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Newspaper
Cuba Record
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
3
A reader describes severe chronic symptoms including weakness indigestion headaches and weight loss stating she was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and guidance from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Mass The piece urges others to write for free advice and purchase the remedy.
A tale about the tenor Sims Reeves in a waiting room recalls a gruff railway porter asking about earnings. Reeves reveals he earns eighteen shillings a week, then sings a high note to illustrate his income, joking that the porter’s salary is gone in the moment.
A jumble of mock patent medicine claims and satirical exchanges fills the page. The text references a tonic for chills and fever, a cure only with payment, and a cheap quinine tablet promotion. Also includes social chatter about a fashionable musique audience and a quip about a cross-eyed count, all in a fragmented page.
Kansas returns show McKinley with 187,881 votes to Bryan's 162,087 for president. Governor Stanley leads Breidenthal 181,959 to 164,590. Senate and House totals place Republicans strong on joint ballot, fusionists weaker, with numerous county and district figures listed for statewide offices and congressional districts.
Gold dust and bullion valued at over 20 million dollars have entered Seattle's assay office by October 24 1900. Deposits numbered 6028 weighing many ounces with Alaska British Columbia Yukon and Pacific sources contributing. Additional receipts since October total about 200 000 with Nome a major supplier, and forecasts estimate total year output near five million dollars.
Comte Ademar de Castéllane, cousin to Comte Roni, abandoned plans to sail to America on the St Paul. He wished to marry an American heiress but said he would not go abroad for several months. Frenchmen of standing would be slow to wed American heiresses, given the need to consult guardians over wives money. The international marriage market will recover slowly.
Controversy grows in the army over Gen Miles proposed uniforms for enlisted men. Miles urged a campaign hat with a turban-like top and cockade, a design inspired by British models. Quartermasters resist, shelving Miles suggestions and fueling ill will.
Fisher W Griswold and Matilda Crown, once engaged in Naples NY, separated by a quarrel and miles apart. Griswold became a successful stockman westward. Matilda married Jobin Whitman, who died years later. Last August Griswold returned to Naples and, meeting Mrs Whitman, remarried her last Saturday at F A Monahan's home in Nockester NY.
In Meadville Pennsylvania on November 26 an account highlights the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the recovery of chief Frank Zeller from illness attributed to back pain. A fellow engineer, previously ill, used Dodd's Kidney Pills after skepticism and seven boxes restored full health, inspiring gratitude from peers. The article also notes a device by the Earl of Wemyss and Mareh for military use and mentions the Gold Cure trend.
Election returns from the Republican state central committee show McKinley carried 18 counties by 28 994 and Bryan 22 counties by 3 150 for president. Stanley carried 77 counties by 21 630 and Breidenthal 28 counties by 3 991 for governor. Bryan and Stanley carried one county Pawnee. McKinley and Breidenthal carried six counties.
Mrs Frances Millford of Mid town New York died after being forced to drink carbolic acid by Nelson Skinner in Easton Pennsylvania. Skinner died soon after drinking the acid. In Iowa near Dysart Stephen Crane a well to do farmer hanged himself, age forty, amid domestic trouble and presumed insanity.
The New York Tribune notes Mr. Bryan’s post election critique and argues his defense of his own policy stance is a sophistry. It contends that prosperity under Republican policy should not yield sole credit, while 1896 fears proved unfounded. The piece cites past warnings and urges balanced judgment on credit and blame.
A condensed take on the prosperity argument favoring the Republican view. The piece discusses Bryan’s role and the election’s outcome, noting that prosperity was deemed the strongest political point and that his influence may wane as the Democratic Party reevaluates leadership.
Mrs F Lynch of 324 South Division Street Grand Rapids Michigan voices gratitude to the Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus Ohio. She praises the tonic for persistent health improvement and endorses its use.
A vivid piece warns that catarrh haunts cities and villages alike spreading chronic coughs and colds. It laments how the ailment drains joy from childhood laughter and alters the vigor of husbands and wives, turning health into a pale shadow.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph records a light exchange between Miss Northside and Miss Shadyside about seat etiquette on crowded streetcars. Miss Northside jokes she remains attractive enough to secure a seat, while Miss Shadyside nods to men offering seats to both age and beauty.
A collage of vintage ads and quips promoting Cascarets Cathartic pills, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and miscellany on imitations, resigned sighs from columnists, and light humor about society and daily life.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cure for chronic catarrh and related winter illnesses. It claims catarrh damages all body parts, praises testimonials, and promises a free complex guide from The Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus Ohio.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway issues a booklet listing populations of all U S cities with 25000 and more according to the 1900 census. To obtain a copy, send your address with a two cent stamp to the General Passenger Agent in Chicago Illinois. You will not profit by blaming others for mistakes says Atchison Globe.
Weekly excursion schedule lists trains via Katy Flyer to St Louis via M T Ry with departures at 8 16 p m from San Antonio Los Angeles and Francisco destinations. The timetable notes nightly runs to San Antonio Los Angeles and Francisco with midweek service.
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