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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
5
Je Men and Janes F Bookles as executors advertise for rent of a two acre heavy growth pasture with woven wire fences wind mill and water tank plus sixty acres of clover bay ground. A map to care for stock is provided. Terms offered by Executor Bolton Tec k Sioux City IA or G Becks man Hull SE. Mech 15.
Notice to all parties who know themselves indebted to G. B. DeMors call in and settle their accounts before April first date. After that date the accounts will be left for collection.
The community reports upcoming Methodist Quarterly meetings and lively church sessions. Local visits include Wesley Mow and Miss Margaret Rombough to Orange City with whispers of a future wedding. Jewelry and clock repairs are offered by J C Vickers, successor to G S DeMots.
The piece recounts local opinions on a Monday election over a telephone franchise in Hawarden. It notes varied views, mentions figures like George Handling and Struble, and references Manly behavior among youths, with local travel plans and farm activity noted as context.
The article traces ancient methods from Egyptian mummy cases to Greek and Roman encaustic painting. It describes wax mixed pigments heated with a canterium to seal surfaces, wax varnish effects, and the reuse of wax for writing. It notes royal uses and the medieval term intadetionn as origin of printed words.
A curious account describes the albatross performing an elaborate land dance near its nesting grounds on Laysan Island in the Pacific. Scientists first witnessed the ceremony as a circle of birds gathered on the ground.
The excerpt describes two birds bowing and sparring with their bills, then a second pair joining in a ritualized dance that may involve up to forty birds. It also tells of a Yankee opening a shop in Birmingham and taunting rivals with a notice of Established Sfty Fears, followed by an “Established yesterday” retort.
The article describes German student dueling among university corps such as the Storussia Bonn and Saxo-Horussia Heidelberg. It notes colored bands, distinct laws, and two duel types: the honor duel with bloodletting and a broader tournament style mensur. It recounts rituals, attire, and the cultural place of these societies as part of student life.
Fragmentary notice reflects on Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning. It mentions Browning’s social wit and a sensational claim about Browning’s death at a dinner party and Tennyson’s demise in his country home surrounded by others.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Leas Tires and a small voice reproach plus names like Mins Chatterton and Chet tetton. The readable parts are uncertain and do not form a clear event or report.
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