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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1895
Page
7
A Chicago girl starts a battery to raise Angora cats for sale. She estimates a good mother cat can raise about twelve kittens annually, potentially earning 20 to 40 dollars each if pure white. The piece references the price Vanderbilt paid for Angora fur and notes Syrup of Figs as a family laxative.
A Western gang that held up a Costa, I T train fled with only 83 cents. Frustrated by low pay and high risk of capture or lynching, the outlaws discarded the loot and lamented the futility of crime, implying they may quit or seek honest work.
The year sees five weddings with fortunes totaling 77 million dollars. Edith Rockefeller marries Harold McCormick involving 88 million, Consuelo Vanderbilt marries the Duke of Marlborough involving 15 million, Whitney-Paget nuptials 19 million, Ethel Phelps-Stokes to J. S. Hoyt nine million, and Welicite Oglesby to G. M. Pullman Jr. five million.
The only women to scale the Matterhorn are Anne S. Peck of New York Miss Brevcort of Providence and Miss Carrel daughter of a Swiss guide.
A panicked advertisement extols Hearty Welcome and rhounimil pa tionk as cures for kidney trouble dyspepsia liver complaint and irregular bowels. It claims immediate relief beyond disease onset and urges prompt use of the anodine for purification. Jenni Rochefort returns to the Figure to write art critiques.
The issue touts a free weekly hamaging calendar for Pew subscribers, with a 7x10 lithographed calendar offered for 60 cents, and a reduced rate if a $1.72 subscription is sent to The Venns Con Pantox in Boston. The page also includes a string of mixed advertisements and local notices, mentioning various products, a Maryland inscription, and other catalog entries.
Long reminiscence on General Lee and Longstreet, Civil War strategy, and Confederate veterans. It notes Washington artillery fire, Chattanooga battles, and a Memphis gathering where former foes shared peace gestures and humor. It includes accounts of Johnston, Grant, Bee, and Whiting, and a park in memory of Confederate regiments.
The article notes General Schofield stepping down from a leading position after years of service. It mentions a rival, Tf Wrank Ozanne of Memphis, who attempted to unseat Schofield with a charge of lead. The Washington artillery, a renowned Confederate corps, is referenced with three divisions and action in the West, including the Chick battle.
A vivid piece surveys cremation in New York with urn designs and pricing for adults and children, plus anecdotes on keepsake practices. It recounts a woman who carries her husband’s ashes and describes urn sizes and a blue jar sealing method. Interleaved are rustic regional vignettes and a fishy tale of an eagle attack on a Maine man.
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