Cuba People Eye Rail Line and Local Growth
The Cuba community explores securing the K O L and N rail line up to Brantford and a southward wagon road from the Catholic church. Citizens urge prompt action, rail access, coal and mineral prospects, and union to move projects that could boost population and prosperity. Married John Svoboda and Mary Devorsorka unite in Richland township with celebrations at the groom’s home and best wishes for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guba
Richland
Farmington
Cuba
Brantford
Catholic. Church
John Svoboda
Mary ~ Devorsorka
Richland Township
Shimek's Column Promotes Bargains and Goods
A lively sales pitch from Joe Shimek urging readers to shop for salt from Bay City Michigan Minces and cranberries fresh from crates. He touts cheap spools of Clark's thread at 25 cents, winter shoes for ladies, ker syrup by the keg at 1.50, Missouri apples arriving soon, and wholesale or retail discounts on ham bacon and cider.
Winter notes and local notices from a small-town paper
A collage of brief items: snow and sleigh hints, Mrs. Jordan of Hebron, city tank mulched with manure, Frank Sager’s family improving, masquerade skating a success, Adams House renamed Commercial House, icicles on the tank, reference to Old Winter and Indian Summer, ads for The New York Store and Simon & Speier offer. Security, prices, and local business appeals thread through the page with scattered tangential commentary.
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Oe -Kabsas, McDonato
McAren, Publishers
York
Simon & Spear
J. J. Shimek
Arbuthnot
Washington
Goeller Brothers
New York
Main’ Street
Rock Island
Depot
Skinners
O—T. J. Skinner
Jas. Adams
Mr. Skinner
Wm. Kennedy
Tennessee
EM. Reynolds
Sissell
Hendrix
Abel
Mom Andrews
Soran
George Nokes
R. J Hawks
Republic County
Jessie Graham
Nemaha County
Nebraska
A. A. Shrouf
Whey
Hhe
D. W. Shrouf
the New
Price
Simon & Speier
Simon &S. Speier
Randolph
Clyde
Quba
Skinner
Commercial House
Mary Shrouf
Shimek
Bay City
Michigan
Clark
America
Chase
Missouri
Cooper Wells & Co
West
Republic
Smith
Aaron Engle
Kansas
JR. Tackson
I. F. Smith
Mrs. Jordan
Hebron
Ity
Frank Sager
the. Adams
Ourden
Newark
State Bank
Skinnar
the. Times
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