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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
An article promotes proper painting to protect property and avoid misrepresentation. It highlights a Dutch Boy White Lead brand test kit from Watidie Lead Company and offers a free paint test outfit and book, with address in New York City. It also briefly references a sniper incident and a conversation about a figure called Fours.
An advertisement claims Mrs. Thos. Dunn of Columbus Ohio suffered ten years from backache and fatigue. She attributes relief and cure to Dean's Whiskey Pills, sold by Foster Milburn Co. The piece blends testimonials with sensational lines and a Chicago Tribune-like crowd scene.
A Minnesota mother recalls her infant daughter suffering terrible eczema beginning at five months. After months of worsening condition and a factory doctor’s diagnosis, home remedies led to a dramatic recovery with no signs of eczema since early childhood.
The President signs a proclamation opening Tripp county South Dakota lands for farming and stock raising. Judge James W. Witten to supervise the October 1908 registration and drawing. Applicants must register at designated depots in Dakota and sign an oath on October 5 to 17. Lands total about 18,000 acres with allotments to Indians. nearby lands sell for 335 to 40 per acre.
A garbled dialogue hints at a revivalist named Grimshaw and a listener debating doctrine, church inclusion, and labels while referencing familiar 19th century remedies and social concerns. The text weaves satire with religious discourse and local color.
In a rural English village, George Greswold notices fever among residents after a dairy water source and manure heap near the dairy raise typhoid concerns. Porter and local authorities investigate, linking contaminated water to illness. Mildred and Fay mirror the social toll as the village races to contain the outbreak.
Attorney counsel for Standard Oil argues against a rehearing of the landmark case in Chicago. The government and prosecutors criticize the reply as repetitive and over technical. The brief cites poetry and mentions Archduchess Frederick as a notable figure in unrelated industry anecdotes.
The sale of a large block of New Haven stock to Billard prompts protest from New Haven officials who doubt his obligations and would not have sold if worried about misuse. Meantime 8000 to 16000 Canadian Pacific workers strike over a new schedule, with the Federated Mechanics directing a Montreal-issued strike order.
On his first Sunday school day a boy Dicky tells his mother about a funny banquet song he heard. The mother asks for details and recalls the odd lyric Shey sang the funniest banquet song I ever heard.
Secretary Cortelyou discusses politics as a duty rather than pursuit of office. The piece reflects on uplift and avoids sensationalism while twisting epigrammatic thoughts into a moral frame about public life and integrity.
A North Dakota woman once nicknamed The Pale Girl suffered headaches indigestion and low energy from heavy coffee use in cold weather. After switching to Postum she reports clearer complexion restored energy and relief from heart trouble and nervousness. The letter claims coffee was harming them and Postum provides a real improvement.
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