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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
3
A Chicago Tribune piece recounts Nate, a crafty farmer, provokingly testing the Manufactures Building elevator by asking a ticket clerk if it is safe and offering his wife Jennie a ride for 25 cents. Jennie ascends as the reporter notes uncertainty about her return.
A blind man wears a painting of a catastrophe on his chest as a passerby asks which country suffered the disaster. The beggar replies he bought the artwork at an auction gate, a humorous misdirection from the Lyons Republican.
An advertisement touts Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a blood fertilizer tonic to aid digestion, appetite, and nerves, claiming it cleanses the blood and arrests decay. It also notes a Clover Machine for stamping letters at up to 5,000 an hour, a claim about Java thunder storms and a Jamaica Ginger essence curing indigestion priced at 25 cents.
A compact discussion urges farmers to shed unprofitable land and capital, imitate market gardeners by dropping crops and selling surplus, and consolidate to smaller, productive plots near cities. It argues land value rises with productivity, not mere ownership, and stresses hay quality and efficient household routines for household management.
A New York Farmer Institute discussion weighs clover against timothy hay. Clover offers higher albuminoids, boosting milk and growth, and provides more fertilizing nutrients for soil, giving it superior feed value compared with timothy.
To properly plant a peach tree, trim the entire top for medium and large trees leaving 15 to 18 inches above the roots. Remove all bruised parts, plant in mellow soil two inches deeper than in nursery rows, and rub off sprouts except three or four near the top to form future main branches. New branches will reach three to five feet. this forms a stronger tree. Do not fail to cut off the entire top when planting.
A domestic guide discusses feeding young chicks with whole or cracked wheat to strengthen digestion and boost egg production in hens. It also covers garden topics from using commercial fertilizers to weed seeds, caring for orchids, toads as pest control, and a note on the largest yew tree in Scotland.
A 17 year old girl named Alexandra Schukino was found near Bogorodska in Moscow Province after lying buried under snow and straw for fifty one days. She survived by eating a few bread morsels and later by sucking snow. She reported not feeling extreme cold but suffering from hunger and distress at not being rescued. She described cries for help going unheard as footsteps passed nearby.
The first North Dakota Chautauqua assembly runs June 28 to July 7 at Devils Lake. A full program with noted speakers and singers is planned. Devils Lake, a summer resort, offers reduced rail rates via Sioux City Northern and Great Northern. Address L H Fancher for programs and details.
A St Louis Post-Dispatch opinion notes in the woms congress talk on bloomer and divided skirt likely ends in nothing. It argues fashion dictates acceptance not health or reform. It states women are not reformers and even if bloomer were fashionable it would not endure.
A writer recalls riding a four horse coach down the steep Mount Hamilton road at night. The descent, described as a superb yet perilous cut, features sharp curves, cliffs, and a mad dash toward Smith's. The coach veers through fog, trees, and dust as passengers cry out before reaching Smith's in light.
Visitors are urged to explore Minnetonka Beach and Hotel Lafayette, advertised as the largest and best located resort house in the west. The lake offers picturesque scenery, ample steamers and watercraft, with several regattas planned. The Great Northern operates a double track between St Paul and the lake, while Sioux City and Northern trains stop daily at Wayzuatta.
A temperance lecture in a church chapel opened with the presiding gentleman absent. A nervous substitute attempted to proceed declaring the meeting would go on without an expected blessing, saying Amen after noting the absence. The Boston Globe reports the awkward start and resolve to press ahead.
A large mounted Map of the United States is issued for office or home display. Copies mailed to any address on receipt of fifteen cents. Address P Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Chicago Illinois.
A historical note reports twins registered as born on December 31, 1892 and January 1, 1893 in Vienna. Since they are brothers, their military service would occur in different years, with one turning 20 in 1912 and the other in 1913. The rest of the text mentions various advertisements and short notes.
A judge proposed marriage to settle a dispute over a farm rights with one party claiming under an old lease and the other under a will. The verdict awarded the plaintiff on condition he marry the defendant within two months, delaying execution until marriage. A Second item notes a Norwegian superstition about locating a drowned body using a rooster crow.
Miss C. G. McCrave of 753 Park Place Elmira N Y writes that after two weeks of dieting failed to help her dyspepsia a friend suggested August Flower. She bought a bottle and reports that she recoveredPromptly and is delighted with the remedy.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs for health, claiming it cleanses the system, cures constipation, and relieves colds headaches and fevers. It stresses its acceptance by medical professionals, kidney liver and bowels action without weakening them, and warns buyers to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and to expect 50c or $1 bottles.
At the century's start the Bible reached only one-fifth of humanity. Today it can be read by nine-tenths of the globe, reflecting rapid translation efforts and widening access to sacred texts.
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