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Newspaper
Cuba Pilot
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1888
Page
3
A warning about drowsiness backache neuralgia and rheumatism blamed on poisoned blood. It urges restoring kidney function as the root to complete health and blood purification. The account reads like a medical promotional notice stressing kidneys as the purifying organs.
Warner's Safe Pills claim time tested pure vegetable preparation. The ad extols safety, honor, and proven merit, asserting no new discovery and superior efficacy over competing remedies.
A reader notes that Prof Pretwick challenges long geologic time scales by using Greenland glacier movements to recalculate the Ice Age. He argues Great American ice sheets may have lasted 15,000 to 66,000 years, with valley formation under 8,000 to 10,000 years, shrinking antiquity doubts for humans and calling glacier rates the key unknown.
A seventy four mile journey leads to Kandy the ancient Singalese capital. The governor's residence and a Buddhist temple house a gifted shrine said to hold one of Gautama's teeth. Edwin Arnold reportedly worshiped there and monks display calm dignity, reflecting enlightened faith over superstition.
The Rocky Mountain News argues that irrigation of western waters is essential and national in scope. It warns that without persistent advocacy, a comprehensive system will fail, potentially erasing current water claims and replacing them with a public-interest framework and equitable indemnification for holders of water rights.
Reports from Mexico and Brazil about a yellow fever germ and inoculation to prevent disease were investigated by Dr. George M. Steinberg in New York. He concludes the germ has not been found and inoculations may worsen the disease, with further tests planned under challenging conditions.
An engineering writer rough computes the costs of melting snow on streets with steam heat. Steam at 212 degrees would melt about eight pounds of snow per pound of water produced, requiring coal and fuel burn for a ton of snow. Melting 25 by 10 feet by four feet deep drafts would demand 233 pounds of coal, plus steam waste and freezing risks, making artificial melting unlikely.
A solemn poem honors comrades falling in battle, counting one by one as they pass away. It praises loyalty and sacrifice for country, urging readers to remember their worth and ensure gratitude and care for the families and fallen heroes.
General order No. 7 of the National Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic dated April 16 1888 calls attention to the May 30 1888 Memorial Day. It urges comrades to participate in public recognition and to mark graves of Union soldiers with blossoms while assemblies honor patriotism and memory.
The passage honors a Union soldier and the Grand Army of the Republic. It notes that the group cares for the dead and supports the living through flowers, comfort, and aid to widows and orphans. It envisions comrades reuniting at a future peaceful gathering around campfires.
The Illinois Department Commander urges posts to raise a general fund funded by state aid to bring Gen. Logan’s remains home. He recalls Logan as founder of Memorial Day and a tireless ally to veterans, calling for a monument to honor his service and Illinois’ gratitude.
The piece honors Aunt Becky Young of Cedar Rapids Iowa a Woman's Relief Corps member who aided soldiers during the Civil War. It notes her compassion for a dying man insisting on a coffin and her determination to ensure proper burial despite chaplain objections. It also touches on memorials and veteran news from Wisconsin Vermont California and Minnesota and ends with a poem tribute to Union valor.
A delegation of clergymen asks Lincoln about seeking divine guidance during his heavy burden. He says he prays each night for the Union and the suffering, recalling soldiers, deserted homes, and the costs of war. He adds a humorous note about Jerry Smith’s missing office application before sleep.
A rural reminiscence recalls a soldier’s old blue coat worn on special days including voting. A torn, time worn garment evokes memory as a paper note falls from a pocket and a family mourns in a scene of lasting affection for the deceased. General Sherman praises honoring the memory of a revered leader.
Notice highlights various advertisements claiming cures for deafness and throat ailments through constitutional remedies. It includes promises of one hundred dollars for untreatable deafness, claims about catarrh as the cause, and endorsements for products like Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Moxie. Also mentions veterinary salves, a tonic for consumption, and other health products with bold claims.
A crow sits on a tree near a barnyard as a farmer's dog guards bones. The crow argues that aged prosperity beats youth’s misfortune, noting the turkey’s fate. The dog warns the crow away, and the crow takes a bone and leaves. This fable from Life cautions readers about wisdom and mortality.
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