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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
2
A jumble of humorous epigrams and social musings spans politics, marriage, finance, and culture. The piece mentions figures like Colonel Ingersoll and William Stead, notes consular reform talk, Japan’s mills, and a Crimea interview, while lampooning common foibles and cash crops across a broad editorial voice.
A long historical note explains how nations shifted start dates for the year from various beginnings such as Christmas, Easter, March 25, and March 26 to January 1 with adoption of the Gregorian calendar. It details regional changes in Spain Portugal Holland Denmark Switzerland Italy France and England, ending with an instruction to use a chart to determine the day of the week for given dates.
Fragmentary verse describes New Year\'s Eve celebrations and radiant lights contrasted with poverty and exiled faces outside gates. It laments wealth’s indifference as a weary wanderer pleads for joy, noting hunger and sorrow from dawn to midnight.
A reflective verse warns the wealthy to consider the poor outside their comforts. The text then discusses early cannon construction with varying accounts of materials and lifespans, noting portability and limited durability. A final sentence mentions a British lord visiting America to court an heiress.
General Miles has stated 70,000 troops could suffice and Senators Hawley and Proctor align with the Miles plan. The Senate committee contemplates a revised bill after recess, aiming to keep volunteers until a regular army forms. Bills vary, but member sentiment favors a leaner force and a flexible redesign of the Hull-Alger 169,000 standard.
Raoul Pictet, renowned Swiss savant, arrives in New York to showcase La drigetherapie or the freezing cure. A metal well lined with fur cools native air to 11 degrees below zero and pumps liquide Pictet between walls to chill a patient while warmth rises. He claims cures for lung, stomach, circulation, and kidney diseases after brief sessions, citing personal recoveries and others such as the Servian sprinct who were allegedly healed after limited descents.
Ex Secretary Sherman claims prewar talks could have bought Cuba from Spain. he argues negotiations were in progress and Spain would have accepted terms before war fever rose. He warns of increased indebtedness and questions paying 20.2 billion for territory that could have been seized without cost.
Secretary Long will advertise proposals to raise the Maine and the Cristobal Colon. The Board of Construction reviewed schemes from engineers and wrecking firms to lift and deliver the ships to New York or Norfolk navy yards without government expense unless successful.
President McKinley arrived in Macon on December 21 to a large crowd. A Confederate Veterans Association delegation presented a badge bearing his likeness and words, which he wore during his stay despite initial hesitation. veterans cheered as he passed.
Miss Lizzie Livernash, a reporter, testified about interviewing Mrs Botkin at Healdsburg and her account of Dunning. John F Dunning described affairs with Mrs Botkin and letters from her before leaving for Cuba. On cross examination he refused to name other women, prompting Judge Cook to commit him for contempt as court adjourned.
District Attorney Graham filed in the supreme court the commonwealths answer to the petition of United States Senator Quay his son Richard Quay and former State Treasurer Haywood seeking a rule to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not be issued in the case charging conspiracy to misuse state funds at People's Bank. The DA calls the claims of an unfit trial scurrilous and untruthful and accuses the petition of imputing undue influence by Judge Gordon. He questions why candidacy for office affects a legal proceeding and deems the allegations irrelevant.
A massive blaze in Terre Haute Indiana last night at Havens Geddes Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods caused nearly 2 million dollars in damage. The fire began in show window decorations and rapidly spread to evergreen decor in the store. Kate Maloney a department clerk was critically injured after leaping from a second story window. The cause is not yet confirmed with speculation pointing to a live electric wire igniting cotton decorations.
A jumble of ad copy and odd claims mentions Grain-O made from pine grain as a coffee substitute sold in groceries for a quarter to a dollar per package. It boasts gentle digestion, child suitability, and requests readers to ask for Grain-O while mixing in unrelated notes about bridges and soaps.
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