21 Oct 1904
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1904
Page
1
Farmers advertise two registered Short Horn bulls one three years old and one ten months old, plus ten to fifteen pigs near Doon and Hull. Local visitors, farm sales, weather notes, town events, and editorials on suffrage age debate populate the page with community life and regional notices.
Large farm listing describes 5,200 acres under cultivation with 16 acres pasture and 60 acres additional pasture in western Kingsbury County. Rich black loam soil, an artesian well producing two gallons per minute, fair house. asking price $28 per acre though value cited at $50. Probate-era notice notes and local items mention fairs and civic club meetings.
The page lists arrivals and departures of families such as the Beckmans and Denbys, movement into new homes, and visits among old friends. It mentions Comrade Bruce Andress visiting from Minnesota Soldiers' Home, plans for the Orange City courthouse dedication on November 7, and social gains for Sheldon residents as new families settle.
Fragmentary OCR describes implications of a proposed unified telephone network linking Hawarden Slosx Centre Hull and Heek Valley with Ireton Orange City and Hawarden. It suggests a rural line project by O W A to connect principal farms between here and the George Line.
A teacher in an old academy proposes using school study of Civil Government as a reward for voting eligibility. He suggests selecting capable students to remain in school or set an age limit for ballot access, arguing this would encourage serious study and foster informed voters while gradually addressing women’s suffrage.
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