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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
4
A notice advertises a contest offering $6,000 in cash prizes and large commissions for participants. It urges readers to contact solicitors for more details and enrollment opportunities.
The note advertises a combination magazine of fers for cheap reading and promotes in house printing quot prices cheaper than outside houses. It urges using the printer for all printing needs.
A new fuel claims to be warmer and clearer than coal, longer lasting, and about half the cost. It can be bought in any town at a nominal price and mixes easily with other fuels.
The article notes Taft becomes president and Sherman vice president in a ceremony held yesterday at 12 30. It contrasts praised leadership with calls to reduce commissions and cut taxes, referencing editorials from Fairfield Ledger and Arlington News urging lighter governance and lower state taxes.
An editorial argues Iowa could cut insurance spending by adding clerks to the state auditor's office rather than expanding state insurance operations. It notes other states spend up to $230,000 and $225,000 on similar departments and questions the costliness of a separate agency. It also suggests a highway commissioner bill, reducing county offices to a surveyor elected by voters. The piece criticizes post office arrears policy and urges rational control to avoid a $16,000,000 yearly deficit.
The Iowa City Republican brands socialism as a demagogues paradise and opposes it as a rule by the people. The piece urges the public to return to confidence and shun political bosses, warning against the spread of socialist rhetoric.
An exchange notes the general view that 50000 yearly is the president’s salary and lists additional amounts for aides, secretaries, clerks, and incidental expenses. Including fuel electric lights household costs and travel, the total exceeds 159000 per year.
A school column reports a recent Friday program fell short due to missing numbers but encourages attendance at the next event. It notes a Virgil class test with pleasing results, hints at impending spring baseball talk, and mentions an essay about the school ma’am with comic, and then problematic, linguistic asides about school life and age.
A large attendance greeted last Saturday’s teachers meeting with Prof. Hoekje directing forenoon sessions and Prof. Youel leading the afternoon. Five lectures by Prof. Elliott drew strong interest with many local names listed among attendees from Hull Ada Pax Bertha Winch Edna Mackie Hettie Sul and others in Sioux Center Rock Valley Perkins and Boyden communities.
Fred Hall loaded his chattels into a car and shipped them to Storm Lake to establish the immediate household. The Halls, longtime residents and valued neighbors, leave with many friends bidding them farewell. Miss Annetta will finish her schooling before departure as a large crowd sees them off at the depot.
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