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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
3
Wealthy landowners exhibit elaborate topiary and trained plants forming human likenesses and furniture shapes. Tourists pay to view a round-stable shaped shrub display with decanters and wine glasses. In India elephants aged twelve to forty five are valued for work until about ninety, as aging declines productivity.
A tersely worded warning blames neglect for a lingering back ailment and asserts immediate remedy from St Jacobs Ointment. It insists delayed care worsened the condition and promises cure now.
The article notes Canada's southern boundary extends about 4000 miles. It states southern Ontario lies at the latitude of central Italy, Manitoba and Vancouver at the latitude of central Germany, highlighting geographic parallels.
Waters, an inmate at Leavenworth Soldiers Home, visited a cemetery in Edinwood and read an epitaph over a tombstone placed at the start of the Civil War. He notes the headstone was set in his home town era as a memorial. The piece shifts to Cuba and Spain and ends with an ad for Hearty Meals and stomach bitters.
A special dispatch to the London Daily Mail describes a meteor at Port Alfred about half the size of St. Pauls Cathedral. It split ground with two holes, estimated att feet deep, 126 feet long and 60 feet wide.
At Toulon a balloon attached to a tug lit the sea bed to locate a missing torpedo. The experiment succeeded, producing a visible illumination that aided the search effort.
The guide explains testing oven heat by paper color: charred indicates heat too high, dark brown signals proper baking, light brown for cakes and small pastries, and pale yellow for sponge cake mixtures. Cooling method and rechecking are advised. It notes a novel machine that shells peas without crushing.
Fragmentary antiquated notice describes Cecil Rhoades in Mashousland South Africa with a stone house a distance from stables and gardens, fields of grain and cabbages, plus references to stock raising and local agricultural lore. Includes unrelated ad snippets and personal letters mixed in.
A garbled newspaper fragment presents varied domestic guidance. It describes a maxtane device with adjustable components, then shifts to kitchen tasks including potato preparation, tea infusion, and baking apple treats. The text also criticizes a social idea and offers rudimentary fabric care and cleaning remedies.
In an old Vaishol church in Husein ffung Neen a concealed image of the Virgin Mary was uncovered during repairs, buried beneath centuries of whitewash. The discovery suggests a wall history dating back six centuries and reflects prior traditions of the congregation.
A fragmentary exchange discusses marriage and its effects on a man, with lines attributed to Boyd Benedict and a Boston traveler. The text hints at a debate over whether marriage broadens a man and how phrased.
An assortment of patent medicine notices tout cures for headache cataract and other ailments. Advertisers promise quick relief and offer money for proof of cure. Names, locations, and manufacturers appear amid testimonials and domestic product claims.
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