09 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1898
Page
1
J W Pamplin reports that Company E members are allowed to date letters from Camp McKinley. The narrative follows the march from camp to Ringgold, Chattanooga, Nashville, Evansville, Burlington, and Des Moines, detailing trains, meals, and trials aboard the way. The piece laments poor officers and the hardship endured by troops, urging empathy for the soldiers’ fatigue and sacrifices.
The piece surveys national newspaper voices on Ye privee sol tiers who enlisted to oppose Spain. It criticizes editorials as inconsistent and calls out claims that soldiers are pampered or childish, noting harsh reactions amid wartime debate and public sentiment.
An article notes sale of cheap furniture and glassware from a Chicago department store, seen as a deception by locals. It discusses quality differences, pricing manipulation, and calls for price reductions to protect buyers in several towns.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions loan and security topics with names like Chicago and Viking, and references plans, fees, and repayment terms. It includes scattered figures such as 324 and 249 and mentions parties such as Loan & Healy and Dron, Bother & Co. along with vague directions to write a response.
Fragmentary OCR outlines a state department communication to the President. Mentions Daediadies and Pramarab Jatulee and events tied to birth and death of public figures. References a gathering or address with dates and names, but many words are garbled and specifics are unreadable.
The Trans Mississippian Exposition at Omaha replicates much of the Chicago World’s Fair allure with improved exhibit layouts allowing visitors to admire the West’s resources in two or three days. The Midway mirrors the 1895 Street of All Nations with enhancements, illumination enchants the grounds, and travel is easy via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railways with excursion tickets available nationwide.
An official war book by Cone regs mug Jeyyes Rankin celebrates biographies of Dewey and officers. It advertises a large 200 war map in color and notes free postage and nine two cent stamps. The text promotes a major money making program with claimed cheap prices and discounts.
Advertises affordable farming land in Wisconsin for $3 to $400 per acre with CAR terms, near stations, suggesting good water, timber, springs, and community facilities. Travel notes announce excursion tickets and reduced fares for trips to expositions, listing routes and special rates, urging readers to request free maps and catalogs.
A wartime vignette notes the 4 15 timing of an assault along a five mile front where American soldiers checked watches and readiness, underscoring the adage that a good watch is as essential in war as in life.
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