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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
3
Excerpted bits show social chatter on fashion and romance, then policy quips on annexation, health ads, underwear care, and a market note. The grain outlook anticipates $1.00 wheat due to shortages and demand, with guidance on speculative practice and a note on Penney & Co. services and direct-wire access. A cold remedy ad closes.
A reprinted editorial from the New York Journal attacks charity by scraps, criticizing a Guggenheimer proposal to feed workers from others’ leftovers. It mocks the idea amid broader critique of trusts, monopolies, imperialism, and current prosperity, urging work over scraps and condemning government aid to the wealthy.
The St Paul Pioneer Press lists nineteen statements as proof of 1898 prosperity. It notes record wheat crops with machinery gains and lower labor use, high wheat prices without wage rises, large cotton crops, strong breadstuff exports, and overall top export figures to cover foreign ownership interest.
A critique argues that the United States expands through without prior consent of affected populations. It questions whether annexation and policy shifts truly reflect governance by consent and contrasts domestic practices with imperial actions against Spain. The piece asserts consent is not uniquely celebrated by the United States.
The speaker argues for consent of islanders before imposing laws and urges citizens to support initiative and referendum. If governments derive power from consent, then direct legislation is essential and monopolies of power must yield to popular choice.
A Texas state railroad proposal argues government ownership from Galveston to Sherman would curb freight costs, force uniform rates across rivals, and curb monopolies. The piece calls trusts a threat and urges public railroads to counter discrimination and influence nationwide policy.
A fragmentary editorial voice accuses judges of wolfish interpretation of laws, arguing monopolies benefit from courts while the people, the lambs, aid them in maintaining control. The speaker questions judicial selection and constitutional reliance.
The Missouri war governor Thomas C. Fletcher praises Peruna from the Columbus Ohio firm. He credits the remedy with curing chronic catarrh and throat issues and restoring his health. The message includes broader commentary on statesmanship and public health.
A California county plans a commission to Hawaii to find a remedy for the purple scale damaging its orchards. The directive is criticized as the wrong approach and urged to send the commission to Washington, D C, for a more effective solution to protect national fruit freedom.
Fragmentary note discusses walking as beneficial and mentions a new trust, implying a plan to form more men or people to walk around. Text appears garbled with missing context and names.
A letter from Wetaskiwin Alberta 1898 prints farmer impressions of Canada’s homestead lands in Manitoba and beyond. It cites wheat yields of 25 to 60 bushels per acre and oat yields 50 to 70, with stock prospects and health notes. It includes medical ad copy for Hall's Catarrh Cure and a stray warning about mercury in nostrums.
In Magno da Iowa Mrs Exmantis Wuorroes writes of three years of poor health due to change of life. After three boxes of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Lozenges she reports tumor relief and improved mobility. She praises the medicine to other female sufferers.
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