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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
2
The Hull Index reports upcoming Des Moines Republican delegate convention on August 1 and nominations for state offices. Storm Lake- area congressional gathering planned for July 26. The piece also comments on foreign policy delays, Pettigrew’s China stance, and local editorial curios.
Local editor notes the town will not hold an ordinary Fourth of July celebration this year. The piece implies a change in tradition and references the town’s inaction on the holiday.
A vivid tale describes a wealthy European visitor with a $7,000 draft seeking a safe investment, withdrawing cash including gold and paper money from a local bank. The banker explains high liquidity means no new deposits and loans remain scarce at high rates. The piece notes tight credit and rising interest tensions in the era.
In 1885 a 20 acre Wisconsin wheat field was sown and harried by a mass migration of millions of wild pigeons. They devastate the crop as shots kill 10 to 30 birds. In fall thousands of gray and black squirrels move east along old fences, their movements tied to mast. The woods are gone and so are the birds and squirrels, marked by frontier change.
An odd, fragmented column waxes about strawberries and June fruit, rural life, and farming woes. It riffs on bees in hives, roads, depots, highway reform, and a vast planned corn crop, mixing humorous observations with social critique about diet and prosperity.
The article argues that plentiful, high quality food supports national progress and cites American farming logistics and dairy growth. It notes South Dakota’s dairy rise with 17% creameries earning about $4.5 million yearly, plus suggestions for fall garden planting and spring blooms.
The Bee Publishing Co is located at 2006 Farnam Street in Omaha Nebraska. The business address appears in the historical listing for the publication.
Tickets issued from all stations north of Cairo and Pueblo allow round trips with a base fare plus two dollars. Stopovers within thirty days on going trips westward are permitted between Colorado and Pueblo areas. Stopovers in western points are limited to fifteen days on Soul Dakota and Wyoming routes. Details available from the Southern Central and connecting lines agents.
Glvic Soletios meets every Tuesday evening in the Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend.
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