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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
4
A column remarks on grim weather affecting meadow birds and compares naval talk to the public interest. It notes Cummins for Dolliver's Senate seat and hints at Allison’s mortality. The piece cites adulterated foods in South Dakota and Wisconsin firms, urging a pure food law like in Iowa.
Governor Cummins will appear before a senate committee to discuss railroad rate laws and his knowledge of Iowa railroads. The appearance may yield practical pointers, while observers joke about his travel to Washington to push measures and secure passage.
A visitor to Sioux City sought more than business, hoping locals would guide him through Third Street nightlife. He was treated to patronizing hospitality and a costly learning experience, underscoring the saying a fool and his money are soon parted.
The Orange City Herald critiques Mr Shaw and Secretary Shows while recalling Iowa GOP events. It asserts true Republicans supported by Van der Meide and Van de Steeg received ovations at a recent state convention, contrasting with critics’ remarks.
A traveler recounts a legend of a boy seeking a monk near a shrine. The keeper begs aid to maintain offerings while the youth, advised by elders, digs east and burying a donkey beneath stones with lime to create a saint. People worship the improvised tomb as a holy figure amid offerings and curiosity.
Mise Rand in a rain soaked station tale seeks a match while a wine colored gown sparks intrigue. Tommy Yates teases with a plan to marry another girl as Kate confronts him about past schemes and a bet on love and money unfolds in a wry, farcical social comedy.
A Baltimore banquet for railway officials features a Johns Hopkins undergraduate invited through connections to the president’s son. The host asks a young guest for a talk, who quips a tale about a noisy dusty ride, ending with a wry observation on the uproar and pageantry of the evening.
An elderly geologist named Clerenre Ring recalls Joe a longtime servant whose life intertwined with bold expeditions. In a Colorado wilderness excursion King faces the grandeur of the scene and asks Joe for his verdict. Joe replies it is no place for a gentleman reflecting the stark starkness of nature.
A Mardi Gras ballroom scene centers on Margot the queen and Lin the jester. The king offers wealth for loyalty while the jester woos the queen with a proposal of marriage and a life of love over gold. Margot wrestles with desire and duty as the night unfolds.
A lecture by Professor Ruth on natural philosophy features a final powerful magnet drawing iron from a distance. A spectator declares stronger attraction than any earthly object, prompting a challenge that leads to a student speaker and a tale of a girl who could draw lines across windy fields with ease.
A Chicago Chronicle clipping describes a photographer named Vasil Papofeky delivering a punishment by hanging customers' photos in windows upside down. People gather outside to view the reversed portraits and mock the subjects such as Anna Osinsky and Benin Gognaldhere, reflecting a practice tied to debt collection.
The article argues most people favor the right hand due to inherited tendency and lifelong practice. It cites infancy hand preference, brain centers, and earlier human evolution from weapon use and signaling, suggesting the left brain controls movement and speech, with the right side becoming dominant for complex tasks.
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