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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1894
Page
8
A foggy health tonic advert touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as restoring vitality for the aged and frail laboring classes. It claims strength for overworked workers, sailors, miners, and others, and oddly connects Abraham Lincoln’s mother sleeping in a dirt-floored Indiana cabin bed to the tonic’s reputed benefits.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative improving digestion and bowel health. It claims safe action on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and warns buyers to accept only California Fig Syrup Co’s product with the correct label.
The weasel is described as a small, agile predator found widely, with sharp teeth and claws. It preys on hares, rabbits, rats, mice, frogs, and poultry, often slipping into walls or stone piles to hunt. Stories recount a hawk killed by a weasel and a tame, affectionate pet weasel, illustrating its persistence and value in pest control despite misimpressions. The piece also notes the humane use of weasels on ships and the varied, fashionable interest in walking sticks and canes.
A political writer recalls a deputy coroner case where a grocer's knife becomes central evidence after a stranger disembowels himself in the cheese room. The tale probes decency, honesty, and the ideal gentleman, ending with reflections on loyalty, family, and noble conduct.
Mrs Bella Cooke an Englishwoman aged 73 has lay in bed in New York City nearly forty years without moving. She says death by action is not possible but plans to help the poor from her bed. Her caretakers provide for her comfort as she seeks to comfort others despite great pain.
An OCR fragmented page notes Hall's Catarrh Cure with prices and claims alongside stray lines about a large Mobile Alabama rosebush, curiosities, a Philadelphia address, and garbled medical facts. The text mixes promotional quackery with dubious measurements and unrelated inserts.
A Stratzzic Waiter handles a testy east man with diplomacy, while Sam explains the landlord is busy in the kitchen. The scene shifts to St Peter's Rome where no female voices appear in the choir, which uses sixty boy sopranos trained from youth, with some released at seventeen.
An advertisement offers a reward for anyone suffering catarrh who cannot benefit from Ball's Catarrh Core. F J Cheney & Co claim the product cures by entering the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and price set at 75 cents per bottle. Also notes Welsh bridge paint effort in Scotland.
Germany is praised as the continent s best educated nation though historical notes describe teachers once teaching from house fronts to earn extra funds amid stiff poverty and hardship.
Advert reads Ripans Tabules as best remedy for liver and stomach disorders, noting their efficacy with testimonials from Mrs. M. J. Avent of Jonesboro Tas. Mentions Pie’s Cure and Christian churches in Japan and missionary work amid unclear references to biblically charged topics.
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