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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
4
The letters and relics honoring Col Robert G Ingersoll flood readers after his death. Families, friends, and believers debate his agnosticism and the afterlife while seeking solace for the bereaved widow and kin.
An article from Praron's Weekly explains the Lee Meiford rifle barrel construction from a solid green bar of steel, shortened then elongated via steam and hammering to four feet. It details the Lee Meiford magazine mechanism extending cartridge feeding automatically and a cut‑off for reloading in combat conditions.
In a British India frontier skirmish an officer fell from his horse. The horse returned to its riderless regiments, and the officer remounted. The article notes growing interest in a dedicated horse ambulance service for war time and mentions Red Cross personnel aiding wounded soldiers.
John Ritchie Jr. sketches a playful 1900s prophecy in Ladies Home Journal about the first people to five in the twentieth century, Friendly Isl aqdete, with a date in the Pacific Ocean region. He describes world clocks and varying Monday dawns from Melbourne to Chicago as the century turns. Faey Frit and Smith exchange banter over a messy meal in a fragment from Nature’s Home Journal.
A writer and storyteller Mr Long is hosted at Seabright for a small literary gathering. He is introduced by name and seated with a charming young woman, who cautions him not to read a tale titled The Fox Woman. He remains unaware of her subtleties and continues the evening.
Samuel T. Pickard cites Franklin store encounter with Whit tier where a satirical device was stitched into slippers. Gali Hamilton fashioned a pair showing bellicose American eagles with thunderbolts, described in quavery drab tones as a wartime pun. Another note mentions Germany preparing beer tabloids claiming to create fresh beer from dissolved tablets.
The American Tourist Association announces two escorted tours of Puerto Rico by rail carriage auto and boat led by Mr Walter Bord Townsend. Special Pullman trains leave Chicago February 15 and March 3 with all expenses included from lodging to transfers and guides. Tony Campbell supervises tours from Chicago with itineraries and tickets via local agents of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway.
The Nome mining folder from the Nome district presents a map and view cuts of Nome city and beach mining methods. It notes sailing dates, through rates from Seattle and Tacoma, and advises travelers to contact the General Passenger Agent for advance arrangements and Nome folder access.
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