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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
4
The piece questions county assessors in Republic County over a new assessment method and challenges officials who supported tax measures to act consistently. It asks which counties have lowered or raised taxes under populist influence and urges investigation if facts are unknown.
The article notes that boomerangs were used by Egyptians and later by some American Indian tribes and Dravidian peoples in the Indian peninsula. It describes a nonreturning variant that is thicker and does not circle back, and explains the return mechanism as a mix of wind, shape, and throwing technique.
A Paris blushing craze, attributed to Anglomania and American influence, resurges old modesty as women learn to blush again. Writers compare current charm to early 19th century grace and note society’s shift toward downcast eyes and restrained demeanor.
The fragmentary text sketches a scene with General Griggs and references to battles at sea. It mentions Glory, Gold, and a form of ensign or flag, with uncertain lines about who will haul it down and where the flag will hang. The passage shows garbled OCR from a historical account.
The Board of Assessors met at the clerk’s office last Monday to approve the inspection of personal and real property for the year 1900. They also listed assessed values for livestock, grains, seeds, and Agricultural products, and set rates for stallions, sheep, cattle, and miscellaneous items, with prices per bushel or per head and other charges.
Reading describes planting methods that protect trees during construction and cites a Col lier's Weekly story of Miss Milen Terry buying kisses at auction for charity. It notes vines at the Duke of Portland's Wellock vineyard yielding Syrian grapes and a Red Hamburg vine at Wort Worth conveying grand weights and long growth.
An English authority estimates the total number of inhabitants should attend church but the local population would be crowded out for Sunday worship due to limited church space.
A well in Queensland New South Wales at the edge of the Australian desert yields water at a rate of 1000 gallons per day. The discovery underscores expectations for local water supply and irrigation potential in arid regions.
Incomplete text describes a large movement or construction project with wide roads or trenches. Mentions a river fork and a march route possibly around a base or defensive line. Specific places, dates, and actors are not readable.
An English notice discusses Rossetti's Sidilai edition linked to Gem Sidital and a controversial episode where Mrs Rossetti’s hair grew into the manuscript. It notes Rossetti’s wife’s name and the coffin event, criticizes the act as a stain on memory, and mentions translator G. Rossetti and Elvey preparing a third volume in London.
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