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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
2
In Hull and surrounding areas, notices reveal farm purchases by R. T. Fobes, plans for printing sale bills, and improvements by William Geach. Ellen Cornforth returns from Washington, while Sioux City packing industry rumors surface. A disastrous animal accident injures Mrs. Grastran and a horse near the railroad.
Squire Newell and his wife were Sheldon visitors last Sabbath. Station Agent W. E. Losey went to Sheldon yesterday on a brief business trip. Mr. George Miller of Bridgewater South Dakota came to see his brother JT Miller visiting his mother Mrs Sarah Miller. Jim Warren Whitney of Prairieburg arrived in Full Tuesday for a visit with his brother in law J. W. Wagner north of town. Whitney is a Law county farmer seeking more land and seems pleased with this part of the state. Sam Mal Inwood's Nasby appears at odds with Larchwood Leader over its remarks about him, a dispute that carries no real harm.
Old soldier David Frear died Tuesday after weeks of ill health and a final decline. Born in Lycoming county Pennsylvania in 1844 he served in the Union Army beginning in 186? rejoined Company A of the Pennsylvania cavalry in 1862 and fought to the war's end. Surviving relatives live nearby. Funeral services will be held at the Congregational church with G A R members present to honor a civic, upright man. Philadelphia Press notes Mrs Kruger wife of the Transvaal president is thrifty and stylish, often cooking and performing housework herself, a sign of her executor husband's preference for frugality.
A fragment reflecting on the First Lady’s role and wealth, noting she manages domestic duties while the president’s fortune remains largely untouchable. It contrasts public life, private money, and suggests different legacies for the vast fortunes of great families, amid a regional business scene described with local color.
The article recounts the late stages of George Washington as described by William Perrine in The October Ladies' Home Journal. It details his awareness of approaching death, requests to manage his papers, and final moments as friends and servants await the end in a simple room.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a public notice, newspaper pages, publication timing, and printing details. The readable bits reference a halted public action and colors in advertising, with unclear dates, places, or agencies.
A dying scene is described where a man, after being told he was understood, whispers a last word “Tiswell.” Breathing fails soon after, his pulse is checked, and he dies quietly as Major Lear signals the end and the widow remains composed.
The past years saw major upgrades on the teestlen bun track road bed and bridges replacing wooden structures with steel, adding tunnels and curves. Masses of funds funded new locomotives, premier sleeping and dining cars, and through routes from St Paul and Minneapolis to Tacoma Seattle and Portland, promising smooth, safe travel across 2000 miles. A railroad agent in St Paul invites readers to learn more by sending six cents for a booklet. Notice: Sioux County probate administrator appointed for Herve W. Felich deceased.
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