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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
6
A jumble of notes covers currency designs changes in portraits, royal renaming in Serbia, brick price speculation, a Missouri judge's ruling on chores, Taft and the White House, and social curiosities. It sketches public life, humor, and warnings about risk and courtesy in daily affairs.
A British budget deficit is eyed at sixty five million dollars with plans to raise revenue through higher license duties income and land taxes. The piece notes shared responsibility between nations and argues pensions Old Age and Civil War are costly but critical for civilization to care for the poor and aged.
Traffic officials face questions over a giant Ludian basket designed for grain and mounted on poles. Purchased from Indians by Dr. J. W. Hudson and held by Brooklyin Institute, its weight and size challenge standard shipping. Tariff classification hinges on whether it counts as a container or grain equipment, with a minimum shipment weight set at 5400 pounds.
A garbled 1909 item notes Yarson Prater at a diner and remarks on scripture teaching and sentiment. It mentions pie, a 91 year old, and a household with a large encyclopedia, with nonsensical phrases about pineapples and trees.
Poem fragment in which the speaker implores a beloved to come in dreams to ease daytime longing. Repeats lines about night fulfilling desire and healing sorrow, with archaic spellings and a plea for tenderness.
Winthrop Mosier, a shy, unassuming office worker, falls in love with Daisy Considine but doubts himself. Spink mocks the idea yet urges pursuit. Mosier hides insecurity as he plans an engagement, then reveals a growing unease about Daisy and his future.
Dialog from a Chicago Daily News piece shows Spink and Mosier debating a woman’s past affections and suspicions about her feelings. The exchange questions whether she truly accepted Mosier and hints at hidden doubts and possible deception, reflecting intrigue and misperception.
A life saving raft uses balloons to stay afloat on Paris lakes. An Australian railroad arch spans 278 feet with 73 feet rise. German cavalry drills use electric motion machines. A New York electric company tests a rear mounted rotary pump on an automobile. A severe storm hits Backetta N J with dangerous lightning and tungsten lamps affected. Archaeology notes discuss Fort Ancient age and Ohio park plans. Rubber cultivation expands in the Federated Malay States with rising acreage and profits. A Pleistocene skull near Chapelle-aux-Saintes prompts debate on human lines and ape ancestry.
The second national peace congress opened in Orchestra Hall Chicago with delegates from states and Europe. Robert Treat Paine presided while Governor Deneena or Mayor Busse offered welcomes. Taft praised peace efforts and urged education for lasting worldwide peace as war costs fall on common people.
An Omaha agency, run by experienced collectors, offers to recover alimony for divorcees from former husbands. It handles both lump sum and monthly payments and claims an extensive client base with expectations of smooth operation.
Alan Marshall Gell of Newburg and others reportedly lost $110,000 in day casino faro in New York City, per a White Plains filing in a suit seeking $16,000 on a note. The plaintiff Joseph Mager, from Westchester County, says he obtained the note from James Thompson via assignment.
A Philadelphia jury awarded Mrs Jennie Amos £20000 in a suit against the Delaware River Ferry Co after a ferry at Knights Point failed to provide a gang plank. She sought £15000 for a foot injury from a fall as she attempted to disembark when the heat reportedly gave way the plank.
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