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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
2
A collage of 19th century observations on politics, culture, travel, and literature. Mention of strikes in New York, debates on fiction as art, editorials on women’s suffrage, and social anecdotes about notable figures and travelers across Europe and America.
Secretary James Wilson discusses U S farm productivity amid rising meat costs and scarce labor. He notes population growth and immigration fail to meet farm needs, while foreign workers avoid domestic farming due to laws. The piece also reflects on legal system delays and calls for simpler court procedures.
Taft argues delays in U S courts stem from judges delaying opinions after hearings. He cites English practice of immediate ruling as a model and warns prompt decisions sharpen focus and likely improve accuracy. He notes Philippine use of a monthly emendation and receipt system as a contrasting example.
Dr FLW Gunsaulos argues the American hand and mind require education not child labor. He warns against enslaving children to money making and calls for relief of poor families without forcing youth from school into monotonous work.
Sethe Low, president of Calambia, argues against the form of the Chinese exclusion act while praising the purpose. He states exclusion insults a wise Chinese race and advocates limiting Asiatic immigration to the Pacific coast, urging strict application of citizenship principles in public policy.
A fragment from Thomas Bailey Aldrich evokes autumn streets lit by torches and festal air. Images of bare berberies and the damask roses contrast with September blusher lips and a city street scene as lovers praise beauty through poetic, nostalgic visions.
A Native mother secretly returns to aid the Joiners after their four year old son Bobby vanishes in the forest. Mrs Joiner nurses her sick papoose, keeps him warm, and keeps vigil until the native mother reappears with news and their son returns. The tale ends with the woman vanishing silently, never seen again.
The King’s Sandringham herd, once near ruin, now dominates shows with a string of prizes. Rider Mageard notes the farm’s expansion and excellence, highlighting fourteen first prizes at a single exhibition and a history of growing success from 1903 to last year.
A fragmented historical note discusses a husband who owns a horse and a bogey while his wife asserts neutrality. The text references Ridlig and Rinahe in unclear context, leaving the core dispute unresolved.
A sprawling historical account recalls a string of Pittsburgh banking collapses and malfeasance from the early 1900s. It highlights the Der tillon system measures on bank clerks, political ties, and the ruin of Allegheny and Enterprise era institutions. The piece ties depositor losses to political machinations, trials, and long prison terms for financiers and staff.
Fire gutted the Take Superior lumber yards in Saint Marie Canada destroying 82 506 000 feet of timber valued at STOCW. The loss falls on the Saginaw Lumber Company of Saginaw Michigan. M T Tavis a special agent of the fre rea at manuingineers Department of Commerce and Labor says the time has come for American goods to regain trade in Britain. The whea caps of other entries than the United States are not promising.
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