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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
2
The Copper and Standard Oils magnate Henry Rogers received visitors who discussed health and long stays at Lakewood New Jersey. Rogers quietly asked if the caller had ever been in Montana, a remark reflecting local curiosity about his acquaintance’s travels and condition.
In a restrained scene, Mrs. Kent and Willoughby chat with a traveler about genteel manners and worn clothing, while a farmer explains crops suffer under weather. The dialogue contrasts social polish with practical concerns about crop conditions and impending hardship.
A 1907 advertisement offers cash and gold prizes for letters describing how Postum affected drinkers, with entries judged by independent panel. Prizes include $10 to five writers, $1 to 200 writers, and other cash rewards. Contest closes June 1 1907 and entrants must have used Postum before the ad date.
In a Melbourne style melodrama, Selina Sprouis dies after a suspected poisoning at Mrs. Villiers's house. Kitty Marchhurst reveals a hidden bottle, while Madame Midas and Dr Christon investigate. Suspicions point to M. Vandelloup and a staged open window scheme as motives swirl amid fear and gossip.
Madame Mirias, unsettled by the disappearance of her sinshind, frets over Viliers absence and fears a fatal fate. She wonders if he is dead or alive and why his body has not appeared, asking if her troubles will ever end.
A young man recalls a drawerful of queer checks hung above a bank clerk’s desk. The collection includes a lath check honored for 250 dollars and other odd pieces such as a linen collar and a cuff. Each item was tied to a story of accidental cashing or humorous fate in banking and law.
A curious tale from Santa Barbara describes a eucalyptus root that traversed a brick sewer wall to reenter a sewer, using a tiny hole as its corridor. The account ponders how the tree sensed the hole and directed its roots with precision to reach the hidden pathway.
Afra Archibald Little after years of work in China passes leadership of the Anti footbinding Society to native hands. Crowds gather at meetings in Wusle and local schools, with women and girls rejecting bound feet. Observation of changing industry and a fading pagoda mark the era’s shift.
Mrs Nurich points to a mahogany relic saying it is grandfather's clock while an old uncle notes ET knew her grandfather all his life and never owned more than an old nickel watch in this Detroit Free Press fragment.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item notes a man seeking an easy political berth through his senator and remarks on belief in her husband’s claims. The brief hints at shifting alliances and the idea of trading favors for position.
The article notes seedings underway across western regions and Canada with emigration activity. Canadian government agents in the U S offer low railway rates and literature to inform settlers about available districts for summer and winter cultivation. Also mentions Garfield Ton as a pure laxative product.
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader reports a curious hotel in a backwoods town where rooms are named for states such as Delaware and Maine. Guests hear odd complaints about occupants in rooms like New Hampshire and Maine while a landlady and bellhop recount humorous misadventures amid a prohibition Maine and a nosy poker game in Montana. The eccentric owner keeps visitors intrigued by the state room naming scheme.
A testimonial notes coffee as cause of health issues and claims Postum Food Coffee improved and cured chronic dyspepsia and heart and digestion problems. The speaker cites a W C T G state president and others who quit coffee for Postum and report relief. Read The Road to Wellville.
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