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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
2
The most costly stamp collection sold in Brighton England for 150000 dollars. A London Philatelic Society vice president reported the haul. The itemization reflects musical chair politics and urban satire amid global events.
An accord among seven major French railway companies and the Belt railway of Paris fixes conditions for accepting vehicles as baggage. The text lists that motorcycles, automobile tricycles, and carriages may be carried unpacked if under 20 pounds and packed in boxes up to 220 pounds. The article also notes curious global statistical remarks and brief science observations on child development and photography ages.
A historical note recalls Dr H H Curtison claiming immunity from ipecac cold after tincture doses. He reports success with hypodermic injections of rosea extract on patients unable to pass florata and other ailments, claiming permanent cures.
From Trondhjem Dr Talmage argues that only a heavenly plumb line can straighten human character. He attacks shifting modern beliefs and urges young men to live by divine standards, highlighting honesty in business, self restraint, and the danger of easy wealth without repentance. He extols Christian life as true happiness.
The article recalls Sir John Franklin as a pivotal Arctic explorer who opened the era of systematic Arctic search. It notes his early battles at Trafalgar and New Orleans, his shift to polar exploration, and the enduring mystery of his disappearance with companions. It highlights his wife’s tireless rescue efforts and the lasting heroism and martyrdom attributed to Franklin.
Three boys Thomas Heenan 18 Frank Smith 7 and Frank Mullen sustained severe sunburns after swimming near Noble Street wharf. They endured intense pain with red backs blisters the size of grapes and will remain hospitalized for several days. Police presence earlier frightened them from leaving the water.
A critical look at age bias in labor, arguing for better treatment of workers over forty. It contrasts U S practices with New Zealand pensions, laments discharges of older employees, and calls for humane policy as elections loom, noting corporate motives and the need for a safety net.
Postmaster General Smith argues the coming political contest will center on currency, with the chief issue likely the silver question. He notes Democratic convention resistance to the verdict of 4 years ago and recalls that over thirteen million voted for silver versus 132,000 for gold, warning against claims Americans have favored a single gold standard.
A war expert forecasts the 1900s presidential election results with Bryan leading in many states. The note lists electors by state, marks Delaware as certain for Bryan, and projects McKinley gains in others. It predicts Bryan could win the largest electoral and popular majority ever for a U.S. president.
A Republican paper argues for change in 1900, opposing foreign wars and imperialism. It calls for peace, end of carpetbagger influence in Cuba, restraint on trusts, a government aligned with Declaration of Independence and Sermon on the Mount, and protection of workers against corrupt courts. It advocates a government of the people, not Wall Street, and sympathy for the oppressed.
A Republican editorial mockingly demands a perfectly frank exposition from McHanna and his ally, challenging the party on Philippine policy, the Monroe Doctrine, labor treatment, injunction governance, income tax, direct legislation, and trust protection, framed as unanswered campaign questions.
A historical critique argues Collln P Huntington owns major railroad and steamship interests across the South and West, with wealth exceeding a million Nebraskans. The piece contends concentrated power in one man could threaten democratic equality, warning of vast property held by a few amid rising billionaire influence.
An OCR garble reports New York men circulating false stock stories to depress prices. The piece notes conviction and a punishment, with political party mentions and threats of punishment for prominent Republicans.
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