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Newspaper
Cuba Pilot
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1888
Page
1
D M Carpenter of Cubo Kansas offers a heating liniment advertised as the best remedy for barbed wire cuts sore shoulders kicks and other wounds worn by horses. The notice quotes I M Law a liveryman in Sabbetha Kansas endorsing the product.
Fragmented excerpts show Anna Dickinson stumping Indiana for Harrison, speeches by Henry Watterson in New York, Catholic school objections to alcoholic parents, and harsh editorial attacks on Miller and temperance politics. The era's partisan fervor and campaign rhetoric dominate the text.
A list of townships and communities such as Albion Beaver Belleville and Courtland appears, followed by an official credit to Orrin Abbey as chairman. The text reads as a bureaucratic roster with scattered place names and abbreviations.
Prominent Knights of Labor figures Robison Jarrett and Lutchuson travel through Indiana to promote Harison. They advertise pickled tripes dried beef cheese ham bacon and other goods at Joe Shimek’s new store on the West side of Main Street offering blaze and queenware.
A provocative challenge is issued across the country to produce a laborer or representative who has urged tariff reduction or removal and acted disinterestedly for workers. The claim: no such man can be found to date.
Rumor states Warner of Warner's Safe Cure has $25 000 wagered on Harrison in Rochester New York. Another man talks of a $3 500 stake and would bet more if available. A Glasgow observer notes Americans favor free trade to solve money woes in the United States.
The Vestibule train is presented as a new factor in western railroad transportation. It claims that connected steel hoods prevent telescoping in accidents and offer a long car design with reduced oscillation and greater traveler comfort. The Chicago Santa Fe California Railway links Kansas City and Chicago, betting on vestibule service to win passenger traffic between the West and Chicago.
An advertisement outlines farm loan terms with 8 percent straight interest, no commissions, and flexible repayment options from 2 to 7 years. It promises no extra charges if title issues arise, optional early principal payments, and guaranteed confidentiality with promises of speedy processing and rebate checks for accrued interest.
The note invites contemplation of loan placement on the farm and suggests a sobering discussion about its consequences. It frames the topic as a careful, sad consideration of financial options affecting rural property.
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