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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
6
A scattered column mocks politicians and financiers with satirical headlines. It laments social pretensions, notes Rockefeller and Equitable maneuvers, hints at labor and consumer tensions, and critiques self made men amid a collage of dated references and comic tirades.
The article debates age limits and efficiency in life outcomes. It argues wealth is not sole success and highlights that many great figures failed before 45 but persisted. It defends policyholders, noting standard companies remain solvent and policies retain value if kept in force.
G I Gibson recalls a country visit with a poor child during a country week. He describes a hilltop view of grasslands and rocks and a train ride to a farm wagon. The six year old boy marvels at the vast grass and asks why there are so many cops to keep it all off.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Venus and Saturnal terms with unclear actions. Mentions Jupiter sarcasm and ring or rwa and various garbled phrases about holding Venus hand and aging mugs. No clear event or entities beyond celestial names.
The county studies a nationwide life insurance scandal as New York revelations accuse insurance officials of manipulating legislation and politics. Citizens demand government oversight and removal of conflicted executives, arguing dual duties threaten public welfare. The Chicago News notes trust misdeeds and urges strict criminal consideration.
The piece attacks Dougherty and the School Board amid a peeved public in Peoria over alleged misdeeds. It accuses trusted leaders of lax oversight while defending the superintendent amid indictments for forgery and grand jury scrutiny.
A Chicago Examiner excerpt argues against public profanity and cursing in daily life. It cites parades, streetcars, factories, and streets where obscenity jars listeners. The piece condemns swearing as indecent and a nuisance, urging penalties for public cursing.
The text notes massive losses from railroad accidents including the Mentor disaster with engines and cars burned and wreck damage. It cites the New York and New Haven paying extensive damages and references a tunnel incident in New York with substantial costs, attributing the high expense to rolling stock and wreck damages.
The piece explains feng shui as a cosmology guiding Chinese life, with Green Dragon White Tiger and Heaven Fox currents shaping luck. It notes how buildings, railways, and steamers must heed sacred topography to avoid angering spirits, and mentions Chinese practitioners who assess gravesites to calm offended ghosts.
A fragment discusses a heroine Clorinda facing beauty pressures and social distrust. The major bet friend may fall for her, while she remains indifferent to his love.
Millet residents incur heavy payments to restore harmony and good fortune in the locality after a disruption attributed to misfortune. Local leaders urge patience as funds are allocated for community repairs and rituals.
Defines a food economy stressing temperance and scientific dietary use. Advocates reduced proleld foods, substitution with lighter vegetable based meals, and avoidance of heavy meats to maintain physical and mental efficiency.
A fragment notes advice on improved food storage and more frequent addition of green vegetables and fruits to diets, aiming to reduce spoilage and decomposition products. The reference implies era guidance from Century sources without full context.
A husband argues economizing will let them own a house instead of renting while his wife doubts the ability to contribute to home improvements. The exchange highlights shared concerns about independence and domestic space.
The fragment shows Ilia Coa or a quoted speaker debating wit and conflict. It mentions quarreling about nothing and asks why making up was not done. The text hints at entering, worry about the indernity, and extending kindness to someone in trouble.
A Minnesota inventor patents an airship that can glide on a near level keel and descend slowly if gas leaks. The craft uses a light metal body with a keel under the center and outwardly carved sides forming parachute-like air chambers to provide buoyancy. The front is wedge-shaped, with edges tied to the bottom portion.
The passage describes a casing forming walls of a container with a pointed front and rear section, a meter and shaft extending forward, and two propellers attached to shafts with bevel gears for movement. It notes steering rudders at the bow and a stern rudder frame for vertical and horizontal control, detailing lifting and steering mechanisms and their operation.
The article argues for a diet that meets all bodily needs, maintaining weight and nitrogen balance, while allowing growth during adolescence. It warns against excess nutrition, which can be detrimental, and stresses maintaining vigor, strength, and endurance without overfeeding.
The Philadelphia Press reports an article about an eccentric Indy woman who left $25,000 to a young man who was kind in the street. The notes mention Towne For goodness and Browne-Crabbe with changes in approach and a car incident involving an elderly lady.
A dialog reveals Mrs. Matchem introducing Mrs. Weeds, a 20 year widow, while Ombatch jokes about avoiding becoming the twenty first husband despite her fascination. The exchange appears in a New York Mall setting.
A light verse style piece notes a worker demanding higher pay of four dollars weekly. The father questions how the remaining earnings are used, while social norms and manners of town life are lightly mocked.
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