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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1903
Page
3
Mrs Anderson of Jacksonville Florida daughter of Recorder of Deeds West testifies to Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. She claims it relieves agonies of women and restores health in months aiding strength appetite and overall system. Testimonials from notable American women support the remedy's claims.
Capt 8. P. Jones, linked to the Royal Society malaria commission during the India inquiry, notes that the malaria mosquito in India usually stays within a half mile of its breeding site.
The electrification of the Mersey Tunnel railway prompts a public sale on the Great Central Railway sidings at Birkenhead England. Eighteen locomotives and ninety coaches will be paraded for bidders in a horse-sale style auction.
A Negro preacher proposes a humorous yet fantastical explanation for volcanic disasters. He claims the earth runs on axles greased by petroleum poured into holes during creation. He says Standard Oil borers the earth, causing it to seize like a stuck railway engine, leading to catastrophe.
A Chicago drummer teased a man wearing wooden shoes by betting he could shinny up a tree faster with shoes on. The Hollander won the bet. In Holland a firm sells about 2 600 pairs yearly, many sold as souvenirs to Americans who learned to wear them.
Mrs James Beck of 344 West Willesboro Street in Yarnewa reports chronic kidney pain and frequent distress after years of trouble. The text advertises Dean’s Kidney Pills as a cure for calculi gravel and related symptoms including backache, headaches, and general weakness.
A New York Press inspired anecdote questions bar discipline and trust in licensed establishments. A pompous proprietor allegedly berates a bartender who then drains whisky into the bar’s wash trough, valued at about $1.59, as a form of retaliation while noting the paradox of trusting staff with large liquor sums.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports railroads now employ about 1,189,315 workers total, with 594 per hundred miles of track last year. This marks a rise from 1,071,169 employees the prior year and 548 per hundred miles, indicating a 46 percent per hundred miles increase and ongoing growth across mileage.
German Saxony authorities require train station vendors to offer cool water at up to 5 pfennigs per glass, mineral water at up to 5 cents per small bottle, and seasonal fruit with clear price labeling. Bottles and glasses must stay clean and displayed under glass to guard against dust. penalties apply for violations. The Murder of Czar Paul details the 1801 assassination by Servian nobles, his failed escape, and the nobles strangling him with his sash after a brutal confrontation.
Nathaniel Hawthorne described hollow thoughts when speaking unexpectedly. A Paris restaurant owner hired a skilled speaker to deliver toasts at weddings to ease guests. The plan failed as the substitute became boisterous and was dismissed after a string of festivities.
A fragmentary verse describes a tranquil night with a patient moon and stars. The soggy, noisy phrasing hints at a landscape of trees and river with dreamlike, stylized imagery. The text reads as a noisy transcription of poetic lines about night and nature.
The Gret prove tree was planted in California in 1870 by a Frenchman who brought the tree from France. The Oret orchard began to yield. 3875 fows Farme 34 Per Acre Cash. Minnesota National Park plan aims to preserve a lake and forest region as a national park.
A German professor studying insanity among women concludes that allowing women to compete with men will cause a tremendous rise in female insanity. He notes that the percentage of women teachers who become insane is nearly 15 percent, almost double that of male teachers.
A historical note records an association of centenary firms in the United States, restricting membership to those managed by the same family for a hundred years and noting nearly fifty members. It mentions a convention slated for Philadelphia this summer. The page also contains assorted local notices, advertisements, and brief testimonials for products such as Dodd's Kidney Pills and Defiance Starch, plus Notre Dame University information.
Testimonial from Major T H Mars of the First Wisconsin Cavalry claims twenty years of kidney catarrh relief after using Peruna. The ad argues Peruna targets the disease at its root by cleansing the blood, aiding kidney excretion, heart action, and digestion, offering free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
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