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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
3
The article outlines a planned African crossing using an aerostat as a vehicle. It notes proposals to tax motor carriages and bicycles, with 0 francs on carriages and 20 francs on bicycles, plus a municipal tax of 100 francs on carriages and 50 francs on bicycles.
A long excerpt reports on Spanish swindlers operating from Madrid and Castile targeting Michigan residents. It notes a farmer near Detroit sent $4,175 in hopes of sharing in a fictitious fortune, and cites Postoffice Inspector Parsell as handling cases involving John J. Potter of Alpena.
London dispatch says Pretoria is cut off with no reliable news from the Boer capital. Messages from Lorenzo Marques claim a citizen’s vigilance committee controls the city while Krager may have been captured, sparking panic and doubts over peaceful entry by Lord Roberts.
A Denver report states Governor Thomas endorses a vast project to relocate Boers to Colorado. Avion Pacific Land Co offers 1,000,000 acres under the Carey act on the Tule and Wyoming divisions with free land and transport, repaid via installment after settlement. Union Pacific agent Wantland tours the East to meet Boer envoys and detail the proposal.
Telegram from Hoxie Clark of Omaha announces the death of J H J Clark former president of Union Pacific. Remains to be shipped to Omaha for burial. Death occurred quietly at Ashville North Carolina. Mrs Clark and son were at bedside.
An old issue notes a new grain based drink Grain-O offered at 15 to 25 cents per package, touted as easy on delicate stomachs and indistinguishable from coffee. It claims lower cost and benefits for children, urging readers to ask for Grain-O. Also mentions acetylene tire issue and products for foot care, plus light humor items from Wiggins.
United States Senator W V Sullivan of Mississippi writes Dr Hartman of Oxford praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh in its early stage. He reports relief and calls it a strong tonic after trial. The Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus Ohio offers a free book on catarrh.
A fragmentary newspaper passage contrasts an American medicine claim with Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts, and recounts a tale of American labor efficiency in pricing and division of labor. It also notes the queen’s early military appearances in blue coat and helmet with plumes during Windsor reviews.
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