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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
3
A blues musician explains his unvarying cure for the blues. He retreats from cramped cities for week long gun hunting with two dogs, wandering hills and streams to reset his mind and see life on a larger scale in nature.
Mrs. J B Flanigan of Carmi suffered fifteen years with dropsy and could not wear shoes for three years. After trying medicines she found relief following six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, praised by husband Mr Flanigan and Mr J J Dale who recommended the remedy. The report, from White county, credits the pills with a complete recovery and strong public attention.
A Duluth reader reports high wheat yields in Western Canada with twenty five to thirty bushels per acre. He notes dense shacks and mild winters due to the Japan current and dry air. New districts in Saskatchewan valley will open this year. government agents offer information.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Professor Thompson predicting electric cars will travel at ten cents per mile. A remark questions whether cars will stop for a fellow soon. Ads note Kidd Drug Co tablets promise urinary cures with injections and mail orders. Rigg's Pharmacy sells wholesale and retail in Lincoln Nebraska. Joe Chamberlain linked to superstition rumors in London gossip about a rabbit foot sent from America.
A severe Oklahoma tornado swept from the Kansas line through Kay and Grant counties on Saturday night, devastating Billings Eddy and Tonkawa. The storm affected a 36 mile stretch with widespread crop and property losses, and at Eddy three people were killed with numerous injuries reported.
Cripple Creek mine owner Stratton has redeemed the Matchless mine in Leadville for Senator Tabor's widow. Tabor once helped Stratton when he was a struggling miner. After sheriff's sale the title would pass on July 4, and Stratton now backs exploration deeper into the property.
An indictment charging hog theft sparked a fatal Houston shootout. Thomas Payne and L. G. Echols were killed, J. B. Perkins died, and David Echols was wounded. Payne's wife awaited trial with the Echols brothers summoned as witnesses. Down town confrontation led to a volley of gunfire ending with Perkins killing Echols. David Echols returned fire but hit no one except Perkins, and young Payne was unharmed.
Meager reports detail a shooting affray twenty miles east of Piedmont Wyoming as ranchmen and cowboys ordered sheep herders from the country. Herders were wounded and attacked horses, sheep and wagons were burned. The assailants are under arrest. A Brooklyn insurer from Wisconsin committed suicide in Chicago by gas after leaving a letter for his wife. Mrs McKinley’s health shows slight improvement with hope of recovery. A Franklin Pennsylvania dispatch notes the marriage of Miss Colin Sibley daughter of Congressman Joseph C Sibley to William McCalmont Wilson of Washington DC with guests from several cities. A Menasha Wisconsin incident reports fire at Mexésia Wood Split Pulley company workers burned. loss 50000. insurance 20000.
Carrollton, Georgia dispatch reports Sheriff Joseph Morrill upheld state law and saved a black man from a mob. A jail guard killed, two others wounded, militia arrived, and a special train sped the condemned man to Atlanta under guard. The defendant Williams, convicted of killing a white boy, faced a postponed execution after a Supreme Court appeal.
The Pottawatomie Indians of Van Buren County hold a secret powwow at Hartford to hear scouts report from Chicago. By unanimous vote they will sail to Chicago June 22 led by Chief Isaac Quignoc, depose Chief Charles Polagon and appoint a new seven member council, aiming to invest Chicago lake front and prove lands belong to them under the same treaty. If Chicago claims stand they intend to squat along the lake front from the Indiana line to Grand Haven Michigan.
Fred Lee Rice remains the sole surviving defendant to serve 21 years for the Aurora Ontario bank robbery after Thomas Jones and Frank Rutledge died. Jones was killed by bullet wounds while escaping officers transferring prisoners from the courthouse to the jail and Rutledge died by suicide leaping from a jail gallery to the stone court thirty feet below.
Conservative delegates to the Cu ban constitutional convention show confidence that the Platt amendment will be accepted and that additional delegates will join the fifteen who already favored it. In recent days the mood has shifted as some delegates who had opposed the Washington government’s rejection of the convention’s interpretations now appear more favorable.
A blaze consumed the Oots Cooper shop and 23 homes in Lexington Kentucky, mostly tenements. Loss estimated at 80 thousand dollars with about one third insured. Several children seriously burned. one man injured. no deaths. Fire traced to a negro's cottage from a defective fire. Drops Dead at Bedside. E Gage, Kokomo broker, dies of brain paralysis while at his wife’s bedside as she nears death from consumption.
