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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1892
Page
3
A column of opinions notes women go hatless in Mexico and calls for fresh bathing costume ideas. It discusses a counterfeit $50 bill, the New York Stock Exchange, Peel era figures, and moral debates over a New York play. It questions milk trusts and coal trusts, and warns laws will be strengthened if needed.
The article mocks admission fees at Jackson Park and questions a Chicago preacher’s claim that churches created wealth and civilization. It cites a Paris rental for a minister and argues dignity lies in ability and culture, not spending. It notes dangers of knee drawer use causing injuries to women and ends with a fragment about a February Westward news item.
A sweeping column recounts Oliver C Perry 49 years sentence after a daring New York Central express car escape. It contrasts this with European mob and divorce sensationalism, urges better rural roads, and notes Emperor William’s cautious stance on Jew baiting and equal rights for Jews and Gentiles.
An English visitor notes American women wear abundant diamonds, while contrasting British taste. She cites propriety about street wear and mourning, arguing excessive gems clash with etiquette, even as public and charitable settings embrace pomp. The piece reflects transatlantic Fashion and social norms.
On the sixth annual Prohibition party convention in Cincinnati Music Hall delegates file in amid banners and portraits. The first day features a majority roll call and minority clash over platform free coinage and tariffs as Gen. John J. Bidwell wins the presidential ballot with 590 votes while Demorest and Stewart trail. The second day sees hours of platform wrangling, Willard leading and Hankering for fusion resisted, with Dr. Evans appealing for funds and the convention adjourning after nominating Bidwell.
The Prohibition party outlines its platform stressing total liquor prohibition, woman suffrage, monetary reform, tariff defense, railroad and immigration controls, land ownership by residents, and opposition to mob rule. It denounces major parties and urges unity to uphold justice, sobriety, and American homes.
Italian boot factories produce a single pattern with riveted heels and soles. Worn heels worn on one side can be removed and turned, and worn soles can be replaced in the same way. This allows boots to be rotated for longer life.
The article states Europe as the most densely peopled continent with about 360 million inhabitants and an average of ninety three people per square mile.
A gentleman in Ireland cut open a potato at dinner and found a half sovereign at its center. Though discolored, the coin remained in good preservation and is now worn as an ornament on a watch chain.
A newspaper excerpt notes that work and tools accompany every person and highlights a late invention termed burglar-proof glass. It suggests domestic cleaners would favor dirt-proof glass, implying practical improvements for home upkeep and security.
Iowa G A R leaders under Commander Steadman arrange for multiple railroad lines to Run special G A R trains to Chicago for the Worlds Fair visits. Each train will carry a staff officer from the department and be integrated into one or two Pullman trains to Washington. A statewide canvass seeks comrades planning to attend, aiming for a record turnout and competition among railroads to provide the best carloads.
A stranger staged a burial swindle in Burlington claiming his mother in law Mrs Stolger lay in Quincy. He prepared burial arrangements with St John’s Church and Unterkircher & Sons, bought a burial plot, and had Father Timothy Luther officiate. He borrowed small sums to cover expenses, then vanished after losing his pocketbook, leaving the body not yet arrived from Quincy. The same ruse reportedly occurred in Mt Sterling.
Avr LeMars city marshal seeks two young girls who left home after a late night spree. They were arrested with a barber for late street driving, then released in LaMars where they vanished while a father pursued them. Suspected to have gone north with railroad workers. both are beyond reform school age.
At the last board meeting the medical faculty saw resignations and new appointments. Dr K J Farnsworth resigned and was named emeritus professor of materia medica. Dr Charles I Chase of Waterloo was elected professor of materia medica and diseases of children. Dr A C Peters was elected professor of laryngology and rhinology. Prof Wambaugh’s resignation as law professor was accepted and M J Wade of Iowa City was appointed resident professor of law with James A Rohrback of Pennsylvania as assistant professor.
The Neff Brower land dispute ends with the State Land Department upholding Neff s title to land in Kossuth County after a challenge claiming noncompliance with tree planting laws. This is the first in a series of reentry claims likely to be dropped. In Manson burglars steal goods and checks from A L Marcellus grocery and ransack American Express office. In Creston thirteen saloon keepers are arrested on informer Maxwell s complaint and post bonds. Durant lightning strikes and fires lift Luttenburg Sind elevator. Arlington Mall burns at Sheldon with extensive property damage.
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