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Newspaper
Cuba Pilot
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
3
Fragmentary poetic lines express longing and devotion, contemplating empty speech, imagined brighter outlook, and the desire to make earthly life heavenly through closeness. Poem appears as a stray excerpt with misspellings and arcane phrasing.
Three city boys eye a green volume of Arabian Nights at a secondhand shop. Will Farnham borrows a quarter from Aunt Mary to buy it, causing a family mystery and a stern lesson from his father on the fine line between borrowing and stealing and the consequences of small faults.
The piece notes dramatic locomotive speeds with readings from Philadelphia and Reading Railroad engines, claims about 80 mph averages, and a French design by M Estrade aiming for 72 to 78 mph. It also mentions a new fashion for women wearing buckskin shoes and the social scene around bathhouses and bootblacks.
Boston Herald recounts a meeting between Matthew Arnold and a barefoot newsboy in a city reading room. Arnold marveled at democratic access, the boy’s reading of the Life of Washington, and the potential impact on his life and civic character.
The Express reports twenty seven friendless dogs were killed by electric current. Each dog was placed in a tin-lined box with water at the bottom and a wire used to deliver a final shock. The cruelty of the method is noted in the account.
The Nebraska issue recounts W. S. Locke of McMillan who held a one tenth Louisiana State Lottery ticket. He claimed a printed prize list confirmed his chance, and he deposited the ticket for collection in Marquette before receiving $1,000 in gold. The column notes Locke’s four month ticket purchases totaling four dollars and asserts the lottery operates openly. Other items include health ads and travel notices.
An old advertisement notes Castoria given to a child named Barby when sick and to Whenalie as a crying infant and later as an adult. It mentions a paper printing firm in Omaha offering new newspaper outfits with Chicago base prices and freight paid to Omaha.
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