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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
4
The article chronicles items lost in a department store including umbrellas purses rings and jewelry. It notes how customers react when items are missing and how staff and clerks handle findings and suspicions while describing a string of peculiar incidents and the uneasy atmosphere around the desk.
The fragment discusses a Babylonian court decision where a wife claimed her dowry house valued at about 110 manehs as hers, with six judges ruling in her favor. It notes historic tenancy terms, harvest sharing, and hints at broader ancient life details from Mesopotamian records.
An article portrays a Montana Indian known as a schemer who visits town with polished buffalo horns for sale. He gathers horns near slaughterhouses, processes them with glycerine and varnish, then hands them to a squaw for final mounting, selling shows of horn craftsmanship to unsuspecting buyers.
A Memphis man recounts meeting an elderly neighbor near Grendy who was shot in the back while pursuing antelope with emigrants on the Fremont overland trail to California in 1856. Rescued, he survived without skin grafting, wore a patch wig, later went bald, and bears a vertical wrinkle scar on his forehead.
An old report touts raw onion use for sleep and throat relief. It describes mashing onions to juice and smelling it ten minutes at night to soothe nerves and induce sleep, with claims of soporific effects and varied health benefits.
Fragmentary text suggests a town or ship firing puns to scare off approaching strangers to show they fear visitors and keep their secrets safe.
A pine tree near Bilissville bears a scythe hung by Augustus Bliss when he joined the Civil War at age eighteen in 1842. He died of disease in Mississippi, his name listed on the Orange monument. The tree remains a memorial as the area changed around it.
A reflective piece contrasts a Roman aristocrat’s meticulous morning with the brisk hustler stereotype. The man, well born and affluent, savoring eight hours sleep, slow baths, and careful grooming, is argued to be better prepared for daily problems than the frenetic worker. His deliberate habits are praised as purposeful preparation for a demanding day.
Aemirsy presses toward the commanding general with a shaken critique of the Boer campaign. The narrator notes the war office’s unpreparedness to supply decisive uniforms and chains for frontier troops, complicating balance and progress in the field.
In a tense exchange Mr Crimsonteak claims Miss Recolleta outshone all others at the opera while Mrs Crimsonheak asserts Todian’s judgment. The remark centers on who truly led the fashion showcase of the night.
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