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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
3
A survey notes editors' handling of vulgar terms in major dictionaries, praising The Standard Dictionary for its inclusive yet prudent approach. It mentions installment ads for the dictionary, Bee Building offices, and endorsements from Hermann Boerhaave and Henry M. Stanley.
A Jefferson City resident Horan Hy Eveler of W Main St. credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing after effects of disease and grippe. The affidavit, sworn May 24 1997, praises pills as a remedy for shortness of breath heart symptoms nervous debility and related ailments.
A collage of ad copy and quips includes Grain-O cereal pitch, Cascarats cleansing claim, case of beauty ads, a stowaway banter, circus glimpses with ponies, a marble export note from East Tennessee, and assorted one liners on health and manners. It reads like scattered clipping notes with no single cohesive event.
An advertisement extols Dr. Ayers Hair Vigor as a trusted remedy for hair loss dandruff and color restoration. It cites testimonials from Mrs Herzmann and Frank B. Gaov, claims the product stops shedding encourages growth and adds gloss and thickness. A free Curebook of 100 pages is offered by J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
The piece warns that high compound interest through financial manipulation harms the nation. It argues for issuing non interest bearing currency from mints and treasury to break plutocratic control, condemns bonds and the Rothschild influence, and urges bold leadership and tax measures to fund war without debt.
The Silver Knight Watchman labels Dingley’s war revenue bill as a move toward a single gold standard and argues it would raise $90 million to $100 million via taxes on liquor tobacco cigars stamps and telegraph documents plus a tonnage tax. It also provisions $500 million in twenty year bonds and $100 million in short term bonds and warned of heavy taxation and complex administration.
John Wanamaker accuses Western Union of using telegram content for advantage, describing systemic espionage as a powerful argument for government ownership of the telegraph. He labels reform as urgent and long overdue, citing private control as a risk to public and commercial interests.
Senator Gorman of Maryland argued for taxing corporations to fund the war effort. He rejected Supreme Court objections to income taxes and said a ruling against such taxes would not topple the republic but would threaten the court that issued it. Other speakers weighed silver seigniorage, legal tender notes, and bond issuance.
A new 12 inch rifled mortar arrived at Morro Castle Havana with eight units ready for use. Captain James M. Rockwell leads a 100 man crew trained over six months to bombard high positions from concealed hills. The device offers seven mile range and direct fire similar to heavy guns.
Madrid dispatch reports General Blanco confident in facing any U S landing in Cuba with high forces ready to concentrate in the four western provinces. Troops near the coast guard against Cuban insurgent supply, while Spain stocks five months of provisions and ammunition and trims usage. Hospitals crowded with sick and wounded strain resources as invalids are sent home.
May 30 Madrid dispatch notes a London Times view of Spain's sadness amid ministerial disputes, blamed on Europe’s reluctance to intervene after Chamberlain's speech. The piece suggests Spain must rely on itself in a unequal struggle with France and Russia averse to precipitating complications.
Senate debate sharpened the Hawaiian annexation issue as Lodge and Morgan proposed amendments to the war revenue bill. Lodge’s language mirrors Newlands resolution calling for annexation, signaling a direct push on the policy amid May 30 proceedings in Washington.
Eugene Bart, once a prominent businessman, was hanged this morning after being convicted of murdering his wife and two children two years ago. The execution occurred shortly before noon at the prison gallows with a final statement reported.
A collage of damaged text fragments includes misquoted dialogue about theater and contempt, medical patent ads for stomach bitters and nerve tonics, stray jokes about New Year resolutions, testimonials, and Casarets advertisements. The garbled copy mentions Diet, remedies, and moral reflections with scattered proper nouns and dates.
A woman recalls serious illness and near death before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the medicine with restoring strength and independence and urges others to seek sympathetic advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lyon Mississippi.
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