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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
6
A jumble of excerpts notes a train robber, a Standard Oil profit figure, and a mix of political and social observations. It mentions a Pittsburg figure, high costs of armaments, temperance advice for players, wartime costs, and a Shanghai women’s club rebellion. The piece also recalls Galileo’s telescope, a Chicago fire alarm heroine, London police census night, and debates on diplomatic representation and government funds.
The text laments moral drift toward monarchy and urges return to Franklin’s example. It discusses Taft, Buckle’s views, and the love of money versus knowledge, arguing that prudence and social order, not money, build civilization. It touches on property protection and incentive in industry.
A rural tale recalls a farm near a river in the Southern States where pigs spoiled milk by sneaking to feed during photo trips. The host and wife tried to keep the dairy calm as a young photographer spotted a scene with mountain peaks, but a pig’s interruption revealed the culprit. After separation, milk resumed normally.
The text notes that lions perform with no relation to being feasted or overfed before acts. It mentions no drugs are used and that ten to forty pounds of food are provided daily to the animals.
A playful Harvard Lampoon note claims Steline Reixzearch, a student of astronomy, has discovered a new star. The spoof mixes quirky dialogue and humorous asides about relationships and widowers.
A fragmented piece discusses industrial specialization, education, and social impact, noting how towns and nations rely on others for supplies while developing skilled labor. It contrasts old domestic tasks with modern machines, hints at toboggan imagery, and mentions Wright’s machine and the need for patient practice.
The author recounts a voyage in a dirigible balloon with Mr Wright and a ride in an army balloon. He describes the thrill and fear of flight, the sensation of speed, and a gentle landing after several miles aloft.
A fragmented, archaic passage contemplates memory decay and present events. It recalls cages of falling memory and urges grownups to recognize and properly acknowledge current happenings with full attention, contrasting old notions with new concerns.
A professor analyzes how intense mental concentration borders on madness in creative minds. The piece parallels experiences of Beethoven and others describing heightened sensations, world turning to harmony, and physical shivering during artistic inspiration.
A fragmented piece discusses reindeer domestication ideas in northern Canada and Lapland lore. It recounts Fred S. Lawrence's northern work, a 98 year old Laplander, and a tale of amber necklaces with healing powers passed through a Russian village.
Faced with crowded pastures, hunting pat ches push toward oil posias with snow climbing motor carriers. Reindeer, calmer than horses, offer sustenance with ten head feeding a prospector for a year. If provisions run short, the reindeer can be eaten.
Albert F. Steele of Ottawa notes interest in reindeer as a solution for Arctic mobility. He cites Alaska's 25 000 reindeer as proof of feasibility and argues Canada already has abundant herds ready to train for logistics, potentially easing northern development.
Mrs Michia Sehilsiuky Schilotzky dies at 106 at the Home of the Daughters of Jacob 302 East Broadway after 24 years in New York from Asiashuf in Wing Russia. She spent most of her last year in hospital and attended a Christmas event at Grand Central Palace participating in a hundred-year dancing contest. She left white relatives in Russia and came from a long-lived family.
An amused Philadelphia driver planning a southern New England tour asked a Massachusetts town for car storage. The postmaster replied, stating no such person, and noting a distant Gammage family as the nearest match.
An earnest young man vows to write something for posterity while Farmer Comtesse warns of the need to tread carefully. A grandfather mortgaged the farm, and future generations may face struggle as they navigate distant interests and adverse administrations. The excerpt references Washington Star and New York Sun as sources.
A woman plans to keep out her best knives and forks longer for her own visiting kin than for her husband's visiting kin, reflecting household etiquette and family loyalties.
The dispatch notes renewed business activity across Chicago and surrounding districts with rising factory work, new enterprises, and rail improvements planned. It reports bank clearings at 3264,742,053, up 8 percent from 1908 and higher than 1907, plus fair figures in the Chicago district and heightened merchandise movements amid agricultural needs.
Irregularities mark the trade in iron and steel coal coke woollen manufacture and leather. Wholesale demand is weak while optimism for fair trade remains, but crop, price, and purchasing power pressures persist. Wool manufacturers source raw material in Boston with 16000 pounds of new wool to arrive. London prices rise affecting foreign wool dealings. Canadian failures crest at 31 for the week.
Market notes list prices for cattle hogs sheep and dairy products across Detroit Milwaukee New York and Toledo. Wheat corn oats rye barley and barley products show mixed quotations with quality grades and unit values. Market activity reflects standard No 2 and No 1 classifications and varying regional quotes.
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