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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
3
DeMots plans an auction of his jewelry stock starting Saturday September 12 as he retires from jewelry to pursue ophthalmology. He aims to attract buyers by reducing stock to a level affordable for an average jeweler from a financial viewpoint.
Local notices report Prairie King flour at 1.50 per sack and honey from Evergreen Apiary. Hog cholera hits local hog herds with losses. railroads’ ticket practices noted as perplexing. School enrollment opens bright. 22 students on first day. A wind storm reportedly toppled stacks near Dell Rapids. a man reports a driving horse for sale. An unusual travel ticket scheme is described with extra charges at Denver.
The essay argues that opening trade with Canada, Mexico, and Cuba offers more immediate gains than distant markets in Asia. It cites benefiting regions, urges restraint on risky Far East steps, and highlights strong growth and potential in neighboring economies.
Corvin H. Spencer of Chicago reports a 2 10 000 000 bushel corn crop possible after three weeks of favorable weather. He cites yields around seventy bushels per acre near Hastings and notes mixed results across Nebraska with strong alfalfa output but disappointing wheat and corn quality due to wet conditions.
A Carson City city council meeting leads to a contentious expunging motion. Mark Twain, present as a young reporter, quips that the expunged matter should be worn under the chairman's hat so none will seek it. The piece also mentions Major Pond and Bill Nye in anecdotal notes from lectures.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will sell excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates. Baltimore Maryland departure on the 17th.
The article notes the common nettle once valued for food clothing and fiber in various lands. It cites uses in hay fodder in Russia Sweden and Holland and mentions fiber for sewing cordage paper linen and clothing in different cultures. Stray Stories.
Major Pood kept calm when a breakdown threatened a lecture engagement in the United States. He sent a merry telegram announcing Tan Maclaren would be late and entertained the audience with singing. A steady stream of cheerful telegrams followed as the couple arrived at the platform, the crowd laughing at each update.
Fragment from a piece discussing an old belief about a weather vane and a preferred body suspended by a thread to ward off winds. References Barabas in Marlowe's The Jew of Malta.
An eccentric brief recalls Shakespearean allusion in King Lear to halcyon days and birds. It notes a Kingfisher sighting near Botley Southampton and local belief that a dead dingishe hunted by its beak affects tides. It then highlights Cassius Clay’s duel exploits and a claim he once opposed “duck” warfare, preferring lethal force only when necessary.
A stylistic fragment recalls a grand day in chivalric times. A knight toasts a figure etched in memory and proclaims his mother as the reverent, guiding presence behind noble hearts. The language suggests ceremonial homage and timeless affection.
A fragment discusses individuals shaping their own fate and the risk of miners spending too much on plans leaving nothing for actual building. The speaker contrasts belief in personal design with material constraints and lost opportunities.
A garbled note mentions Danber-T promising painting work and a dealer Gowl. It references a water-related item and the Blenheim palace park covering about 2.7 acres with around twelve tolls or ways nearby. The fragment suggests a New York Times origin.
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