Cuban cane fields and people of Cuba described
The article describes Cuba's sugar cane industry with vast planted tracts and per-ton harvests. It notes German saboteurs during earlier revolutions, interned Germans in Havana, fires set in cane fields, and seasonal timing for harvesting. It depicts Cuba's climate, soil, crops like tobacco, and daily life, including palm trees, pigs, and native cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Revolutionista
Havana
Nature
Cuba under martial law but opened to American trade
The article describes Cuba in martial law since July with 12,000 American troops maintaining order. It portrays Spaniards and Germans as pro German, Cuban natives as reluctant to revolt, and business life dominated by Spaniards and Americans. It details front windows masking large backroom stock, lenient credit terms, and mixed Cuban attitudes toward work. It notes Havana and Santiago as vibrant American hubs and recounts a curious court case involving an American from Detroit, plus a rural carrier exam announced for Palo Alto County, Iowa, and ends with a quip about Swiss gas masks paid as compliments by Kultur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Santiago
Des Moines
United States
Detroit
Helmer
America
Havana
Easter Season Goods Hit From Local Merchant Line
Local store promotes a broad Easter lineup including fancy ties shirts hats caps ladies coats and ready to wear fashion. Shoes for men women and children complete the selection with up to date styles for the holiday season.
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P. G. Johnson’s
Johnson’s
P. G. Johnson & Co
Graettinger
Iowa
New Windsor
F. E. Schurmann
United States Civil Service Commission
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Groettinger
United States Civil Service
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington
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