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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
2
A group of Reading electors and several township voters petitioned for GOP candidates. Individuals named include Co. P. Batwzy CG. W. Canera and D. Montoaomeni announcing their candidacies for representative subject to the republican convention.
The Iowa Republican Party calls a state convention in Des Moines on August 2 at 11 a.m. to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and to conduct other business. Delegates are apportioned one per county plus extra for vote totals. counties urged to reorganize their committees.
May 36 observance honors fallen heroes. McKinze Post G A R of Sheldon leads the tribute in a formal observance.
In our suit department we display an elegant assortment of jacket styles and tight fitting lace back skirts in spring colors. Visit to see them.
Ladies wash skirts and crash skirts described in grass linen plain and trimmed white duck and white pique suits as the season’s prevailing white goods trend.
The display of groceries invites customers to compare prices and goods. a trial of the grocery department promises right prices and quality, aiming to convince shoppers.
Men’s all wool blue serge suits priced at 8.50, Slater flannel with good workmanship at 8.50, and silk faced double breasted serges offered in the latest cut and color. The ad touts blue as the prevailing summer hue and urges shoppers to see these special values.
A large stack of wash goods including piques, percales, cordettes, madras and more draws the attention of the most critical shoppers. The seller promises lines of fabric choices to please every taste and budget.
Our lineup of ladies' shirt waists appeals to every observer. Silk waists in plaids plain taffetas plain satins and novelty silks are described as beauties and eye catching.
Fragmentary text describes Starrett Bros Sheldon’s store and a June sale with round trip fare. It includes an advertisement for a dandruff remedy sold by JU Andersandny Tractor Dyer, plus a lengthy, garbled concert and event listing for Modern Woodmen of America excursions and a Foresters’ parade with prizes and speeches in Sheldon.
The article details improvements on the road bed and bridges including widened approaches and reinforced steel piles. It notes brick tunnels and brick-lined structures, major costs, and a focus on smoother curves and elevated tracks. It highlights travel by Pullman cars on routes from Minneapolis to Seattle and Portland, and ends with a note on prices and advertising.
Partial OCR shows freight and passenger notes with times and destinations. Names and places are garbled, but references to a train, freight, passenger car Noga Dasseneer, and West Gul line indicate a transit or rail incident or schedule fragment.
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