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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
3
John Van de Berg advertises a three year old thoroughbred stallion described as highly bred and lively. He will stand for the 1962 season at his Hull barn with an $8.00 service fee. For more information contact John Van de Berg.
A two year old steer was taken up in the eastern part of Hull on Monday May 13. The owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying costs including this notice. Brunsting marked as the owner.
The Welcome township School Board of Soux county Iowa invites bids from publishers to supply text books for First through Fifth Reader grades. Bids due by June 21 392. Board may reject all bids. Signed B A Van Wyk and W V Brouwer Hull Iowa May 30.
Snapt A Snaps offers 160 acres 24 miles from Inwood Iowa with about 120 acres in crop and the rest fenced pasture. Water is plentiful and the asking price is around 46 per acre with a quick sale planned. Contact S J Cooper, Inwood Iowa.
Wheat 61 Harvey 1 Oats 33 Corol Hogs 26.50 C F Hoffman ad read. Measles quarantine on H Cluervout family. Mrs Wilson in McGregor and Dubuque. Miss Jennie Van Dyke home from Welland, Michigan. Charlie Tonsen sold farm for 8 per acre with no crop. price equal to 2 per acre. Academy exercises next week. Millet family at the Nre. Sneyver property opposite Mackie photo. Mtalt Cane for sickly women and children 2000 bottle gc at Taysopa fountain. Knives and forks from De Mote Jewelry Store. Putnam home from Lawn City. gear finished for vacation. Duluth and St Paul trip via Great Northern. St Paul station crowded with settlers north and west. northwest immigration increasing. Chris Jensen returns from Denmark. wife ill and dies after months away. They will be at home in the house vacated by Chair Deitz and wife. Peace declared between Magland and the Toers. settlement favors Toers. England forgives offenses and restocks farms. Much waste of life avoided if not stubborn. World glad it is over.
A passage describes how servants in China use umbrellas for shade, the Chinese and Japanese apply umbrellas and parasols in decorative work and sport, and in western Turkey high ranking individuals receive umbrellas as part of etiquette. It mentions a European traveler nearly knocked down by guards for an open umbrella and that people salute the Sultan’s towers with a nod while passing.
George Lénsink delivers an oration at Bull High School commencement on May 16 1902 praising American invention. He honors Eli Whitney James Watt Fulton Ericsson Blanchard Goodyear McCormick Howe Edison Morse and others, notes progress from thirteen states to a nation of innovation, laments duties of citizens and calls for loyalty to country and its institutions.
Joseph Choate former ambassador to Great Britain delivers a published address on Lincoln’s career from early struggles to later life and administration. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway publishes the piece and offers it for six cents postage to F L A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ti.
A young newsboy described as small with a baby lisp directs an elderly woman across Market Street near Twelfth while a procession and wagons pass. The woman, paused by the miniature river of water, pays the boy for aiding her.
Fragmentary text describes a Taaling Ramon case and use of rockets with stars. It mentions green lights from nitrate of barytes and chlorate of potash with charcoal and arsenic to imitate death scene effects.
An old French practice involved twelve adult witnesses and twelve small bags tied to record a land sale. After payment and surrender, the bags were struck to produce a loud noise, the beating creating a painful omen of the transaction.
A partial legal notice references memory pressure and potential witness testimony for a sale. The readable fragments suggest formal action but omit dates, names, or locations.
A fragment from Tit Bits presents a child asking what heredity means and a mother trying to explain it. The girl writes on her home lesson paper "Heredityspooking" as tears replace understanding.
The visitor notes the difficulty of keeping up with literary material but Scribbler counters that the work is easy compared to developing the material itself. The exchange captures a moment of literary wit in a Philadelphia publication.
A brief exchange in the Indianapolis News features a grocer confirming a product was made in America as the best country in the world. A customer asks if the country is good, and the clerk affirms.
A garbled dialogue features a pharmacist and a man arguing about liniment effectiveness for a wife, with a satirical aside on a law of compensation. Bridget and Pat read a piece titled The Law of Compensation discussing bodily differences and perceived proportional changes, highlighting humorous misunderstandings.
The Washington Post reports a celebrated Japanese painting housed in Japan’s legation. The artwork, illuminated by a phosphorescent palm and hidden within a Bud dhist temple, allegedly emits a glow and affects superstition among priests who claim the idol remains active by day and emerges at night to align with trees in the scene.
The passage describes the thrashers and swordfish using their dorsal and tail fins to defend against predators. It notes swordfish attacking prey with a piercing spear and thrasher sharks using powerful tails. It mentions porpoises surrounding a shark to kill it with their fins.
Fragmentary narration shows a woman scolding Widie for disobedience and planning a harsh whipping after guests arrive. The tone resembles a dramatic social scene with coercive discipline and expectations of appearance. The source conveys misheard dialogue and period voice.
A quirky verse notes bees must sip nectar from about 2,000,000 blossoms to yield a pound of honey while wryly referencing a lovers kiss and a Cleveland theater line. The tone blends whimsy with local color.
A church bulletin from Moework Weekly records parishioner complaints about perceived liberalism. A pastor faced criticism for a mistaken remark during a discussion, drawing mixed reactions from attendees.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions locations and people in a garbled form. No clear event or date is readable to identify a specific news item or context.
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