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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
2
A fragmentary lyric notes love as the light of the world and laments fading fame and a lost soul. The lines describe darkness leaving the heart, sleepless weary nights, and hopeless longing in a somber, historical voice.
In a grim tenement, the ailing, wary Jim known as Old Crank finds a lifeline when a helpless baby arrives at his door. A kindly neighbor helps him care for the child, transforming fear into a cautious, growing tenderness amid poverty oaths and shared hardship.
A tender tale from New York Times about an aging man named Old Jim caring for a foundling in a crowded tenement. The child’s bright life contrasts with the danger of a building fire that consumes their home as Jim races toward the flames hoping neighbors have saved the baby.
The excerpt questions the usefulness of wealth, noting that money cannot be eaten or fully possessed. It contrasts a rich man with a private secretary, observing money’s ownership by others who use it for their own gain, as reported by the New York Press.
In After Years a wife recalls that before marriage she sat on her husband’s knee, and he fires back that she was a good pretender herself by saying she preferred to sit on a chair rather than his knee.
The discussion cites multiple station reports and authorities on feed values. Barley yields high grade bacon with barley meal producing strong gains, while corn provides similar pork value with slight advantages. Oats rye and wheat show varying, often comparable, results and emphasize nitrogenous forage and root crops for year round feeding.
An experienced orchardist explains land preparation for planting. Deep filing is advised, best done in late fall for spring or fall planting. Western growers use heavy plow furrows and back furrowing to create a tree-rowed bed with central drainage, aiding root depth and water removal after heavy rains.
An old bull’s neglected feet are discussed with emphasis on winter care. A Short Course student notes the animal’s six inch toes and exposes the breeder’s reply that the bull is kept on runners for winter. The account reflects simple trimming methods and the need for proper hoof maintenance.
Thornwell Haynes United States consul at Rouen discusses a French writer's view on artichokes as an alcohol source. He notes France pays nearly double the price of combustible alcohol compared with Germany. The letter contrasts Irish potato and beet as feeding fuels and mentions Jerusalem artichokes as advocated.
The bulletin discusses alfalfa like crops yielding over 30 tons per acre and alcohol outputs of 660 gallons per acre, by products for stock feed and fuel, and potential to compete with coal and fertilizers. It covers ash fertilizers, soil element needs of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, and dosing guidelines. The Cavalry Horse section details sound, well bred geldings 15½ to 16 hands, 950 to 1150 pounds, aged four to eight years, with specific conformation and action requirements and strict inspection.
The article highlights mature students excelling at Rush Medical College. Dr Phillip Arthur Reppert earned the Benjamin Rush medal for top scholarship across four years from 227 classmates, following an earlier Freer medal. It also mentions Judge Edwards in Cochran Georgia, a farmer who presided over a peculiar tort case with a misread document and a swift decision.
In a chilling scene near Sugar House Prison shadows loom as a Hessian trooper taunts a rebel. A lake hides a monstrous claw that drags the captor into darkness, ending the tyrant’s terror in a grim inland ballad of rebellion and fate.
Mosquito plague prompts Jersey beaches and inland resorts to adopt joss sticks. Summer girls wear smoking sticks in hair and around wrists, emitting fragrant fumes that deter pests. Stores sell cheap five cent bundles as they decorate porches and woods with aromatic smoke.
The piece discusses attitudes toward women and dating, noting men would dress flamboyantly if they cared, women seeking good times together, and the bachelor girl who may forgo Paris gowns yet avoid asking for carfare. It cites a college professor and co education dynamics as reasons men seek leadership roles after graduation.
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