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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
6
A Hull Iowa cartoon item recounts a customer puzzled by seed stogies at a cigar shop. The dealer explains the boxes hold seed cigars, the green box is his own brand, and the customer finally asks what “seed” means, prompting the dealer to admit ignorance.
The article urges individuals to guard against cholera and typhoid by drinking clean water and eating uncontaminated food. It notes contamination can come from goods and clothing and stresses personal hygiene and moderation to stay immune from infection.
A man moves copper can totals to a scale and a passerby questions faith in the device. He retorts he trusts the machine over people as a judge of weight and worth. The exchange reflects skepticism about belief versus mechanism.
Dr. W. E. Evans outlines health circulars urging public attention with phrases on filth flies and fever. He notes Chicago's improved conditions and uses pointed comparisons to stress civic awareness and sanitation.
A new flower named the Maid of the Mist was discovered near Victoria Falls in South Africa. Scientists note petals arranged in a penthouse formation with stamens and pistils angled to control movement under constant spray in a hothouse.
A muddled dialogue reports a discussion about staying sharp at night and avoiding dullness, mentioning Miss Tobasca and the term Chapper stage. The fragment hints at a question about management and consistency.
A fragment hints at a heated exchange about a political figure described as insincere and frivolous. The remark questions American leadership and implies that the person was working in politics in a problematic way.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew recalls a 1868 race against Ulysses S. Grant and a meeting with Horatio Seymour. Seymour advised the young speaker to avoid opposition attacks and to study history and leaders, a counsel the narrator regards as key to his own political success.
A brief dialogue noted from the Advertiser features Mrs Stubbs and Mr Stubbs discussing a fishing trip in Canada. Marie comments on quiet fishing, while Ed Mira is cited in the ad snippet. The piece reads as a small, humorous ad-like exchange without further context.
An interview recounts the Liberal Republican movement led by Carl Schurz and allies like Mutat Halefeld Henry Watterson and Jamel Bowles. It details the Cincinnati convention of 1872 and the moment Schurz and associates mourned Adams defeat with a comic opera tune at a hotel piano.
Prominent editor and designer William A. Radford offers free advice on home building. He emphasizes designing a house to fit future resale, notes the popularity of ornate porches and sun parlors, and discusses practical layouts, sun rooms, and generous closet space.
The 30 foot shark chased the fishing schooner Albert Willard near George’s Bank off New Zealand. Capt Frank Dougherty ordered harpoons and an icepick used five times. after a two hour fight the shark dragged the ship toward a shoal. Lines were cut and the shark departed with harpoons and icepick in its back. Crew chopped away damaged gear with hatchets.
In Rio Janeiro on December 27 1846 United States minister Henry A Wise hosted two American travelers Colonel Halleck and Captain Sherman. The dinner party ended with the birth of a son of Mrs Wise. Eighteen years later Lieutenant Wise carried Confederate dispatches and General Sherman recalled the Rio incident when asked by Representative Wise.
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