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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
3
A chaotic scene erupts when a woman who secured the last five yards of cheap silk is shot by another woman who had waited since midnight. The incident raises questions about responsibility and justice as witnesses react with shock and speculation.
A Washington Post reporter recalls a Jersey City railway gate incident where a celebrated female journalist, accompanied by two boys, faced gatekeepers over a child’s pass. The conductor insists on a ticket, the woman cries, and the staff assist her abroad the train, proving the power of enduring compassion over fare loopholes.
A local grocer notes molasses rapidly vanishing and being replaced by costly syrups and brown sugar substitutes. He says exporters target New England and overseas markets, while tempers move to distilleries. Consumers may simulate brown sugar by adding molasses to white sugar.
The piece compares bale sizes in different regions with American bales at 450 pounds Indian 400 Egyptian 117 and notes US cotton area exceeding 20 million acres. It tracks output from 1830 at 67 million pounds to 1840 at 1.19 billion pounds and shows global totals rising to the 7.25 billion pounds mark by 1505.
Curio owner M D Pletcher of Springfield Massachusetts possesses a clock secured by Damon Ceats. The seven foot tall cedar case timepiece features fine works, an ornate pendulum and dial, and a unique mechanism that strikes twice each hour with a two minute second strike following the first.
A historic ad promotes Alabastine as a unique kalsomine wall and ceiling coating that mixes with water, offers airless aging hardening without scraping, and is marketed in dry powder form with proper labeling. It warns against inferior copies and urges buyers to ensure genuine packaging and proper dealer labeling.
A veteran narrator from Newpoint Indiana describes chronic rheumatism after war service. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his pain after trying doctors with no success. He endorses the medicine as beneficial for blood health and related ailments.
A fragment lists "5 Drops" a claimed remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and asthma, with extravagant testimonials and a mail order offer for samples. It also mentions Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and a brief note on a staged horse race in Maryland and Virginia from the seventeenth century.
Amid a decline the League of American Wheelmen approaches 160000 members. The ad heavy text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and kidney support while market notes urge seed corn sales and farm offers from Salter Seed Co. Other items tout rail travel south for winter resorts and Chautauqua sessions.
An article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for sterility caused by general debility and uterine displacements. It cites nerve-toning effects and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass, including a published testimonial from Mrs Luer LaTer of Jersey City who reports relief and a healthy baby after using the medicine.
An assortment of early 20th century ads and notices touts Allen's Foot-Hase powder for foot ailments and offers free samples. Also mentions river Sutley as fastest in British India, a recipe book offer, and medical quack claims for curing coughs and consumption with dubious tonality.
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