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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
3
9000 Londoners visit Egyptian hall to view an early speaking machine named Gddity. The contraption featured pipes, bells, and a humanlike face but spoke poor words, yet reports claimed it could pronounce long sentences intelligibly. The item was part of a broader exhibit overshadowed by delays and strong public interest.
A collage of short phrases and notices from a historical page. Items reference a losing ball, a dismissed collector, a reward for saving a catarrh, Hall’s Cure testimonials, grain drink promotions, temperance and moral cautions, and miscellaneous conversations. Pieces resemble ads, reader notes, and light humor from an era.
Fragmentary note asks why a night watchman is not called a sathonomer or related term. The text unclear includes garbled wording and no clear public event or named entities.
A humorous reminiscence recounts Oom-Pah ghost legends, a lawn party, and a sleepwalking stumble into a graveyard. The narrator describes being chased by hornets and a three cornered rail ride as neighbors capture him, leaving him wiser and disgruntled.
A friend recounts Schopenhauer dining with officers at his favorite restaurant. The philosopher places a gold coin on the table to signal his plan to donate it to charity at the first moment the talk turns away from men horses and promotions. He keeps his money by the end.
Commissioner Lantry installs lamps in penitentiary cells on Blackwell’s Island New York allowing inmates to read until 9 80 o clock each night. The change improves mood and compliance with rules with more books borrowed from the library. Disobedience results in lamp deprivation, though this is not expected to occur often.
In Columbia Missouri Miss Lucile Johnson devised a surreptitious marriage hoax to wed Reed and Dowdy Buckmer. When threatened with prosecution she avoided returning the scheme details, seeking to evade legal action.
In Benton County near Templeton Indiana the charred stump of a great tree marks the site of Ada Atkinson’s 1882 murder. Jacob Nelling was hanged by a mob after a scheme to secure mercy failed. A lightning strike crippled the tree and a barrier now preserves the grisly relic as a warning.
A doctor and patient discuss oysters and access to “impunity” as the patient jokes about danger. The patient says he could obtain stewed oysters, but locals misinterpret the term, claiming no such item exists on the hill of fare in a humorous World article snippet.
In a New York World snippet Mrs Greyneck-Why consoles Johnny as he laments Grandpa falling on the newer walk and dirtying his clothes. The child’s siblings witnessed the incident and offered sympathy.
Fashion notes describe Taylor made gowns with founces on skirts, three quarter length lace coats, and velvet wear for autumn. Poppy red to brighten ensembles, cherry and white taffetas gowns trimmed with black velvet ribbon, white tulle boas with chenille spats replacing feather boas, and Parisian sheath trends with folded backs. Alpines and pink alpaca dresses from Paris feature tucks and smart afternoon attire.
The Willard Creeson story from Appleton Wisconsin details a spinal disease left a boy nearly paralyzed yet improved after his family found Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Within six weeks vitality returned and four months later he attended school again. The father credits the pills with saving his son's life.
Reports describe brutal disciplinary practices in Algerian regiments with roving cruelty by officers. Cheymol died after being flogged tied to a horse’s tail, prompting inquiries and interpellations as deputies blame military brutality, while other cases include a bartender theft and staged stage antics.
A New York Journal observation highlights strange friendships among animals. A small terrier receives tender care from a girl, while a Maltese cat fosters orphaned chicks and a terrier and cat pair nurse their own adoptive litters. At Paris Jardin des Plantes a lioness and a hound share a cage, and in north Germany a keeper raises a litter of pups with fox cubs. A lighthearted exchange about a burglar joke closes the piece.
The readable text presents a fragmented plea mentioning one day butter, a landlady, and a hunter. It hints at a storyteller asking someone named Gropping to recount a tale. Missing context prevents a clear event or quotation.
Mrs Jom Wrasse of N I and Mrs Joseea Perenson of Warren Pa describe long battles with womb trouble back pain bladder inflammation and heart palpitations. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and liver pills they report substantial relief and recovery.
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