04 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
1
Local notes report Horton and Wooden seeking high prices for quality horses as community whispers spread about buyers and sellers. The column also mentions births, military returns, a Thanksgiving masquerade plan, corn varieties, a social gathering and a public threat anecdote, all reflecting small town life.
A collage of 19th century classifieds mentions sales of horses and millinery, a call for a live correspondent in every township, an advertising alliance with the Omaha World-Herald, and a found gold pin. Also advertised are farm products, pest control for trees, and subscription promotions for a local paper with pricing and contact details.
The text presents an auction-like note to dispose hogs at the highest market price, with cautions against delays. It shifts to war news praising peace and urging prudent decision making. A sale offer promotes a 25-seat book on free silver priced at 10 cents per copy for readers.
An unsigned notice offers a $20 reward for proving Davies refused to speak until McKinley’s picture was removed from an opera house decor in Helleville. The item includes local politics jabs, school pupil lists, and stray animal and property notices with rewards and descriptions.
A new grant book titled Analysia of the Functions of Money is announced as the easiest to understand for the financial question. The author’s clear prose and attractive editing are said to make it a leading economic reference. A one year subscription offer and a piano or organ repair service are also advertised.
Batter and eggs prices noted along with lard potatoes and spring chicken costs. Poultry rates include hens roosters turkeys, flour per sack and seasonal wood and timber prices.
A Cleveland editor hears a man touting a magnetic starch shirt concept promising strong profits. The inventor claims the shirt delivers pleasurable thrills and responds to metals, with comedic cautions about hairpins and a bold claim of a Turk-ward stir. A later line notes diphtheria toxin use in a Berlin case and a mother kissing a healing wound.
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