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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
3
The text describes sepia pigment from cuttlefish, its preparation and durability, plus a collage of anecdotes and wordplay. It then shifts through random quotes about superstition and a flood of fragmented phrases, including definitions and dialogue, ending with notes on damp paper dangers and brief comic bits.
A Milwaukee Sentinel passage recounts a scene in a shop where a middle aged man bets a doctor he cannot name 100 people the doctor personally knows. The doctor accepts, begins listing, and in fifteen minutes has 63. the insinuation is that the doctor’s skill in applied psychology aids memory and recognition.
An excerpted discussion on excessive nutrition from Blatter Fur Volksgesundbeltspilege cites meat overconsumption as most harmful. It links overeating to impaired mental function, hypochondria, and gout, urging critical view of hunger signals and satiety. The piece also references Our Naughters and Ruskin on parental guidance and moral nurture.
The piece notes a small two story Bowery building with a basement housing three occupants. Signs advertise three “cheapest” establishments: hardware store, barber shop, and restaurant. The tone and setting reflect a street scene in New York.
The passage discusses an archaic term for a bed arrangement called an “apple pie bed” where sheets are folded to trap the legs, cited as head to foot and linking to cap-a-pie. It references style, language misreadings, and a New York Times line about conscience and credibility.
A garbled passage presents a dialogue fragment with names and cryptic phrases. It references Leni teous siden Lenn of Bastion and someone named Maruel and a line about love and a “Blood” reply, set within a Baltimore American context.
A fragment describes General Grant in China hearing a Chinese sailor and a boy reply in pidgin English about speaking louder. The boy repeats must talkee lowder. Grant and others laugh as the boy emphasizes quiet speech. The joke ends with noting Chinese boat captains called toward on board.
A Laslie's Monthly joke recalls an 1830s Sprinefeld scene where Abraham Lincoln lounges across chairs as a city judge visits. Mary Todd Lincoln rebukes him by grabbing his hair, prompting Lincoln to introduce his wife to the judge with comic obliviousness.
A quirky mock description explains petroleum refining by distillation with three methods and a fanciful aside about a steam hiss. The text then drifts to a dramatic scene where Lord Fitzfoodie speaks a poetic line to Araminta, imagining writing in letters of fire.
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