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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
2
A Sioux County newspaper notes C. W. Carter's bid for the Republican nomination for representative. The piece praises his long service, legal training, and agricultural ties, contrasting him with rivals and citing party loyalty in Sioux County.
The Hull Iowa town council passes Ordinance No 45 amending Ordinance No 44 by deleting signing by a physician clause and inserting language about affidavit and disabilities. Immediate effect from publication in Hull newspaper. Repeals conflicting ordinances. Recorder G S DeMoys notes suspension of rules at March 11 1899 meeting.
After March 12 1899 the Northern Pacific Railway will start two daily east and westbound trains between St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Seattle Tacoma Portland. Trains No 11 No 3 No 2 No 4 will provide through service with mail baggage express coaches sleeping cars dining cars and Pullman cars. Through routes include Helena Mont and Butte with speeds up to 74 80 mph. Inquiries to G W Jones Des Moines or CHAS S FRE St Paul.
Mrs May Jenkins of Kirkman Iowa argues that the current Iowa suffrage law is a step but not enough calling for full school privile ges for mothers and voting rights for school directors and state matters because mothers have a greater stake in children and may be better judges of candidates. She cites George F Hoar on stake in the country and love of country and urges cooperation of women to lift the republic to its founders’ ideals.
Jennie and Herbie discuss aging inhumane terms as another octogenarian passes away, noting the notion of octogenarians as markedly frail creatures and the frequency of their deaths in Trooklyp Life.
A traveler reports a home built wireless telephony system used by Indians between Embrya and Embyraan. A hollow drum of wood filled with sand bone mica and resin is struck with a woolen hammer. Vibration travels through soil and messages are heard in the drum over about 1500 yards.
A tale from H. A. Willongsby describes a stranded steamer off Cape Florida rich with wine soap canes and iron drifting ashore. Indians seize the prizes while a bonanza of gasoline is mistaken for frying fat and pancakes are fried, creating a curious disaster pirate myth.
Fragmentary report notes railway car designations No 74 passenger and No 76 freight with unclear ownership or route details. No explicit names, dates, or locations are readable in the surviving text.
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