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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
2
An 1890s ad touts Munyon’s Paw-Paw Pills as a cure for indigestion bowel regulation and liver issues claiming to purify blood and clear pimples and eruptions. A separate anecdote relates a domestic dispute where a wife restrains her husband, with a passerby remark about a recurring beating.
Mrs. Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving back pain irregular kidney secretions and fatigue. She reports prompt relief and long term cure after using the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box. The ad urges readers to buy.
A North Carolina public school superintendent endorses Postum after his mother, long troubled by heart issues and stomach pains, improves markedly after switching from coffee. He notes his family’s relief, including fewer headaches, and urges others to consider the coffee substitute. The letter is presented as genuine testimony.
August drought and heat cut the corn crop by about 335 million bushels with 290 million from seven surplus states. The 2.605 billion bushel estimated crop drops from last month and falls to third place, signaling sharp declines versus the 1906 record and a lower Sept 1 condition than August.
A $7,000,000 project signs contracts to move the Loup river 100 miles overland to feed Omaha packinghouses and flour mills. The plan reroutes the Loup north to a long natural reservoir at Genoa, with a 120 foot dam and penstocks delivering water to turbines.
A Bradstreet’s table compares July 1 1896 with August 1903 prices showing total increases of 2.30 per pound or 49.1 percent. The rise focuses on necessities with breadstuffs and basic commodities costing significantly more, affecting family budgets nationwide.
The article notes President Taft plans a July army reduction of about 8 000 men to lower government costs. It also discusses tariff reforms, a shift in energy generation via the Loup River project, and impacts on federal revenue and interstate commerce.
The national outlook shows hay output at 64,166,000 tons vs 70,795,000 a year earlier, with spring wheat losses of 10,000,000 bushels offset by a total crop near 714,302,000 bushels. Oats rose to 49,000,060 bushels and barley and spring wheat saw declines, while the corn crop advanced about 1,000,600 bushels.
Tike Forest reserves in New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin cover more than 50,000 acres. Ten of the forty six states maintain forest reserves, highlighting a broad but uneven pattern of public land protection.
Moses Thatcher a prominent Mormon apostle and leader in his community died in 1 Uinh. The obituary notes his influence in Wisi and patidical life and mentions his 1948 candidacy for the United States Senate and his withdrawal from race.
A cannon burst during the farmers pawn and fair in Escanaba Michigan killed Paul Tamison age 38 a private in the infantry reserves and left a private dead.
Union and labor scene notes report a Baltimore gathering with James Farley planning retirement to focus on racehorses. Union trends show membership shifts, suffrage endorsement by New Jersey workers, and international federation talks amid a wave of U.S. prosperity and rising employment.
A Boston bird store fire endangers Polly Billy the parrot and other birds. Firefighters return to rescue the panic stricken creatures as smoke fills the shop. Polly Billy guides the crew back to safety, saving the flock.
A man with long hair and sharp features sits in a dining car as a calleted waiter notes his order a small glass of whiskey and a large glass of water. The exchange is observed while the waiter keeps a close watch as the meal proceeds.
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