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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
7
A fragment shows a boy named Ian guiding a friend through a new home. They discuss a room called the grill room with a joke about its purpose. The scene includes a playful mishearing and a light remark about a curtain lecture on smoking cigars.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills and Mail's Catarrh Cure as quick permanent fixes for kidney pain back disorders and catarrh. It cites testimonials from a Rev Pettypool and asserts nationwide availability with a Money Back offer and a Beaver Street address.
A damaged dialogue among locals and a teacher frames moral courage through acts of charity. A nun and townsfolk discuss restraint and generosity, contrasting personal gain with helping others in a community setting.
A young woman at a social gathering debates Fielding with a university graduate, noting Fielding’s impact but cautioning it is less engaging without a strong batting average. The article also cites Sanday’s annual coal intake surpassing 9 million tons.
A reader recounts chronic constipation from childhood improving after using Grape Nuts, claiming rapid digestion and regular bowel function. The letter credits scientific food with permanent recovery, notes dramatic personal doubt followed by relief, and ends with the standard slogan There’s a Reason.
Jury convicts Louie W. Poster John Gorman W J Campbell A G Baldwin John M Scott and Edwin F Hall in U S District Court Cincinnati for using the mails to defraud through a bucket shop scheme. Penalties range from 1000 to 5000 dollars or imprisonment or both. Executives connected to the O'Dell Brokerage Company and others linked to the scheme are noted as having amassed about 1.9 million dollars. The government asserts the operation used rapid and slow wires to manipulate trades with customers.
Railway updates describe a Uth-cent passenger rate in Missouri as a move to end legal challenges to a 2rent law. Coal traffic surges as mines operate at full capacity and routes to tidewater and Western points expand. Plans for Great Northern line from Nares Mina to Winnipes foreseen, target operation by Sept 1.
President Taft condemns Porto Rico’s assembly for failing to pass naval appropriation bills, warns against rushing rights, and urges Congress to restrain appropriations. He praises Porto Rican progress under own laws and cautions against abrupt constitutional changes without orderly action.
An investigator returning from Kessab, Asiatic Turkey, reports Western raiders destroyed the four girls high school run by Effie N Chambers of the American Board. Most houses are razed, the Armenian church and Protestant school remain. inhabitants dispersed, and aid distribution faces inefficiency and shortages.
The New York Life Insurance Company will dismiss about a fifth of its agents by May 31 due to a state ruling limiting how much business a single case can hold in a year. Minnesota lawmakers consider similar licenses and restrictions. Also reported are homestead land openings in Wyoming and Selfridge’s London department store opening drawing crowds, with rivals mounting ads.
The Senate session featured heated debate on protective tariff methods with Sen Dolliver of Iowa attacking tariff fortification and sparring with Sen Aldrich. Senator Borah argued for income tax legality, while Bristow opposed higher rates on schedules, and Crimming urged lower duties on iron and steel. The House adjourned and voting set lead ore duty at 1.14 cents per pound. several senators weighed constitutional questions and tariff extensions.
Telegraphic briefs report incidents across states including a Yale University treasurer election and multiple fires. McCardy Brothers store in Philadelphia suffered a $50,000 stock-rose fuse fire. Western Maryland Railroad machine shop in Etkine Virginia burned with $10,000 loss. Little Rock Arkansas saw a blaze destroying three large tanks at the Slay Compress Company. San Francisco paid tribute to slot machines with a $1000 nickel collection noted by Supervisor Corte. Additional items mention paving company leadership changes in Arlington Park and a reference to California’s third anniversary event amid other brief notices.
The report notes improved conditions across trade with May bank settlements, stronger money demand, and rising prices for iron, textiles, and leather. Forwarding to Western fabrication centers increases. outdoor work expands creating higher deliveries of quarry products, lumber, and plumbing supplies.
The report notes gains in iron and steel prices and larger demand while wool and leather fetch higher prices. Trade in western coal, footwear, and general goods improves slowly with overall business sentiment optimistic. Failures: US 214 week ending May 6, Canada 29.
A fragmented listing shows Chicago and other markets with prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Cattle and hog ranges appear alongside butter oats corn rye and wheat quotes for No 2 and standard or mixed grades across multiple cities.
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