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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
5
A garbled Indianapolis Journal fragment recounts a tale of a woman driven to extreme weight loss. The grocer and a ginger-bearded man discuss her fate after she marries repeatedly. Her goal to reach 159 pounds ends in mythic petrifaction following a graveyard realignment.
A Jefferson street woman visits an express office to claim a package shown by a postal card. When asked to identify herself and explain expected origin, she becomes irate. A confrontation follows as staff enforce identification rules, and a guard restrains the altercation before the package is handed over.
The column attacks Senator Jones of Nevada for joining the Populists, labeling him a silver senator and urging Republicans and Democrats to abandon attempts to appease him. It argues there is one choice for honesty in money policy and warns against fiat currency. It also critiques census error reasoning and forecasts growth and social change affecting birth rates and population.
The Chicago Tribune reports on Robert B. Porter ex-superintendent criticizing U S census methods, noting Canada and other nations adopt the new tabulation system. He cites a birth decline, 26.7 percent under ten in 1880, and argues the population would differ by millions without the updated counting approach.
Chicago’s Lyon & Healy announces a move to a magnificent new building and offers slightly used secondhand pianos from World’s Fair stock. Squares at 348, 125. uprights from 35 to 225. grand pianos from 500 upward. Names include Chickering, Knabe, Steinway, Weber, Decker, Steck, Gesher, and more. Immediate orders preferred with return option at Lyon & Healy’s expense. Address Wabash Ave Chicago.
A local advert offers hand warp weaving for car mats or rugs with low prices. The note directs customers to a workshop one block north and a half block east of the Academy building, signed by W. Schlossien.
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