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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
4
Local notice shows Hull Iowa publication details and subscription rates. An editorial voice defends President McKinley over the Cuban affair and urges peaceful preparations and time for readiness before potential war.
A miscellaneous clipping recounts memory school beginnings in a Greek figure Simonides, odd anecdotes of memory feats, a clairvoyant-like tale of a girl reading Latin and Greek, and notes on stamps, Nelson’s bullet relic, and a joke about salt water curing lunacy. It includes brief quips and product ads.
A lieutenant from the SOG recounts Macdonough’s bold action at Gibraltar in 1806. He seized an impressed seaman from a British boat, challenged the captain, and vowed to defend the Siren. The British captain backed off as the brig kept its crew, demonstrating Yankee resolve and youth.
A historical column states Uncle Sam holds about 600 million acres nationwide, detailing allocations by state and territory. It argues much land remains unsuitable for homesteads and stresses the appeal of broader homestead laws to settlers and miners.
The text sketches the Netherlands as a flat country formed by deposits from rivers and seas. It mentions dikes, stones, timber, turf, and peat used in shore protection. It describes water management by pumps and horse-driven devices and hints at harsh conditions and a praiseworthy but unclear scene.
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