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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
6
A compact miscellany of opinions and curiosities on war, trains, gender roles, diet, and finance. It notes sensational claims about the Vermont ship, homeopathic beets, and a preacher’s apocalyptic date while musing on gum taxes, postal savings, and rail station beautification. It references Arkansay preachers, Captain Hobson, and Grimes enticement, with reflections on farming, markets, and thrift.
A Census reveals Oklahoma's population growth surpassing several western states, with 1900s figures validating rapid expansion. The piece also cites the 1909 shift of Indian Territory and the potential for weeds to become valuable crops, as Bureau of Plant Industry notes.
A condensed extract from Harper's Weekly quotes a psychologist on the only way to escape paralysis is to begin a task and exercise daily willpower. It argues that effort trains the will to shape destiny, with discipline preventing laxness and paralysis, and notes beauty as a final defining charm observed by men in women.
A Iowa inventor presents a four tier clothes drying rack that holds sixteen rods. Racks collapse to occupy minimal space. rods on each side hinge to top blocks and clamp back for horizontal support. Also notes concerns over soap usage and public hygiene in crowded cities.
An Ohio inventor introduces a soap-dispensing metal holder that automatically discharges a chip of soap, useful on trains and ships. A second invention attaches to a telephone directory, featuring stacked disks that reveal selected names and numbers for quick viewing during calls.
A mosaic of notes cites a new funding syndicate in progress, Queen Alexandra opening projects in London, a fashion dress expo in February valued at £190 000, and global notes on Episcopal growth in Polynesia. It mentions John Kendrick Tangs relocating to Boston, lone ice factory limits, licorice now wild in Asia, and U S exports at $550 000 to the year. It also reports Rockefeller gifts totaling over 2 655 000, New York State trust profits at 40 percent in 1906, and a London universal electrical directory listing 2 355 company names with telephones and plant details.
Report from a barber shop rear on 10th Street east of Broadway describes Herbert Edison’s demonstration of a kerosene fueled water rocket propulsion system. Explosions in a horizontal tube create a water jet that pushes the vessel forward, promising speeds faster than a mile a minute for boats, yachts, and steamships. Experimental setup uses an eighteen foot skiff and a fifty foot trough with zinc hood and electric sparking ignition.
A London humor item tells of Little Johnnie with bantam hens and tiny eggs. One morning he shoots at a fowl gun and his father finds an ostrich egg tied to a bewn with a card reading Keep your eye on this and don your best.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a family scene with Pa claiming to have fixed someone and a mother sending Johnny to pass the day. The text reads like a rough, colloquial report or overheard conversation from a local setting. No clear names beyond Johnny.
A playful line notes that family ties improve when kin gather at a simmer resort, turning ordinary moments into a joyful, relaxing retreat.
A Norwegian wood chopper named Ole negotiates pay by meals rather than dollars, revealing rustic humor as Mr. Drake hires him to split stove wood. Ole accepts for dinners, works eight days, then returns for more meals, while the exchange entertains bystanders with the crop of misunderstandings.
In a vestry parlor scene women prepare a box for the family of Reverend Joseph Gordon, a western missionary figure who served as teacher lawyer and patriot for five hundred dollars a year. A sudden vision, marked by an extravagant spring hat and expensive shoes, unsettles the moment as a caller recalls a missionary’s writing and questions the generous yet morally fraught expectation.
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