12 May 1911
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
1
Peter Westra and Jim traded the Carmel farm on the old Blood farm area northwest of Hull for 176 per acre, the highest price for a large away-from-the-railroad acreage in the region to date. The sale signals a rising market near the 175 mark for nearby lands.
The declamatory contest held last Friday in the opera house drew a large crowd. Miss Alice Merrill won the gold medal, with Miss Mabelle Reiman taking the silver. Cathrine Sawyer placed fourth, Douwie DeBoer seventh, Stiurmans fifth, Hunt sixth, and Win Shimp & Sons along with Nymeyer & DeBoer donated the medals, highlighting local generosity.
Albert TenHaken nears full recovery from a Pleurtay attack after a close call with Wick ness. Wil Meerdink seen in town during a sick spell while Postmaster Tamplin suffers a morning relapse. Little Dorutha Wiensna, 4, fought illness with intoxication symptoms during the week.
Fragmentary note discusses someone named Kohnke and a person named Deana Te about fever and recovery. Mentions being found around a location and a belief someone has been sick long enough. No clear event, date, or organization identified.
A 320 acre farm two miles from ioeG with Cox improvements offers a fine rove and timber for mixed farming. Located one mile from a school, the property is priced at $48.40 with substantial down payment and reasonable terms on the balance.
Messy town column reports Mrs Herman VerSteeg visiting to see a ailing baby, callers from Granville and Sioux City, and local transport talk. Mentions autos bought by Dr Ogg and Mak, quarrels over wages, a Matlock fire damaging several buildings, and various visits by residents to Doon Rock Rapids and Sioux Center. Also notes a funeral near Newkirk and a Muskegon visitor's trip.
Fragmentary notice explains requirement for a new well or repair of an old one at a property two blocks east of the livery barn, involving Chas Hunt.
Sioux Center overpowers Hull 8 to 0 as a Grammar School outfit, with Wallinga and Calther ValderLaan delivering notable pitching. Hull fielded players from senior to eighth grade while Sanborn blanked Sibley in a prior no score, no hit defeat for comparison.
The notice advertises a $31.50 one year subscription from new subscribers until May 1 and a rotation that includes an index until September 1, 1973, effectively giving about a year and a half for the price. It offers to clear arrears for old subscribers who pay all arrears plus a year in advance, providing extended access at a reduced cost.
The arsat Hefarayed Church of She den Ions will offer its church building at public auction on Saturday May 27 at 2 oclock pm. The sale will occur at the front door of the church on East ith street. The two story building measures about 30 by 60 feet with eight rooms and a lot. Auxiliary structures include a 52 by 30 foot area between the church and parsonage with bars and a two story addition. Terms will be announced at sale. Address inquiries to AL Hage Secretary Seldon Iowa.
Fragmentary OCR notes compare hours between Spain and England with figures 3 000 and 1 400, but content is garbled and lacks clear context or entities to confirm meaning.
A brief quotation from Montalgne observes a harsh hate lean and spare bodies eating themselves, noting that those defective in matter seek to mend with wotda. The line emphasizes moral deficiency and self-destruction in social behavior.
Mrs. San Deneen of Milwaukee Children's Hospital urged mothers not to shake their babies during a talk before a circle of mothers. She said letting infants cry does them good and coaxes parents to avoid harm.
A garbled OCR-like passage blends altered phrases and misread names. It hints at a Victorian tone with miswritten lines about a man, indigestion, and a king in a kitchen, sprinkled with stray quotes and nonsensical labor.
An inscription at Marienburg fortress warns visitors that those who eat there must be chaste in conversation and temperate in winter, with a blunt promise of consequences for noncompliance. It preserves a medieval tone and civic caution in a terse ancient script.
A London merchant received a morning telephone message from his clerk named Smith explaining he cannot come to the shop due to fog. The exchange mentions Bowers and a sequence of garbled words from the clerk, reflecting the era's telephony quirks.
Dr Paw Ryser, a noted physician, argues facial hair aids health by reducing exposure to airborne irritants and improving breathing. He cites limited studies and urges cautious grooming for patients with severe headaches and sinus issues.
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