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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
2
Fragmentary notes show factions named Boors of the Eransyial forming with Welcome and West Branch weavnships to support the Democratic ticket. No clear dates or places are readable. The sliver of text hints at local political alignments and faction names.
Orpheum theater in Kansas City announces a summer rebuild and a forty week season. Martin Lehman returns as manager with Tigres Myers assisting, pricing stays the same, and Sunday matinees resume. European stars contracted promise high class performances inviting out of town patrons.
The article notes Prof Herron’s resignation at Iowa College and suggests potential growth for the school. It discusses county politicking in Sioux and Obrien areas, predicting Republican strength and alignment in future legislative matters. It comments on election dynamics in Holland and Lincoln townships and the likely impact if Bryan secures the nomination.
The article criticizes the book Financial School and similar works as dangerous, demoralizing literature that corrupts public morals and fuels the free silver movement. It alleges widespread promotion by William Penn Nixon and sensational writing aided its circulation, while contrasting state grain statistics to imply broader national decline.
A preacher argues Nebraska should shift from exporting unprocessed grain to grinding its own wheat and shipping finished products. The note cites half of total wheat milling inside the state and a net imbalance from foreign flour, urging local production to feed and grind domestically.
In Rostand's preface to Jules Muret's book Edmund Rostand sketches Bernhardt as a dramatic figure moving through a theater world. She enters a florid room, tosses a satin bag, electrifies a crowd, teaches by gesture and voice, and ends fatigued yet inspired by the work and profits of performance.
A summary of the tolling bells for royal deaths and the officials involved. It describes who hears the event bell, including the archbishop of Canterbury, the bishop of London, the dean of St Paul’s, and the lord mayor, and notes the process for notifying authorities and tolling intervals. References are made to historical examples and Westminster Gazette origins.
San Antonio leader George Maverick, son of Samuel Maverick, visits El Paso as reports recount how the Maverick estate grew from early land purchases. The piece explains the origin of the term Maverick linked to unbranded cattle and clarifies it reflects a debt settlement story, not misconduct.
The excerpt contrasts Roman elegance with Venetian and Neapolitan typefaces, praising pure ivory complexions and a statue like dignity. It discusses upper class Agnap and Jewish gypsy contrasts, noting lines, hair, and eyes, with a worldly air on New York despair and a Yonkers Statesman remark on a bridge dive.
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