10 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
1
Misses Ann Lang and Vera Qdle visit Sheldon Saturday. Local ads tout Rocky Mountain Tea for health and weight gain. Hull spring buying surges as farmers seek new machinery and real estate plans unfold.
The text presents a jumbled weekly note from John Meoojen in Batwing California to a friend. It mentions roasting awry citizens, a greeting to Barry, talk of California life, and light remarks on frost and weather, with scattered spellings and incomplete phrases.
A Sioux City article notes Alabama’s 10 year tax exemption for new manufacturing and a Massachusetts firm to build a spinning mill in Birmingham employing 3,400. It argues Southern diversification supports protectionist policy, praising Democratic leaders for promoting domestic industry.
The article discusses liquid air as a potential high yield energy source, citing ideas from Charles Be cky and McClures magazine. It explains how liquid air could power engines by expanding to gas, claim effects on ships and industry, and suggests vast societal shifts including reduced coal use and altered fuel needs.
Notice to ten heirs to appear May 2 at 2 PM in Orange City to contest the will of Mary Holmes of Lyon County Iowa. The Clerk of the District Court Mannan signs the notice, with Deputy Mary Goddard.
Notice is given to qualified electors of Union Town that a town election will be held Monday March 3 1592 at the Council room to elect a Mayor Recorder and two Constables. Polls open at 9 a m and close at 6 p m. Gawker Demors, Recorder. Also notice of estate administration for Jon Andrews late of Sour County Town All creditors must press claims to the court for settlement. Datest February 24 18. Wrenos Administratrix.
The article describes Colonel Towspier's gold beating method for balloon membranes using animal skins and multiple layers to prevent air bubbles, with a linseed oil finish. It also offers a Viennese women portrayal from Woman's Home Companion, noting temper, economy, and marriage as a social focus.
A church anecdote unfolds as a pompous man occupies a pew and refuses to move, only to be outwitted by a visitor who jokes about value and payment. The intruder’s quip about price exposes the man’s pretensions, and the tale ends with the old gentleman collapsing into his seat.
A young tailor Berry, who recently took over his father's business, sent an early account to Charles Matthews. Matthews reply mocked Berry with a rhyming scolding, calling him a goose and stating he does not care a stray for him or his bill. The satire appears in Cyclopandia of Anecdotes.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses Maria Theresa worth 950 dollars and Abyssinia, small charges, salt walls, and passages about strife and respect among friends. The readable parts are incoherent but suggest a historical note on currency or salt trade and related tensions.
An engineer who stammers once tried to cure the habit at a nearby Boston institution. The manager questioned him, asking if he stammers all the time. He replied with hesitant speech, saying he only stammers when attempting to talk. The item notes a brief anecdote from the Electrical Review and advertises LNves.
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