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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
8
Fragment from an emotional verse expressing longing to be near and comfort a loved one. Ambiguous context hints at joy and reunion while mentioning a speaker named Mavrone and imagery of rising spirit and enduring affection. The readable lines convey yearning and resilience despite trouble.
Old timer G Nolen recalls selling intercommunicative phones to Blatz Brewery. He adds German receivers to bridge language gaps for Dutch workers, leading to a successful sale and Blatz praise.
In a vivid reminiscence the old circusman recalls the 18 foot giraffe that drew crowds by shadow and water glasses. Performers handed out four dozen tumblers marked Souvenir of the Great Giraffe at two daily times, amid a lively edge-of-ring scramble. A boy on a spectator’s shoulder caused a dramatic incident when a glass holder snagged on cuff buttons and the giraffe intervened to safety, ending with the boy returned to his keeper and the show continuing.
An illustrated 293 page pamphlet promotes Illinois Central Railroad land prospecting along its line through Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It offers free copies from J F Merry and others, describing sixteen color maps of Cuba, the Philippines, West Indies, North America, and Europe, published by Rand McNally & Co. and available for 25 cents from the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway agent at the depot.
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