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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
4
The piece extols Tahiti as a tropical paradise with coral reefs, turquoise lagoon, white surf, and lush palm groves. It highlights abundant fruit, a healthy climate, and native thatched houses, praising scenery from roars of waves to towering mountains and shaded banana and coconut groves.
A fragment from an Arkansas backcountry scene shows an old man on a fence rail recounting journeys beyond his home, naming Pettin County Peterville Hoshack ridge and Mecky while describing travels as wide as the world and noting a purse race with a $5 stake.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report quotes a well known physician describing partridge eggs as highly nutritious and palatable. He notes rural families in Louisiana rely on the eggs during laying season, while condemning nest robbing and hunting for eggs.
A writer describes a timid giraffe startled by loud noises on a canal barge scene. An anecdote recalls giraffes’ reaction to overnight gunpowder blasts and a keeper’s remark on their fear of nocturnal corridors. The piece also notes Bloodstone legends tied to the crucifixion and its reputed magical properties.
A garbled dialogue references a dispute over payment to a man named Gat and social pressure. The clipped quotations mention a “paid full rate” and “dogs of war” while alluding to civic or social backlash and chaotic wartime imagery.
A New York lawyer with 25 years’ practice recalls Taras’s admission to the bar and describes how progress has transformed legal work into a business pursuit. He notes firms hiring young college graduates to guarantee clients, the chase for popularity, and the use of salary as leverage for future business. A tale closes with a young artist’s vanity as he learns a painter’s window price too low.
An analysis questions whether stock tips in newspapers are trustworthy notes from insiders or mere bait. It argues that truly skilled handlers would rather trade directly with brokers and reap profits, not waste time composing tip columns for meager gains. It casts doubt on brokers as tip sources and potential conflicts of interest.
A shuffled miscellany quotes Professor Vivian Lewes on bathing and body care with notes on soap. It includes a tale about a Bathing Suit and a Violet debating modesty, plus observations on a horse rolling after pasture, and a child asking about food for thought ending with a quip about cheese.
The Illinois Central and Yazoo Mississippi Valley lines offer monthly Homeseeker excursions from western points to southern divisions and from eastern points to Fort Cadiz area. The Southern Homeseeker's Guide describes agricultural advantages and products south of the river. contact E P Skene, Land Commissioner, Chicago, for details.
In a tale the king's fictors seek a skilled Chinese physician among phantoms haunting doctors' houses. At last one door bears only one shade, hailed as the adept, who proves to have begun practice just that day.
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