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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
8
A fragmented verse paints a mother’s grief for vanished children and a once lively home. The speaker recalls a time of toys and songs now gone, an empty nest lingering as birds depart. She longs for life’s vanished joys and asks God why the changes came.
In a charged luncheon room a man known as The Egotist recalls a gifted chemist he mentored. He describes the tragedy of a man driven to suicide after a failed romance and a painful career choice. The scene moves from intellectual banter to shared sorrow as the narrator explains the events leading to the death.
In a tense exchange two speakers debate a shared history as one reveals a long standing love. Bodies tense, faces pale, a man asks what is wrong while the other speaks with calm but rising emotion about knowing and loving the same man before and after his marriage.
A 19th century report notes Kaiser William’s strict marriage standards for Prussian officers, setting private income thresholds of 375 to 525 dollars annually atop salaries, plus a 750 dollar minimum pay. It describes the Kaiser’s bureau as the world’s busiest matrimonial office, detailing required proofs of income education and social status, and warns that those without funds face celibacy or relocation to simpler regimes.
A story features Dr. McCosh of Princeton who chides two Scots farm workers about church attendance. They seek his take on hearing the season’s first cuckoo. He replies with a wise quip that hearing the cuckoo proves they are not deaf, leaving them puzzled and amused.
The late E M Reed, vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, recalls the palmy days of 10 percent dividends. Reed challenged a sales agent on profit, who replied ten percent, prompting Reed to say the road itself earns only ten percent in a year.
Senator Hoar has bought a three story brick house on Connecticut avenue Washington a residence long housing guests from Washington hotels. The piece notes no plan for further construction outside Montana and hints at Capitol intrigue while a young woman narrates a personal romantic feeling amid the capital scene.
Jennetta L. Gilder recalls Adelina Patti's Albert Hall concert, praising her vigor and voice at age 60. Patti appears well preserved, with a long career, restrained life, and a loyal entourage. The piece contrasts Patti with modern stars and notes her mix of Italian operas and English ballads.
Charles Schwab, noted steel magnate, envisions a residence that blends modern life devices with beauty, claiming the home will rival earthly marvels in creation and comfort, save only royal palaces. He asserts the dwelling will be a model of ease and aesthetic appeal for occupants.
In Tennessee a man shoveling coal by a wooden sieve tells a stranger his door once imitated woodpeckers to lure birds. The tale unfolds with the birds flocking to the door after a wind activated the mechanism, then shifts to a note on West Bounties in Nebraska. Wolf bounty claims totaling $20,000 have been filed in Lincoln's auditor's office, with more expected as the day goes on.
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