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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
2
On a winter voyage Mathilde Thorne adjusts to staged deception and growing resolve as Captain Kerr and Stewart navigate plans for landfall in England. Tense talks, cautious trust, and a Paris studio ambition shape fragile ties amid a voyage’s grim resolve.
A garbled OCR passage records a dialog style exchange with names and snippets about marriage, assets, and questions to a first wife. It mentions a dentist, a cavity, a public opinion London reference, and a coin slot machine triggering a shoe cleaning action.
A Washington bulletin by Henry Mathewson, assistant surgeon, argues compulsory vaccination cuts smallpox in the United States. He cites Germany's 30 year practice and presents data showing U S cases dropping from 54,014 with 27,083 deaths in 1902 to 12,503 cases and 90 deaths in 1906. From Dec 26, 1908 to June 11, 1909 total cases were 11,701 with 52 deaths.
A warehouse at the Penticular Stove Company plant at 8th and Fort atresia Detroit collapsed shortly before noon Saturday. Three bodies have been recovered and several injured. The top floor gave way under a heavy load of finished stoves, trapping workers beneath debris. A basement fire was put out. The fallen worker, 32, had long worked for the plant.
J P Morgan & Co have underwritten 15 million of the 60 million Chicago Great Western bonds. The Soo Railroad awarded a 220 mile fresh line contract from Moose Lake to Thief River Falls. Missouri Pacific stockholders to vote on merging 21 subsidiaries into one. Iron Mountain lines will not be assessed. Burlington and Northern Pacific plan new service Chitare to Seattle to link with the Pennsylvanias eighteen hour flyer from New York, total coast to coast time about 95 hours 35 minutes. A separate Chicago to Seattle night train is planned to reach Seattle in 72 hours.
A bread sample tested by the State Board of Health lab confirmed arsenic presence connected to the death of Spencer Spriggs in Haddon Township Sullivan County. Mrs Flora Haddon suspects the poisoner targeted her and reports of anonymous letters with dogbone imagery up to her threats accompany the case.
A fine headline phrase notes a high point for a notable figure in the major league as clubs vie for supremacy amid season action. The piece highlights the season’s top performance and the prominent leaguer at its center.
An apparent attempt to kill Mayor William R. Niven occurred when a kerosene filled bottle was thrown through a plate glass window of his Beliefontavin, Ohio residence. The fire caused by the blast damaged rooms but was quickly put out. Mayor Niven, a Democratic figure, has been active on state committees and pursued a congressional run. Separately, five men robbed a New York to Rochester express car. suspects were captured in Rochester after the train's Syracuse discovery.
Three masked men robbed the Nellie mine bunkhouse on Bear Creek near Telluride Colo securing 340000 in gold after subduing five men and two women with revolvers in a running gun battle. In Denver three die and nine injured when a 21 ton boiler explodes at the Denver Gas and Electric power plant with three unaccounted for.
A damaged clipping mentions a well seven year anniversary and a rayon portrait with a mustache cup. It reads as a stray, unclear classified fragment with casual remarks about people and gifts.
Fragmentary letter notes a luxury daydream of idleness in a hammock, mentions precious Shelley and a title Vicar of Wakefield, and references distant travels and Talons oings with halting phrases and misread names.
A garbled passage discusses box office receipts and stage fright. It mentions Washington Star as a source and references entertainment and audience nerves. The text shows errors like teanager and gage resulting from OCR.
A fragment recalls a worker named Smith describing serious dental issues at the Rinda factory. He explains he had most teeth extracted and an artificial set fitted, asking if they are satisfactory and noting he can almost bite with them.
The text reads as a garbled note about a cheat or swindle framed as a game. It mentions names like Tucker and Toramy Obica and references a three card minute style deception in a cryptic Awaken Slomperten setting.
A Denver woman details health recovery after suffering appetite loss and weakness. She credits Grape-Nuts with easing stomach distress and brain fog, gaining 12 pounds through sustained work. The ad promotes the cereal and its slogan There’s a Reason, with a note that readers can request the famous Road to Wellville booklet.
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