08 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
1
A bashful young man courting the "sweetest girl in the world" finds courage when she offers a kiss for a rose in his coat. He rushes to fetch more roses, his blush growing as he exits. An ad for Dean's Regulators promotes mild laxative action for 25 cents.
The piece mocks the inaugural state wide primary with references to Bristow Treco County, Reeder for Congress, Deatrich for State Senate, Nelson for County Attorney, Courtney for Sheriff, and Walker Mattingly for the 2nd District. It ridicules Secretary Teft and James Sherman’s combined weight near 500 pounds, calling the primary a Kansas vaudeville show and a trap for gullible voters.
Readers glimpse carnival banter from a busy Midwestern town. Vivid snippets describe rides, a one man show on a saffron bronco, a worried mother, and humor about politics and daily life. The piece ends with a sales note for Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup and a local vendor as a closing nod.
Obituary notes James E Turner born April 19 1859 in Rock Creek Township Hancock Co Illinois. married Amelia Wagner April 16 1902 at Hays Kansas. had one son Joseph Louis. Worked on railroads, later blacksmith. joined Methodist Episcopal Church at 18. Died August 2 1908 of peritonitis and appendicitis after eight days illness. Wife and son survive. described as kind husband and loving father.
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