15 Aug 1903
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1903
Page
1
A mixed feature recounts a humorous view of the first father Adam with vivid quirks, a Montana graveyard of fifty two boots-on deaths, and a contraption scrubbing brush designed to ease cleaning in tall office buildings. It blends folklore, local memory, and a practical invention origin.
A device designed to seal wounds quickly uses a case holding nickel hook bands that mirror box corner fasteners. Hooks are placed with forceps and adjust at 25 minute rate, piercing only the epidermis to minimize pain and ease disinfection.
A young man ridiculed a friend on Boulevard Haussmann and tossed a walnut into his throat from a passing cab. The nut lodged in the windpipe and the friend died within minutes. The jokester is asked to surrender for justice.
John L. Rosso of New Brunswick New Jersey says he has not drunk water since 1862 and has lived on whiskey wine and beer in moderation for forty years. Now 78 he remains strong and insists he has never been thirsty and has forgotten the taste of water.
An exhibition in Dover highlights a window hatchet used by Native Americans during the early days of white settlement. The artifact, tied to the mesescrest era, marks a period when settlers faced violence and murders.
Mrs Ida Whalen of Logansport Indiana awoke with a twelve inch water snake coiled around her fingers while brushing her hair. She fought and killed the reptile, receiving several bites though the water snake is not highly poisonous. The incident is blamed on the family cat that often brings snakes to the house.
Thomas McDonald of Plymouth Pennsylvania suffered a severe hiccup bout that caused two ribs to snap and fracture seriously. The incident arose during a prolonged coughing spell.
Charlies Edgar Trewt holds curious papers linked to Java Christianizing efforts dating to his great grandfather Rev Mr Tolewt, a Baptist missionary. The documents are among the city’s notable historical curiosities.
A drunken man shouts for action as George Washington, a noted gospel evangelist, responds from the street. The crowd watches as the jag dancer entertains before the evangelist delivers a fiery moral about hell. The inebriate collapses and is led away. New York Sun.
Eleanor Keefauver, a 12 year old girl farmer in West Philadelphia, tends a truck patch on vacant lot land loaned by the Philadelphia Vacant Lot Cultivation Association. She earns about $20 weekly selling produce door to door while supporting a family of seven and supplying meals at home. Her daily routine includes morning hoeing and afternoon cart visits to regular customers who await her fresh harvest.
An illustrated piece recalls the seventy third anniversary of London's last pillory. It mentions Bossy, a perjury convict, sentenced to one hour in the pillory at Old Bailey, six months in Newgate, and seven years transportation on June 22, 1830. The pillory was abolished June 30, 1837.
Loyal L. Wright of Cornwall Vermont asserts he was the far president in 1832 and has remained a devoted disciple. He walked thirteen miles from Cornwall to Weybridge and back, noting his age as 112 or so in this reminiscence from 1923 era records.
A magazine recounts The floating lady illusion using a doll inflated with gas to appear alive while a performer hides wires. Separately, longtime Butte resident John Willis claims a ghost guided him to a rich gold mine in Oregon’s Blue Mountains, naming the claim Haunted Lucy with nuggets valuing about $22 per ounce.
A dated sketch praises Viola Carlstedt as the famed chorus girl in a Chicago claim of beauty by attorney Lew D. Dent. The piece contrasts her description with a broader essay predicting the automobile will replace horse drawn travel, estimating practical speeds of ten to twelve miles per hour and arguing for durable, affordable vehicles over costly refinements.
A Preachman named Liltfer faces a bind between Paris authorities forbidding residence and military orders to stay in Paris. He was jailed for theft for a month, with potential civil punishment for living in the city. If sent to a country prison the military may prosecute him. A Chicago hotel register lists a Mrs Henry Binod of New York.
A Fox Terrier belonging to a Ghent customs official inspects items unloaded from ships each morning, sniffing cigars and other dutiable goods. Nearby on the Isle of Wight another fox terrier named Jack helps haul lines as boats dock, performing a practical canine duty at the pier.
Odd notices describe an elephant with clasped ears and a housework girl described as young and non English speaking. A hedgehog bounty program is listed with proposed annual UK state funding of £9000.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.