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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
5
Mixed local items describe livestock sales including thoroughbred bulls and Hereford bulls, plus community notes. Occasional names, places, and events appear such as mentions of Kexey Purk, Orange City, Cherokee, and Rock Valley, along with various family and travel references. A dog incident reports a four year old injured by a watchdog and the dog’s execution.
A collection of sayings about self mastery, luck, aging, and sympathy. It notes that one must endure bitterness to grow, keeping wealth is harder than acquiring it, and that understanding others requires personal experience. It cautions against overly strict parenting and stresses adapting wisely to circumstances.
Mrs Mary Sawyer died Monday at Hull after a long illness. She was born November 7 1837 in Chautauqua County New York and aged 66 years 5 months 5 days. She moved to Sioux county in 1879 with her husband Charles Sawyer and family settling near Hull before moving to Hull. Survived by son Charles N Sawyer of Lismore Minnesota and sister Mrs Martin of Chicago. Funeral held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Methodist church with many mourners. interment in Hope cemetery beside her husband.
A Missouri correspondent highlights a federal note on restoring hawks owls and other predators to curb field mice. The piece argues against shooting birds and urges training children to defend natural enemies, citing Merriam that no practical remedy exists without protection.
The Orange City Herald this week attacks Domine Koster of the First Reformed church over Memorial Day use of the church. The consistory debates decorations and flag music with some members opposing public use. The piece defends Koster as patriotic and criticizes the Herald editor for biased reporting.
A cryptic note from the Ondo Record Herald reflects on the aftermath of a confession and the realization that the truth was kept quiet, sparking debate over what was revealed and what remained hidden.
The fragmentary line presents unclear speech with names Mabel and Captain. It lacks a full event or action to summarize into a news item. No concrete entities, dates, or places are identifiable.
A feature on stage gift nights describes audiences tossing bouquets and banknotes to popular actors, with a London actress once receiving £1000 in a card case on seven occasions. An elderly man also tipped a child in pennies and a five pound note. The piece notes varied presents and risks for performers during benefit nights.
A fragmentary internal dialogue shows a character pressuring Joby about a wife saving money to buy something. The garbled lines reveal confusion over a gift and a smoking jacket as the present, with unclear context and speakers.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a wife recounting how she saved her house allowance to buy a smoking jacket. Her husband asks what happened to the money saved last night, and she admits there was nothing left. The exchange highlights playful domestic negotiation over funds.
Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island died at ninety after declining a coadjutor bishop to help his duties. At a clergy meeting in his last year, Archdeacon Bryan was asked to convene the session and the bishop tried to speak but was humorously cut off with a quip about letting him say as many words as he pleases.
A dialogue cites a believer claiming prayer aided him. The elder retorts by recounting a moment when stopping to say prayers kept him from catching a train that later derailed, sparing him injury or death. The exchange appears in a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt.
A short, odd exchange from a butcher shop recalls a boy delivering a message about a large bone in a pound of beef. The butcher responds with a blunt joke about giving a leg for nothing and returning the misfit meat to the customer.
A garbled excerpt from the New Orleans Democrat records a playful exchange about Jones and thoughts on imagination. It notes long running expense accounts spanning nearly eleven years, with unclear context and wording.
Fragmentary quoted reminiscence contains unclear speech. The text presents a speaker saying they do not know the bower and appears as a personal aside within a larger dialogue. No clear event or attributable date is provided.
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