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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1892
Page
6
A curio piece reflects on exiles from Venezuela and labor underground, suggests seasonal migration of populations, and jokes about presidential politics and female influence. The note mentions a $32.37 per capita debt cure idea and mocks collection costs for the 37 cents.
A New York financier vows to reach the heart of Africa with only his valet for company challenging Stanley’s fame and threatening to expose any humbug. The piece also notes Fred C. Pillsbury’s death from malignant diphtheria and reflects on medical limits. It comments on the Methodist Conference stance on public funding and church-state separation, the Jonah and the whale debate, and warns against gullibility in speculation.
Frank Ives defeats former world champions in fourteen inch balk line to become champion par excellence. He broke Schaefer’s average record with 2633, surpassing Slosson and Schaefer in points. Observers hail him as a rising star with balance of dash and strategy. Weather notes recall cold springs with late snow in 1817 to 1882.
The bi cycle journey from Chicago to New York showcases American youth’s courage and discipline while criticizing archaic road building. It notes no financial gain for participants yet highlights durable character, warning of enormous economic losses from poor rural roads and potential military costs.
An artist recalls stories about word misuse in the White Mountains and New England. A guest complains over undercooked cakes while another joke targets a boy named Chauncey for lacking pedigree.
The piece traces the single tax revival from the United States to British Columbia and Japan, notes land value emphasis and fence disputes at Swampscott beaches, and highlights English coal strike talk on landlord dues, with Ireland praising London gains and Henry George’s influence on reform efforts.
Mary Frost Ormady argues in urging a single tax to end involuntary poverty by making land held out of use unprofitable. She contends equal access to land creates fair wealth, rejecting charity and arguing rent would rise as land becomes scarce if landlords hoard it.
A nurse recalls a Colorado case of a miserly husband who starved his bedridden wife and neglected her needs while the nurse watched over a hungry brood. He refused food, gave harsh instructions, and claimed meat would harm digestion as a poor, starving family endured.
A writer argues publishers must read manuscripts to discover new talent, while recognizing that readers stop at early chapters. The piece contends publishers balance risk with established authors, noting many new writers are unfairly dismissed before their best work emerges.
The text describes how servants in the East refrain from speaking in their masters presence and communicate only by signs. It notes similar customs in Egypt and Persia, with Pococke remarking on decency and profound silence during visits, slaves standing at room’s edge observing their master’s every move.
The Swiss Alpine peasant uses iron plows and gold-point spades to turn poor soil into productive fields. Mountain mowers risk perils, mowing hay on cliff edges and relying on communal rules to limit families to one mower. They work two months of hay harvest earning three to five francs daily, with winters spent carving paths down sheer slopes and facing avalanches.
This passage urges daily integrity over hidden sins and urges timely resolutions. It extols honesty charity love wisdom virtue and faith while warning against hasty spending and impulsive acts without steady guidance.
A barber advertises a French bald head polish that gives a three to four day shine and is water resistant. The product, meant for the bald, reflects light like a diamond while weather eventually wears it away and another coat can be applied. The piece notes German customers removing shine with acid, while France praises the look. A closing quip compares some men to card players who never have luck until they meet the saw-off.
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