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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
6
An opinion page mix highlights global events and social observations. It cites Russia earthquakes Germany trains Porto Rico independence Taft and Beveridge while musing on futures, meat at three months, straw hats and poetry houses in Rome, labor shortages and women in business with a cautious, sardonic tone.
The essayist notes England’s use of American insights as a critical check while warning that luxury and haste threaten efficiency. It traces concerns about rising consumption, declining workmanship, and social strain alongside a medical overview of diphtheria, its symptoms, and treatments, including antitoxin use and heart risks.
In Vologda district famine pushes peasants to desperate acts with some selling offspring for bread. Mothers reportedly prefer losing their children to starvation as crops fail and conditions worsen. The distress shows no signs of relief, as cold and hunger grip households with no fires or food.
Early May discussion notes that the San Francisco earthquake of April 18 remains unlikely to be linked to the earlier event. President David Starr Jordan and others weigh the theory, but prevailing view supports no apyenical connection between the two phenomena.
Thora Hoasevelt Namen and Thomas Alexander Smith misidentify a succession of Roosevelt children at the White House. A Congress member asks about each youth as Archibald Roosevelt Kermit and others pass by, prompting humorous comparisons to sleeping cars while a roller skater moves through.
The steamship Carrington rode the tide and grounded on treacherous rocks near Ushant off Brittany France. The bows rose and the stern floated as the vessel balanced with the sea and did not break its back despite the perilous position.
A juror reflects on the defendant's ordeal and the legal presumption of innocence. The piece likens a detective's task to a prosecuting attorney’s challenge in pursuing or defending the case.
The piece describes the Sahara as a vast desolate region spanning Algeria and Morocco borders with shifting sands. It notes French military presence and possible Algeria Sahara operations, caravan routes with oases and date palms, and the intrusion of modern vehicles disturbing traditional life.
The passage details vast arid regions with shifting sands, barren rocks, and wind driven hills that resemble sea waves. It notes rare rains, predators, and peculiar bird migrations with thirty five mile winter treks, plus traders crossing the desert and nomadic peoples settling near Miravacs.
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