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Newspaper
Cuba Patriot
Location
Cuba, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
1
In a dramatic sea tale a captain debates navigation strategies to reach the Florida coast avoiding the Gulf of Mexico. A cunning plan unfolds as Mary Robertson assists a crewman in a staged escape aboard the ship with a risky nighttime ruse.
The column compiles diverse anecdotes from Vancouver to Ulster County, including a Native seizure of seals for rent security, a colored boarding house in Catskills, a sharpshooter claim in Coulonge Dan., and various oddities about fashion, photography, and a Portland horse habit tale.
The article surveys fall fashion trends with violet wood fans, two piece frocks, relaxed sleeves, short shoulder seams, and shirted corsages. It notes velvet brooched silks, diagonal front draping, vertical stripes, silk and wool blends, novelty suitings, and plush brocieres. Rich plaids and camel hair fabrics appear, with waist coats, long overskirts, and high collars completing the look.
The piece discusses reading habits from ancient to modern times, warning against voracious but shallow "butterfly reading." It cites examples like Miss Martineau and Louis XVI, then shifts to a political speech by Senator Sherman critiquing the Democratic Party, praising Republican principles, tariff policy, and the protection of industry, while accusing Democrats of fraud and disloyalty. It also touches on currency debates and the need for honest money and reforms ahead of state elections.
Brown suggests Jones go to the bank across the street to borrow five dollars. He argues lending money is the bank’s business and repeats that banks may lend to strangers, while Jones objects that acquaintances would not lend. The dialogue ends with a snide remark and a drifting voice.
The sources accuse Democrats of missteps on Bayard and misrule, blame President Cleveland for blunders, and cite state dispatches on patronage and gerrymandering. They note Missouri appointments, Indiana reform criticisms, and New Hampshire election implications with navy yard hiring tied to election timing.
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