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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
8
Community figures including Walter Wilkinson and several prominent men are noted as among the best in the county. The piece hints at property holdings and future plans, suggesting significant local interest in land and business ventures.
Obituary notes Mrs Aqua L Steinberg born February 5 1861 in Man tend Illinois later married William H Steinberg January 15 1881 at Petone Illinois. The family moved to Hull Iowa area in 1885 then to Salem Oregon in May 100. Seven children Myra Fred Hares Amy Orrie Barbara Fatoie with Myra dying 1598 and Barry dying January this year. She was a Presbyterian and devoted wife and mother in Illinois and Iowa communities.
A blustery Friday convention in Sioux County attendees focus on organization and resolutions. The temporary chair, Fit. Ball of Hawarden, presided at 6 p m with G Wray as secretary. Committees on credentials organization and resolutions were named, and permanent organization was approved. Delegates to the state convention were listed and declared elected.
A publisher writes to subscribers that arrears must be paid and an extra one dollar will be charged to receive the index until April 1, 1909. The note emphasizes no malice but aims to protect the publisher’s interests and maintain good relations.
A boastful offer from Death Valley Publishing Co. in Rhyolite Nevada promotes the Death Valley Magazine featuring the life of Walter Seoth known as Death Valley Booty. Subscriptions cost 81.00 with premium shares and sample copy options. The publication promises dramatic tales of Death Valley and the Great American Desert with photographs.
A traveling party bound for Australia on an exploring tour hires a negro cook who grows fascinated by every sight. A grasshopper outbreak prompts comic banter about vast meadows and distant horizons as the guide dismisses the idea with puzzled humor.
A Roman cavalier hires a famed painter for a portrait with no price agreed. After completion the artist demands payment of 100 crowns. The sitter is astonished but the painter, using a counterfeit presentment and bars on the portrait with a caption Imprisoned for debt, lures a noble to intervene and settle the debt.
The article notes Newton built a telescope measuring inches in length and inches in aperture capable of thirty eight times magnification. It mentions his initial presentation to the Royal Society and hints at his successor Sir William Herschel proposing a telescope forty feet long with a four foot aperture.
The text recalls Pop Foster’s ailment and public notice as the St. Louis team arrived in Washington. Foster is seen at the clubhouse continuing his tailoring work while reporters and teammates discuss his health and a public reveal of his illness.
A garbled court scene describes a judge and interpreter arguing over ownership terms and a sentence. The dialogue includes phrases about no navy and foreign shares, ending with a one year term at Hard labor in a Brookly n setting.
An elderly man retires at ninety following a career noted for frugality and a $56 000 accumulation. He saved the difference between two daily wages, living on 82 cents a day at times, claiming thrift and health as key. He contrasts with a remark about living standards and appetite.
The passage credits Sam Weller with making Dick ens famous and transforming the Pickwick Papers from fiscal failure to success. It notes the press praised Sam Weller as an original character, and Dickens earned over 16 dollars for the work, then aged twenty six, becoming the era's most popular author.
A 4A rattlesnake owned by an Arizona farmer sleeps nightly on the front gate and coils around the gate and forepost, making lock and chain unnecessary to deter intruders. In other items, Bragier jokes with Miss Wise about an evening alone.
In the Traitimore American brief, readers learn of Jolly’s misfortune tied to his own generosity and Efe’s downfall linked to drinking others’ goods. The item presents a moral vignette about misplaced fellowship and its deadly consequences.
In a terse excerpt from a historical column a quoted exchange shows sarcastic banter about a political toast and its reception, hinting at local tensions and social dynamics. The fragment mentions a wife’s gentle response and a grimy phrase reflecting campaign fatigue.
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