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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
2
Harry Freese owner John Frese editor and business manager publish a Saturday morning independent paper dated January 4 1908. The notice identifies the Freese family and roles in running the publication.
A collection of editorial quips praising restraint and community spirit, criticizing rival papers, and urging civic kindness and emigration only for unresolved critics. It notes Norton County News joining exchanges, comments on John Brown, Beers in Hoxie, and a farmer’s hard life and potential eight-hour day.
A fragmented column mix of humorous rural vignettes and personal reflections. It recalls field adventures with holes and critters, pokes at city life, and light moral musings on daily life, chores, and the quirks of modern living. It ends with short wit on editors and ingenuity.
A. M. McKie of Hays City argues that advertising pays when well done and thoughtful. Merchants often claim it does not pay, but the piece asserts paid results come from careful ad writing and planning by both merchant and ad writer.
Uncalled letters at the Hays post office include Eliza Squire J Gatlin Schnavely Bros Steve Wreath and H J Penney. Also for sale six room house cheap call at Bissing Bakery. Lost brown leather handbag between Hays and Yocemento last Sunday. Typewriter paper on sale 25 cents per 100. Want to purchase a house with 3 to 5 acres near Hays. Read the FREE PRESS for local merchants news.
Feed for sale includes Miller, Cane, Hay and Kaffir Corn with contact as 603 MARTIN OATH. Also Webster's International Dictionary for sale at Free Press office. Various notices praise ads and perfumes at HARKNESS with Royal cherry buds offered at 50 cents an ounce. Turkeys and rental ads noted.
Department of the Interior notices from Colby and Hays Kansas dated November 1907 announce Celia Deane of Hays filing for final five year proof on land in section 22 township 18 west, with Jan 7 1903 as the proof date, and Catharine Deane widow of John A Deane of Hays filing similar proof with Jan 7 1908. Named witnesses include Laurence J McCluskey Theodore Meistrell Frank Payne and Oliver Davis.
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