongoing and a quorums lapse delaying final action.
Fire swept the Fort Smith van press and its 5,005 bales of cotton in Arkansas. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars and insured. Separately Charles T. E. Nott, a real estate broker, is accused of assaulting several women in multiple states and faces charges including confinement in a Kansas City jail.
After a prolonged stalemate a joint assembly finally elected Congressman W.H. Lorimer of Chicago as United States senator. The initial balloting showed Hopkins 89 votes, Stringer 76, Foss 16, Shirtler 12, Mason 6, with continued efforts by Frank O. Lowden and others to alter the outcome.
The report details a split deadlock with 135 votes cast, 114 Democrats and 22 Republicans, highlighting William Lorimer a Republican seeking a seventh term. It notes his Manchester England birth in 1861, early work life, and rise through local jobs before political power in Chicago.
A Monday announcement reports a settlement ending a strike that affected nearly all southern Alberta and eastern British Columbia coal mines. Miners abandoned open shop demands while mine operators conceded on discrimination against union members.
A two year old boy, Merrill Trees son of Joseph Trees a wealthy air operator and Wabash Gas Company president, was killed instantly after darting into traffic near his father's North Highland Avenue Pittsburgh home. No arrests were reported.
Thomas Healy and his two brothers, noted New York restaurateurs, are named as next of kin to inherit the $1,000,000 California estate of Thomas Fox, a stock brewer killed in the San Francisco earthquake, via official notice.
A west bound Belmont avenue car struck a switch and derailed at Roohey street in Chicago. Passengers were thrown from seats and windows were shattered as several people sustained serious injuries.
A violent tempest roars along the Bilhan coast of Spain. More than sixty fishing vessels have foundered and at least ten percent of fishermen are reported killed or drowned in the wrecks.
A Dun's Weekly Review summary notes a slight rise in trading defaults but emphasizes progress in solvent volumes and rent payments through banks. It reports seasonable weather aiding crop germination and larger acreages of spring wheat, with strong breadstuff prices. Retail and wholesale trade show gains across goods, while railroad freight and passenger activity rise. Bank clearings reach 273.6 million, up 26.3 percent from a year earlier, and district failures rise modestly with eight large-habitity cases.
Improvement appears but weather and crop irregularities, along with trade and industry flow shifts, hinder a clear overall picture. Some gains in optimism amid uncertain demand. failures in the United States rise to 20 percent for the week ending May 27, with Canada at 22 failures, reflected in Bradstreet figures.
The report compiles mixed commodity quotes across multiple markets including hogs, sheep, wheat, corn, oats, and hay. Notable entries show hog prices around 84.00 to 87.65, wheat No. 2 near 81.48 to 1.40, corn No. 2 around 33.00, oats No. 2 white near 2.0, and butter creamery values plus regional shipping notes from Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and St. Louis markets.
Anian Fagen organized a sequence of water controls in a grain producing region, as farmers and groups discuss price effects and union activities with the ratte drovers and agricultural labor forces.
A minor earthquake rattled Chicago and surrounding areas at about 8 40 am Wednesday. The quake extended to four states with reports from Maywood Joliet Evanston Elgin and Milwaukee. No serious damage occurred though chimneys and windows were cracked in several towns and a brief rumbling accompanied the tremor.
Federal grand jury in Tulsa returns fraud indictments charging Muskogee town lot schemes involving Governor Charien KN Haskell and associates. Bond set at 4000 dollars each. this marks a second Haskell–Tulsa case after earlier dismissal on a technicality. Witnesses from Ohio and other states testified.
Four masked men robbed twenty customers at a cafe on 7th Avenue New York taking 28 from patrons. One guarded the door another covered the cashier while two robbed customers. After warning victims not to pursue, the gang fled. Authorities suspect members of an east side gang.
Mme Mitka Ternina, long a leading Met Opera soprano, announces she will reside in the United States permanently after next season. She will head the vocal department of a music school funded by the Metropolitan Opera Directors.
A fatal gas leak at the South Chicago plant of the Whis- Steal Company killed one worker and injured several others. Rescue teams evacuated workers as officials investigated the leak and the extent of the injuries.
The passage notes Colorado's strong offers to attract settlers and investors. It cites Land prices from 10 to 20 dollars per acre and claims Eastern Colorado provides better inducements than older states. Lincoln County is highlighted as a leading agricultural county with Pershing as county surveyor aiding land surveys for the railroad and government.
Charles M Schwab at a Pittsburg dinner speaks on New Year economies urging economy by closing houses and cutting claims He notes many claimants are confident in their rights and contrasts a beggar woman with three shivering children on a cold winter day and a street officer remark.
A caller challenges the editor’s recall of a morning paper article. The exchange reveals curiosity about coverage and the paper’s stance on the Hank Act amid ongoing dialog about newspaper reporting.
A Baird Texas resident recounts quitting coffee after a neighbor suggested Postum. He notes swift relief from dyspepsia kidney pain and bowel trouble, gradual recovery of strength, and regular bowels within two weeks. His son also improves after switching to Postum. The letter promotes Postum with a familiar homey tone.
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