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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
2
The piece lists state and county candidates including for Governor Lieut Governor Superintendent and Railroad Commissioner with names like MILLIMAN BARRET and DAWSON and GEO. W. LISTER. It critiques party opposition and notes local labor and voter guidance, mentioning Plymouth and Sunapee and a New York Tribune reference to Democratic perspectives.
A Des Moines special suggests a possible lawsuit where Iowa would be defendant over double pay for National Guard members serving in U S military duty. The piece questions who counts as military men and notes enlisted soldiers seek not glory but duty and pay. it lambastes potential double pay claims as misdirected.
The article argues imports and exports rise despite higher prices, noting a strong push across breadstuffs and other goods. It cites Bureau of Standards data showing export values increasing from August to the present, with wheat and other staples driving growth.
A note on AL TF Healy of Fort Dodge as a former Democratic district committeeman. Healy is described as a prominent Iowa Democratic speaker who opposed party efforts to slow national policy toward the Philippines and supported the Republican ticket.
A garbled, quip filled dialogue recalls petty debts and social foibles. The snippets feature a borrowed five shillings, a northern visitor in a southern hamlet, and a playful exchange about prominent citizens. A cue about a sequel hints at a comic scene with cats and cries.
A brief dialogue shows Hicks and Wicks discussing money requests from Hicks wife. Wicks notes she often asks for funds while Hicks denies regular requests noting her worry. The exchange centers on financial tension within a marriage.
A lighthearted Irish anecdote describes Mulcahy and Mulhooly, once friends, who pass each other in silence to avoid quarreling. They joke the stony calm is “the insurance on their friendship,” resolving not to “splinke te wan another at all” in their devoted bond.
Sheriff Boone, an El Paso arrival, discusses Little Dick Harris and rare southwest burglaries. He notes Apache Kid and Black Jack Musgrave legends, border railways using mules, and swift justice in El Paso. The piece blends frontier anecdotes with historical musings on Chinese court historians.
In Alabama a funeral coach was jolted when two horses pulling a cart snatched the pole and caused damage. The undertaker sued for $25 as Mrs Adams testified that while dreary over a dead baby she saw the horses rush, nose-bars in place, warning of another funeral to come.
A fragment from New York Weekts shows a man speaking to Mr Binks about calling Mrs Binks. The dialogue mentions a playful Tunve, a gent de vul wish to see her in the patio, and a response about tiring before an apparent social call.
The article traces the lilac’s English introduction and names, describing its aromas and historic names. It then updates Andrew Carnegie’s Skibo Castle: additions underway, praise for wealth, but criticism for tree cutting and ancestral lineage disputes tied to the Gray and Murra families and centuries of estate transfer.
In a comic家庭 anecdote Mr. Shivvers reads about cold baths curing neuralgia and rheumatism. He bravely plans a gradual plunge, but his wife’s teasing and a chaotic morning lead to a splashy disaster and questions about the soap in the tub. The scene captures humorous household stubbornness and a questionable health fad.
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