A nine year old, left in charge of a baby, killed the infant with a shotgun after the child cried. The incident occurred northeast of Pana Illinois. No further details are provided about the aftermath or charges.
Deputy County Clerk Hallquist and family of Osceola Nebraska celebrate the end of a three week quarantine. The yellow flag is removed and no new smallpox cases are reported signaling the écaré near completion.
Julius Guderian and Mrs Nicholas Kolle died when a skid overturned causing a drowning accident in Dubuque. Authorities report two additional relatives were injured as the event disrupted a local residence.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. McKinley remains in about the same condition with no material change in 24 hours. Doctors say blood tests show no poison and list no new evidence of improvement, remarking she rests comfortably and has not lost ground since Friday morning.
Nels Nelson a Swedish farm hand near Kingston Indiana killed Mrs John Ludig then shot Mrs. Peter Wing and fatally wounded himself as farmers closed in. The spree followed a jealous dispute over a marriage proposal and imaginary grievances, ending in suicide.
Frank Taylor of Oxford Michigan, despondent after his sweetheart wed another, tried to drown himself in a blood tank at Green's Slaughter House while aiding in cattle slaughter. He stripped and leaped in as the tank filled, but was rescued by companions. Authorities deem the act temporary insanity.
Col. William H. Forwood assistant surgeon of the United States army and chief surgeon of the California department is ordered to report to Major General Sternberg in Washington. He will soon depart San Francisco to take over duties as chief medical officer while Sternberg tours the Philippines.
A St John dispatch reports the Leland line steamer Assyrian stranded off Cape Race with three wrecking steamers and divers examining its hull. Cargo discharge or towing could occur if decided. weather favors operations and is expected to stay steady for days.
The machinists of China, Oo JIL, will get aid in their strike from the local branch of the amalgamated society of engineers. Representatives of both groups met for a conference and outlined plans for concerted action.
Washington dispatch reports two recent West Point graduates Albert H Mueller from Illinois and Louis Soleliac Jr from New York have been honorably discharged due to physical disqualifications. Also noted is Aaron Ewing of Leeton Missouri who died near Klondike after possible rabies exposure. The Modern Woodmen of America open national convention in St. Paul Minnesota with officials arriving. Crop bulletin shows Kansas wheat at 82.8 against 99.8 last month. A Burlington Iowa death by own action identified as F S Peavy formerly near Newton Iowa. Labette county coroner faced humor over limited education while inquests proceed.
A tramp describes jail as a homelike place with food and lenient treatment. He says sentences last about three months, with sheriffs releasing some after a few weeks, and the brutal rule of the yard with a log chained to a man’s leg for display.
The article discusses slang like siller and silling from elevated railroads and links flag symbolism to national liberty. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach upset and sleepless nerves and Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from grains.
A comic exchange shows Pat and his young wife debating a mouth hold for a knife during a meal. The snippet features regional speech and humor about everyday生活. The oddly phrased line ends with a question about where to put the knife, highlighting rural speech patterns.
A fragmentary newspaper ad page features claims for Hall's Catarth Cure as constitutional relief and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial offer. Also includes firm credos about procrastination and stock protection by C-brand, plus an Elm Street Dallas agents notice and a quip about early rising and infant cues.
Captain Percy W. Moore of Paragould Arkansas and Judge William T. Zenor of Washington D C endorse Peruna as a catarrh cure and general tonic. They report quick notice of benefit after using two bottles and encourage readers to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice if results are unsatisfactory.
Southern Pacific offers cheap round trip tickets to San Francisco during July for Epworth League Convention with flexible routing options. Tickets good for return between July 6 and August 1, with maps showing connections to California points. Advertisement by W G Neimyer General Western Agent Chicago. Mall service noted as biweekly. Also mentions Wizard Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia.
Miss Josephine Bowen Holman of Indianapolis, soon to wed Marconi, is noted as an enthusiastic laboratory worker with a strong focus on electricity.
Missouri Pacific Railway expands double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and Pacific coast with through sleeping cars St. Louis trains at 9 am and 10 10 pm Kansas City at 6 pm and 10 am Excursion tickets now on sale for further information contact company agents H C Townsend GPTA St Louis Mo Also includes unrelated teething syrup and dress cost quips in ad snippets.
J. C. Benedict of Trenton Nebraska fractured both bones in his left arm after a rope tangled during a horse encounter. He attempted to mount the horse and fell as the animal ran, resulting in a painful accident. The Marion Record prints a quip urging barefoot boys to face mud with resolve.
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