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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
3
A fragment mentions Hoods Sarsaparilla promising health benefits and a call to purchase Garsatabs. It notes London music halls in decline, with some shifting toward drama and film. A Philadelphia anecdote reports a jailed man claiming he cannot go to jail because he is building a structure nearby.
A Generous Gift describes a Magazine Almanac containing moon physics, phrenology, palmistry, dream interpretation, birth stones, card reading, beauty culture, joanicuring, weights, measures, and poisons antidotes. It promotes readership for families and rural farmers and offers free distribution from the Munyon Healthy Company of Philadelphia, Pa.
In a post dinner address at the club house 4 Tuxedo, Lord Fairfax delivered a witty critique of misogyny, denouncing crude male behavior and defending women against insult.
A Texas doctor admits previous prejudice against advertised foods and credits Grape-Nuts with improving his health. He describes reduced nausea, no abdominal distress, and greater strength after weekly consumption, urging readers to try the product and refer to the brand's booklets.
Frederick J. Haskin chronicles the NYSE from its 1782 informal meeting under a cottonwood tree on Wall Street to its present Broad Street site. It covers structure, seating sales, membership, daily trading, clearing, and stock exchange jargon with vivid anecdotes of crowd chaos and order.
The new city hall design outlines four floors Basement houses a city laboratory testing room gymnasium. Ground floor features public safety departments and health and engineering offices. Main floor contains council chamber and elective offices. Second floor hosts civil service and the city law library. Building emphasizes open visibility with desks replaced by flat tops and counters in the long “counter room.” Completion targeted for September with occupancy planned by January.
A Detroit Free Press report describes a man in a fur overcoat at an auto show who boasts extensive knowledge of cars from limousines to runabouts. He recites names of models and explains carburetors magnets and spark plugs while claiming vast wealth and a nearby forty acre farm.
London statistics estimate over seven miles of procession route will draw 2,000,000 viewers. Sidewalks hold about 1,454,240, with crowds at open spaces and balconies. Security forces total about 83,000, plus stands and viewing from windows. Estimated total cost may exceed 1.8 million dollars for the London event, with broader UK and empire totals reaching many millions.
The article discusses eminent domain for street widening, noting a city may take land for a new street and compensate owners only at opening. It cites Pennsylvania as upholding the power, with building line setbacks blocking new construction in front, and says damages may be avoided if the power prevents erection of new structures.
An ingenias plan from Caesier's Nagezine outlines using echo timing to measure an aircraft's altitude. It requires a skilled operator with a precise stopwatch and notes the method's sensitivity to sound speed, temperature, and air density variations affecting accuracy.
A garbled reminiscence from a metropolitan magazine recalls a prisoner ending his lapse with larceny and a trial where the attorney crafts a vehement defense. The judge or jury reaction is hinted at, with the line about the prisoner and his wife present, the judge reads, and a moment of hesitation follows.
A fragmented verse reflects on many Aprils passing away before learning true joy and the sorrow in a youth's heart. The lines evoke memory, loss, and the longing for a miracle to heal sadness.
An advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co announces French bean coffee seed at one cent per pound with garden growth in Wisconsin in 90 days. Offers include mail order seed packages plus free catalog and bonus flower seeds for specific remittances. The snippet also includes a domestic dialogue about changing clothes.
Hewitt recalls asking for his daughter's hand and being dismissed by the father who walked all over him. Jewett jokes about arresting for traffic violations as a humorous counterpoint to the quarrel over marriage.
An assorted ad style note lists Allen’s Poot-Zase antiseptic powder for shoe comfort and free trial requests. It mixes product pitches with quotes from Ruskin Spencer and Butler, and promotes Dr. William T. Marras’ study on piles and a garbled nod to discipline and duty.
Common sense in an uncommon degree in what the world calls wisdom. Garfield Ten han Smith to hevandel Coegesled for preipetive: 'The reward of a thing well done 5 te hewe dene.
An aging Creston Iowa testimonial promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for female ailments. The ad claims numerous unsolicited endorsements, urges readers to write for confidential counsel, and notes long-standing public support.
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