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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
4
A disconsolate youth talks with a philosopher about getting used to hardship. The pair discuss resilience, money, employment, and taking misfortune in stride as a way to cope. The dialogue includes examples like losing overshoes and eating lean meals, ending with a humorous quip about a mustard plaster.
Co F Wrest pastor leads Sunday School at 9 00 am and public worship at 11 00 am with sermons The Spirit of the Martyrs and The Grapes of Sodom Catechetical Class at 8 00 pm C E Prayer Meeting at 6 30 pm Wednesday Midweek Prayer Meeting at 1 30 pm All services invite attendance
Mrs Courtney a pale beauty in village looks and works in a store but secretly sews lavish clothes for herself. She travels north to visit prisoner James Courtney, wearing finery he remembers, while he serves twenty years for forgery in a penitentiary.
The Presbyterian Church invites attendance at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Service 6:30 p.m. C E Service 7:30 p.m. Evening Service Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday evening subject is The Wiles of the Devil.
The church led by Pastor M J Mumfoord offers Sunday School at 10:00 a m. preaching at 11:00 a m. Junior League at 3:00 p m Epworth League at 6:40 p m and a second preaching service at 7:20 p m Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 p m.
A. E. Goopman, pastor, conducts morning worship at 11:00 a.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. The B. P. U. meets at 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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Fred Miller makes a return visit and a Free Press want ad appears. John Nickles works on his new lot and home property. John Stuttsman adds a windmill to Buckeye farm. Mr. Treat plants shade trees on East Normal avenue. Karl Leiker buys the Adkins cottage, leaving the Schlyer family as owners of block ten. A Topeka Capital interview with ex-editor J. H. Downing reflects on old times in this frontier town.
At Western Kansas State Normal School the new term begins March 30 with Prof Pelham teaching Agriculture in its forms and giving students practical farm work experience. Next up practical Housekeeping for girls to learn baking cooking and home care to welcome a farmer after his day.
A persuasive note urging business owners to publish store news in local columns. It argues that ladies and other readers care about new fabrics and timely offerings as much as weddings or fairs. The aim is to sell goods while fresh without cutting prices at remnant counters.
The Saturday Afternoon Club of Hays plans a March meeting with Mrs Lillie H Rea on Saturday March 14. Program includes Quo Vadis Sienkiewicz reading of minutes book talk and misc remarks by Mrs Gertrude E Adkina Micce Bareess Besteem.
Report from Billville describes a candid wedding moment as a justice of Airville prompts a bride and groom. The bride declares devotion and readiness to marry if asked, urging the groom to stand before the preacher. The scene ends with the couple following the preacher toward the ceremony’s close.
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