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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1898
Page
8
A humorous Argonaut piece recalls Carl Hertz the conjuror performing a trick at a host’s house. A maid watching as a number is written on paper hidden under a shawl is told the digits 761, provoking astonishment and a blush of embarrassment at the maid’s outburst.
A fragment from a late 19th century column recalls burglars’ craft with cellars and skeleton keys, cites Troy jewelry heists with thread traps, and describes a siege tale of Strebou with an admiral’s reprimand. It also notes Watt’s horsepower standard and steam engine power comparisons.
The text chronicles Dharma son of an Indian king who travels to China and Japan and dies on Mount Kataoka. It also includes a comic exchange about ear pads and a prison labor note, plus a stray anecdote about a lamp show and a household robbery tailed with pension details and prison labor facts.
The excerpt relays a pair of New Yorkers aboard a B&O parlor car who party heavily on champagne and other drinks, with a conductor noting their weeklong sober-absence and costly indulgence. It shifts to reflections on shaving time and a humorous exchange about teaching a son to work hard. The text then cites immigrant observations from The Century Magazine and a Lehigh Valley region anecdote.
A country grocery scene centers on a sharp old woman who disputes a treacle charge. She complains the jug held less than claimed while the clerk insists two gallons and a half were measured. The bit ends with a wry note on unprofitable commerce.
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