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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
7
Long session debate over appropriations and state aid features dominates the Iowa House and Senate. Key votes touch education funding for LeMars school, state support for agricultural societies, and reform measures on trusts and public works amid retrenchment mood.
The senate opened with talk on tax valuation increases from 26 to 40 percent and efforts to postpone Lewis measure. The house passed a bill legitimizing Portland independent school district boundaries, while the appropriation committee recommended 39000 more for the Omaha exhibition, totaling 310000 with 1000 already allotted.
A chaotic scene at a small country festival drew intense interest from the public as musicians faced crowd pressure. Sousa urged the crowd to back off, warning that without new funding the group could not perform, prompting tense exchanges with festival officials.
The Ways and Means committees report on Iowa state finances showing an estimated year end debt of 422 890 50. They present a detailed breakdown of actual and estimated receipts and expenditures for 1858, including warrants and interest, with notes on possible levies to cover outstanding obligations.
The report details Iowa mineral production by county and mineral type, led by Mahaska County. It lists values for coal, limestone, and clay products, with total clay product value at 1,556,086 and stone markets totaling 77,121.08. Quarries are mostly small with many sites unmapped.
The piece argues the United States could raise a large land force if a war with Spain occurred. It lists state National Guard numbers totaling over 114 thousand and notes regional shortages in livestock, while describing how quickly troops could mobilize and march on the capital if needed.
The State Department reports eight Japanese were aboard the Maine when it exploded. Japan may address Spain over the incident while safeguarding its citizens, with possible actions in response to external attack and strained relations in the Philippines and Cuba.
Noted Swedish scientist Prof A G Nathorst will lead a relief expedition to Franz Joseph Land to locate Andree's polar party. The mission, funded by King Oscar and Swedish patrons, includes zoologist Axel Ghien botanist Gunnar Anderson hydrographer A Linnberg Lieut O Kallstrom and Dr Ernst Levin aboard a Norwegian whaling ship rebuilt for the voyage. Nathorst is renowned for prior Arctic explorations.
The London bill, aiming to correct alleged stages of the second-class mail matter privilege, was buried Thursday in the House by a large margin. A motion to lay it on the table passed 102 to 11 with forty-seven Republicans joining Democrats and Loyalists. The delay over an amendment at the hast Time influenced the outcome.
Benatar Motena urged an early resolution on Cuban information and consular spending, arguing the reports should not be withheld for long. He warned against complicating the matter with the Maine disaster and said no date had been set for presenting the charter.
The note describes dwindling cattle supply in the West and rising prices as demand remains strong. Ranchers in Montana and neighboring states face tighter inventories while buyers in Denver seek meat imports to cover local shortfalls.
The article details actions from the President involving substantial funds and military moves. It references high level decisions affecting veterans, naval matters, and national strategy, with emphasis on leadership and policy direction during a critical period.
A journal style exhortation stresses adequate food supply for miners heading to Alaska and the Klondike. It urges healthful, concentrated provisions with bread using baking powder and Royal Baking Powder noted as reliable. It recommends sweet cured bacon, a practical recipe book from Royal Baking Powder Co. sent free to miners, and urges obtaining a copy before departure.
An aged medicine advertisement claims Aek for Alten a Foot-Ease relieves corns bunions swelling nerves burns and sweating. The ad pitches the product as a helpful home remedy sold by druggists with pricing 25 cents and a free sample offer.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a dialogue mentioning a physician, Patsy, and a bath with risky consequences. The text references a Draskion Life and Mra. Midhogler, suggesting a fictional or misread period piece about medical advice and danger.
Spring prompts cleansing as winter’s impurities linger in blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims to expel impurities, enrich the blood, boost energy, improve appetite, and cure spring humors such as boils pimples and eruptions.
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