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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
1
A cluttered column lists residents and visitors such as Frank Sager and E Hoard in Belleville, Barnett’s shop advertising wallpaper and canary glassware, traders from Haddam and Wayne, lumber yard plans, new phone line ventures, and community events. Included are whimsical tales of a musician, a stray tale of infidelity, weather watch, and local business and courtship notices.
A local businessman, urged by his wife, printed three sets of calling cards with phrases like One horse on you, Horse apiece, and Two horses on you. He left them as planned to test social reactions, a stunt tied to whether wives and society would accept such bold wit. The piece also notes Barnett Lumber Co planning a modern yard in Cuba, with Anton Barnett as president and John Davidson as manager, signaling growing regional commerce.
Advertisement offers a $100 prize for solving an anagram puzzle from four letter groups to name four common food articles. It promotes the monthly magazine Evening Hours with promises of free flower seeds and household tips for women and children.
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