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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1898
Page
3
The British Weekly laments the loss of James Pain's books and manuscripts as banks slash prices. The Last Sit Massingbred manuscript sold for three guineas, while about twenty other novels fetched low sums. Mr. Vayn is remembered as a devoted husband and father, leaving his family in precarious circumstances.
The text traces the origins of military and field music from ancient times noting that regimental bands served martial purposes while field music using bugles trumpets drums and fifes conveyed commands on the battlefield. It argues signals emerged as instruments offered clearer communication than voices, evolving gradually over time.
A dialogue outlines pitching a military play in which a Spanish spy dominates acts with rounds of applause, but the proposed twist ends with the spy being killed in the first act. The exchange hints at dramatic device and fatal setup.
Inusnepotis Jourgal remarks on wartime price ethics, contrasting prior price hikes with a postwar claim. The fragment hints at a dialogue about obligations and value during conflict.
A Pat chogue New York woman writes to Mrs Pinkham praising her Vegetable Compound for curing long lasting headaches fatigue and weakness. She claims previous doctors gave no relief and credits the remedy with restoring her health and energy. A brief humorous note about comic reading closes the letter.
Across newspapers from Detroit to Milwaukee and New York, editors debate the Dreyfus case’s implications. Confession and death of Colonel Henry fuel petitions for a new trial, while commentators warn of army honor and national consequences.
A reflection on aging as a social constraint where outward appearance succumbs to public opinion. The piece suggests people feel older than they are, adopt “proper” behavior, and lose youthful habits despite inner youth. It cites Ho Wanolda and Leake in a pondering exchange about aging.
A. Schiffeneder of 1617 Sulzwick Street Chicago, Austrian by birth and later U.S. citizen, earned recognition for Civil War heroism. He enlisted with the Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteers after arrival in America, fought in the Army of the Potomac, sustained a severe wound, was captured and exchanged, and later returned home.
The article notes a surge in interior decoration with new Murville porcelain plaque sets featuring American game birds. J C Unger Bros Co markets elastic starch tied to free plaques, urging grocery stores to stock Elastic Starch and offer the plaques to customers through their distribution network.
A humorous exchange notes Singleton mistaking a bride’s pulse for the ring during a wedding ceremony. A separate item recalls a tailor who swallowed a needle and died from inflammation. Notices promote Tostetter’s Bitters and Allen’s Foot-Ease as cures and comfort aids with generic claims and mail order details.
A collage of old quotes and product lines appears, including Halley's Catarrh Cure and Piso's Cure for Consumption. The text weaves personal reflections, medical remedies, religious and moral aphorisms, and stray advertisements from a historic newspaper page.
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