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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
4
A Belleville Freeman letter argues that Gov Stanley praises Peffer as honest yet warns party factions will clash. It critiques Cuban self rule logic and mocks wartime finance blame, noting deficits and questioning who benefits from war and Republican theory.
The Emporia Republican editor C V Eskridge denounces the gold standard as harmful to the masses and to republican institutions. The piece notes conflicting dispatches from Dewey and Manila about uprisings, and asks for clarity during the national campaign.
The Burlington Route introduces a twice weekly tourist car service from Scangas City to Butte Spokane Tacoma and Seattle. Cars depart Kansas City Lincoln and Grand Island on Tuesdays and Thursdays and reach Seattle by Friday and Sunday. The cars are upholstered in rattan with modern heating ventilation and toilet facilities and a uniformed Pullman porter attends to passengers. Fares from Lincoln to Tacoma or Seattle are quoted as 5 dollars and a tentative rate system applies to intermediate points. Berths and full information are available via Burlington Route tickets and J Francis G. Pe Omaha Neb.
The article notes the relocation of Dr. W T Taylor and his son Dr. Orville Taylor from Cuba to Narka in Republic County. It highlights their reputation, social reception, and warm local friendships formed during their brief stay in Cuba, with well wishes for success in their new home. It also recounts a travel segment through Wymore Nebraska with local officials and business visits. A schedule mention cites Kansas City events and a rail fare offer for a 1899 excursion.
Large crowd attends Decoration Day exercises at the Cuba Baptist Church. Rev. L F. Fremain delivers a fitting sermon from Matthew 10 42 urging salvation through Christ. Prof A Melton leads a strong choir with Ca Melton and Ollie Akre directing music and poems by Arbuthnot Nutter Kotek and Sager. John Brown of Cuba spoke, while Prof Canfield of Belleville was unable to attend.
Josh Williama visited south of Brant ford on Sunday. John McCracken reports his house needs a new paint coat. Frang Wildlaws had business at Dave Simon's Sunday. Jim Y'had came up from Washington on Saturday to visit his father.
In a rural county scene, six year old Willie Kennedy son of W J Kennedy guides a team to monitor corn, a feat prompting locals to seek any other child his age who can match it. The notice also lists local names for civic committee roles in Cuba's celebrations.
Burlington Route offers a tourist sleeping car excursion weekly to Subanal Los Angeles, with clean comfortable cars at $20 less than palace sleepers. Excursions depart Thursday and return Sunday, with details via Omaha Passenger Agent J Francis.
Loria ety OW rates on our person ally conducted tourist excursions leave Kansas City every Friday via Colorado Springs and Scenic route. Write for a handsome itinerary with full information and a new map free. For complete information, rates and berth reservations, see you near ticket agent or address.
C B Smith presents the Almanac of 1899 a 116 page illustrated volume with storm forecasts diagrams astronomical and scientific content. The monthly journal Works is praised as a leading literary home and scientific magazine in the county offering monthly storm forecasts and explanations.
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