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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
2
A scattered column notes include Ah Sin as a Chinese name, tax and income debates, massacres in Asia Minor, English royals and Gould fortunes, fear of political change, cremation debates, Ottoman sultan Mehmed V, and fashion critic observations. It blends humor, commentary, and social observations with multiple named figures and places.
The article surveys enduring human superstition from ancient times to today. It cites Greeks, Romans, Napoleon, Victoria, and Kipling, noting beliefs about Fridays, the number thirteen, cats, and lucky symbols like horseshoes, portraying superstition as a constant across eras and figures.
In Turkey arranged marriages are common with parental control. Demetra Vaka to Halil Bey lacked prior meeting and respect. Hatıl Bey’s fiancée is obsessed with Kant and Schopenhauer, and the ensuing clash reveals philosophy as a rival to passion. The narrator notes Kant’s heirs prevail in the end.
A Louisville tale links James Guthrie to a fake pass carried by a farmer. Guthrie, longtime L N railroad president, identifies the scrap paper as not a real pass, recalling a load of wood and a warning about deception. A concluding quip about a woman’s lack of tears in a novel ends the piece.
An express company worker confessed to stealing 16000, highlighting stark contrasts with a wealthier employer. The firm paid 55 a month while distributing 36 million in extra dividends via melon cuttings over nine years, raising questions on ethics and corporate policy. The piece contrasts honesty with economic privilege and notes calls for reform in practical schooling and education.
The piece argues widespread discontent with the public school system as NAEP discussions unfold in Denver. It urges matching varied student aims with practical outcomes, noting that not all boys will become presidents and that schools should prepare them for labor, crafts, and meaningful work. It extols Western conditions and Oberlin as models, praising the West as a hopeful nursery of capable, curious minds.
The New York Tribune argues that laws reflect shifting public sentiment and power, with some laws accurately mirroring opinion at enactment while others persist due to vocal hostility or public apathy. It contends that the nation’s lawfulness is real but uneven, exposing gaps between theory and enforcement.
Florence and Mabel recall a Chicago masquerade night filled with improvised blackface makeup and wigs. The pair jokily recount losing their wigs and hair while strangers awarded prizes for most comical, unique, and artistic costumes.
A damaged excerpt discusses the old instinct for cruelty in hunting and firing, reflecting on a Nova Scotia tale. The narrator hints at fascination with the hunt and a wary view of recounting glory, suggesting a cautionary perspective on hunters and their stories.
A narrative recount of a moose encounter where Len spots a bull near pines, and the narrator, after several misses, shoots the animal twice more from 200 yards. Six shots graze or strike different parts, finally ending the moose with a decisive shot as it lies badly injured behind a rock.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a young woman consulting a friend about an engagement proposal. The friend advises to ask for time to think and then move to a new summer residence, forcing the suitor to communicate in writing.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired a fifth to seventh century B C bronze corselet of Celtic or Italic type. One of seven known specimens, it’s well preserved and may have northern Italian or nearby French origin. The artifact pairs with a crested casque of similar age, acquired in 1907, and displayed together.
Stra Macaulay visits London and Japan revisits and travels to Ta fia Heypt and other nations. A provisional letter titled Fifty Years of New Japano by Count Okuma edited by Marcus B Huish. public effort to honor Thomas Carlyle in Britain and Canada discussed.
In a playful exchange a speaker explains the balcony view shows the eclipse already past by about thirty minutes. The woman laments the lateness and notes nearly every event they attend runs late by a half hour.
Aw Inawit recalls an incident in which a man offered his seat on a streetcar, and when she sat without thanks he retorted with a patronizing remark, asking her to thank the “kind gentleman.” The Detroit Free Press reports the exchange.
A garbled passage describes a woman recovering and recounting past events to protect a male figure, mentioning fear of exposure. The text contains multiple distorted phrases that obscure meaning and proper names.
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