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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
4
California frost devastates Santa Clara County fruit crops on the night of the 28th. Prunes, apricots, and peaches suffer losses estimated near 83 million dollars, while the Dingley tariff debate and political race chatter fill the broader news.
Readable verses recount a Union veteran urging the nation to weaponize once more. A Northern brother joins in recalling Civil War memories and calls for unity against a common foe, as old soldiers pledge readiness to defend the flag.
The Wednesday Capitol scene features predictions on a US Spain war over Cuba and the Maine disaster. General Weyler rumored with the Spanish fleet while Congress signals an impending intervention next Monday. Boatin comments on post office debts and rail tolls, urging efficient service over budget cuts.
The article notes about fifty postal cars currently in use at a total cost not exceeding five thousand dollars each, while the government pays an annual rental of five thousand five hundred dollars per car, totaling a significant expenditure.
A Woodens Patent Spray uses a lantern over water filled with coal oil to lure and drown insects near fruit trees and crops within 400 feet. The Advocate offers a one year subscription and a special 10 cent per copy deal for A. D. Warbe's The People vs. the Gold Bugs, a 25 cent book, through Kerr & Co Chicago.
The Union Elevated Loop by Chiente Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Station promises rapid downtown access with five cent fares to major stores. Elevated trains would stop at Rock Island Station every minute, promoting the Great Rock Island Route. Send a two cent stamp to receive a bird's eye view of Chicago and the Loop system from Josn Sebastian.
A blue colored Arabian foal from a thoroughbred line is presented by Harbaugh, sired and dammed by imported stock from Wilson Westbrook of Montevideo Iowa. The colt stands high and weighs around 900 pounds. Sale terms include $5 to insure, $7 resale, insurance held as security until full payment.
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