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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
3
A veteran recounts his rise from volunteer ranks to first lieutenant in Uncle Sam's service and a costly oil sale error in 1873 that led to mountains of paperwork. Grain-O advertisement ends the tale, touting a coffee substitute at one fourth the price.
An English invention introduces a glass dinner cylinder with silver top and cork to keep ice from diluting drinks, letting poured beverages be renewed without weakening flavor. Also notes a French gold decorated bicycle sent to an Indian rajah with gold plated components and jeweled saddle.
London reporters relay Lord Roberts’s triumphs in the Boer War with Cronje's capture near a key Boer capital. The dispatch notes 19,000 more troops pledged and a strong position near a Free State area. Roberts’s success reportedly boosts British morale as February closes.
Judge Pielinson discharged receiver Everingham after study of an application filed days earlier. New officers elected February 6 include S. Carpenter as president, B. A. Williams secretary, and Watson Tyson treasurer. The dispatch also notes political and international events, including Persia and a fish price-cutting trend, plus local crime and probate items.
Auditor Cornell begins collection of a $22,000 shortage linked to ex-auditor Eugene Moore of Nedraska. A $72 payment arrives at Lincoln while Cornhill expects the rest. The Nebraska Supreme Court decision holds insurers liable for Moore’s missing money, and the Bremen Fire Insurance Co of Chicago leads early repayments amid objections.
A list notes churches in England where incense is used, affecting recent archbishop decisions. England has about 289 churches using incense, London diocese the most with forty six. The northwest reports less practice.
Readers report relief from the change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Gro. H. June of Brooklyn says health improved after nine years of bladder and liver trouble and doctors failing. Manara Gerexa of Bridgewater credits immediate relief and renewed strength. Many E. Tans of Bradford testifies to clear benefit during change of life.
An 1899 fragment highlights a handsome Texas oriented monthly magazine by T. & G. R. praising Texas resources and various counties for investors and travelers. It mentions sample copies, an ART MAP offer, and notes about the Paris Exposition interest, plus ads for the Crescent Hotel at Hyerka Springs and travel lines, ending with a proverb about a woman’s closet skeleton.
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