30 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
1
A garbled excerpt describes a dramatic scene involving a Southern gentleman and a princess who reveals her African origin. The dialogue hints at interrogation, fear, and mercy, with tangential mentions of dentistry, an appendix operation, and unrelated local notes.
The article recounts life inside the Bastille, detailing food, drink, and conditions for inmates. It notes inmates were housed in cells, given bread and water, with occasional wine and shoes, and some could keep a servant if willing to endure confinement. Voltaire began Trenriage there. prisoners signed oaths not to disclose what they learned.
A congressman recalls a man who wandered onto the street after a late dinner in Chicago. He refused sidewalks claiming he could walk the car tracks like Blondin. The anecdote appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
A farmer hires a town hand who helps load hay but questions the work rhythm after a 9 o'clock unload. The farmer retorts and the hand volunteers resignation. The scene shifts to a kitchen in Pat and the Lava with an Irishman returning from Italy.
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