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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
7
A Westminster Gazette verse fragment contrasts Edenic apples and roses with unfulfilled love. The narrator laments a maidens sorrow as thorn and green fruit symbolize temptation and heartbreak, urging detachment from Cupid’s darts.
A scene in a waiting room follows a bride named Nosalind aiding an older woman anxious over a missing item. The rusty dressed stranger, flushed and trembling, seeks help with a table or route as her friend boards a train, creating a moment of courtesy and confusion.
In a chance rendezvous on a station platform Rosalind reunites with an elderly woman and learns of her son Pete and his wife. The elderly mother worries about her son's choice, but Rosalind offers reassurance and hints at Pete's future success and true-lady wife.
Mrs. Charlies L. Geyman, wife of Butte Montana mining operator, took full control of the Yankee Boy mine and mill while her husband served a jail term for contempt. She wore overalls and boots, proved capable at driving machinery and managing operations, and is expected to maintain strong involvement in the mine’s future.
A fragment discusses hornets and bees reacting to motion versus stillness. It notes that settled objects are not seen as enemies and that disturbing a nest increases danger only when motion is introduced. The piece references Nicholas and the idea that stillness reduces stinging risk.
The article explains wireless telegraphy as essential to the navy both for peacetime operations and wartime indispensability. Rear Admiral H N Manney leads rapid development of a system to link ships with shores and with each other across vast ranges. Reports from the Washington Navy Yard note overheard messages between Cape Cod and sea traffic and between Boston and nearby points, signaling growing expectations for broader wireless use.
A fleet-wide push advances wireless work from Cape Elizabeth to the Caribbean and Pacific, with New Orleans to Cajon and 1400 mile Gulf links planned. The Colorado sent the first sea to department message, proving off coast reach and landline relay.
A brass pine cone device found in Paris after an attempted assassination against Alphonso XIII and President Loubet is revealed by M. Chavigny. The bomb contains two detonating tubes filled with fulminate mercury and was linked to Barcelona anarchists.
A laboratory chemist in a masked incosure neutralized a dangerous mercury bomb by plunging it into water. The device, feared to kill, was said to be planted in the grass by an anarchist avoiding arrest and possession of the bomb.
Sir Thomas Dewar recalls American gamblers showing universal contest interest. He shares a social vignette of a ragged newsboy who gets a dime from him and hopes to win a dollar on a third race, illustrating odds and dreams around betting.
Mrs Keene says the second girl has been a soubrette at some career stage. Her husband asks why. She replies that the girl dusts by only touching the high places, implying stage experience.
A Littsburg Dispatch excerpt narrates a salty old seaman describing how he lost his leg. He recalled stepping on a shipboard jack and injuring himself while on night duty while carrying a baby.
A Globe item presents a contrast between a young man and an older man reflecting on time. The youth recalls events from five or six years past while the elder places them forty to fifty years ago, illustrating shifting perceptions of history.
Chicago notes rising demand across commodities with grain exceptionally traded at 18 171 757 bushels this week up from 10 455 575 last week and 8 7830 last year. Iron ore lumber and structural materials show heavy receipts while building activity and prices rise with urgent needs.
Readers see scattered live cattle hogs and sheep bids across major markets including Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York. Prices show cattle 3.50 to 6.35, hogs 4.00 to 6.40, sheep 2.00 to 5.08, wheat No 2 34 to 82 cents, corn No 2 24 to 54 cents, oats No 2 26 to 30 cents, rye largely 40 to 60 cents, with regional variations and deal ranges across cities.
A streetcar was struck by lightning in New York causing fourteen injuries but no panic. The report notes a franchise granted by the City Council of Knthesburg Mississippi for a 125000 telephone system. Officials named to investigate life insurance and advisory counsel considered for Charles KE and Joseph J. Choate.
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