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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
The Hull Index is a weekly newspaper published in Hull Iowa. It notes standard post office entry and second class matter details along with subscription pricing. Local advertising is ten cents per line unless otherwise arranged. Editor J. W. Tamplin. Yearly subscription priced at one dollar.
The Sioux County Republican Committee calls a two delegate convention in Hawarden on Tuesday June 5 to select eleven delegates for the State convention in Des Moines and eleven for the Senatorial Convention in Rock Rapids, plus nominate county officers. Delegates from Second and Fifth Supervisor districts meet after adjournment to nominate supervisors. Voters endorsing Republican principles are urged to attend. Representation is by township, with detailed counts listed, under Waite and Brown, Secretaries.
After many solicitations from my Pricnas over the County and from Head ing Township I have decided to become a candidate for Hepresentative in the State Fegietature. The subject is the election of the Hepublican Hepreschtative Convention of Blas Canny. Perey an a Fo MORES.
Hawarden delegates plan a resolution at next Tuesday’s county convention to request Gobgresaman Thoms be appointed postmaster in Lecton to oversee imports from Paris and ensure smooth local mail operations.
Voters in Reading face a heated caucus as accusations fly over lavish spending, shady fundraising, and alleged manipulation by local supporters. Critics call for a decisive repudiation of such methods and demand integrity from leaders including Mr Morris.
J C G Roach of Rock Rapids will speak during the Fourth of July celebration in Orange City. The event is tied to next year’s congressional chess time and may influence local party dynamics in Sioux County while not affecting Lyon County.
The district caucus remains unsettled as Mawkigs and King each hold six votes. Plato township’s two votes are pending. Convention day will decide the matter. The group backs Hawkins as the best nominee, saying he cannot be bullied by Bill Dealy if on the board.
The passage notes vigorous anti Montgomery sentiment in townships near his home and questions dragging local politics into the county race. It urges Morris to prove Reading delegation viability to counter perceived weak politics among supporters.
A reader exposes alleged corruption in Sioux county republican circles. Reports describe payments of money and free liquor to sway township delegates in a county convention, with a pattern resembling national political rot. The piece cites multiple instances and questions local ethics.
A heavy night shower blessed Sioux County with welcome rain. The downpour is described as timely, helping crops and greenery recover after dry spells. Local residents report soil soaking up the moisture with optimistic forecasts for farm yields.
A antiseptic liniment promotes rapid healing of cuts bruises and burns without maturation. Sold by J H Holiban.
A 38th annual excursion to Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake organized via the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway in June. The trip routes through popular Iowa lakes with train service and group activities outlined for participants.
A grand concert and musical program will be held in the new pavilion at 1 40 p m free to excursion ticket holders. A base ball game starts 2 30 p m Algona colored team vs Mason City admission free to excursion ticket holders. Grand Stand admission 20c. Five excursion steamers Seaboard Queen Iowa Illinois Hiawatha will run on Okoboji Lake at 25c round trip. Special train leaves Hull 1 00 p m Sunday June 28 returning Arnold's Park 7 00 p m Sunday June 29. Excursion tickets good both ways above train and boat. Round trip from full area at 1 40. For particulars contact Chicago Milwaukee St Paul ticket agent.
A traveler in Gall Mont suffered intense diarrhea worsened by heat and travel. After a neighbor gave Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, a big dose ended agony, and within an hour the patient slept soundly. The note urges seasonable bowel care and notes sale by J. I. Holihan.
A fifty six page descriptive volume on Colorado and California published by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway features half tone illustrations and colored plates. It notes through train service from Chicago to Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah and California. The book can be mailed for six cents postage. F A Miller general passenger agent Chicago. La mme.
A historic account portrays the killer whale as the most voracious sea predator. It notes an individual reaching about twenty five feet with jaws bearing teeth up to four inches long. The creature’s digestive power matches its fearsome bite, and a specimen reportedly contained thirteen porpoises and fourteen seals in its stomach.
A garbled excerpt suggests a judge questions a defendant's intoxication as a witness recalls seeing the defendant cutting kindling with a lawn mower in a cellar. The text mentions a railing court rule and a Philadelphia bulletin, indicating a legal or newspaper context.
Fragmentary note argues swearing alients persuasion. contrasts belief by man who does it with others. No clear event or named entities.
The article explains how the air at dawn and dusk changes with temperature shifts and electrical phenomena. It argues dew enriches oxygen content and may release hydrogen peroxide, contributing to the vibrant morning atmosphere. It notes dew’s role in plant vitality and why grass under trees struggles to thrive due to access to dew and sunlight.
A garbled literary collage cites misc quotes and lines from period fiction suggesting wit and world weariness. References include "Dinna of the Cromovaye" and "Vin Tales From the Hobe Otdsant Kip Hngl" with musings on solitude and hospitality.
A description highlights a model cannery where machines clean, cut, fill, cook, label, and pack fish with minimal human hands. The process moves from cleaning to rolling through machines, cooking, labeling, and final boxing as cans are loaded for shipment, illustrating industrial automation in food packing.
Squire Hanson’s lively talk with his wife reveals a cramped corner parlor and a stubborn chair that leaves both hands and feet stiff. The narrator notes vigor but questions strict accuracy and consistency in language.
Johnny boasts of an automobile seen, comparing it to a caset. His father sharply rebukes the boy for exaggeration and scolds Pre for encouraging the habit.
An odd quote exchanges between an optimist and pessimist on trouble and fate. The piece presents a playful dialogue about inevitable trouble and avoidance, suggesting universal human friction and mistaken optimism in life.
A Norfolk Tand-Wark item notes that maxims serve the self made millionaire, helping after financial success by guiding conduct and decision making.
A historical survey explains hypnagogic visuals seen at sleep onset. It distinguishes retinal afterimages from mental projections, noting Delage's experiments showing retinal traces move with the eye while the dreamlike images also involve cortical processing.
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt Corry Olanna recalls Joe O Brien an Irishman who has traveled the world served in the royal navy and knows everyone. The anecdote highlights his connections across a Roscommon family and his intimate insight into people and events.
Report notes leaf cutting bees near relatives of the lomey sand bumble bees. They resemble them and are named for cutting leaf circles as cell ends and oblong pieces for sides. Their nests are in hollows cut into wood, similar to carpenter bees, revealing wood-cutting habit.
In Harper's Magazine a tale recounts Sir John Lubbock observing a preserved ant queen in a glass case. Workers linger around the corpse in a solemn display, touching and mourning the deceased monarch as the naturalist recalls similar cases from his life.
The piece describes men coaxing venomous snakes into tolerating bites, arguing that repeated exposure may dull fear and make bites seem less painful and more like a bodily necessity, with observations of reptilian behavior and venom effects.
An old handwritten ginger beer method details bruised ginger two ounces cream of tartar two pounds sugar two lemons sliced with rind add boiling water steep then strain when cold add brewers yeast ferment twelve hours skim yeast bottle and seal corks firmly for a week before use.
The article notes that among West Thidia tribes a burial is considered an omen sign. A ceremony involved a corpse treated with an elixir believed to cure pain and swelling, with a superstition that the person will die within the year.
A mother directs her child to ask Rene to stop playing piano when the hour is up. The scene centers on the mother and son with an instruction about continuing practice or ceasing once the time ends.
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