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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
4
The fragment references the Dingley tariff law and rising prices for corn, plus scattered items about bicycle riders, a school teacher, and miscellaneous expenses. It reads like miscellaneous clipped notes with unclear contexts and several garbled phrases.
The town mourns the sudden death of BW Vining at 26, leaving remarks from friends. He previously worked on the Union Pacific railroad near Kansas City and died unexpectedly last Friday night. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm led by Lay Lorton of Christian Church. Burial at home with family bearing the loss. Market notes and tariff talk follow.
The items reference Kerry candidacy between McCarthy and Healyite, a chimney fire in Orange County, shareholder dissatisfaction at Oregon Railway and Navigation, and religious and political notes. Mentions include President Cleveland changes, New York architects, Knight Templars funding in Boston, Alabama coal demand, Vanderbilt books, Rome Washington lawyers, and Atlantic exposition orator selections.
High school room enrollment and attendance figures show total enrollment and daily attendance for the month. Melton, leader/teacher, notes figures for male and female enrollment and attendance, with subcounts and monthly totals.
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture June report places Republic County as the top corn producer for the state this year with a total yield of 7,739,166 bushels. Marshall ranks third with 6,882,330, and Washington fourth with 6,812,? bushels as details vary. Local notes mention Edwin Kennedy elected school director for the Advocate and a library event planned soon, with Miss Minnie Adams attending a visit and talks by Frank Northup and other educators.
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